Gary Grubbs is an
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Grubbs has several
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to his name, including his portrayal of attorney Al Oser in
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's
JFKJFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. It examines the events leading to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and alleged subsequent cover-up, through the eyes of former New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison .Garrison filed charges against New Orleans businessman Clay...
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He appeared as George Russell on The Wonderful World of Disney's 1988 miniseries
"Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder" starring
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In the 1990s, Grubbs landed two notable (albeit short-lived) recurring television roles. On
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, he played George Brower, Luke Brower's (
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) long-lost father, and on
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, he played Harlin Polk,
Will TrumanWilliam Pierce "Will" Truman is a fictional character on the American sitcom Will & Grace, portrayed by Eric McCormack. He is a gay lawyer who lives in the Upper West Side of New York City with his best friend, Grace Adler.-Fictional character history:...
's (
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) number-one
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(during the first and second seasons only).
In the 2001 film
Double TakeDouble take may refer to:*Double Take , an Australian sketch comedy*Double Take , a 1998 thriller*Double Take , a 2001 comedy*"Double Take" , a Code Lyoko episode...
, Grubbs played the role of CIA agent Timothy Jarret McReady. More recently, he appeared in the recurring role of Gordon Bullit on the
final seasonThe fourth season of The O.C., an American television series, commenced airing in the United States on November 2, 2006, and concluded on February 22, 2007, with a total of 16 episodes. The O.C.’s final season aired Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. ET in the United States on FOX, a terrestrial television...
of
The O.C.The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons...
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Grubbs also made a cameo on a few episodes of the WB series
AngelAngel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
as
FredWinifred "Fred" Burkle is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and introduced by Shawn Ryan and Mere Smith on the television series Angel. The character is portrayed by Amy Acker.-Character history:...
's father, Roger Burkle. He currently has a recurring role on
TremeTreme is an American television drama series created by David Simon and Eric Overmyer that premiered on April 11, 2010 on HBO. It takes its name from Tremé, a neighborhood of New Orleans...
as Richard Desautel, father of chef Janette Desautel (
Kim DickensKimberly Jan "Kim" Dickens is an American actress and model.-Early life:Dickens was born in Huntsville, Alabama, graduated from that city's Lee High School, and attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she majored in communication...
).
Grubbs currently resides in
Hattiesburg, MississippiHattiesburg is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 44,779 at the 2000 census . It is the county seat of Forrest County...
, with his wife, Glenda, and two children, Molly and Logan.
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