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Bruce McGill

Highest Rated: 100% The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983)

Lowest Rated: 0% Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006)

Birthday: Jul 11, 1950

Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Few moviegoers who enjoyed one of Bruce McGill's earliest film performances - that of the wild-eyed, law-breaking D-Day in "Animal House" (1978) - could have foreseen that the Texas-born actor would later come to embody the face of law enforcement and the legal profession in films and on television series. But McGill's imposing presence and voice placed him among the top echelon of casting agents' choices for police detectives, lawyers, military men, politicians and other authority figures in a vast array of projects, including "My Cousin Vinny" (1992); "Cliffhanger" (1993); three films for Michael Mann, including "The Insider" (1999), "Ali" (2001) and "Collateral" (2004); and Oliver Stone's "W" (2008), in which he played CIA director George Tenet. His versatility also allowed him to tackle numerous sympathetic and comedic parts in such films as "Shallow Hal," (2001) and Cameron Crowe's "Elizabethtown" (2004), as well as a recurring role as Richard Dean Anderson's roguish pal on "McGyver" (ABC, 1985-1992) during the series mid-1980s run. To say that McGill could play just about any role did not overstate things, as the chameleon-like character actor had proven repeatedly throughout the decades that he was so much more than the man who famously wreaked havoc alongside fellow Delta House hellraiser, John "Bluto Blutarsky" Belushi.

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Highest rated movies

100% 72% The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
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100% 74% Path to War
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100% 69% Citizens Band
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96% 90% The Insider Watchlist
91% 89% National Lampoon's Animal House
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87% 83% Rosewood
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87% 74% The Lookout
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86% 84% Collateral Watchlist
86% 90% 61*
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85% 87% My Cousin Vinny
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Buried in Barstow Unknown (Character) - 2022
75% 98% American Underdog Jim Foster (Character) $26.5M 2021
68% 75% Blue Miracle Wayne Bisbee (Character) - 2021
36% 72% Poms Chief Carl (Character) $13.6M 2019
51% 76% The Best of Enemies Carvie Oldham (Character) $10.2M 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Waiting Game Mel (Character) - 2019
14% 48% Ride Along 2 Lt. Brooks (Character) $90.8M 2016
59% 56% Run All Night Pat Mullen (Character) $26.5M 2015
18% 58% Ride Along Lt. Brooks (Character) $134.1M 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. Sophistication Jerry Paar (Character) - 2012
75% 86% Unconditional Detective Miller (Character) $525.2K 2012
No Score Yet 58% FDR: American Badass! Louis (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 71% Me Again Big Earl (Character) - 2011
11% 48% Apart Dr. Thomas Abner (Character) - 2011
78% 65% Fair Game Jim Pavitt (Character) $9.5M 2010
26% 75% Law Abiding Citizen Jonas Cantrell (Character) $73.3M 2009
No Score Yet 52% From Mexico With Love Billy (Character) $548.8K 2009
19% 46% Obsessed Joe Gage (Character) $68.3M 2009
No Score Yet 100% A Line in the Sand Matty Kopac (Character) - 2008
60% 70% The Perfect Game Tanner (Character) $1.1M 2008
58% 42% W. George Tenet (Character) $25.5M 2008
78% 81% Recount Mac Stipanovich (Character) - 2008
73% 57% Kings of the Evening Mr. Cheedle (Character) $98.7K 2007
No Score Yet 52% American Fork Mr. Grigoratus (Character) $3.2K 2007
87% 74% The Lookout Robert Pratt (Character) $4.6M 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Valley of the Heart's Delight Horace Walsh (Character) - 2006
0% 37% Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil Gen. Norman T. Vance (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 52% Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy Garrison (Character) - 2006
9% 54% Slow Burn Godfrey (Character) $1.2M 2005
27% 66% Elizabethtown Bill Banyon (Character) $26.8M 2005
80% 91% Cinderella Man Jimmy Johnston (Character) $61.6M 2005
86% 84% Collateral Pedrosa (Character) $100.0M 2004
73% 75% Runaway Jury Judge Harkin (Character) $49.4M 2003
83% 74% Matchstick Men Frechette (Character) $36.9M 2003
35% 38% Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde Stanford Marks (Character) $89.8M 2003
78% 84% Live From Baghdad Peter Arnett (Character) - 2002
59% 49% The Sum of All Fears National Security Advisor Revell (Character) $118.5M 2002
100% 74% Path to War George Ball (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet 74% The Ballad of Lucy Whipple Jonas Scatter (Character) - 2001
86% 90% 61* Ralph Houk (Character) - 2001
69% 65% Ali Bradley (Character) $58.2M 2001
49% 45% Shallow Hal Reverend Larson (Character) $70.8M 2001
34% 45% Exit Wounds Frank Daniels (Character) $51.8M 2001
No Score Yet 83% Inside the Osmonds George Osmond (Character) - 2001
43% 65% The Legend of Bagger Vance Walter Hagen (Character) $30.7M 2000
14% 30% Running Mates Sen. Mitchell Morris (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 5% Deep Core Sam Dalton (Character) - 2000
96% 90% The Insider Ron Motley (Character) $29.0M 1999
24% 65% A Dog of Flanders William the Blacksmith (Character) $2.1M 1999
No Score Yet 32% Letters From a Killer Brinker (Character) - 1998
40% 35% Ground Control T.C. Bryant (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 100% Everything That Rises Alan Jamison (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 71% Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery Sheriff Rick (Character) - 1998
87% 83% Rosewood Duke Purdy (Character) $13.1M 1997
72% 84% Lawn Dogs Nash (Character) $106.3K 1997
30% 70% Black Sheep Neuschwander (Character) $30.6M 1996
No Score Yet 62% The Good Old Boys City Marshall (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 20% Shadow of a Doubt Dr. Fred Williams (Character) - 1995
42% 37% Timecop Matuzak (Character) $44.3M 1994
No Score Yet 12% Perfect Alibi Det. Spivak (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shameful Secrets Judge Ian Greenstein (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet 80% Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story Morgan (Character) - 1993
78% 84% A Perfect World Paul Saunders (Character) $29.7M 1993
85% 87% My Cousin Vinny Sheriff Farley (Character) $50.9M 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Play Nice Captain Foxx (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance Shifton (Character) - 1991
46% 68% The Last Boy Scout Mike Matthews (Character) $57.9M 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Good Night, Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston O'Meara (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Little Vegas Harvey (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet 31% Out Cold Ernie (Character) $201.5K 1989
60% 41% End of the Line Billy Haney (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Baby M Harold Cassidy (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet 46% The Last Innocent Man Burt Matson (Character) - 1987
26% 49% Wildcats Dan Darwell (Character) $23.6M 1986
40% 49% Into the Night Charlie (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Charlotte Forten's Mission Edward Philbrick (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet 63% Tough Enough Tony Fallon (Character) - 1983
77% 79% Silkwood Mace Hurley (Character) - 1983
100% 72% The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez Reporter Blakely (Character) - 1983
29% 28% The Hand Brian Ferguson (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 67% A Whale for the Killing Glenn (Character) - 1981
91% 89% National Lampoon's Animal House Daniel Simpson "D-Day" Day (Character) - 1978
100% 69% Citizens Band Blood (Character) - 1977

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95% 85% Reacher Mayor Grover Teale (Character) 2022-2025
No Score Yet 75% Shades of Blue Jordan Ramsey (Guest Star) 2018
91% 87% Suits Stanley Gordon (Guest Star) 2018
No Score Yet 71% MacGyver Detective Greer (Guest Star) 2017
No Score Yet 84% NCIS Henry Rogers (Guest Star) 2017
No Score Yet 81% Blue Bloods Unknown (Guest Star) 2016
No Score Yet 88% Rizzoli and Isles Detective Vince Korsak (Character) 2010-2016
No Score Yet 90% American Dad! Judge (Guest Voice) 2014
73% 84% Ben and Kate Unknown (Guest Star) 2013
No Score Yet 64% The Cleveland Show Mr. Waterman (Guest Voice) 2009-2011 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ultimate Guide to the Presidents Narrator 2013
No Score Yet 64% Family Guy Additional Voices (Guest Voice) 2010-2012
93% 90% The Good Wife Jeremy Breslow (Guest Star) 2012
71% 82% No Ordinary Family Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet 80% Medium Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet 93% Numb3ers Austin (Guest Star) 2007
No Score Yet 72% Law & Order: Criminal Intent Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet 80% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jimmy Tadero (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Practice Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
20% 88% Wolf Lake Unknown (Guest Star) 2001
50% No Score Yet Gideon's Crossing Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
76% 80% Star Trek: Voyager Capt. Braxton (Guest Star) 1999
33% No Score Yet The Magnificent Seven Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
44% No Score Yet Spy Game Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dave's World Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet 92% Babylon 5 Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
44% No Score Yet Live Shot Unknown (Character) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Commish Bob Ruffington (Guest Star) 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Walker, Texas Ranger Unknown (Guest Star) 1993
No Score Yet 90% Quantum Leap Al the Bartender (Guest Star) 1989 1993
No Score Yet 70% MacGyver Jack Dalton (Character) 1986-1990 1992
82% 90% Tales From the Crypt Unknown (Character) 1991
71% 89% Miami Vice Hank Weldon (Guest Star) 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Semi-Tough Billy Clyde Pucket (Character) 1980