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Bruce McGill grew up in San Antonio, Texas where he began his acting career in in the MacArthur High School department of theatre. His most popular role was in Animal House. See full bio »

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Bruce Travis McGill
in San Antonio, Texas, USA
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2014 Ride Along (post-production)
 
2010-2013 Rizzoli & Isles (TV series)
Detective Vince Korsak
– We Are Family (2013)
– In Over Your Head (2013) … Detective Vince Korsak
– Killer in High Heels (2013) … Detective Vince Korsak
– No More Drama in My Life (2012) … Detective Vince Korsak
– Over/Under (2012) … Detective Vince Korsak
See all 43 episodes »
 
2013 Ben and Kate (TV series)
Randy Fox
– Father-Daughter Dance (2013) … Randy Fox
– Gone Fishin' (2013) … Randy Fox
 
2013 The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (TV mini-series)
Narrator
– Hail to the Chief 1945-1964 (2013) … Narrator
– Mantle of Power 1965-2013 (2013) … Narrator
– Call of Duty 1899-1921 (2013) … Narrator
– Changing of the Guard 1920-1945 (2013) … Narrator
– A House Divided 1849-1865 (2013) … Narrator
See all 8 episodes »
 
2010-2012 Family Guy (TV series)
John Williams / Santa Claus
– Jesus, Mary and Joseph! (2012) (voice)
– Episode VI: It's a Trap (2011) … John Williams (voice)
– Road to the North Pole (2010) … Santa Claus (voice)
 
2012 The Good Wife (TV series)
Jeremy Breslow
– A Defense of Marriage (2012) … Jeremy Breslow
 
2012 Lincoln
Edwin Stanton
 
2012/IV Unconditional
Detective Miller
 
2012 For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada
President Calvin Coolidge
 
2012 FDR: American Badass!
Louis
 
2012 Me Again
Big Earl
 
2012 Mr. Sophistication
Jerry Paar
 
2009-2011 The Cleveland Show (TV series)
Lloyd Waterman / Mr. Waterman
– Die Semi-Hard (2011) … Mr. Waterman (voice)
– Your Show of Shows (2011) … Lloyd Waterman (voice)
– A Short Story and a Tall Tale (2011) … Lloyd Waterman (voice)
– Like a Boss (2011) … Lloyd Waterman (voice)
– Little Man on Campus (2010) … Lloyd Waterman (voice)
See all 9 episodes »
 
2011 Apart
Dr. Thomas Abner
 
2010 Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap (video)
John Williams (voice)
 
2010 No Ordinary Family (TV series)
Allan Crane
– No Ordinary Visitors (2010) … Allan Crane
 
2010/I Fair Game
Jim Pavitt
 
2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Gordon Garrison
– Anchor (2009) … Gordon Garrison
 
2009 Medium (TV series)
Jerry Carlisle
– Pain Killer (2009) … Jerry Carlisle
 
2009 Law Abiding Citizen
Jonas Cantrell
 
2009 Columbia Ave. (short)
Sam The Lawyer
 
2009 Held Hostage (TV movie)
Ben Summers
 
2009 Obsessed
Joe Gage
 
2009 The Perfect Game
Mr. Tanner
 
2009 From Mexico with Love
Billy
 
2009 Psych (TV series)
Fire Chief Dan Trombly
– Earth, Wind and... Wait for It (2009) … Fire Chief Dan Trombly
 
2008/I W.
George Tenet
 
2008 Recount (TV movie)
Mac Stipanovich
 
2008 A Line in the Sand
Matty Kopac
 
2008 Vantage Point
Phil McCullough
 
2008 Kings of the Evening
Wilfred Cheedle
 
2007 The Lookout
Robert Pratt
 
2007 Numb3rs (TV series)
Austin
– Contenders (2007) … Austin
 
2007 The Good Life
Frank Jones
 
2007 Area 57 (TV movie)
Gen. Keller
 
2007 Humble Pie
Mr. Grigoratus
 
2006 Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy
Garrison
 
2006 Valley of the Heart's Delight
Horace Walsh
 
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
Congressman Peter Bellingham
– Wasichu (2006) … Congressman Peter Bellingham
 
2006 Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (video)
Gen. Norman T. Vance
 
2006 Enemies (TV series)
– Pilot (2006)
 
2006 Laws of Chance (TV series)
 
2005 Slow Burn
Godfrey
 
2005 Elizabethtown
Bill Banyon
 
2005 Cinderella Man
Jimmy Johnston
 
2005 Why Don't You Dance? (short)
 
2005 Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (Video Game)
Agent Mitchell Buford (voice)
 
2004 Collateral
Pedrosa
 
2003 Justice League (TV series)
General McCormick
– Eclipsed (2003) … General McCormick (voice)
– Eclipsed: Part II (2003) … General McCormick (voice)
 
2003 Runaway Jury
Judge Harkin
 
2003 Matchstick Men
Chuck Frechette
 
2003 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Stanford Marks
 
2003 Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update (video short)
Daniel Simpson 'D-Day' Day
 
2002 Live from Baghdad (TV movie)
Peter Arnett
 
2002 The Sum of All Fears
National Security Advisor Revell
 
2002 Path to War (TV movie)
George Ball, Undersecretary of State
 
2001-2002 Wolf Lake (TV series)
Willard Cates / Dr. Sokolov
– Leader of the Pack (2002) … Willard Cates (uncredited)
– Excitable Boy (2001) … Willard Cates
– Tastes Like Chicken (2001) … Willard Cates
– Soup to Nuts (2001) … Willard Cates
– The Changing (2001) … Willard Cates
See all 7 episodes »
 
2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Jimmy Tadero
– Felonious Monk (2002) … Jimmy Tadero
 
2002 The Practice (TV series)
Judge Charles Fleming
– Judge Knot (2002) … Judge Charles Fleming
 
2001 Ali
Bradley
 
2001 Shallow Hal
Reverend Larson
 
2001 61* (TV movie)
Ralph Houk
 
2001 Exit Wounds
Frank Daniels
 
2001 The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (TV movie)
Jonas Scatter
 
2001 Inside the Osmonds (TV movie)
George Osmond
 
2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance
Walter Hagen
 
2000 Running Mates (TV movie)
Sen. Mitchell Morris
 
2000 Deep Core
Sam Dalton
 
2000 Gideon's Crossing (TV series)
Kirk Bales
– The Gift (2000) … Kirk Bales
 
1999 Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (Video Game)
Agent Simon Turner, CIA (voice)
 
1999 The Insider
Ron Motley
 
1999 A Dog of Flanders
William
 
1999 Star Trek: Voyager (TV series)
Captain Braxton
– Relativity (1999) … Captain Braxton
 
1999 The Magnificent Seven (TV series)
Dicky O'Shea
– Wagon Train: Part 2 (1999) … Dicky O'Shea
– Wagon Train: Part 1 (1999) … Dicky O'Shea
 
1998 Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery (TV movie)
Sheriff Rick
 
1998 Ground Control
T.C. Bryant
 
1998 Letters from a Killer
Brinker
 
1998 Everything That Rises (TV movie)
Alan Jamison
 
1997 Lawn Dogs
Nash
 
1997 I Am Weasel (TV series)
Baboon's Dad / Santa
– Happy Baboon Holidays (1997) … Baboon's Dad / Santa (voice)
 
1997 Spy Game (TV series)
Andrei Dupchek
– What Family Doesn't Have Its Ups and Downs? (1997) … Andrei Dupchek
 
1997 Rosewood
Duke Purdy
 
1997 Dave's World (TV series)
Mr. Holroyd
– Spontaneous Combustion (1997) … Mr. Holroyd
 
1996 Courage Under Fire
McQuillan
 
1996 Babylon 5 (TV series)
Major Ed Ryan
– Severed Dreams (1996) … Major Ed Ryan
 
1996 Tracey Takes On... (TV series)
Mr. Devine
– Law (1996) … Mr. Devine
 
1996 Black Sheep
Neuschwander
 
1996 Mocking the Cosmos (short)
Gorgan/Gordan
 
1995 Shadow of a Doubt (TV movie)
Dr. Fred Williams
 
1995 Live Shot (TV series)
Joe Vitale
– Decisions, Decisons (1995) … Joe Vitale
– Love Is a Mainly Splintered Thing (1995) … Joe Vitale
– Today Is the First Day of the Rest of Your Contract (1995) … Joe Vitale
– Miracle (1995) … Joe Vitale
– What Price Episode? (1995) … Joe Vitale
See all 13 episodes »
 
1995 Perfect Alibi
Det. Spivak
 
1995 Sweet Justice (TV series)
Dakin Saunders / Saunders
– The Sensational Six (1995) … Dakin Saunders
– Muddy Waters (1995) … Saunders
 
1995 The Good Old Boys (TV movie)
City Marshall
 
1995 Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie (short)
James Konklin
 
1995 Home Improvement (TV series)
Doug O'Brien
– Brother, Can You Spare a Hot Rod? (1995) … Doug O'Brien
 
1994 The Commish (TV series)
Bob Ruffington
– Ghost (1994) … Bob Ruffington
 
1994 Timecop
Matuzak
 
1994 Bakersfield P.D. (TV series)
Captain Stocker
– Arms and the Men (1994) … Captain Stocker
 
1993 A Perfect World
Paul Saunders
 
1993 Shameful Secrets (TV movie)
Judge Ian Greenstein
 
1993 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
Boone Waxwell
– Bounty (1993) … Boone Waxwell
 
1993 Family Dog (TV series)
Martin Mahoney
– Family Dog Gets Good and Sick (1993) … Martin Mahoney (voice)
– Party Animal (1993) … Martin Mahoney (voice)
– Enemy Dog (1993) … Martin Mahoney (voice)
– Show Dog (1993) … Martin Mahoney (voice)
 
1993 Black Tie Affair (TV series)
Hal Kempner
– One (1993) … Hal Kempner
 
1993 Cliffhanger
Treasury Agent
 
1989-1993 Quantum Leap (TV series)
Al the Bartender / Weird Ernie
– Mirror Image - August 8, 1953 (1993) … Al the Bartender
– Genesis: Part 1 - September 13, 1956 (1989) … Weird Ernie
 
1993 Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story (TV movie)
Morgan
 
1992 Play Nice
Captain Foxx
 
1992 Desperate Choices: To Save My Child (TV movie)
Dan Ryan
 
1986-1992 MacGyver (TV series)
Jack Dalton / 'The Great Sheldrake'
– The Mountain of Youth (1992) … Jack Dalton
– Hind-Sight (1991) … Jack Dalton (uncredited)
– Jenny's Chance (1990) … Jack Dalton
– Serenity (1990) … Jack Dalton
– Unfinished Business (1989) … Jack Dalton
See all 19 episodes »
 
1992 My Cousin Vinny
Sheriff Farley
 
1992 Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (TV movie)
Flight Engineer Dudley Dvorak
 
1991 The Last Boy Scout
Mike Matthews
 
1991 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Luigi "Lou" Paloma
– The Trap (1991) … Luigi "Lou" Paloma
 
1991 The Perfect Tribute (TV movie)
Lamon
 
1991 Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance (TV movie)
Shifton
 
1991 Davis Rules (TV series)
Mike
– Twisted Sister (1991) … Mike
 
1990 Little Vegas
Harvey
 
1990 Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston (TV movie)
O'Meara
 
1990 The Flockens (TV movie)
Philip Flocken
 
1990 The Easter Story (video short) (voice)
 
1989 Hardball (TV series)
Dutch
– Time Bomb (1989) … Dutch
 
1989 Out Cold
Ernie
 
1989 Three Fugitives
Charlie
 
1988 Baby M (TV movie)
Harold Cassidy
 
1987 Crime Story (TV series)
Nathan Hill
– Love Hurts (1987) … Nathan Hill
 
1987 End of the Line
Billy Haney
 
1987 The Man Who Fell to Earth (TV movie)
Vernon Gage
 
1987 The Last Innocent Man (TV movie)
Burt Matson
 
1987 The Secret of My Succe$s
W. Shaw (uncredited)
 
1982-1987 American Playhouse (TV series)
Edward Philbrick / Ernest Hemingway / Reporter Blakely
– Waiting for the Moon (1987) … Ernest Hemingway
– Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom (1985) … Edward Philbrick
– The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982) … Reporter Blakely
 
1986 No Mercy
Lieutenant Hall
 
1986 Club Paradise
Dave the Fireman
 
1986 As Summers Die (TV movie)
V.D. Skinner
 
1986 Wildcats
Dan Darwell
 
1985 Miami Vice (TV series)
Hank Weldon
– Out Where the Buses Don't Run (1985) … Hank Weldon
 
1985 Into the Night
Charlie
 
1983 Silkwood
Mace Hurley
 
1983 Tough Enough
Tony Fallon
 
1981 The Hand
Brian Ferguson
 
1981 A Whale for the Killing (TV movie)
Glenn
 
1980 Semi-Tough (TV series)
Billy Clyde Pucket
– The First Hurrah (1980) … Billy Clyde Pucket
– That Catch (1980) … Billy Clyde Pucket
– One Bad Apple (1980) … Billy Clyde Pucket
– Barbara Jane Moves Out (1980) … Billy Clyde Pucket
 
1979 Delta House (TV series)
Daniel Simpson Day (D-Day)
– The Matriculation of Kent Dorfman (1979) … Daniel Simpson Day (D-Day)
– Hoover and the Bomb (1979) … Daniel Simpson Day (D-Day)
– Campus Fair (1979) … Daniel Simpson Day (D-Day)
– The Blotto Who Came to Dinner (1979) … Daniel Simpson Day (D-Day)
– The Fall of Dean Wormer (1979) … Daniel Simpson Day (D-Day)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1978 Animal House
Daniel Simpson Day
 
1978 F.I.S.T
Hitman (uncredited)
 
1977 Handle with Care
Blood
 
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1985 Miami Vice (TV series)
– Out Where the Buses Don't Run (1985) (performer: "Anchors Aweigh" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2004 Tricks of the Trade: Making 'Matchstick Men' (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2008 Animal House: The Inside Story (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Big Break All-Star Challenge (TV special)
 
2006 17th Annual American Century Championship (TV mini-series)
Himself
 
2005 16th Annual American Century Championship (TV mini-series)
Himself
 
2004 Tricks of the Trade: Making 'Matchstick Men' (video documentary)
Himself - 'Chuck Frechette' (Audition Tape)
 
1998 The Yearbook: An 'Animal House' Reunion (video documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 

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Stage: Played Iago to Raul Julia's Othello for the NYSF's Shakespeare in the Park series. See more »

Height:

5' 9¼" (1.76 m)
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Personal Quote:

(2012, on The Hand and working with Oliver Stone) I was looking for any A-features, and Michael Caine really made it an A-feature. So I thought, "Well, sure, that'd be great!" And it was a great experience. I really loved working with Michael Caine. He's a really skilled and experienced actor. I learn something from everybody... See more »

Trivia:

Earned a B.F.A. in acting from The University of Texas at Austin, and later made his professional debut as a member of Rhode Island's Trinity Square Repertory Company, appearing in numerous theatrical productions. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer