Gary Sinise
Gary Alan Sinise (born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, film director, humanitarian, and musician. Among other awards, he has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was nominated for an Academy Award.
He has also received numerous awards and honors for his extensive humanitarian work and involvement with charitable organizations. He is a supporter of various veterans' organizations and founded the Lt. Dan Band (named after his character in Forrest Gump), which plays at military bases around the world.
His acting career started on stage with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1983 when he directed and starred in a production of Sam Shepard's True West for which he earned a Obie Award. He would later earn four Tony Award nominations including for his performances in The Grapes of Wrath and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. He earned the Tony Award's Regional Theatre Award alongside the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
He first starred in the film adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel Of Mice and Men which he also directed and produced. Sinise played George Milton alongside John Malkovich who played Lennie.
One of his most well-known roles is as Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump (1994) for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also appeared in other feature films including Ron Howard's Apollo 13 (1995), Ransom (1996), Frank Darabont's The Green Mile (1999) and Impostor (2002).
His television performances include Harry S. Truman in Truman (1995), for which he won a Golden Globe, and the title role in the television film George Wallace, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award.
He had a leading role as Detective Mac Taylor in the CBS drama series CSI: NY (2004–13). From 2016 to 2017, he starred as Special Agent Jack Garrett in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. In 2017, he had a role on the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.
He has also been a narrator on multiple docuseries and documentaries.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 27.163 |
Birthday | 1955-03-17 |
Place of Birth | Blue Island, Illinois, USA |
Also Known As | Gary A. Sinise, |
1994
Forrest Gump
8.476/26712
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what any...
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Forrest Gump
1999
The Green Mile
8.506/16876
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. Wh...
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The Green Mile
1995
Apollo 13
7.451/5230
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with th...
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Apollo 13
2000
Mission to Mars
5.987/1371
When contact is lost with the crew of the first Mars expedition, a rescue mission is launched to discover their fate.
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Mission to Mars
2000
Reindeer Games
5.682/631
After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.
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Reindeer Games
1996
Ransom
6.656/1751
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
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Ransom
2003
The Human Stain
6.009/434
Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about...
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The Human Stain
2001
Impostor
6.107/399
A top-secret government weapons designer is arrested by a clandestine government organization on suspicion of being a clone created by the hostile ali...
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Impostor
1999
It's the Rage
5.5/21
A rich cross-section of urban USA find their lives changed when their fates collide at gunpoint. At the centre of it all are Helen and Warren Harding,...
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It's the Rage
2003
Path to War
6.646/48
A powerful drama of soaring ambition and shattered dreams that takes a provocative insider's look at the way the USA goes to war—as seen from inside t...
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Path to War
1992
A Midnight Clear
6.467/107
In 1944 France, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German Platoon wishing to surrender rather than die in Germany's final war offensive. The two...
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A Midnight Clear
2006
Open Season
6.154/2661
Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule...
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Open Season
1998
Snake Eyes
6.16/1284
All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. It's up to him and lifelong friend, Naval intelligence...
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Snake Eyes
1995
The Quick and the Dead
6.543/1652
A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.
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The Quick and the Dead
1996
Albino Alligator
5.711/149
While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at a New Orleans bar--only they're not the people the...
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Albino Alligator
2004
The Big Bounce
4.917/235
A small-time con artist and a Hawaiian real estate developer's mischievous, enterprising mistress team up for a potential $200,000 score.
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The Big Bounce
1992
Of Mice and Men
7.257/616
Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.
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Of Mice and Men
2008
When We Left Earth
5.6/7
Commemorating the space agency's 50th anniversary, follow John Glenn's Mercury mission to orbit the earth, Neil Armstrong's first historic steps on th...
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When We Left Earth
1997
George Wallace
6.7/15
George Wallace is a 1997 television film starring Gary Sinise as George Wallace, the former Governor of Alabama. It was directed by John Frankenheimer...
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George Wallace
1989
My Name Is Bill W.
6.5/16
Based on the true story of Bill W. (James Woods), a successful stock broker whose life falls apart after the stock crash of the 20's and how he comes...
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My Name Is Bill W.
1993
Jack the Bear
6.4/54
Story of the relationships between two sons and their father, who moves the family to California and becomes a tv horror show host after the death of...
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Jack the Bear
1995
Truman
7.6/15
Biographical account of America's President for the latter part of WWII. Shows Truman's rise from small-town nobody to leader of the USA, his decision...
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Truman
1992
The Witness
6/1
In the Second World War, probably in a concentration camp somewhere, Gary Sinise is a soldier who conducts Jews everyday to some place where only clot...
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The Witness
2002
A Gentleman's Game
5.278/9
A drama revolving around characters whose lives are transformed one summer at an exclusive East Coast country club.
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A Gentleman's Game
2011
Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
10/1
Few cities love their baseball team as much as Chicago loves the Cubs, and this documentary attempts to explain the close bond between the Windy City...
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Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
2011
A Game of Honor
7/2
A never-before-seen look at the incomparable Division I football programs at The U.S. Military Academy at West Point and The U.S. Naval Academy at Ann...
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A Game of Honor
2003
Fallen Angel
6.31/21
When his father dies, Terry (Gary Sinese) returns to the house where he grew up, planning to stay only long enough to clean and settle the estate. Yet...
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Fallen Angel
2000
Bruno
6.8/28
The story of a unique young boy genius, Bruno, whose expression of his own individuality leads his family and community along an emotional journey.
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Bruno
1999
That Championship Season
6.5/1
Four best friends and their basketball coach celebrate their championship twenty years ago. But their reunion turns violent when a dark secret comes t...
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That Championship Season
1996
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
5.8/5
The making of the motion picture "Apollo 13", as well as the story of the space mission it details. Featuring interviews with director Ron Howard, ast...
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Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
2006
Into The Fire
5.2/2
Produced by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company and directed by Academy Award®-winning documentary filmmaker Bill Couturiè, "Into the Fire" goes beyond t...
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Into The Fire
1984
True West
8.5/2
A screenwriter gets conned out of selling a script to a Hollywood producer by his brother, who pitches his own idea for a movie. This video recording...
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True West
1994
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
7.6/19
A look behind the scenes of Robert Zemeckis' 1994 Oscar-winning film, 'Forrest Gump'.
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Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
2004
The Forgotten
5.944/1088
Telly Paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 8-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist reveals that she has c...
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The Forgotten
2014
Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story
0/0
This is the impossible true story of how Sgt. Rob Jones, a bilateral above the knee amputee, biked across the country in one of the coldest winters on...
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Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story
2015
Finding Noah
0/0
A group of intrepid explorers go on a journey of discovery and excitement as they climb and live atop a 17,000ft mountain in Eastern Turkey to conduct...
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Finding Noah
2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
4.3/12
The stars of America's greatest comedies - like Cheers, Friends, Taxi and The Big Bang Theory - get together for one night only to honor Director Jame...
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Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
7.664/18333
After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adju...
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2002
Made-Up
2/1
A look at how our cultural obsession with youthful good looks affects women who are told their value is dependent on their appearance.
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Made-Up
2019
SGT. Will Gardner
4.738/21
A troubled Iraq War veteran struggling to reintegrate into society sets out on a cross-country journey with the hope of reuniting with his young son.
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SGT. Will Gardner
2009
Beyond All Boundaries
6.5/4
A visual, 4-D experience of the battles of World War II featuring stories, archival footage and advanced special effects.
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Beyond All Boundaries
2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
0/0
The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broadway's brightest luminaries. Culled from clips fro...
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The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2004
This Old Cub
0/0
Jeff Santo explores the life and career of his father, Chicago Cub great Ron Santo.
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This Old Cub
2017
Steve McQueen: American Icon
7/1
Christian documentary on the life of Steve McQueen.
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Steve McQueen: American Icon
2020
I Still Believe
7.604/1141
The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.
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I Still Believe
2015
Beyond Glory
6.5/2
Follows acclaimed actor Stephen Lang as he tracks the ten year odyssey behind his one-man show about eight medal of honor recipients.
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Beyond Glory
2018
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
5.2/6
An investigation into the way media portrayals impact the actual inclusion of people with disabilities in society.
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CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
1984
Family Secrets
5/2
Three generations of women spend an emotional weekend that will change them forever.
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Family Secrets
2011
Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good
0/0
Chronicles the journey Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump) who since 9/11, has vowed to never to forget those who are willing to give all. By following Gary an...
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Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good
1991
The Grapes of Wrath
0/0
A stage presentation of John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath". The Steppenwolf Theater Company's production featuring the original Broadway cast. De...
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The Grapes of Wrath
1989
The Final Days
7.2/4
The Final Days concerns itself with the final months of the Richard Nixon presidency.
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The Final Days
2020
Joe Bell
6.505/217
The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented...
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Joe Bell
2021
Saving Wrigley Field
0/0
Restoring and expanding a 100-year-old ballpark was no small feat. See what it took to ensure the future of the Friendly Confines was secure for the n...
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Saving Wrigley Field
2021
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
9.5/4
A historical journey spanning half a century and beyond at Walt Disney World, featuring spectacular visuals, musical performances, and interviews.
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The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
2005
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
6.2/11
Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on the surface of the moon -- are paid homage in this...
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Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2023
D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later
0/0
This documentary will not only revere those heroes — some from a different land who gave their lives — but to remember those who were lucky enough to...
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D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later
2009
We Believe
6.9/4
Prolific filmmaker John Scheinfeld helms this valentine to the Chicago Cubs and the city that loves them. Players past and present, city honchos and f...
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We Believe
1994
The Stand
0/0
After a deadly plague kills most of the world's population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the othe...
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