Gary Riley

Biography

Gary Riley is an American actor who began as a child and teen character performer in film and television. Born in St. Louis and raised in Irvine, California, he trained with the South Coast Repertory Young Conservatory Players. His best-known part was Charlie Hogan in Stand by Me (1986), and he drew notice as Dave Frazier in the comedy Summer School (1987). He also appeared in Ruthless People (1986) and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, and took guest roles on shows including Knots Landing, Growing Pains, Amazing Stories, and Airwolf. His final screen role was a thug in Fear (1996), with Mark Wahlberg. In 1986 he tried out for the title roles in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, and his audition tapes were made public in 2020.

62years old

Turns 63 on November 19in 38 days

Born November 19, 1963St. Louis
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21

Movie Career

Films: 7
Career span: 10 years1986 to 1996

Genres

Drama57%, 4 films
Adventure29%, 2 films
Comedy29%, 2 films
Thriller29%, 2 films
Action14%, 1 film

First and latest

Did you know?!

A role that slipped away
Riley was a final pick, alongside Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, to audition for the title roles of Bill S. Preston Esquire and Ted "Theodore" Logan in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure in 1986.
A role that slipped away
In 2020, the Daily Mail put out Riley's audition tapes, which had never been made public before. He was one of the final picks for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, along with Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Matt Adler and Donovan Leitch.

Gary Riley movies on Netflix

Fear1996IMDb rating 6.3as Hacker
Lost Angels1989IMDb rating 5.9as Spooky
Summer School1987IMDb rating 6.6as Dave Frazier
Amazing Stories1986IMDb rating 7.0as Tail Gunner
Ruthless People1986IMDb rating 6.9as Heavy Metal Kid
Stand by Me1986IMDb rating 8.1as Charlie Hogan
The Brotherhood of Justice1986IMDb rating 5.5as Barnwell

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Stand by Me1986 Adventure, Dramaas Charlie Hogan
IMDb rating 8.1495K votes
Fear1996 Drama, Thrilleras Hacker
IMDb rating 6.364K votes
Summer School1987as Dave Frazier
IMDb rating 6.624K votes
Ruthless People1986as Heavy Metal Kid
IMDb rating 6.933K votes
The Brotherhood of Justice1986as Barnwell
IMDb rating 5.52.7K votes
Lost Angels1989as Spooky
IMDb rating 5.91.1K votes
Amazing Stories1986as Tail Gunner
IMDb rating 7.01.3K votes

Worked with

Gary Riley shares three films with Kiefer Sutherland, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Kiefer Sutherland

Casey Siemaszko

Donald Sutherland

Christopher Lloyd

Keanu Reeves

Billy Zane

Rob ReinerDirector, 1 film James FoleyDirector, 1 film

David ZuckerDirector, 1 film

Films together

Kiefer Sutherland3 films together, 1986
Kiefer Sutherland's page
- Amazing Stories1986IMDb rating 7.0Riley as Tail GunnerSutherland as Static
- Stand by Me1986IMDb rating 8.1Riley as Charlie HoganSutherland as Ace Merrill
- The Brotherhood of Justice1986IMDb rating 5.5Riley as BarnwellSutherland as Victor
Casey Siemaszko2 films together, 1986
Casey Siemaszko's page
- Amazing Stories1986IMDb rating 7.0Riley as Tail GunnerSiemaszko as Jonathan
- Stand by Me1986IMDb rating 8.1Riley as Charlie HoganSiemaszko as Billy Tessio
Donald Sutherland1 film together, 1989
Donald Sutherland's page
- Lost Angels1989IMDb rating 5.9Riley as SpookySutherland as Dr. Charles Loftis
Christopher Lloyd1 film together, 1986
Christopher Lloyd's page
- Amazing Stories1986IMDb rating 7.0Riley as Tail GunnerLloyd as R. Beanes
Keanu Reeves1 film together, 1986
Keanu Reeves's page
- The Brotherhood of Justice1986IMDb rating 5.5Riley as BarnwellReeves as Derek
Billy Zane1 film together, 1986
Billy Zane's page
- The Brotherhood of Justice1986IMDb rating 5.5Riley as BarnwellZane as Les
Rob ReinerDirector, 1 film, 1986
All films by Rob Reiner
- Stand by Me1986IMDb rating 8.1Riley as Charlie Hogan
James FoleyDirector, 1 film, 1996
All films by James Foley
- Fear1996IMDb rating 6.3Riley as Hacker
David ZuckerDirector, 1 film, 1986
All films by David Zucker
- Ruthless People1986IMDb rating 6.9Riley as Heavy Metal Kid

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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