Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American actor and
voice actor. Cole began his professional acting career on stage at
Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1985. On television, he has
had starring roles in the TV series Midnight Caller, American Gothic,
The West Wing, Crusade, The Good Wife, The Good Fight, Veep, Chicago
Fire, and Mixed-ish. In film, he has appeared in The Brady Bunch
Movie, One Hour Photo, Office Space, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story,
and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. He is also known for
voicing the title character on the Adult Swim series Harvey Birdman,
Attorney at Law and James Timothy Possible on Kim Possible.Gary
Michael Cole was born on September 20, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, and
raised in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. His father, Robert, was a
municipal finance director and his mother, Margaret or "Peggy", was a
school administrative assistant. Cole has an older sister, Nancy.
While attending Rolling Meadows High School, Cole made his acting
debut as Snoopy in a high school production of Clark Gesner's Peanuts
musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Cole attended Illinois State
University, where he studied theater as a classmate with other future
actors Laurie Metcalf and John Malkovich.Cole began his professional
career in 1983 as a stage actor in Chicago, where he joined the
ensemble of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1985. In an early role
Cole played accused Army triple-murderer Capt Jeffrey MacDonald in the
mini-series Fatal Vision. Cole has also appeared in several
off-Broadway productions in New York City. He has done voice work on
several animated series (Family Guy; Kim Possible; Harvey Birdman,
Attorney at Law; Archer) and had a recurring role on the drama The
West Wing as Vice President Bob Russell. He also starred as Captain
Matthew Gideon on the short-lived Babylon 5 spin-off Crusade, and had
notable guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and
Arrested Development. He also played Joe Maxwell on DCOM Cadet Kelly
and appeared as real-life astronaut Edgar Mitchell in HBO's recreation
of Project Apollo, From the Earth to the Moon. One of his most notable
roles in 1991 was as General Custer in the much acclaimed television
film Son of the Morning Star.
voice actor. Cole began his professional acting career on stage at
Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1985. On television, he has
had starring roles in the TV series Midnight Caller, American Gothic,
The West Wing, Crusade, The Good Wife, The Good Fight, Veep, Chicago
Fire, and Mixed-ish. In film, he has appeared in The Brady Bunch
Movie, One Hour Photo, Office Space, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story,
and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. He is also known for
voicing the title character on the Adult Swim series Harvey Birdman,
Attorney at Law and James Timothy Possible on Kim Possible.Gary
Michael Cole was born on September 20, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, and
raised in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. His father, Robert, was a
municipal finance director and his mother, Margaret or "Peggy", was a
school administrative assistant. Cole has an older sister, Nancy.
While attending Rolling Meadows High School, Cole made his acting
debut as Snoopy in a high school production of Clark Gesner's Peanuts
musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Cole attended Illinois State
University, where he studied theater as a classmate with other future
actors Laurie Metcalf and John Malkovich.Cole began his professional
career in 1983 as a stage actor in Chicago, where he joined the
ensemble of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1985. In an early role
Cole played accused Army triple-murderer Capt Jeffrey MacDonald in the
mini-series Fatal Vision. Cole has also appeared in several
off-Broadway productions in New York City. He has done voice work on
several animated series (Family Guy; Kim Possible; Harvey Birdman,
Attorney at Law; Archer) and had a recurring role on the drama The
West Wing as Vice President Bob Russell. He also starred as Captain
Matthew Gideon on the short-lived Babylon 5 spin-off Crusade, and had
notable guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and
Arrested Development. He also played Joe Maxwell on DCOM Cadet Kelly
and appeared as real-life astronaut Edgar Mitchell in HBO's recreation
of Project Apollo, From the Earth to the Moon. One of his most notable
roles in 1991 was as General Custer in the much acclaimed television
film Son of the Morning Star.
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