Gary Riley

Gary Riley is an American actor, retired from acting, who has done films, TV series as well as theatrical performances. He used to play wacky sidekick roles. He has a total of 30 acting pursuits to his credit. He is known for Back to the Future (1985), Planes Trains and Automobiles (1987), and Stand by me (1986). He was born on 19 November 1963 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America. He grew up in Irvine, CA. He did his schooling from Newport Harbor High School. He had lived in Eugene Oregon and Portland. Currently, he resides in Los Angeles. He had a daughter who was born on 10 September 1992. He had her from a prior relationship. He took acting training from South Coast Repertory Young Conservatory Players.

He followed the American rock band named Grateful Dead who performed in Palo Alto Click to look into! >> Read More... , California. Later, Phil Lesh and Friends influenced him. Phil Lesh and Friends was also a rock band which had former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh as its guide. After leaving acting career in Hollywood he lived his life off the checks that he had earned. In 1986, he played the role of Charlie Hogan in the film named Stand by Me. He is best known for the part in the movie. In 1987, he portrayed the character called Dave Frazie in the comedy “Summer School.” In Planes Trains and Automobiles, he appeared as a thief who stole money from the wallet of Steve Martin’s character.

In Ruthless People, he played the character that gets Judge Reinhold’s girlfriend pregnant. He has some TV shows to his credit as well in which he made appearances such as Growin Pains, Airwolf, Knot Landings and Amazing stories. In the latter, he appeared in an hour-long special episode, a Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg is an American producer, director >> Read More... direction. In Growin Pains he was the guy who convinced Mike Seaver that riding a dirt bike is not a bad idea. His last role was a thug next to Mark Wahlberg One of the multi-awarded youngest and finest star; >> Read More... in Fear. In the summer of 2013, he took part in the Summer School Q&A in Los Angeles, California at New Beverly Cinema. He is a recurring guest on The ACPN’s Adventure Club Podcast with the hosts John J. Galbo and Guy Hutchinson. He left acting in the late 90’s. There was a death hoax about him in which he was reported, on some internet sites, dead in an automobile accident under alcohol influence.