Filmography
Here is a list of Gary’s credited film and television appearances. His first feature film was On the Right Track (1981) and his last film appearance was Midgets vs. Mascots (2009).
Gary’s Feature Film and Film for Television Roles
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Kid from Left Field | Jackie Robinson “J.R.” Cooper | Television film |
| 1980 | Scout’s Honor | Joey Seymour | Television film |
| 1981 | On the Right Track | Lester | First feature film |
| 1982 | The Kid with the Broken Halo | Andy LeBeau | Television film |
| 1982 | Jimmy the Kid | Jimmy | |
| 1983 | The Kid with the 200 I.Q. | Nick Newell | Television film |
| 1984 | The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins | D.C. Collins | Television film |
| 1985 | Playing with Fire | David Phillips | Television film |
| 1994 | Party | The Liar | Short Film/Associate producer |
| 1994 | S.F.W. | Himself | Cameo |
| 1996 | Fox Hunt | Murray Lipschitz, Jr. | |
| 1997 | Off the Menu: The Last Days Chasen’s |
Himself | Documentary |
| 1998 | Dirty Work | Himself | Cameo |
| 1998 | Like Father, Like Santa | Ignatius | Television film |
| 1999 | Shafted! | Himself | Cameo |
| 2000 | The Flunky | Himself | |
| 2002 | Frank McKlusky, C.I. | Himself | Cameo |
| 2003 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | Himself | Cameo |
| 2003 | A Carol Christmas | Christmas Past | Television film |
| 2004 | Chasing the Edge | Himself | Cameo Short film |
| 2004 | Save Virgil | Himself/The Devil | |
| 2005 | A Christmas Too Many | Pizza Delivery Guy | |
| 2006 | Church Ball | Charles Higgins | |
| 2008 | An American Carol | Bacon Stains Malone | |
| 2009 | Midgets vs. Mascots | Gary | Last film appearance |
Gary’s Television Roles
Medical Center (1974)
The Little Rascals (1977), TV film
The Jeffersons (1978, guest)
Good Times (1978, guest)
Diff’rent Strokes (1978–1986)
The Facts of Life (1980)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979-1980) (episode “The Cosmic Wizz-Kid”, also has a cameo in a later episode)
The Gary Coleman Show (1982) (voice)
Silver Spoons (1983, guest)
Amazing Stories (1986) Season 1: Episode 13 – “The Sitter”
Couch Potatoes (1989) – cameo
227 (1990)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (guest) (as Arnold Jackson, with Conrad Bain as Phillip Drummond) (1996)
The Ben Stiller Show (1993) as himself
Married With Children (Series 08 episode 16) (1993) as the Building Code Inspector/himself
The Wayans Bros. (Pilot Episode: “Goop, Hair-It-Is” – January 11, 1995, guest; as himself)
Sale of the Century – Guest contestant and announcer, circa 1995
Blankety Blanks (Australian game show, 1996) – Celebrity panelist
Martin “High Noon” (1995), as Mad Dog No Good
The Simpsons “Grift of the Magi” (December 19, 1999)
The Simpsons “A Tale of Two Springfields” This was a “sound bite” (November 5, 2000)
Russian Roulette (2002)
The Drew Carey Show, “What’s Wrong with this Episode? IV” (March 28, 2001)
Drake & Josh (guest; as himself)
My Wife and Kids (guest)
The Jamie Foxx Show (guest as Cupid)
Married with Children (guest)
The Surreal Life (guest)
Star Dates (guest)
Unscrewed with Martin Sargent (2003–2004, guest)
Nitro Circus
Simon & Simon “Like Father, Like Son”
The Parkers as himself
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! “The Apocalypse” as himself (July 16, 2009, guest)
Son of the Beach (Season 3 Episode 11: The Long Hot Johnson, 2002) as Saltine Cracker
Robot Chicken (Season 5 Episode 9: No Country For Old Dogs February 27, 2011) as himself (Posthumous)
