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Gary Ballard(I)

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Gary Ballard
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Gary Ballard was born on 20 December 1945 in Booneville, Mississippi, USA. He is an actor, known for Meurtre à Alcatraz (1995), Shameless (2011) and Rendez-vous au paradis (1991). He has been married to Brenda Ballard since 29 February 1972.
BornDecember 20, 1945
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    Known for

    Kevin Bacon and Christian Slater in Meurtre à Alcatraz (1995)
    Meurtre à Alcatraz
    7.3
    • Alcatraz Guard Swenson
    • 1995
    William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
    Shameless
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Dr. Sachs
    Meryl Streep and Albert Brooks in Rendez-vous au paradis (1991)
    Rendez-vous au paradis
    7.2
    • Mr. Wadworth
    • 1991
    Vladislav Alex Kozlov in DayDreams of Rudolph Valentino (2007)
    DayDreams of Rudolph Valentino
    7.2
    Short
    • Doctor Mecker
    • 2007

    Credits

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    • Emily Osment and Montana Jordan in Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (2024)
      Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Older Man
      • 2024
    • Unexpecting (2024)
      Unexpecting
      Short
      • Uber Groom
      • 2024
    • Premiere the Play: The Podcast (2021)
      Premiere the Play: The Podcast
      7.4
      Podcast Series
      • Hank
      • Mr. Yazbek
      • 2024
    • Annie Potts, Lance Barber, Zoe Perry, Raegan Revord, Montana Jordan, and Iain Armitage in Young Sheldon (2017)
      Young Sheldon
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Herman
      • 2024
    • Cierra Ramirez and Maia Mitchell in Good Trouble (2019)
      Good Trouble
      7.5
      TV Series
      • 75 Yr Old Man
      • 2023
    • Des jours et des vies (1965)
      Des jours et des vies
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Ethan
      • 2023
    • Kevin Hight in The Me and You Show (2021)
      The Me and You Show
      TV Series
      • 2022
    • Lennon Parham, Ophelia Lovibond, Idara Victor, Jake Johnson, Jessica Lowe, and Oscar Montoya in Minx (2022)
      Minx
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Sandy
      • 2022
    • Dean Norris, Adhir Kalyan, Kelli Goss, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, and Farrah Mackenzie in United States of Al (2021)
      United States of Al
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Mitch Culpepper
      • 2021
    • Aya Cash and William Jackson Harper in We Broke Up (2021)
      We Broke Up
      5.2
      • Herb
      • 2021
    • Jeff Garlin, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia, and Sean Giambrone in The Goldbergs' Excellent Adventure (2021)
      Les Goldberg
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Milton
      • 2021
    • Xosha Roquemore and Alano Miller in Cherish the Day (2020)
      Cherish the Day
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Reuben
      • 2020
    • Minnie Driver, John Ross Bowie, Cedric Yarbrough, Kyla Kenedy, Mason Cook, and Micah Fowler in Speechless (2016)
      Speechless
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Old Bald Man
      • 2019
    • Christian Bale in Vice (2018)
      Vice
      7.2
      • Congressman Mark Andrews (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Baskets (2016)
      Baskets
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Neighbor Steve
      • Mr. Adams
      • 2017–2018

    Videos5

    Shameless
    Demo Reel 2:54
    Shameless
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    Demo Reel 2:00
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    Bones
    Demo Reel 0:59
    Bones
    Angie Tribeca
    Demo Reel 0:34
    Angie Tribeca
    Career Suicide
    Full Movie 12:31
    Career Suicide

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    • Height
      • 1.68 m
    • Born
      • December 20, 1945
      • Booneville, Mississippi, USA
    • Spouse
      • Brenda BallardFebruary 29, 1972 - present
    • Other works
      Appeared with the only American company at the 25th International Theatre Festival for Youth in Nuremberg, Germany.

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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      Missed meeting actor Gerald McRaney at Ole Miss by only a few weeks. McRaney left school at the end of one semester, Gary transferred in at the start of the next semester. They discovered this when Gary wrote an article for Drama-Logue in 1983 on McRaney as the star of "Simon & Simon"; 23 years later Gary worked with Delta Burke, McRaney's wife, in the play "Southern Baptist Sissies" at Hollywood's Zephyr Theatre.

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