Occupation Actor Years active 1984–1996 | Name Gary Riley Role Character actor | |
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Born November 19, 1963 (age 60) ( 1963-11-19 ) St. Louis, Missouri Movies Stand by Me, Summer School, Back to the Future, Fear, Brotherhood of Justice Similar People Casey Siemaszko, Bradley Gregg, Kelly Jo Minter, Richard Steven Horvitz, James Foley | ||
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Gary Riley (born November 19, 1967) is a former American character actor with about thirty credits encompassing theatrical and made-for-TV films as well as episodes of TV series.
Contents
- Summer school 2 10 movie clip first day of class 1987 hd
- Gary Riley Simple Man
- Film and television career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Gary Riley Simple Man
Film and television career
Riley played Charlie Hogan, one of his best-known roles, in the 1986 film Stand by Me, and also received notice for his portrayal of Dave Frazier in the 1987 comedy Summer School. He made notable appearances as a thief who steals money from Steve Martin's character's wallet in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and as a naive metalhead customer whom Judge Reinhold can not bear to rip off after discovering his girlfriend is pregnant in Ruthless People. He also made guest appearances on such TV shows as Knots Landing, Growing Pains, Amazing Stories (in a special hour-long episode directed by Steven Spielberg), and Airwolf. Riley was raised in Irvine, CA. Gary's last role to date was as a thug in Fear, alongside Mark Wahlberg. Gary participated in the Summer School Q&A at New Beverly Cinema in the summer of 2013.
In addition, Gary is a frequent guest of the Adventure Club Podcast on ACPN with hosts Guy Hutchinson and John J. Galbo. He will call in from different bars and restaurants with various guests in the entertainment industry.
Personal life
Gary grew up in Irvine, California and later attended Newport Harbor High School and did acting training at South Coast Repertory Young Conservatory Players. As the 1980s came to a close, Gary spent much of his time following the Grateful Dead (and later Phil Lesh and Friends.) Gary says he lived off residual checks for almost twenty years after leaving Hollywood. He has lived in Portland and Eugene Oregon and currently resides in the Los Angeles area.