Gary Grimes (born June 2, 1955) is an American retired actor.
Gary Grimes | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 2, 1955 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1967-1983 |
Biography
editGrimes was born in San Francisco, California. His uncle was actor Rudy Solari.[1] Grimes' first major role was in the 1971 film Summer of '42, playing a teenager, based on author Herman Raucher, who has an affair with a beautiful older woman (Jennifer O'Neill). For the role, Grimes was nominated for a 1972 Golden Globe Award as Most Promising Newcomer, as well as the BAFTA Award as Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles. Grimes then starred in the sequel Class of '44 (1973), which followed his character to college.
Grimes' other film credits include Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) alongside John Wayne, The Spikes Gang (1974) with Lee Marvin, Ron Howard, and Charles Martin Smith, and the cult Disney film Gus (1976), about a mule that kicks field goals. He was offered a TV series during that period, but turned it down.[2]
Grimes appeared in only six films, and largely retired from show business in the late 1970s (except for an episode of Matt Houston in 1983). He still lives in Los Angeles and has remained out of public view since that time, working for a charitable organization. "I got to the point where the work wasn't up to the quality that I wanted," Grimes told American Profile magazine in 2011. "I'm very happy in my decision."[2]
Filmography
edit| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1971 | Summer of '42 | Hermie | |
| 1972 | The Culpepper Cattle Co. | Ben Mockridge | |
| 1973 | Class of '44 | Hermie | |
| Cahill U.S. Marshal | Danny Cahill | ||
| 1974 | The Spikes Gang | Will Young | |
| 1976 | Gus | Andy Petrovic | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1967 | Gunsmoke | Bede Roniger | Episode: Baker's Dozen |
| 1970 | The Brady Bunch | Boy at Door | Episode: Tiger! Tiger! |
| My Three Sons | Student | Episode: You Can't Go Home | |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Episode: The Baby Sitter | |
| 1976 | Once an Eagle | Jack Devlin | NBC Miniseries |
| 1983 | Matt Houston | Episode: The Purrfect Crime | |
Award nominations
edit| Year | Award | Result | Category | Series or film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | BAFTA Awards | Nominated | Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles | Summer of '42 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Most Promising Male Newcomer |
References
edit- ^ "Rudy Solari". Variety. 6 May 1991. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ a b Reznak, Jr., Tony (March 3, 2011). "Ask AP: Gary Grimes What's the actor doing these days?". American Profile. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
External links
edit- Gary Grimes at IMDb
- Gary Grimes at the TCM Movie Database
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