Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill
McGill in 2014
Born	Bruce Travis McGill (1950-07-11)July 11, 1950 San Antonio, Texas,U.S.
Alma mater	University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Drama)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1977–present
Spouse	Gloria Lee ​ (m.1994)​

Bruce Travis McGill(born July 11, 1950) is an American actor. He worked with directorMichael Mannin the filmsThe Insider(1999),Ali(2001), andCollateral(2004). McGill's other notable film roles include Daniel Simpson "D-Day" Day inJohn Landis'sAnimal House,Sheriff Dean Farley inMy Cousin Vinny,and Lt. Brooks inRide Alongand its sequelRide Along 2.

Bruce McGill's television roles includeJack DaltononMacGyver(1985–1992) and Det. Vince Korsak onRizzoli & Isles(2010–2016). He also portrayed an older Captain Braxton in one episode ofStar Trek: Voyager(1999) and voiced Lloyd Waterman, the owner of Waterman Cable, onThe Cleveland Show(2009–2013). He playedRalph HoukinBilly Crystal'smade-for-televisionfilm61*(2001). In 2021, he had a recurring role in theNASCARcomedy seriesThe CrewonNetflix.

Early life

McGill was born inSan Antonio,Texas,the son of Adriel "Squeaky" Rose (néeJacobs), an artist from San Antonio,and Woodrow Wilson McGill, areal estateand insurance agent. His mother wasJewish.He graduated fromDouglas MacArthur High Schoolin the northeastern part ofSan Antonioand fromThe University of Texas at Austinwith a degree in drama. He is related to former Texas State SenatorA. R. Schwartz.

Career

Film work

McGill has starred in many films, perhaps his most well-known role being "D-Day" in the 1978 comedy classicNational Lampoon's Animal House,a role McGill was desperate to take at the time, recalling his days as a young unemployed actor sitting in aNew York Citycasting office. InAnimal House,he played theWilliam Tell Overtureby drumming his fingers on his windpipe. He duplicated this talent inMacGyver,playing "Rock-The-Cradle" to lull a child in his care to sleep.

McGill is a favorite of directorMichael Mann,having worked with him on three of his films: 1999'sThe Insider,2001'sAliand 2004'sCollateral.He has also appeared in fourHBOTV films, first playing Yankees managerRalph HoukinBilly Crystal's film61*in 2001, then diplomatGeorge Ballin the 2002 filmPath to War;journalistPeter ArnettinLive from Baghdadlater that year; and most recentlyMac Stipanovichin the 2008 filmRecountabout the 2000 Presidential election inFlorida.He portrayedCIADirectorGeorge TenetinOliver Stone's filmW.and, most recently, in 2012,Secretary of WarEdwin M. Stantonin Steven Spielberg'sLincoln.

Television roles

McGill withSasha Alexander,Janet Tamaro,andAngie Harmon

McGill reprised his role as D-Day fromNational Lampoon's Animal Housein the short-lived 1979 ABC TV SpinoffDelta House.His other television guest appearances range fromQuantum Leap(in both the pilot and final episodes),Walker, Texas Ranger,CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,Crime Story,andMiami Vicein a 1985 episode as the featured character widely considered by critics to be the best Miami Vice episode of the series' run.(again, a Michael Mann production), toStar Trek: VoyagerasCaptain Braxtonin the episode "Relativity".He also appeared multiple times as a regular guest star inMacGyveras the title character's comical best friend, soldier of fortune/bush pilotJack Dalton.Echoing that role, McGill often plays friends of the lead character in film and television. In 1994 he made a guest appearance along withJay Lenoin theEmmynominated TV series,Home Improvement. He played Willard Cates in the short-lived seriesWolf Lake.He was scheduled to join the cast ofBionic Womanin the fall of 2007.He also voiced Agent Buford in thevideo gameMercenaries.In 2009, McGill appeared onLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitas 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.

McGill also played Major Ed Ryan in the third seasonBabylon 5episode "Severed Dreams"(which won the 1997Hugo Awardfor Best Dramatic Presentation).Babylon 5producerJ. Michael Straczynskioriginally intended forEverett McGillto 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.

McGill also had a small role in a season 3 episode ofNumb3rsas well as a season 3 episode ofPsych.

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 byAngie 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" (season 1 episode 4) Korsak is asked where he went to college. He responds "Didn't. WatchedAnimal Housea few times. "

McGill also had a recurring voice role onThe Cleveland Showas Lloyd Waterman, the homosexual owner of Waterman Cable, whereCleveland Brownis employed as a cable installer.

In the2016 US presidential election,McGill narrated several commercials forDonald Trumpduring his campaignIt was reported in February 2017 that he would guest star as a decoratedVietnam Warveteran in the television seriesNCIS.

McGill narrated the 2018 season of theFox Newsdocumentary seriesScandalous.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	Handle with Care	'Blood'
1978	F.I.S.T.	Hitman	Uncredited
	National Lampoon's Animal House	Daniel Simpson 'D-Day' Day
1981	The Hand	Brian Ferguson
1982	The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez	Reporter Blakely
1983	Silkwood	Mason 'Mace' Hurley
1985	Into the Night	Charlie
1986	Wildcats	Dan Darwell
	No Mercy	Lieutenant Hall
	Club Paradise	Dave, Jack's fireman buddy
1987	Waiting for the Moon	Ernest Hemingway
	End of the Line	Billy Haney
	The Secret of My Success	W. Shaw	Uncredited
1989	Three Fugitives	Charlie
	Out Cold	Ernie
1991	The Last Boy Scout	Mike Matthews
1992	My Cousin Vinny	Sheriff Dean Farley
1993	Cliffhanger	Treasury Agent
	A Perfect World	Paul Saunders
1994	Timecop	Director Eugene Matuzak
1996	Black Sheep	Neuschwander
	Courage Under Fire	McQuillan
1997	Rosewood	Duke Purdy
	Lawn Dogs	Nash
1998	Letters from a Killer	Brinker
	Ground Control	T.C. Bryant
1999	The Insider	Ron Motley
	A Dog of Flanders	William the Blacksmith
2000	Deep Core	Sam Dalton
	The Legend of Bagger Vance	Walter Hagen
2001	Exit Wounds	Frank Daniels
	Shallow Hal	Reverend Larson
	Ali	Bradley
2002	The Sum of All Fears	Gene Revell
2003	Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde	Stanford 'Stan' Marks
	Matchstick Men	Chuck Frechette
	Runaway Jury	Judge Frederick Harkin
2004	Collateral	FBI agent Frank Pedrosa
2005	Cinderella Man	James Johnston
	Elizabethtown	Bill Banyon
	Valley of the Heart's Delight	Horace Walsh
	Slow Burn	Godfrey
2006	Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy	Garrison
	Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil	General Norman T. Vance
2007	The Good Life	Frank Jones
	The Lookout	Robert Pratt
2008	Vantage Point	Phil McCullough
	W.	George Tenet
2009	Obsessed	Joe Gage
	From Mexico with Love	Billy
	The Perfect Game	Mr. Tanner
	Law Abiding Citizen	District Attorney Jonas Cantrell
2010	Fair Game	Jim Pavitt
2011	Apart	Dr. 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	Jim Foster

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Delta House	Daniel Simpson 'D-Day' Day	Spin-offofNational Lampoon's Animal House
1981	A Whale for the Killing	Glenn	Television film
1985	Miami Vice	Hank Weldon	Episode: "Out Where the Buses Don't Run"
1985–1992	MacGyver	Jack Dalton	Recurring
1986	As Summers Die	V.D. Skinner	Television film
1987	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"
1989	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)
1990	Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston	O'Meara	Television film
	The Flockens	Philip Flocken	Television film
1991	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"
1992	A Thousand Heroes	Flight Engineer Dudley Dvorak	Television film
1993	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
1995	Home Improvement	Doug O'Brien	Episode: "Brother, Can You Spare a Hot Rod?"
1996	Tracey Takes On...	Michael Morris Daveen	Episode: "Law"
	Babylon 5	Major Ed Ryan	Episode: "Severed Dreams"
1998	Everything That Rises	Alan Jamison	Television film
1999	Tracey Takes On...	Mr. Devine	Episode: "Scandal"
	Star Trek: Voyager	Captain Braxton	Episode: "Relativity"
2000	Running Mates	Senator Mitchell Morris	Television film
2001	Inside the Osmonds	George Osmond
	61*	Ralph Houk
2001	The Ballad of Lucy Whipple	Jonas Scatter
2002	Path to War	George Ball
	Live from Baghdad	Peter Arnett
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Jimmy Tadero	Episode "Felonious Monk" (S2E17)
2003	Justice League	General McCormick	Voice, episode: "Eclipsed"
2007	Numb3rs	Austin	Episode: "Contenders"
2008	Recount	Mac Stipanovich	Television film
2009	Psych	Fire chief Dan Trombly	Episode: "Earth, Wind and... Wait for It"
2009	Law and Order: SVU	Gordon Garrison	Episode: "Anchor"
2009–2013	The Cleveland Show	Lloyd Waterman	Voice, recurring role
2010–2016	Rizzoli & Isles	Detective Vince Korsak	Main cast
2010	No Ordinary Family	Allan Crane	Episode: "No Ordinary Visitors"
2010–2011	Family Guy	Santa Claus,John Williams	Voice, 2 episodes
2012	The Good Wife	Jeremy Breslow	Episode: "A Defense of Marriage"
2013	The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents	Narrator	Miniseries
2016	Blue Bloods	Rick 'Big Rick' Wolf	Episode: "Unbearable Loss"
2017	NCIS	Henry Rogers	Episode: "The Wall"
	MacGyver	Detective Greer	Episode: "Bullet & Pen"
2018	Suits	Stanley Gordon	Recurring role; Season 7
	Scandalous	Narrator
	Shades of Blue	Jordan Ramsey	Recurring role; 9 episodes
2019	High & Tight	Jerry McMillan	Television film
	The I-Land	Warden Wells	Miniseries
2021	The Crew	Bobby Spencer	Recurring role; 4 episodes
2022	Reacher	Mayor Grover Teale	Recurring; Season 1
2022	Buried in Barstow	Von	Television film
2023	Love and Death	Judge Tom Ryan

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated work	Award	Category	Result
2013	Lincoln	Gold Derby Awards	Ensemble Cast	Nominated
2019	Waiting Game	Pasadena International Film Festival	Best Actor	Won

External links

• Bruce McGillatIMDb
• Bruce McGillatAllMovie
• Bruce McGillat theInternet Broadway Database
• Bruce McGill at MacGyver Online