Bruce McGill

Bruce Travis McGill (born July 11, 1950) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his work with director Michael Mann in the movies The Insider (1999), Ali (2001), and Collateral (2004). McGill's other notable film roles include Daniel Simpson "D-Day" Day in John Landis's Animal House, Matuzak in Timecop, Reverend Larson in Shallow Hal, Gene Revell in The Sum of All Fears, and Lt. Brooks in Ride Along and its sequel Ride Along 2.

Bruce McGill
McGill in 2011
Born
Bruce Travis McGill

(1950-07-11) July 11, 1950
San Antonio, Texas, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1977–present
Spouse(s)
Gloria Lee
(m. 1994)

Bruce McGill's television roles include Jack Dalton on MacGyver (1985–1992) and Det. Vince Korsak on Rizzoli & Isles (2010–2016). He also portrayed Captain Braxton in one episode of Star Trek Voyager (1999) and voiced Lloyd Waterman, the owner of Waterman Cable, on The Cleveland Show (2009-2013). He played Ralph Houk in Billy Crystal's made-for-television film 61* (2001).

During the 2016 presidential election, McGill narrated a number of commercials promoting Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

Early life

McGill was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Adriel Rose (née Jacobs), an artist, and Woodrow Wilson McGill, a real estate and insurance agent.[1] 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 1978 comedy classic National Lampoon's Animal House,[2] 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.

Some of his films include Into the Night, Wildcats, The Last Boy Scout, My Cousin Vinny, Cliffhanger, Timecop, Black Sheep, Courage Under Fire, Rosewood, The Insider, Three Fugitives, Club Paradise, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Ali, The Sum of All Fears, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, Matchstick Men, Runaway Jury, Collateral, Cinderella Man, Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy, and Vantage Point.[2]

McGill is a favorite of director Michael Mann, having worked with him on The Insider, Ali and Collateral. He has also appeared in four HBO TV films, first playing Yankees manager Ralph Houk in Billy Crystal's film 61* in 2001, then diplomat George Ball in the 2002 film Path to War; journalist Peter Arnett in Live from Baghdad later that year; and most recently Mac Stipanovich in the 2008 film Recount about the 2000 Presidential election in Florida. He portrayed CIA Director George Tenet in Oliver Stone's film W. and, most recently, Secretary of War Edwin 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 1979 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 (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 1994 he made a guest appearance along with Jay Leno in the Emmy nominated TV series, Home Improvement.[3] 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 2007.[4] He also voiced Agent Buford in the video game Mercenaries. In 2009, 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 2010 TV show, No Ordinary Family.[5]

McGill also played Major Ed Ryan in the third season Babylon 5 episode "Severed Dreams" (which won the 1997 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 this wasn't the McGill Straczynski had in mind, Straczynski decided to use him instead.[6]

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. 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" of Rizzoli & Isles (season 1 episode 4) Korsak is asked where he went to college. He responds "Didn't. Watched Animal House a few times", which is a reference to his Animal House persona.

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.[7]

In the 2016 US Election, McGill narrated several commercials for Donald Trump during his campaign[8] It was reported in February 2017 that he would guest star as a decorated Vietnam War veteran in the American action police procedural television series NCIS.[9]

McGill currently is the narrator for the Fox News series Scandalous.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1977Handle with Care'Blood'
1978F.I.S.T.HitmanUncredited
1978National Lampoon's Animal HouseDaniel Simpson 'D-Day' Day
1981The HandBrian Ferguson
1982The Ballad of Gregorio CortezReporter Blakely
1983SilkwoodMason 'Mace' Hurley
1985Into the NightCharlie
1986WildcatsDan Darwell
No MercyLieutenant Hall
Club ParadiseDave, Jack's fireman buddy
1987Waiting for the MoonErnest Hemingway
End of the LineBilly Haney
The Secret of My SuccessW. ShawUncredited
1989Three FugitivesCharlie
Out ColdErnie
1991The Last Boy ScoutMike Matthews
1992My Cousin VinnySheriff Dean Farley
1993CliffhangerTreasury Agent
A Perfect WorldPaul Saunders
1994TimecopDirector Eugene Matuzak
1996Black SheepNeuschwander
Courage Under FireMcQuillan
1997RosewoodDuke Purdy
Lawn DogsNash
1998Letters from a KillerBrinker
Ground ControlT.C. Bryant
1999The InsiderRon Motley
A Dog of FlandersWilliam the Blacksmith
2000Deep CoreSam Dalton
The Legend of Bagger VanceWalter Hagen
2001Exit WoundsFrank Daniels
Shallow HalReverend Larson
AliBradley
2002The Sum of All FearsGene Revell
2003Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & BlondeStanford 'Stan' Marks
Matchstick MenChuck Frechette
Runaway JuryJudge Frederick Harkin
2004CollateralFBI agent Frank Pedrosa
2005Cinderella ManJames Johnston
ElizabethtownBill Banyon
Valley of the Heart's DelightHorace Walsh
Slow BurnGodfrey
2006Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch CassidyGarrison
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of EvilGeneral Norman T. Vance
2007The Good LifeFrank Jones
The LookoutRobert Pratt
2008Vantage PointPhil McCullough
W.George Tenet
2009ObsessedJoe Gage
From Mexico with LoveBilly
The Perfect GameMr. Tanner
Law Abiding CitizenDistrict Attorney Jonas Cantrell
2010Fair GameJim Pavitt
2011ApartDr. Thomas Abner
2012 Me Again Earl 'Big Earl'
Lincoln Edwin Stanton
For Greater Glory Mark
FDR: American Badass! Louis
Unconditional Detective Miller
2014 Ride Along Lieutenant Brooks
2015 Run All Night Pat Mullen
2016 Ride Along 2 Lieutenant Brooks
2019 Waiting Game Mel Won for Best Actor at the Pasadena International Film Festival
The Best of Enemies Carvie Oldham
Poms Chief Carl
2020 The Big Ugly Milt, Preston's right-hand man
2021 American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story Jim Foster Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1979 Delta House Daniel Simpson 'D-Day' Day Spin-off of National Lampoon's Animal House
1981 A Whale for the Killing Glenn Made-for-TV-Movie
1985 Miami Vice Hank Weldon Episode: "Out Where the Buses Don't Run" (S 2:Ep 3)
1985–1992 MacGyver Jack Dalton Recurring
1986 As Summers Die V.D. Skinner Made-for-TV-Movie
1989 Quantum Leap Ernie 'Weird Ernie' Episode: "Genesis" (Pilot S 1:Ep 1 & 2)
1991 Tales from the Crypt Lou Paloma Episode: "The Trap"
1993 Quantum Leap Al the bartender Episode: "Mirror Image" (Series finale S 5:Ep 22)
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story Morgan Made-for-TV-Movie
Walker, Texas Ranger Boone Waxwell Episode: "Bounty" (S 1:Ep 4)

Badge of Honor" (S 2:Ep 1)

1995 Home Improvement Doug O'Brien Episode: "Brother, Can You Spare a Hot Rod?" (S 4:Ep 14)
1996 Tracey Takes On... Michael Morris Daveen Episode: "Law" (S 1: Ep 6)
Babylon 5 Major Ed Ryan Episode: "Severed Dreams" (S 3: Ep 10)
1998 Everything That Rises Alan Jamison Made-for-TV-Movie[11]
1999 Tracey Takes On... Mr. Devine Episode: "Scandal" (S 4:Ep 3)
Star Trek: Voyager Captain Braxton Episode: "Relativity" (S 5:Ep 24)
2000 Running Mates Senator Mitchell Morris Made-for-TV-Movie
2001 Inside the Osmonds George Osmond
61* Ralph Houk
2002 Path to War George Ball
Live from Baghdad Peter Arnett
2007 Numb3rs Austin Episode: "Contenders" (S 3: 16)
2008 Recount Mac Stipanovich Made-for-TV-Movie
2009 Psych Fire chief Dan Trombly Episode: "Earth, Wind and... Wait for It" (S 3:Ep 12)
2009–2013 The Cleveland Show Lloyd Waterman (voice) 22 Episodes
2010–2016 Rizzoli & Isles Detective Vince Korsak Main cast
2010 No Ordinary Family Allan Crane Episode: "No Ordinary Visitors" (S 1:Ep 6)
Family Guy Santa Claus (voice) Episode: "Road to the North Pole" (S 9: Ep 7)
2011 Family Guy John Williams (voice) Episode: "It's a Trap!" (S 9: Ep 18)
2012 The Good Wife Jeremy Breslow Episode: "A Defense of Marriage" (S 4:Ep 9)
2013 The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents Narrator Miniseries
2016 Blue Bloods Rick 'Big Rick' Wolf Episode: "Unbearable Loss" (S 7: Ep 10)
2017 NCIS Henry Rogers Episode: The Wall (S 14: Ep 19)
MacGyver Detective Greer Episode: "Bullet & Pen" (s2 ep11)
2018 Suits Stanley Gordon Recurring, Season 7
Scandalous Narrator
Shades of Blue Jordan Ramsey Recurring, 9 episodes
2019 High & Tight Jerry McMillan TV movie
The I-Land Warden Wells Miniseries

Awards and nominations

Bruce McGill awards and nominations
Wins 1
Nominations 2
Year Nominated work Award Category Result
2013 Lincoln Gold Derby Awards Ensemble Cast Nominated
2019 Waiting Game Pasadena International Film Festival Best Actor Won

References

  1. "Bruce McGill Biography (1950–)". Archived from the original on 2008-10-07.
  2. "Biography for Bruce McGill". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. ""Home Improvement" The Complete Fourth Season DVD Review". Archived from the original on 2009-08-17.
  4. "Zap2It". Archived from the original on 2007-10-13.
  5. "No Ordinary Family Books Cybill Shepherd... and Bruce!". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  6. J. Michael Straczynski, commentary on DVD for episode Severed Dreams.
  7. List of The Cleveland Show characters
  8. Team Trump (18 August 2016). "Two Americas: Immigration". Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018 via YouTube.
  9. Mitovich, Matt Webb (February 24, 2017). "NCIS: Bruce McGill to Guest-Star as Decorated Vietnam War Veteran". TVLine. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  10. "Scandalous". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  11. Richmond, Ray (9 July 1998). "Everything That Rises". variety.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-14. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
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