Gary Farmer
Date of birth: 1953-06-12
Place of birth: Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Gary Dale Farmer, گری فارمر
Biography
Gary Dale Farmer (born June 12, 1953) is a versatile and esteemed Canadian actor known for his compelling performances on screen. Born in Ohsweken, Ontario, Farmer has made significant contributions to film and television. He was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for his memorable performance as Nobody in the Jim Jarmusch independent western Dead Man (1995), in which he starred opposite Johnny Depp, and again for his role in Smoke Signals (1998). Gary reprised his role as Nobody for Jim Jarmusch again in "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), and Frank Oz cast him alongside Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro in The Score (2001). Recently Gary showed off his comedy chops as Uncle Brownie on "Reservation Dogs." Farmer's ability to portray diverse characters with authenticity and nuance has earned him acclaim in the entertainment industry. His passion for storytelling and his commitment to his craft have established him as a respected and influential figure in the world of acting.
Movie Credits
Dead Man
1995-12-23
On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepa
Smoke Signals
1998-06-26
Young Native American man Thomas is a nerd in his reservation, wearing oversize glasses and telling
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995-01-13
Ex-soldier Frank Brayker is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil; the sini
A Thief Of Time
2004-07-11
Officers Leaphorn and Chee search for a missing anthropologist suspected of stealing artifacts from
One Night with You
2006-12-07
As Jake Tarlow knows, sometimes things don't turn out as you'd like. You end up living in your car.
Jimmy P.
2013-09-11
At the end of WWII, Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot who fought in France, suffers from une
Run Woman Run
2021-04-01
Beck, a single mom, lives in Six Nations, Canada. After her mother’s death, she abandons her dream o
Twist
2003-09-07
In a gritty retelling of the Dickens's classic, Twist takes Oliver and the Artful Dodger out of the
Powwow Highway
1989-02-24
Two Northern Cheyenne men take a road trip from Montana to New Mexico to bail out the sister of one
Good Neighbours
2011-06-03
Neighbors Spencer and Louise have bonded over their fascination with a recent string of murders terr
Disappearances
2007-05-11
Quebec Bill Bohomme is a hardy schemer and dreamer, who, desperate to raise money to preserve his en
Rez Carz
2014-04-12
Abandoned cars rest silently in fields for decades, still holding secret conversations within their
Hey Viktor!
2024-03-15
Twenty-five long years after his time in the limelight, former child actor Cody Lightning tries to r
Collateral Damage
1993-08-29
Glen is surprised when a news anchor stops reporting on the Gulf War and begins talking directly to
Skins
2002-09-27
An inspirational tale about the relationship between two Sioux Indian brothers living on the Pine Ri
The Republic Of Love
2004-10-31
A thrice-divorced radio DJ meets the woman of his dreams but can he convince her of the truth of his
Dreamkeeper
2003-12-28
In South Dakota, in an Indian reservation, an old storyteller Indian asks his grandson Shane, who is
Moonshine Highway
1996-05-05
The plans of a moonshine runner trying to make a better life by becoming a stock car racer go awry w
Heater
1999-01-01
In wintry Winnipeg a man struggling to keep the poor lodging he can find meets a homeless man luggin
Sparks: The Price of Passion
1990-02-25
A female mayor (Victoria Principal) of Albuquerque gets embroiled in a fight over the development of
Winter in the Blood
2014-08-20
A young, self-destructive Montana Blackfoot Indian, his mind groggy with alcohol and tormented by ch
The Undergrads
1985-05-05
An elderly man discovers that his son wants to put him in an old-age home. However, the old man's gr
Henry & Verlin
1994-01-07
Verlin is 9 years old and does not talk, nor does he even seem to hear. Henry, a child-like adult, b
Still Life
1990-08-08
The alleys of downtown Manhattan become a modern killing field when corpses begin turning up, disfig
Lake of Betrayal: The Story of Kinzua Dam
2017-10-29
Kinzua Dam on the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania was a flashpoint in history for the Seneca Nation
Lilies
1997-01-29
1952: Bishop Bilodeau visits a prison to hear the confession of Simon, a boyhood friend jailed for m
Blown Away
1993-04-01
After her mother is killed by a car bomb, a 17-year-old girl lives a reckless and decadent lifestyle
Angels Don't Sleep Here
2002-04-02
A man is accused of murder and manipulated into a web of deceit as his thought-to-be dead twin broth
All Hat
2007-09-11
An ex-con returns to his rural Ontario roots and outwits a corrupt and wealthy thoroughbred owner tr
California Indian
2011-11-20
Nick Thomas, a Pomo Indian and a successful Los Angeles radio host, is forced back to the reservatio
Delivering Milo
2001-01-04
A guardian angel has 24 hours to convince a soul that life on Earth is worth the effort.
Heritage Minutes: Tom Longboat
2022-06-04
This Heritage Minute follows the life of Onondaga long-distance runner Gagwe:gih, whose name means “
Adaptation.
2002-12-06
Charlie Kaufman is a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustr
A Windigo Tale
2010-01-01
Two stories woven together, one profoundly affecting the other. A Native Canadian grandfather drives
The Dark Wind
1992-05-15
An Indian police officer is mixed up in murder and drug smuggling on the reservation.
Evergreen
2004-01-01
Seduced by a boy's affluent, seemingly idyllic family, a young girl goes to extremes to gain accepta
Renegades
1989-06-02
While investigating police corruption in his department, undercover cop Buster McHenry is forced to
Elijah
2008-05-28
The story of Elijah Harper.....
Touched
1999-09-10
A young man runs from the voices in his head into the arms of an elderly cowgirl.
The Timekeeper
2009-08-21
A l'automne 1964, la construction des 52 derniers milles du chemin de fer du Grand lac des Esclaves
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999-10-06
A Black hitman who models after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.
Sioux City
1994-04-01
A young Lakota Sioux, adopted by a wealthy Jewish couple in Beverly Hills, gets in touch with his cu
The Score
2001-07-13
An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him int
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993-06-04
A mourning son makes a deal to reanimate his one year dead mother, however things turn into an unexp
The Believers
1987-06-09
Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laco
Blood Quantum
2019-09-05
The dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi'kmaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its In
First Cow
2020-03-06
In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a C
Santa Fake
2019-10-04
The Christmas-themed family film will follow Pat Keeley, a young man from Ireland who has emigrated
Police Academy
1984-03-22
New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longe
A Bird of the Air
2011-09-23
A man in search of his past, and a woman who lives in the moment, are brought together when they pur
The Dark Divide
2020-03-28
A shy butterfly expert embarks on a dangerous, life-changing trek through one of America’s greatest
Stolen Heart
1998-06-12
A trio of small-time hoods decide to go for the big time by kidnapping the daughter of a rich self-h
Cowboys
2020-04-15
Troy and his young transgender son Joe are on the run from his conservative mother in the Montana wi
Foreverland
2011-12-03
A sufferer of cystic fibrosis travels to a legendary shrine that reputedly has the power to heal his
The Big Empty
2003-05-16
Struggling actor John Person agrees to drive a blue suitcase from Los Angeles to the small town of B
The Big Town
1987-09-25
It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who le
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
1984-09-22
A futuristic rebel becomes a Humphrey Bogart character after watching repeated reruns of Casablanca.
Blackwater
2019-05-31
Native American country singer Birdie Blackwater is court ordered to attend 180 days of wellness the
Quantum Cowboys
2023-10-14
Two hapless drifters, Frank and Bruno, team up with Linde to recover her land and trek across 1870's
Coyote Waits
2003-11-16
A Navajo shaman is the prime suspect in a murder case in this drama from PBS. But as Officer Jim Che
Blood Brothers
2021-03-08
Two brothers’ relationship strains when the younger one receives news of a strange inheritance compl
Intervention
2007-01-01
An eclectic group of people drawn from all walks of life find themselves under one roof for twenty-e
Trudell
2005-01-20
A chronicle of legendary Native American poet/activist John Trudell's travels, spoken word performan
Christmas Eve
1986-12-22
Story of a well-to-do elderly woman, who befriends the homeless and volunteers her time with childre
An Ode for Leviticus
2024-02-10
A decrepit old man discovers the true nature of his doctor's appointment and attempts to escape.
Going to War
1985-01-01
Based on a short story by Timothy Findley.
Path of Souls
2012-01-01
Of First Nations background originally from central Manitoba, Jon Beardsley, a Ph.D. candidate, dies
The Virginian
2000-01-09
A cowboy finds himself betrayed by his best friend and must choose between bringing him to justice a