Gary Basaraba
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Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gary Basaraba (born March 16, 1959) 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 also played Saint Andrew in The Last Temptation of Christ, and had a role in Sweet Dreams. Basaraba played Homer Zuckerman in the remake of Charlotte's Web. Basaraba also portrayed the father, Jack Grainger, in One Magic Christmas, opposite Mary Steenburgen. Since 2007, he has appeared in the Canadian television series Mixed Blessings. Basaraba has also made three appearances in the Law & Order franchise, as a bartender in the original series titled "Point of View", as a corrections officer in the Law and Order episode "The Brotherhood" in 2004 and in the fifth season of SVU. It has been announced that Basaraba will be the voice of Hefty Smurf in the live-action/CG family film The Smurfs.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Birthday: March 16, 1959
Age: 66 years old
Gender: Male
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The Last Temptation of Christ
Overview: Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-28
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Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Overview: When Jesse Stone looks into the murder of a teen-age girl whose body is found floating in a local lake, it brings him up against the Boston mob and into the affluent world of a bestselling writer who exploits troubled teens.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-30
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Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Overview: Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted with despair.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-09-07
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Charlotte's Web
Overview: Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-07
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No Mercy
Overview: An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-19
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One Magic Christmas
Overview: Ginny Grainger, a young mother, rediscovers the joy and beauty of Christmas, thanks to the unshakable faith of her six-year-old daughter Abbie and Gideon, Ginny's very own guardian angel.
Genres: Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-11-22
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A Horse for Danny
Overview: Danny is a smart little girl. She lives at the track where her uncle is a horse trainer. She knows her uncle needs just one great horse to make his name.
Genres: Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-04-08
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The Smurfs
Overview: When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.
Genres: Animation Family Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-29
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Sweet Dreams
Overview: The story of Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-02
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K-9: P.I.
Overview: Dooley and his K-9 partner Jerry Lee are ready to retire from the police force. But before he can retire with his pension he must work as a P.I. to find a set of high tech computer chips.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-07-30
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The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
Overview: When Grouchy Smurf behaves badly to everyone and refuses to celebrate Christmas, the Smurfs of Christmas Past, Present and Future teach him to appreciate Christmas.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-12-02
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Hornet's Nest
Overview: Set in Charlotte, N.C., the story opens with everyone desperate to solve the latest crisis: a serial killer is specializing in out-of-town businessmen. Hammer and West make the murder investigation their top priority. But West is less than pleased when Hammer pairs her up with Brazil, a cub reporter assigned to cover the police department.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-31
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Afterburn
Overview: Based on a true story, one woman takes on the U.S. military and General Dynamics; maker of the F-16, thought to be the very best tactical fighter in the world. Air Force Captain Theodore T. Harduvel was one of the best F-16 pilots the U.S. had to offer. After much digging, Janet Harduvel discovers a joint military and General Dynamic cover-up. She proves to be unwavering in her search for the truth to clear his name.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-05-30
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Holy Joe
Overview: In the sleepy town of Vine Creek, preacher and volunteer fireman Joe Cass wakes up to realize his family and community are at a breaking point. Joe decides to take control of his life and must prove his bravery when he is called to save a child trapped inside a burning building. Lost inside the inferno, a mysterious fireman helps them to safety and quickly disappears. As Joe waits for the mystery fireman to come forward, rumors circulate throughout Vine Creek that the apparition was an angel sent from above.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-28
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What Happened to Bobby Earl?
Overview: Rose Earl is proud as a peacock when Bobby, her eldest, whom she raised, like his kid brother Michael, to become moral men an model citizens, is the first member of the modest family ever to get accepted at college. It will take a while till she starts getting aware of it, but after he joins a respectable fraternity Bobby becomes ever more influenced by his roomy, the ambitious Tom Stahl, who promises him the world as they form an unbeatable team...
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-28
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For Their Own Good
Overview: A factory worker gets an ultimatum from her employer that she agree to be sterilized or be fired.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-05
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Recipe for Murder
Overview: A medical examiner investigates his friend's mysterious death in a car accident.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-04
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The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
Overview: When Brainy Smurf is favored to win the annual Smurfberry Hunt for the ninth year in a row, Gutsy Smurf sets out to discover how Brainy wins every year. Gutsy’s investigation takes him into spooky Smurfy Hollow–and right into Gargamel’s trap! Can Brainy and Gutsy, with the help of Smurfette, put aside their rivalry before Gargamel captures them–or worse, they come face-to-face with the legendary ghost, the Headless Horseman?
Genres: Animation Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-12
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Fried Green Tomatoes
Overview: Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in Whistle Stop, Alabama in the 1920s.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-27
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Dead Silence
Overview: Three escaped convicts take a group of deaf students hostage.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-22
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The Dark Wind
Overview: An Indian police officer is mixed up in murder and drug smuggling on the reservation.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-05-15
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Dallas, Sunday Morning
Overview: 1963. Two days after the death of JFK. Strapped for cash, burlesque dancer Karen “Little Lynn” Carlin places a fateful phone call to her boss, Jack Ruby.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-05-05
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In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
Overview: From the "In the Line of Duty" made-for-television movie series, Manhunt in the Dakotas is based on the true story of cop-killer/white supremacist Gordon Kahl.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-05-12
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The War
Overview: The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep south in the 1970's.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-04
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Unfaithful
Overview: Connie is a wife and mother whose 11-year marriage to Edward has lost its sexual spark. When Connie literally runs into handsome book collector Paul, he sweeps her into an all-consuming affair. But Edward soon becomes suspicious and decides to confront the other man.
Genres: Thriller Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-10
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Suburbicon
Overview: In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and murder.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-26
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The Accountant
Overview: As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-13
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The Smurfs 2
Overview: The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world¹s greatest sorcerer. It's up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?
Genres: Fantasy Family Comedy Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-07-30
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The Irishman
Overview: Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.
Genres: Crime Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-01
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Little Sweetheart
Overview: A criminal couple, hiding out on a remote property, become the unwitting victims of a blackmail plot by the most unlikely of conspirators.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-10-19
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American Animals
Overview: Lexington, Kentucky, 2004. Four young men attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in the history of the United States.
Genres: Drama Crime Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-06-01
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Little Italy
Overview: Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-24
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Guilty Hearts
Overview: Quiet and unassuming church organist Jenny Moran is depressed with her marriage to working-class Matt and leaves him. Jenny begins an affair with the manipulative and charming Dr. Stephen Carrow, who is also deacon of her church and a married man. Someone kills Carrow's wife after she learns of the affair between Jenny and her husband. The murderer is caught and confesses, but that confession leads to new lies which tear apart Jenny Moran's life.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-10
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Overview: Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
Genres: Crime Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-06-10
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Striptease
Overview: Bounced from her job, Erin Grant needs money if she's to have any chance of winning back custody of her child. But, eventually, she must confront the naked truth: to take on the system, she'll have to take it all off. Erin strips to conquer, but she faces unintended circumstances when a hound dog of a Congressman zeroes in on her and sharpens the shady tools at his fingertips, including blackmail and murder.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-28
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Recount
Overview: In 2000, the election of the U.S. Presidential boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida — and a recount that would add "hanging chad" to every American's vocabulary.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-25
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Sound of Freedom
Overview: The story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-07-03
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Alamo Bay
Overview: A despondent Vietnam veteran in danger of losing his livelihood is pushed to the edge when he sees Vietnamese immigrants moving into the fishing industry in a Texas bay town.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-04-03
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Killers of the Flower Moon
Overview: When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
Genres: Crime History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-10-18
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Lifebreath
Overview: A man plans a perfect murder to get a lung transplant for his dying wife.
Genres: Crime TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-07
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The Advocate's Devil
Overview: A charismatic basketball star (Holt McCallany) is accused of rape. A lawyer (Ken Olin) in need of a big win is brought in to get the star off. The lawyer wins the case, but along the way he discovers that the player may not be as innocent as he leads on to the public. Then things get worse when he discovers the player has led his teen-age daughter to a hotel room for a "special" birthday party for her.
Genres: Crime Drama Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-05
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