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Gary Riley(I)

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Gary Riley in Summer School (1987)
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Gary Riley who played the ridiculously funny "Dave" in 1987's summer-fun-time movies, was born on April 28th, 1967 somewhere in Los Angeles county. He played "Charlie Hogan" in perhaps his most well known work "Stand By Me". He made notable appearances as a thief who steals money from Steve Martin's character's wallet in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and as a naive metalhead customer whom Ken Kessler (portrayed by Judge Reinhold) cannot bear to rip off after discovering his girlfriend is pregnant in Ruthless People. In 1986 he auditioned for the roles of "Bill S. Preston Esquire" and Ted "Theodore" Logan in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure being one of the final picks along with Keanu Reeves.
BornNovember 19, 1963
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    Known for

    River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell in Stand by Me (1986)
    Stand by Me
    8.1
    • Charlie Hogan
    • 1986
    Ruthless People (1986)
    Ruthless People
    6.9
    • Heavy Metal Kid
    • 1986
    Mark Harmon in Summer School (1987)
    Summer School
    6.6
    • Dave Frazier
    • 1987
    Steve Martin and John Candy in Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
    Planes, Trains & Automobiles
    7.6
    • Motel Thief
    • 1987

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    • Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon in Fear (1996)
      Fear
      6.2
      • Hacker
      • 1996
    • Doctor Doctor (1989)
      Doctor Doctor
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Bill Jansen
      • 1990
    • Amy Locane and Adam Horovitz in Lost Angels (1989)
      Lost Angels
      5.9
      • Spooky
      • 1989
    • Dark Horse (1988)
      Dark Horse
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Peter Forgelson
      • 1988
    • Steve Martin and John Candy in Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
      Planes, Trains & Automobiles
      7.6
      • Motel Thief
      • 1987
    • No Man's Land (1987)
      No Man's Land
      6.1
      • Cal
      • 1987
    • Mark Harmon in Summer School (1987)
      Summer School
      6.6
      • Dave Frazier
      • 1987
    • Catherine Keener, Pat Morita, Kevin Conroy, Jack Wallace, and Richard Yniguez in Ohara (1987)
      Ohara
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Chris
      • 1987
    • Ratboy (1986)
      Ratboy
      3.9
      • Bill
      • 1986
    • River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell in Stand by Me (1986)
      Stand by Me
      8.1
      • Charlie Hogan
      • 1986
    • Ruthless People (1986)
      Ruthless People
      6.9
      • Heavy Metal Kid
      • 1986
    • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
      The Magical World of Disney
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Anthony 'Ski' Zabrowski
      • 1986
    • Keanu Reeves and Kiefer Sutherland in The Brotherhood of Justice (1986)
      The Brotherhood of Justice
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Barnwell
      • 1986
    • Ted Danson, Christine Lahti, Mary Tyler Moore, and Sam Waterston in Just Between Friends (1986)
      Just Between Friends
      6.0
      • Clerk in Ice Cream Shop
      • 1986
    • Ernest Borgnine, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Alex Cord in Airwolf (1984)
      Airwolf
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Mechanic
      • 1985

    Soundtrack



    • Scott Baio in Charles in Charge (1984)
      Charles in Charge
      6.1
      TV Series
      • performer: "Like a Virgin" (uncredited)
      • 1985

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    Summer School
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    Summer School

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    • Born
      • November 19, 1963
      • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
    • Other works
      Appears in the music video for "Mind Over Matter" by Elizabeth Daily

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      Behind the scenes, he and Dean Cameron didn't get along well playing best buddies Dave and Chainsaw in Summer School (1987).

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