Gary Grubbs


Jon Gary Grubbs is an American character actor who has appeared in 178 credited shows and films since the 1970s and is still working steadily. He is best known as Captain Steven Wiecek in For Love and Honor, Harlin in Will & Grace, and Mr. Dummont in Common Law.

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 recurring television roles. On Growing Pains, he played George Brower, Luke Brower's long-lost father, and during the first two seasons of Will & Grace, he played Harlin Polk, Will Truman's 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. In 2012, he appeared in an episode of Criminal Minds as Detective Oren Carr. He currently teaches acting classes.

Selected filmography

1970s

  • For the Love of Benji as Hank
  • Deadman's Curve as Lead Singer
  • From Here to Eternity as Pvt. Earl Krebes
  • Charlie's Angels as Second Driver

    1980s

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

    1990s

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

    2000s

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

    2010s

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

    Personal life

Grubbs resides in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, with his wife, Glenda, and their two children, Molly and Logan.