Gary Grimes (born June 2, 1955) is a former American actor.Grimes was
born in San Francisco, California. His uncle was actor Rudy Solari.
Grimes' first major role was in the 1971 film Summer of '42, playing a
teenager, based on author Herman Raucher, who has an affair with a
beautiful older woman (Jennifer O'Neill). For the role, Grimes was
nominated for a 1972 Golden Globe Award as Most Promising Newcomer, as
well as the BAFTA Award as Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film
Roles. Grimes then starred in the sequel Class of '44 (1973), which
followed his character to college.Grimes' other film credits include
Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) alongside John Wayne, The Spikes Gang
(1974) with Lee Marvin and Ron Howard and the cult Disney film Gus
(1976), about a mule that kicks field goals. He was offered a TV
series during that time period, but turned it down.Grimes appeared in
only six films, and largely retired from show business in the late
1970s (except for an episode of Matt Houston in 1983). He still lives
in Los Angeles and has remained out of public view since that time,
working for a charitable organization. "I got to the point where the
work wasn't up to the quality that I wanted," Grimes told American
Profile magazine in 2011. "I'm very happy in my decision."
born in San Francisco, California. His uncle was actor Rudy Solari.
Grimes' first major role was in the 1971 film Summer of '42, playing a
teenager, based on author Herman Raucher, who has an affair with a
beautiful older woman (Jennifer O'Neill). For the role, Grimes was
nominated for a 1972 Golden Globe Award as Most Promising Newcomer, as
well as the BAFTA Award as Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film
Roles. Grimes then starred in the sequel Class of '44 (1973), which
followed his character to college.Grimes' other film credits include
Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) alongside John Wayne, The Spikes Gang
(1974) with Lee Marvin and Ron Howard and the cult Disney film Gus
(1976), about a mule that kicks field goals. He was offered a TV
series during that time period, but turned it down.Grimes appeared in
only six films, and largely retired from show business in the late
1970s (except for an episode of Matt Houston in 1983). He still lives
in Los Angeles and has remained out of public view since that time,
working for a charitable organization. "I got to the point where the
work wasn't up to the quality that I wanted," Grimes told American
Profile magazine in 2011. "I'm very happy in my decision."
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