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Gary Sinise

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1955-03-17

Birth Place

Blue Island, Illinois, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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13 Reasons Why

2017

7.6

TV
A Game of Honor

A Game of Honor

2011

7.0

Movie
A Gentleman's Game

A Gentleman's Game

2002

5.3

Movie
A Midnight Clear

A Midnight Clear

1992

6.5

Movie
A Wedding

A Wedding

1978

6.3

Movie
Albino Alligator

Albino Alligator

1997

5.7

Movie
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American Playhouse

1982

6.0

TV
Apollo 13

Apollo 13

1995

7.5

Movie
Beyond All Boundaries

Beyond All Boundaries

2009

6.5

Movie
Beyond Glory

Beyond Glory

2015

6.5

Movie
Bruno

Bruno

2000

6.8

Movie
Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

2014

7.7

Movie
Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago

Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago

2011

10.0

Movie
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

2018

5.2

Movie
Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story

Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story

2014

0.0

Movie
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Crime Story

1986

8.0

TV
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Criminal Minds

2005

8.3

TV
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Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

2016

6.9

TV
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

7.6

TV
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CSI: Miami

2002

7.7

TV
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CSI: NY

2004

7.4

TV
D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later

D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later

2023

0.0

Movie
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Dennis Miller

2004

0.0

TV
Fallen Angel

Fallen Angel

2003

6.4

Movie
Family Secrets

Family Secrets

1984

5.0

Movie
Finding Noah

Finding Noah

2015

0.0

Movie
Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

1994

8.5

Movie
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Frasier

1993

7.7

TV
George Wallace

George Wallace

1997

6.7

Movie
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Golden Globe Awards

1944

6.8

TV
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Good Day Live

2001

3.0

TV
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Great Performances

1971

5.2

TV
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Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
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Hunter

1984

7.2

TV
I Still Believe

I Still Believe

2020

7.6

Movie
Impostor

Impostor

2001

6.1

Movie
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Inside the Actors Studio

1994

7.4

TV
Into The Fire

Into The Fire

2006

5.2

Movie
It's the Rage

It's the Rage

1999

5.5

Movie
Jack the Bear

Jack the Bear

1993

6.4

Movie
Joe Bell

Joe Bell

2020

6.6

Movie
poster

Knots Landing

1979

6.8

TV
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

7.1

TV
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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

2009

6.0

TV
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Late Show with David Letterman

1993

6.3

TV
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

1996

5.8

Movie
Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good

Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good

2011

0.0

Movie
Made-Up

Made-Up

2002

2.0

Movie
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

2005

6.2

Movie
Mission to Mars

Mission to Mars

2000

6.0

Movie
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

2016

4.3

Movie
My Name Is Bill W.

My Name Is Bill W.

1989

6.5

Movie
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National Memorial Day Concert

1989

0.0

TV
Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

1992

7.2

Movie
Open Season

Open Season

2006

6.2

Movie
Path to War

Path to War

2003

6.7

Movie
Ransom

Ransom

1996

6.7

Movie
Reindeer Games

Reindeer Games

2000

5.7

Movie
Saving Wrigley Field

Saving Wrigley Field

2021

0.0

Movie
SGT. Will Gardner

SGT. Will Gardner

2019

4.7

Movie
Snake Eyes

Snake Eyes

1998

6.2

Movie
Steve McQueen: American Icon

Steve McQueen: American Icon

2017

7.0

Movie
That Championship Season

That Championship Season

1999

6.5

Movie
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006

0.0

Movie
The Big Bounce

The Big Bounce

2004

4.9

Movie
poster

The Colbert Report

2005

6.8

TV
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The Early Show

1999

5.7

TV
The Final Days

The Final Days

1989

7.2

Movie
The Forgotten

The Forgotten

2004

5.9

Movie
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1991

0.0

Movie
The Green Mile

The Green Mile

1999

8.5

Movie
The Human Stain

The Human Stain

2003

6.0

Movie
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World

The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World

2021

9.5

Movie
poster

The Movies That Made Us

2019

7.2

TV
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The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
The Quick and the Dead

The Quick and the Dead

1995

6.5

Movie
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

3.5

TV
The Stand

The Stand

1994

0.0

Movie
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The Stand

1994

6.8

TV
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The Tony Danza Show

2004

6.1

TV
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The View

1997

4.4

TV
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The West

1996

8.4

TV
The Witness

The Witness

1992

6.5

Movie
This Old Cub

This Old Cub

2004

0.0

Movie
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump

Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump

1994

7.6

Movie
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Tony Awards

1956

5.0

TV
True West

True West

1984

7.5

Movie
Truman

Truman

1995

7.6

Movie
We Believe

We Believe

2009

6.9

Movie
When We Left Earth

When We Left Earth

2008

5.6

Movie
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When We Left Earth : The NASA Missions

2008

8.3

TV
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WWII in HD

2009

7.4

TV