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Tom McGowan

Highest Rated: 93% Ghost World (2001)

Lowest Rated: 43% Bean (1997)

Birthday: Jul 26, 1959

Birthplace: Belmar, New Jersey, USA

A portly, light-haired actor, Tom McGowan first garnered attention in 1991 when he was chosen to replace Ron Silver in Boston as the lead of "La Bete," a stage play written in verse. He made his entrance and delivered a twenty-five minute soliloquy in rhyming couplets that made critics and audiences pay attention. While the show failed to run, McGowan earned a Tony Award nomination as Best Actor. Having trained at the prestigious Yale School of Drama, appeared with the Yale Rep and landed work with the New York Shakespeare Festival, the actor appeared to be poised to have a successful stage career. Instead, he turned to TV where he made his mark in low- brow sitcoms.

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Highest rated movies

93% 84% Ghost World
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84% 81% The Birdcage
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76% 61% Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
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73% 79% Twelve and Holding
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50% 77% Heavyweights
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49% 54% Freeheld Watchlist 43% 53% Bean Watchlist
One Royal Holiday
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54% Annabellum: The Curse of Salem
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11% Dog Gone Love
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet One Royal Holiday Ed (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet 54% Annabellum: The Curse of Salem Film Editing - 2019
49% 54% Freeheld Bill Johnson (Character) $533.0K 2015
73% 79% Twelve and Holding Patrick Fisher (Character) $95.7K 2005
No Score Yet 11% Dog Gone Love Bill (Character) - 2003
93% 84% Ghost World Joe (Character) $6.2M 2001
43% 53% Bean Walter Merchandise (Character) $45.3M 1997
84% 81% The Birdcage Harry Radman (Character) $124.0M 1996
50% 77% Heavyweights Pat Finley (Character) $17.7M 1995
76% 61% Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Alexander Woollcott (Character) $2.1M 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hot Foot Unknown (Character) - 1976

TV

Credit
63% 43% Doctor Odyssey Burt Rubens (Character) 2024
100% 78% American Auto Ed (Guest Star) 2022
95% 65% The Good Fight Jax Rindell (Guest Star) 2017
93% 90% Veep Congressman Moyes (Guest Star) 2015
85% 90% Modern Family Principal Roth (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet 84% Hot in Cleveland Robert (Guest Star) 2011
72% 89% Desperate Housewives Mayor Franklin (Guest Star) 2010
60% 100% Eli Stone Donnie Griffiths (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet 81% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
75% 65% Greek Fred (Guest Star) 2008
86% 90% Boston Legal Noris Milk (Guest Star) 2007
79% 84% Brothers & Sisters Luther Reeves (Guest Star) 2007
No Score Yet 88% Hannah Montana Leo (Guest Star) 2007
24% 62% The War at Home Unknown (Guest Star) 2005-2007
58% 53% 8 Simple Rules Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
45% 75% Complete Savages Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet 86% Everybody Loves Raymond Bernie Gruenfelder (Guest Star) 1996 1998-2004
95% 95% Frasier Kenny (Character),
Kenny Daly (Guest Star)
1998-2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Judging Amy Unknown (Guest Star) 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Pitts Unknown (Guest Star) 2003
92% 90% Curb Your Enthusiasm John Tyler (Guest Star) 2001
No Score Yet 76% King of the Hill Dr. Newman/Dave (Guest Voice) 2001
54% No Score Yet Welcome to New York Unknown (Guest Star) 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Snoops Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
No Score Yet 85% ER Joe Bernero (Guest Star) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Practice Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet 67% Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Principal Larue (Guest Star) 1996-1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Show Unknown (Character) 1996
17% No Score Yet Monty Clifford Walker (Character) 1994
50% No Score Yet Down the Shore Eddie Cheever (Character) 1992-1993