- Films
- 71
- Avg rating
- 6.01
- Peak run
- 1978’82
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Gary by the numbers
Average
6.01
35 rated films
Vote weighted
6.10
bigger films count more
Median
6.2
half are better
Consistency
±0.94
rating spread
Career
55y
1971 to 2025
Total votes
1.4M
across every film
Best
7.6
Lethal Weapon
Worst
3.4
The Gingerdead Man
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 | The Gettysburg Address | John C. Calhoun | · | 44 |
| 2016 | Candiland | Arnie | · | 277 |
| 2016 | Mamaboy | Coach Dombrowski | · | 352 |
| 2013 | Matt's Chance | Bill | 5.7 | 2,363 |
| 2013 | Bounty Killer | Van Sterling | 5.5 | 7,825 |
| 2012 | Lizzie | Andrew Borden | · | 905 |
| 2011 | Guido | Steve Kaufman | · | 492 |
| 2009 | Hallettsville | Sheriff David Ketchum | · | 401 |
| 2008 | Beyond the Ring | Tony De Luca | · | 602 |
| 2007 | Homo Erectus | Krutz | 3.5 | 1,923 |
| 2007 | Blizhniy Boy: The Ultimate Fighter | Wizard | · | 250 |
| 2006 | The Hard Easy | Vinnie | · | 889 |
| 2006 | Shut Up and Shoot! | Bob Katz | · | 469 |
| 2006 | Crooked | John Rouse | · | 543 |
| 2006 |  Valley of the Wolves: Iraq | Doctor | 5.7 | 19,671 |
| 2005 | The Gingerdead Man | Millard Findlemeyer | 3.4 | 5,479 |
| 2005 | Chasing Ghosts | Marcos Alfiri | 5.3 | 1,521 |
| 2004 | El padrino | Lars | · | 815 |
| 2004 | Latin Dragon | Thorn | · | 411 |
| 2003 | Ghost Rock | Jack Pickett | · | 554 |
Better together?
Gary Busey's regulars
- Fred WilliamsonCo-star · 3 films
- Jeff FaheyCo-star · 3 films
- Fred WilliamsonDirector and actor · 2 films
- Richard C. SarafianDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.70 avg▼−0.34
- Stuart RosenbergDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.30 avg▼−0.85
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Gary Busey
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1979Gary Busey
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