---
name: "Gary Riley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gary-riley"
fi1m_id: "gary-riley"
imdb_id: "nm0727037"
tmdb_id: 3038
wikidata_id: "Q3758540"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 November 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 86
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-04T19:41:51.857577+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Gary Riley

## Identity

Gary Riley

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gary-riley
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gary-riley
- **IMDb ID:** nm0727037
- **TMDB ID:** 3038
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3758540
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Riley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3758540, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0727037/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3038

Actor. Born 19 November 1963 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 November 1963, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- **Active:** 1985–1986
- **Average Fi1m score:** 86, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 86 to 78 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 2, Comedy 2, Drama 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $505m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Riley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3758540, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0727037/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3038

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Stand by Me*](https://film.one/film/stand-by-me.md) (88)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Ruthless People*](https://film.one/film/ruthless-people.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Gary Riley is an American actor. He appeared in numerous films and television series between 1984 and 1996, often in supporting roles as a teenager or young adult.

His credits include *Back to the Future* (1985), *Stand by Me* (1986) as Charlie Hogan, *Ruthless People* (1986), *Planes, Trains and Automobiles* (1987), *Summer School* (1987) as Dave Frazier, and *Fear* (1996). He also had guest roles in series such as *Airwolf* (1984) and *Amazing Stories* (1985). Riley grew up in Irvine, California, and trained at the South Coast Repertory Young Conservatory Players.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Ruthless People* (1986), Fi1m 77, as Heavy Metal Kid — [page](https://film.one/film/ruthless-people.md)
- *Stand by Me* (1986), Fi1m 88, as Charlie Hogan — [page](https://film.one/film/stand-by-me.md)
- *Back to the Future* (1985), Fi1m 92, as Guy #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-the-future.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Fear* (1996), as Hacker
- *Lost Angels* (1989), as Spooky
- *Planes, Trains and Automobiles* (1987), as Motel Thief
- *No Man's Land* (1987), as Cal
- *Summer School* (1987), as Dave
- *Ratboy* (1986), as Bill
- *Stand by Me* (1986), as Charlie Hogan — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/stand-by-me.md)
- *Amazing Stories* (1986), as Tail Gunner
- *Ruthless People* (1986), as Heavy Metal Kid — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/ruthless-people.md)
- *Casebusters* (1986), as Anthony 'Ski' Zabrowski
- *The Brotherhood of Justice* (1986), as Barnwell
- *Just Between Friends* (1986), as Clerk in Ice Cream Shop
- *Misfits of Science* (1985), series, as Josh
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, as Jimmy, Tail Gunner
- *The Journey of Natty Gann* (1985), as Parker's Gang
- *Back to the Future* (1985), as Guy #1 — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-the-future.md)
- *Playing with Fire* (1985), as Charlie
- *Charles in Charge* (1984), series, as Van
- *The Wild Life* (1984), as Kid #1
- *Airwolf* (1984), series, as Deputy
- *The Jerk, Too* (1984), as Kid #2
- *Silver Spoons* (1982), series, as Nate
- *Knots Landing* (1979), series, as Delivery Boy

## Gallery

- ![Gary Riley](https://film.one/media/person/104501/gallery-29f1f549ee4f.jpg) Gary Riley — DoleDentist, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/A_photo_I_took_of_Actor_Gary_Riley_2015_in_Burbank_California.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Gary Riley](https://film.one/media/person/104501/gallery-e26f86efac29.jpg) Gary Riley — Image via TMDB

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