Brad Leland

Brad Leland (born September 15, 1954) is an American film and television actor best known for his role as Buddy Garrity in the NBC/DirecTV series Friday Night Lights. He has appeared in over 100 feature films and television shows and numerous theater performances.[1]

Brad Leland
Leland in 2011
Born (1954-09-15) September 15, 1954
Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
EducationTexas Tech University (BA)
OccupationActor

Early life and education

Leland was born in Lubbock, Texas, but his father's military career moved his family to Japan when he was five years old. Later, the family moved to Plano during his sophomore year in high school. While in Plano, Leland played football for Plano High School. He sustained a serious knee injury the year the Wildcats won the 1971 AAA State Championship. This injury forced him to leave behind athletics and transition into theater.

In 1980, Leland graduated from Texas Tech University with a bachelor's degree in acting and directing.[2]

Career

Leland first appeared onstage at Disneyland at 6 years old in a Wild West show. That began his dream of being an entertainer. After graduating from college, Leland moved to Dallas where he worked in local theatre and found an agent. He also got a part in one episode of the TV series Dallas and in an episode of In the Heat of the Night.[3] He later appeared in seven episodes of the TV series Walker, Texas Ranger, in the 2003 Texas Chain Saw Massacre remake, and as an executive in the film Hancock. His most visible roles, though, remain those of football booster John Aubrey in the film Friday Night Lights and of the similar character, Buddy Garrity, in the TV series of the same name.[2]

After four decades of stage, film and television, he has appeared in several feature films and plays, and hundreds of television shows. Notable television includes Dallas, Walker Texas Ranger, In the Heat of the Night, Perry Mason, Veep, Justified, Parks and Recreation, CSI Miami, The Leftovers, Last Man Standing, The Cleveland Show, North and South, The Young Riders, and Le Bureau de Legendes.

Personal life

Brad lives in Dallas, Texas and has been married to actress Freda Ramsey for 41 years. They have two daughters, Thea and Leah.[4]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1985 Silverado Trooper
1987 Square Dance Drunk Cowboy
1987 Winners Take All Scrutineer #2
1987 Blood Rage Teen Boy at Drive-In
1987 Shy People Larry
1987 Under Cover Terry Ray Gray
1989 Blaze Dufee
1992 Ruby Patrolman
1994 Love and a .45 Armored Truck Driver
1995 The Underneath Man Delivering Money
1996 Cadillac Ranch Booking Deputy
1997 The Only Thrill Louis Quillet
1997 Painted Hero Deputy
1997 The Curse of Inferno Vince Clark
1998 The Patriot Big Bob
1999 Shadows of the Past Barnard
2000 The Operator Husband
2000 75 Degrees in July Highway Policeman
2001 American Outlaws Sheriff
2002 The Anarchist Cookbook Truck Driver
2003 Rolling Kansas Dot the Waitress
2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Big Rig Bob
2004 World Without Waves Earl
2004 Friday Night Lights John Aubrey
2005 The Ringer Mr. Henderson
2006 Inside Man Ronnie
2006 The Return Mr. Marlin
2008 Hancock Executive
2008 Miracle at St. Anna Trueheart Frazier
2013 Möbius Agent CIA Möbius
2013 The Bystander Theory Seamus Fuller
2014 Flutter Dr. Hughes
2014 The Song Mr. Harrison
2014 The One I Wrote for You Mr. Harrison
2016 Deepwater Horizon Kaluza
2018 The Domestics Pit Boss Gambler
2019 The Great Alaskan Race Mayor Maynard
2019 The Last Whistle Victor Trenton
2020 Land Colt Completed
2020 The Orphan Train Frank Smith Post-production
2020 And Anne Randy Pre-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1986 Dalton: Code of Vengeance II Deputy Hackett Television film
1986 Dallas Man in Bar 1 Episode: "Trompe L'Oeil"
1986 Houston: The Legend of Texas Sgt. Quinn Television film
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse Travis Episode: "Travelin' Man"
1988 Longarm Range Television film
1988 In the Heat of the Night Mace Trapnell Episode: "Fate"
1989 The Young Riders Dill Episode: "Ten-Cent Hero"
1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter Fire Captain Television film
1991 A Seduction in Travis County Officer Grissom Television film
1991 Stranger at My Door Alan Fletcher Television film
1992 Trial: The Price of Passion Officer Manley Television film
1992 An American Story Andy Buckley Television film
1992 Revenge on the Highway Jimmy Fortune Television film
1992 Unnatural Pursuits Valet Episode: "I Don't Do Cuddles"
1993 Dangerous Curves Frank Banner Episode: "The French Defection"
1993 Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald First Cop Television film
1994 Witness to the Execution Police Officer Television film
1994 North & South: Book 3, Heaven & Hell Beaufort 3 episodes
1994–1998 Walker, Texas Ranger Joey Dunbar / Carl Wade / Luke 7 episodes
1995 Texas Justice Stan Farr Television film
1998 Dallas: War of the Ewings Deputy Sheriff Television film
1998 Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack Tubby Television film
2006–2011 Friday Night Lights Buddy Garrity Reocurring role; 73 episodes
2007 Walking Tall: The Payback Mitch Video
2009–2010 CSI: Miami John 'Sully' Sullivan 4 episodes
2010 The Cleveland Show Slim Biggins (voice) Episode: "Cleveland's Angels"
2012 Parks and Recreation Fester Trim Episode: "The Debate"
2012–2016 Veep Senator Bill O'Brien 6 episodes
2013 The Sixth Gun Constantine Television film
2014 Killer Women Wily Whitman Episode: "La Sicaria"
2014 The Leftovers Congressman Witten Episode: "Pilot"
2014 Camp Abercorn: Shorts Russell Television miniseries
2014 Damaged Goods Ed Television film
2015 Justified Calhoun Schreier 3 episodes
2015–2016 The Bureau YouKnowWho 12 episodes
2016 Camp Abercorn Tom Russell Episode: "Pilot"
2017 Last Man Standing Wayne Episode: "The Friending Library"
2017 Angie Tribeca Arnold Waifer Episode: "Brockman Turner Overdrive"

References
  1. "The Top 5 'Friday Night Lights' Moments According to Brad Leland". Austin Monthly Magazine. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  2. Texas Tech University :: Brad Leland: Ready for Prime Time Archived 2010-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Brad Leland". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  4. "'Friday Night Lights' Cast: Where Are They Now?". Us Weekly. 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
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