Gary Cole

In addition to his film and television credits listed above, Cole has done voice work on several animated series (Family Guy, Kim Possible, Harvey Birdman) and has a recurring role on the drama The West Wing as Vice President Bob Russell (D-Colo.). As the musical genre began to wane in the mid-1950s, he moved on to various comedic and dramatic roles, and television. Cole began his professional career as a stage actor in Chicago; he also appeared in several off-Broadway productions in New York City. His performance in When My Baby Smiles at Me in 1948 garnered him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Cole then attended Illinois State University, majoring in theater alongside actors Laurie Metcalf and John Malkovich. He served in the United States Army during World War II, then returned to more musicals. Cole, born in Park Ridge, Illinois, attended Rolling Meadows High School, where his first dramatic appearance was as Snoopy in a high school production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The people at MGM realized their mistake immediately, however, and began casting him in a series of musical films.

Gary Cole (born 20 September 1956) is an American actor, known for numerous roles, including the television series Fatal Vision, Midnight Caller, American Gothic, and Crusade, and the films In the Line of Fire, Office Space, The Brady Bunch Movie, and One Hour Photo. In 1940 he was signed by MGM to make movies and, although his past career had been in musicals, he was initially cast as a Nazi in The Mortal Storm. Born in New York City, he appeared in a minstrel show when very young, and appeared in vaudeville before his Broadway debut in 1937 in Babes in Arms. Daniel James Dailey Jr. (December 14, 1913 - October 16, 1978) was an American actor.