Gary Grubbs

American character actor (born 1949)

Gary Grubbs
Gary Grubbs, Hattiesburg, MS, June 2016
Born	Jon Gary Grubbs (1949-11-14) November 14, 1949 (age 74) Amory, Mississippi, U.S.
Years active	1977–present
Spouse	Glenda Meadows Grubbs
Children	2

Jon Gary Grubbs (born November 14, 1949) is an American character actor who has appeared in 178 credited shows and films since the 1970s and is still working steadily.^[1]^[2] He is best known as Captain Steven Wiecek in For Love and Honor (1983-1984), Harlin in Will & Grace (1998-1999), and Mr. Dummont in Common Law (2012).

Career

A veteran character actor, Grubbs has amassed over 170 film and television credits since 1977. His best known roles include attorney Al Oser in Oliver Stone's JFK, boatyard owner Phil Beasley in Gone Fishin', Timothy McReady in Double Take, Coach Ralph Miller in Glory Road, the Chief of Police in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, and Dr. Kemp Clark in Parkland. He appeared as George Russell on The Wonderful World of Disney's 1988 miniseries "Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder" starring Tim Dunigan.

In the 1990s, Grubbs landed two notable (albeit short-lived) recurring television roles. On Growing Pains, he played George Brower, Luke Brower's (Leonardo DiCaprio) long-lost father, and during the first two seasons of Will & Grace, he played Harlin Polk, Will Truman's (Eric McCormack) number-one client. He also played Cal Stephens, a car dealer who sold Al Bundy a lemon, on Married... with Children.

In the 2001 film Double Take, Grubbs played the role of CIA agent Timothy Jarret McReady. He appeared in the recurring role of Gordon Bullit on the final season of The O.C.

Grubbs also made a cameo on a few episodes of the WB series Angel as Fred's father, Roger Burkle. He had a recurring role on Treme as Richard Desautel, father of chef Janette Desautel (Kim Dickens). In 2012, he appeared in an episode of Criminal Minds as Detective Oren Carr. He currently teaches acting classes.^[3]

Selected filmography

1970s

For the Love of Benji (1977) as Hank
Deadman's Curve (1978) as Lead Singer
From Here to Eternity (1979) as Pvt. Earl Krebes
Charlie's Angels (1979, 1 episode) as Second Driver

1980s

Condominium (1980) as First Meteorologist
The Rockford Files (1980, 1 episode) as Deputy Murray
Gideon's Trumpet (1980) as Hamilton
Hill Street Blues (1981, 1 episode) as Trevor Earps
The Waltons (1981, 1 episode) as Job Moonie
The Greatest American Hero (1981, 1 episode) as Doyle Casco
Happy Days (1982, 1 episode) as Jack
The Border (1982) as Honk
CHiPs (1982, 1 episode) as Bo
M*A*S*H (1982, 1 episode) as Lt. Geyer
The Dukes of Hazzard (1982, 1 episode) as Wade
Honkytonk Man (1982) as Jim Bob
Knots Landing (1983) as Salesman
Three's Company (1983) as Harry
Silkwood (1983) as Randy Fox
For Love and Honor (1983–84, 12 episodes) as Captain Steven Wiecek
The Burning Bed (1984) as District Attorney Herzog
Fatal Vision (1984) as James Blackburn
Magnum, P.I. (1984, 1 episode) as Dexter
Half Nelson (1985, 6 episodes) as Detective Hamil
The A-Team (1986, 1 episode) as Sheriff Hopkins
The Golden Girls (1986, 1 episode) as Waiter
North and South: Book II (1986, 1 episode) as Lt. Pickles
T. J. Hooker (1986, 1 episode) as Harlan Walker
Silver Spoons (1986, 1 episode) as Billy
Matlock (1987, 1 episode) as Reverend S.J. Sweet
Poker Alice (1987) as Marshal McLean
Nadine (1987) as Cecil
Foxfire (1987) as Prince
And God Created Woman (1988) as Officer Rupert Willis
227 (1988, 1 episode) as Chester Jenkins
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1988–89, 4 episodes) as George Russell
Family Ties (1989, 1 episode) as Burt
Guns of Paradise (1989, 1 episode) as Burt
Tennessee Waltz (1989) as District Attorney

1990s

Hunter (1990, 1 episode) as Paul Brisco
Major Dad (1990, 1 episode) as Maj. Buddy Hargrove
Hull High (1990, 2 episodes) as Mr. Brawley
Murder, She Wrote (1990, 1 episode) as Mark Berringer
Evening Shade (1991, 1 episode) as Dean
Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991) as Larry Speakes
JFK (1991) as Al Oser
Growing Pains (1991–92, 2 episodes) as George Brower
L.A. Law (1992) as U.S. Marshal William Hopson
The Ernest Green Story (1993) as Mr. Loomis
Telling Secrets (1993) as Det. Ron Taylor
Miracle Child (1993) as John Marshall
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993) as Detective Helton
Time Trax (1993, 1 episode) as Elton Travis
North and South: Book III (1986, 3 episode) as Lt. Pickles
Midnight Runaround (1994) as Lester Keating
The X-Files (1995, 1 episode) as Sheriff Tom Arens
The Stranger Beside Me (1995) as Chief Engineer
Land's End (1995, 1 episode) as Walter Abbott/Joe Phillips
Dave's World (1995, 1 episode) as Officer Bailey
Second Noah (1996, 1 episode) as David Cooper
Forgotten Sins (1996) as Reverend Ralph Newton
Boston Common (1996, 1 episode) as Aubrey McLean
Married... with Children (1987, 1996, 3 episodes) as Delbert in S2 E 1&2. 1996 as Cal Stevens
Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder (1997) as Detective Carl Baker
Caroline in the City (1997, 1 episode) as Earl
Gone Fishin' (1997) as Phil Beasly
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1997, 1 episode) as Boyd
JAG (1998, 1 episode) as Air Boss
Touched by an Angel (1998, 1 episode) as Brother Jim
ER (1998, 1 episode) as Emmet Chambliss
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1998, 1 episode) as Clyde Hawkins
The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998) as Fire Captain Cooles
Will & Grace (1998–99, 11 episodes) as Harlin Polk
Any Day Now (1999, 1 episode) as Bernie
The Astronaut's Wife (1999) as Director Gerald McCleery

2000s

Beverly Hills, 90210 (2000, 1 episode) as Borst
Profiler (2000, 1 episode) as Ben Stillwell
Python (2000) as Sheriff Griffin Wade
Double Take (2001) as Timothy Jarret McReady
Spring Break Lawyer (2001) as Senator Claxton
Angel (2001–04, 4 episodes) as Roger Burkle
NCIS (2003, 1 episode) as Dr. Elmo Poke
Runaway Jury (2003) as Leon Dobbs
One on One (2003, 1 episode) as Jack Crawford
Ray (2004) as Billy Ray
Glory Road (2006) as Coach Ralph Miller
For One Night (2006) as Mr. Thornton
Not Like Everyone Else (2006) as John Mack Butler
All the King's Men (2006) as Sheriff Roebuck
Prison Break (2006, 1 episode) as Senator Holston
The Last Time (2006) as Toby Margolin
Déjà Vu (2006) as Lt. Marquette
The O.C. (2006–07, 6 episodes) as Gordon Bullit
K-Ville (2007, 1 episode) as Medical Examiner
Deal (2008) as Mr. Stillman
My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008) as Police Chief Malone
Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (2008) as Captain Greer
In the Electric Mist (2009) as Sheriff Gillis
Maneater (2009) as Tripper Mason
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) as the Chief of Police
Alabama Moon (2009) as Judge Mackin

2010s

Good Intentions (2010) as Zachary
The Chameleon (2010) as John Striker
Revenge of the Bridesmaids (2010) as Lou Wald
Dirty Girl (2010) as Principal Mulray
Wizards of Waverly Place (2010, 1 episode) as Pa
Treme (2010–12, 4 episodes) as Richard Desaulet
The Chaperone (2011) as Mr. Mobeleski
Zeke and Luther (2011, 1 episode) as Jackson Cuplic
Mardi Gras: Spring Break (2011) as Middle-aged Father
Storm War (2011) as Colonel Neilson
Bending the Rules (2011) as Clark Gunn
Battleship (2012) as USAF Chief of Staff
Hell and Mr. Fudge (2012) as Carl Ketcherside
Common Law (2012, 12 episode) as Mr. Dumont
No One Lives (2012) as Harris
Criminal Minds (2012, 1 episode) as Detective Oren Carr
Django Unchained (2012) as Bob Gibbs
Bones (2013, 1 episode) as Dwayne Wilson
Shadow People (2013) as CDC Director
The Hot Flashes (2013) as the President of the Board
Parkland (2013) as Dr. Kemp Clark
Devil's Knot (2013) as Dale Griffis
The Mentalist (2014, 1 episode) as Samuel Millman
Sabotage (2014) as DEA Agent Lou Cantrell
Wild Card (2014, 1 episode) as Jimmy Weaver
Left Behind (2014) as Dennis Beese
Murder in the First (2014–15, 2 episodes) as Richard Furdon
Project Almanac (2015) as Doctor Lou
Glee (2015, 1 episode) as Jimbo Wilson
Convergence (2015) as Security Guard
The Astronaut Wives Club (2015, 2 episodes) as Cal Butterfield
Concussion (2015) as FBI Agent Owens
Scream Queens (2015, 1 episode) as Mr. Swenson
Free State of Jones (2016) as Prosecutor
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016) as Judge Bazemore
Demons (2017) as Father Joseph Moran
Let There Be Light (2017) as Dr. Ray Fornier
LBJ (2017) as Senator Everett Dirksen
God Bless the Broken Road (2018)^[4]

Personal life

Grubbs resides in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, with his wife, Glenda (former Miss Mississippi Glenda Meadows), and their two children, Molly and Logan.^[5]

References

^ "Classes | Gary Grubbs". garygrubbs.net. Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
^ Riales, Bill (2017-10-30). "Actor Gary Grubbs Teaches Gulf Coast Actors". WKRG. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
^ "Acting experience not always what it's cracked up to be". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
^ Busch, Anita (2016-05-16). "Kim Delaney, Jordin Sparks Join 'God Bless The Broken Road'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
^ Ramsey, Marshall (2021-07-07). "Mississippi Stories: Glenda Grubbs". Mississippi Today. Retrieved 2023-06-11.