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Bruce McGill
American actor (born )
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| Born | Bruce Travis McGill () July 11, (age&#;74) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma&#;mater | University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Drama) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years&#;active | –present |
| Spouse | Gloria Lee &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
Bruce Travis McGill (born July 11, ) is an American actor.
He worked with director Michael Mann in the films The Insider (), Ali (), and Collateral (). McGill's other notable film roles include Daniel Simpson "D-Day" Day in John Landis's Animal House, Sheriff Dean Farley in My Cousin Vinny, and Lt. Brooks in Ride Along and its sequel Ride Along 2.
Bruce McGill's television roles include Jack Dalton on MacGyver (–) and Det. Vince Korsak on Rizzoli & Isles (–). He also portrayed an older Captain Braxton in one episode of Star Trek: Voyager () and voiced Lloyd Waterman, the owner of Waterman Cable, on The Cleveland Show (–).
He played Ralph Houk in Billy Crystal's made-for-television film 61* (). In , he had a recurring role in the NASCAR comedy series The Crew on Netflix.
Bruce mcgill actor biography Download as PDF Printable version. Archived from the original on August 17, He celebrates his birthday every year on the 11th of July. Archived from the original on October 13,Early life
McGill was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Adriel "Squeaky" Rose (née Jacobs), an artist from San Antonio,[1] and Woodrow Wilson McGill, a real estate and insurance agent. His mother was Jewish.[2] He graduated from Douglas MacArthur High School in the northeastern part of San Antonio and from The University of Texas at Austin with a degree in drama.
He is related to former Texas State Senator A. R. Schwartz.
Career
Film work
McGill has starred in many films, perhaps his most well-known role being "D-Day" in the comedy classic National Lampoon's Animal House,[3] a role McGill was desperate to take at the time, recalling his days as a young unemployed actor sitting in a New York City casting office.
In Animal House, he played the William Tell Overture by drumming his fingers on his windpipe. He duplicated this talent in MacGyver, playing "Rock-The-Cradle" to lull a child in his care to sleep.
Korsak saved Rizzoli's life from serial killer, Charles Hoyt. Handle with Care. Non-necessary Non-necessary. Retrieved March 8,McGill is a favorite of director Michael Mann, having worked with him on three of his films: 's The Insider, 's Ali and 's Collateral. He has also appeared in four HBO TV films, first playing Yankees manager Ralph Houk in Billy Crystal's film 61* in , then diplomat George Ball in the film Path to War; journalist Peter Arnett in Live from Baghdad later that year; and most recently Mac Stipanovich in the film Recount about the Presidential election in Florida.
He portrayed CIA Director George Tenet in Oliver Stone's film W. and, most recently, in , Secretary of WarEdwin M. Stanton in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln.
Television roles
McGill reprised his role as D-Day from National Lampoon's Animal House in the short-lived ABC TV Spinoff Delta House.
His other television guest appearances range from Quantum Leap (in both the pilot and final episodes), Walker, Texas Ranger, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Crime Story, and Miami Vice in a episode as the featured character in what is widely considered by critics to be the best Miami Vice episode of the series' run (again, a Michael Mann production), to Star Trek: Voyager as Captain Braxton in the episode "Relativity".
He also appeared multiple times as a regular guest star in MacGyver as the title character's comical best friend, soldier of fortune/bush pilot Jack Dalton. Echoing that role, McGill often plays friends of the lead character in film and television. In he made a guest appearance along with Jay Leno in the Emmy nominated TV series, Home Improvement.[4] He played Willard Cates in the short-lived series Wolf Lake. He was scheduled to join the cast of Bionic Woman in the fall of [5] He also voiced Agent Buford in the video gameMercenaries.
In , McGill appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Gordon Garrison, a zealously bigoted anti-immigration talk-show host who, after sparking a mini-riot in court, sets up the acquittal of the killer. McGill also appeared on ABC's TV show, No Ordinary Family.[6]
McGill also played Major Ed Ryan in the third season Babylon 5 episode "Severed Dreams" (which won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation).
Babylon 5 producer J. Michael Straczynski originally intended for Everett McGill to play the role. However he did not know McGill's first name, so when he asked to have McGill contacted, Straczynski was asked if he meant Bruce McGill, to which he replied yes. Even though it became apparent to Straczynski when Bruce McGill met him to discuss the role that he was not the McGill Straczynski had in mind, Straczynski decided to use him instead.[7]
McGill also had a small role in a season 3 episode of Numb3rs as well as a season 3 episode of Psych.
McGill portrayed the character of veteran Boston Police Homicide Detective Vince Korsak on the TNT television crime drama, Rizzoli & Isles. The character of Korsak is the mentor and friend of Detective Jane Rizzoli, portrayed by Angie Harmon.
McGill has been happily married to Gloria Lee since San Antonio, Texas, United States. Similarly, his movie American Underdog is in the post-production stage. Submit Type above and press Enter to search.Korsak saved Rizzoli's life from serial killer, Charles Hoyt. Korsak shot Hoyt's partner just before Hoyt was about to kill Rizzoli with a knife. In the episode "She Works Hard for the Money" (season 1 episode 4) Korsak is asked where he went to college. He responds "Didn't. Watched Animal House a few times."
McGill also had a recurring voice role on The Cleveland Show as Lloyd Waterman, the homosexual owner of Waterman Cable, where Cleveland Brown is employed as a cable installer.[8]
It was reported in February that he would guest star as a decorated Vietnam War veteran in the television series NCIS.[9]
McGill narrated the season of the Fox News documentary series Scandalous.[10]
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta House | Daniel Simpson "D-Day" Day | Spin-off of National Lampoon's Animal House | |
| A Whale for the Killing | Glenn | Television film | |
| Miami Vice | Hank Weldon | Episode: "Out Where the Buses Don't Run" | |
| – | MacGyver | Jack Dalton | Recurring, 18 episodes |
| As Summers Die | V.D.
Skinner | Television film | |
| The Last Innocent Man | Burt Matson | Television film | |
| The Man Who Fell to Earth | Vernon Gage | Television film | |
| Crime Story | Nathan Hill | Episode: "Love Hurts" | |
| The Easter Story | (Video short) (voice) | ||
| Hardball | "Dutch" | Episode: "Time Bomb" | |
| Let's Get Mom | Bruce | Television film | |
| Quantum Leap | Ernie "Weird Ernie" | Episode: "Genesis" (Pilot) | |
| Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston | O'Meara | Television film | |
| The Flockens | Philip Flocken | Television film | |
| Davis Rules | Mike | 2 episodes | |
| Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance | Shifton | Television film | |
| The Perfect Tribute | Lamon | Television film | |
| Tales from the Crypt | Lou Paloma | Episode: "The Trap" | |
| A Thousand Heroes | Flight Engineer Dudley Dvorak | Television film | |
| Quantum Leap | Al, The Bartender | Episode: "Mirror Image" (series finale) | |
| Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story | Morgan | Television film | |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Boone Waxwell | 2 episodes | |
| Home Improvement | Doug O'Brien | Episode: "Brother, Can You Spare a Hot Rod?" | |
| Tracey Takes On | Michael Morris Daveen | Episode: "Law" | |
| Babylon 5 | Major Ed Ryan | Episode: "Severed Dreams" | |
| Everything That Rises | Alan Jamison | Television film[11] | |
| Tracey Takes On | Mr.
Devine | Episode: "Scandal" | |
| Star Trek: Voyager | Captain Braxton | Episode: "Relativity" | |
| Running Mates | Senator Mitchell Morris | Television film | |
| Inside the Osmonds | George Osmond | ||
| 61* | Ralph Houk | ||
| The Ballad of Lucy Whipple | Jonas Scatter | ||
| Path to War | George Ball | ||
| Live from Baghdad | Peter Arnett | ||
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jimmy Tadero | Episode "Felonious Monk" (S2E17) | |
| Justice League | General McCormick | Voice, episode: "Eclipsed" | |
| Numb3rs | Austin | Episode: "Contenders" | |
| Recount | Mac Stipanovich | Television film | |
| Psych | Fire Chief Dan Trombly | Episode: "Earth, Wind and Wait for It" | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Gordon Garrison | Episode: "Anchor" | |
| – | The Cleveland Show | Lloyd Waterman | Voice, recurring role |
| – | Rizzoli & Isles | Detective Vince Korsak | Main cast |
| No Ordinary Family | Allan Crane | Episode: "No Ordinary Visitors" | |
| – | Family Guy | Santa Claus, John Williams | Voice, 2 episodes |
| The Good Wife | Jeremy Breslow | Episode: "A Defense of Marriage" | |
| The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents | The Narrator | Miniseries | |
| Blue Bloods | Rick "Big Rick" Wolf | Episode: "Unbearable Loss" | |
| NCIS | Henry Rogers | Episode: "The Wall" | |
| MacGyver | Detective Greer | Episode: "Bullet & Pen" | |
| Suits | Stanley Gordon | Recurring role; Season 7 | |
| Scandalous | The Narrator | ||
| Shades of Blue | Jordan Ramsey | Recurring role; 9 episodes | |
| High & Tight | Jerry McMillan | Television film | |
| The I-Land | Warden Wells | Miniseries | |
| The Crew | Bobby Spencer | Recurring role; 4 episodes | |
| Reacher | Mayor Grover Teale | Recurring; Season 1 | |
| Buried in Barstow | Von | Television film | |
| Love & Death | Judge Tom Ryan |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble Cast | Nominated | |
| Waiting Game | Pasadena International Film Festival | Best Actor | Won |
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Bruce mcgill children: Authority control databases. Even though it became apparent to Straczynski when Bruce McGill met him to discuss the role that he was not the McGill Straczynski had in mind, Straczynski decided to use him instead. His latest movie is titled The Big Ugly which was released in the year He served in the Texas Senate between and and from to in the Texas House of Representatives.
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