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 n ... ominated 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.
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CSI: NY
as Mac Taylor
Episodes: 197
First Aired: Sep 22, 2004
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
as Jack Garrett
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Mar 16, 2016
13 Reasons Why
as Robert Ellman
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Mar 31, 2017
The West
as T. P. Eagan
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Sep 15, 1996
The Stand
as Stu Redman
Episodes: 4
First Aired: May 08, 1994
CSI: Miami
as Mac Taylor
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 23, 2002
Frasier
as Sid (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1993
Knots Landing
as Lee Maddox
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 27, 1979
Hunter
as Lord Tony Rutherford
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1984
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ebb, Bill's best friend
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 24, 1951
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mac Taylor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 06, 2000
Crime Story
as Howie Dressler
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1986
American Playhouse
as Austin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 12, 1982
Criminal Minds
as Jack Garrett
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 2005
National Memorial Day Concert
as Self - Co-Host
Episodes: 36
First Aired: May 28, 1989
WWII in HD
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Nov 15, 2009
When We Left Earth : The NASA Missions
as Self - Narrator
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jun 08, 2008
The View
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 14, 1994
The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 2004
The Early Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 01, 1999
The Colbert Report
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 17, 2005
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
The Oscars
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 19, 1953
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 30, 1993
Good Day Live
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 2001
Dennis Miller
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2004
The Movies That Made Us
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 29, 2019
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 10, 1996
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 02, 2009
Great Performances
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 28, 1971
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee/Presenter/Performer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 01, 1956
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 2022
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee/Performer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 01, 1956
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