Gary Grubbs (November 14, 1949) is an American character actor best known for The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998), Battleship (2012), and The Astronaut's Wife (1999).
He is married to Glenda Meadows Grubbs and they have two children.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1977: For The Love Of Benji as Hank (Uncredited Role)
- 1978: Deadmans Curve as Lead Singer (uncredited)
- 1979: Willa as Junior
- 1980: Gideons Trumpet as Deputy Hamilton
- 1980: The Return Of Frank Cannon as Mechanic
- 1982: The Border as Honk
- 1982: Honkytonk Man as Jim Bob
- 1983: For Love And Honor as Capt. Wiecek
- 1983: Silkwood as Randy Fox
- 1984: Ernie Kovacs Between The Laughter as Nigel Edmunds
- 1984: The Burning Bed as District Attorney
- 1986: Convicted as Tom Cowan
- 1986: Say Yes as Will
- 1987: Guilty Of Innocence The Lenell Geter Story as Martin Nash
- 1987: Poker Alice as Marshal
- 1987: Nadine as Cecil
- 1987: Foxfire as Prince
- 1988: And God Created Woman as Rupert Willis
- 1989: Tennessee Waltz as District Attorney
- 1991: Without Warning The James Brady Story as Larry 'Catfish' Speakes
- 1991: JFK as Al Oser
- 1992: A Child Lost Forever The Jerry Sherwood Story as Ron Meehan
- 1993: The Ernest Green Story as Mr. Loomis
- 1993: Telling Secrets as Det. Ron Taylor
- 1993: Miracle Child as John Marshall
- 1993: The Positively True Adventures Of The Alleged Texas Cheerleader Murdering Mom as Det. Helton
- 1993: River Of Rage The Taking Of Maggie Keene as C.W. Hardgrave
- 1994: Midnight Runaround as Lester
- 1995: The Stranger Beside Me as Chief Engineer
- 1996: Forgotten Sins as Rev. Ralph Newton
- 1997: Loves Deadly Triangle The Texas Cadet Murder as Det. Carl Baker
- 1997: Journey of the Heart as Jax Texas Beer's Owner
- 1997: Gone Fishin' as Phil Beasly
- 1998: The X-Files: Fight the Future as Fire Captain Cooles
- 1999: The Astronaut's Wife as NASA Director
- 2000: Python as Sheriff Griffin Wade
- 2001: Double Take as Timothy Jarrett McCready
- 2001: Spring Break Lawyer as Sen. Claxton
- 2002: Journey Of Redemption as Harvey
- 2003: Runaway Jury as Dobbs
- 2004: Ray as Billy Ray
- 2004: The Dead Will Tell as Det. Ed Landry
- 2004: The Madams Family The Truth About The Canal Street Brothel as Jimmy
- 2006: Glory Road as Iowa Coach Ralph Miller
- 2006: For One Night as Mr. Thornton
- 2006: Not Like Everyone Else as John Mack Butler
- 2006: All the King's Men as Sheriff
- 2006: The Last Time as Toby Margoli
- 2006: Deja Vu as Police Lieutenant #2
- 2008: Deal as Mr. Stillman
- 2008: My Moms New Boyfriend as Police Chief Malone
- 2008: Private Valentine Blonde And Dangerous as Capt. Greer
- 2009: In The Electric Mist as Sheriff
- 2009: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans as Chief of Police
- 2009: Alabama Moon as Judge Mackin
- 2010: Good Intentions as Zachary
- 2010: The Chameleon as John Striker
- 2010: Revenge of the Bridesmaids as Lou Wald
- 2010: Dirty Girl as Principal Mulray
- 2011: The Chaperone as Mr. Mobeleski
- 2011: Game Time Tackling The Past as Dr. Tate
- 2011: Mardi Gras Spring Break as Middle Age Father
- 2011: Carjacked as Deputy Briggs
- 2011: Storm War as Col. Neilson
- 2011: Ricochet as Capt. Gerrard
- 2011: Hound Dogs as Rev. Davis
- 2012: Bending The Rules as D.A. Clark Gunn
- 2012: Battleship as Air Force Chief of Staff
- 2012: Hell And Mr Fudge as Carl Ketcherside
- 2012: No One Lives as Harris
- 2012: Django Unchained as Bob Gibbs (uncredited)
- 2013: Shadow People as CDC Director
- 2013: The Hot Flashes as Board President (uncredited)
- 2013: Parkland as Dr. Kemp Clark
- 2013: Devils Knot as Dale Griffis
- 2013: Second Sight as Gary Resch
- 2014: Sabotage as Lou Cantrell
- 2014: Left Behind as Dennis Beese
- 2015: Project Almanac as Dr. Lou
- 2015: Concussion as FBI Agent
- 2016: Free State of Jones as Prosecutor
- 2016: A Sunday Horse as Coach Walden
- 2016: USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage as Judge Bazemore
- 2016: LBJ as Sen. Everett Dirksen
- 2017: Convergence as Security Guard
- 2017: Demons as Father Joseph Moran
- 2017: The Hammer as Warden Morris
- 2017: Let There Be Light as Dr. Fornier
- 2017: Christmas In Mississippi as Carter Greenside
- 2018: God Bless The Broken Road as Joe Carter
- 2018: Out of the Blue as Mr. Torby
- 2020: Stolen In Plain Sight as Sheriff Dunn
- 2023: Starbright as Ken
Television Roles
- 1979: From Here To Eternity as Pvt. Krebes
- 1979: Charlie's Angels as Second Driver
- 1979-1982: CHiPs as Bo/Mechanic (2 episodes)
- 1979-1982: The Dukes of Hazzard as Wade/Roy (2 episodes)
- 1980: The Rockford Files as Deputy Murray
- 1980: Condominium as 1st Meteorologist
- 1981: Hill Street Blues as Earps
- 1981: The Waltons as Job Moonie
- 1981: The Greatest American Hero as Doyle Casco
- 1982: Happy Days as Jack
- 1982: M*A*S*H as Lt. Geyer
- 1983: Knots Landing as Salesman
- 1983: Three's Company as Harry
- 1983-1984: For Love And Honor as Capt. Steven Wiecek
- 1984: Fatal Vision as James Blackburn
- 1984: Magnum, P.I. as Dexter
- 1985: Half Nelson as Det. Hamill
- 1986: The A-Team as Sheriff Hopkins
- 1986: The Golden Girls as Waiter
- 1986: North And South Book 2 Love And War as Lt. Pickles
- 1994: North And South Book 3 Heaven And Hell as Lt. Pickles
- 1986: T.J. Hooker as Harlan Walker
- 1986: Silver Spoons as Billy
- 1987: Matlock as Rev. S.J. Sweet
- 1987-1996: Married... with Children as Delbert/Cal Stevens (3 episodes)
- 1988: 227 as Chester Jenkins
- 1988-1989: The Magical World Of Disney as George Russell (5 episodes)
- 1989: Family Ties as Mr. Willis
- 1989: Paradise as Burt
- 1990: Hunter as Paul Brisco
- 1990: Major Dad as Maj. Buddy Hargrove
- 1990: Hull High as Mr. Brawley
- 1990: Murder, She Wrote as Mark Berringer
- 1991: Evening Shade as Dean
- 1991-1992: Growing Pains as George Brower (2 episodes)
- 1992: L.A. Law as U.S. Marshal William Hopson
- 1993: Time Trax as Elton Travis
- 1995: The X-Files as Sheriff Tom Arens
- 1995: Lands End as Walter Abbott/Joe Phillips
- 1995: Dave's World as Officer Bailey
- 1996: Second Noah as David Cooper
- 1996: Boston Common as Aubrey McLean
- 1997: Caroline in the City as Earl
- 1997: Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Boyd
- 1998: JAG as Air Boss
- 1998: Touched by an Angel as Brother Jim
- 1998: ER as Emmet Chambliss
- 1998: Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Clyde P. Hawkins
- 1998-1999: Will & Grace as Harlin Polk (11 episodes)
- 1999: Any Day Now as Bernie
- 2000: Beverly Hills, 90210 as Borst
- 2000: Profiler as Ben Stillwell
- 2001-2004: Angel as Roger Burkle (4 episodes)
- 2003: NCIS as Dr. Elmo Poke
- 2003: One on One as Jack Crawford
- 2006: Prison Break as Sen. Holston
- 2006-2007: The O.C. as Gordon Bullit (6 episodes)
- 2007: K-Ville as Medical Examiner
- 2009: Maneater as Tripper Mason
- 2010: Wizards of Waverly Place as Pa
- 2010-2012: Treme as Richard Desautel (4 episodes)
- 2011: Zeke and Luther as Jackson Cuplic
- 2012: Common Law as Mr. Dumont
- 2012: Criminal Minds as Det. Oren Carr
- 2013: Bones as Dwayne Wilson
- 2014: The Mentalist as Samuel Millman
- 2014: Wild Card as Jimmy Weaver
- 2014-2015: Murder in the First as Dr. Richard Furdon (2 episodes)
- 2015: Glee as Jimbo Wilson
- 2015: The Astronaut Wives Club as Cal Butterfield
- 2015: Scream Queens as Mr. Swenson
- 2022: The Legend Of Firelily as Judge Morgan
Shorts
- 2015: Doc In The Box as Dr. Whipple