'Gary Basaraba' (born
March 16,
1959 in
Alberta) is a
Canadian actor best known for playing American police officers. He appeared as Sergeant Richard Santoro on
Steven Bochco's
''Brooklyn South'' and Officer Ray Heckler on
''Boomtown''.
According to the DVD commentary for the first season of the police drama ''
Boomtown'', he did most of his driving stunts in the series and he made sure he accurately portrayed police procedures.
Basaraba played
Heywood Broun, one of the greatest American journalists of the 20th Century, in ''
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle'' in 1994. He played Sheriff Grady Kilgore in ''
Fried Green Tomatoes''. He has also had roles in ''
The Last Temptation of Christ'', and ''
Sweet Dreams''.
Basaraba will be playing Homer Zuckerman in the upcoming remake of ''
Charlotte's Web''.
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