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Bruce McGill

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Bruce McGill at an event for Cinderella Man (2005)
An extraterrestrial ship crashes, causing extreme manias to surface within the population. Yet, at its center, John is enhanced by an alien artifact.
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Bruce McGill grew up in San Antonio, Texas. His mother, Adriel Rose (Jacobs) is an artist, and his father, Woodrow Wilson McGill, is a real estate and insurance agent. He graduated from Douglas MacArthur High School San Antonio, where he acted in the department of theatre, and from The University of Texas at Austin with a degree in drama. His love for acting stems back to elementary school. He is related to former Texas State Senator A.R. Schwartz. McGill has starred in many films. His role as "D-Day" in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), taken out of desperation as a young unemployed actor, ended up being his most well known. His long acting career also includes films, Wildcats, The Last Boy Scout, My Cousin Vinny, Cliffhanger, Timecop, The Legend of Bagger Vance, The Sum of All Fears, along with many others. McGill starred in many television roles, including portraying the 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. Director Michael Mann,considers McGill a favorite, having worked with him on The Insider, Ali and Collateral. He has also appeared in four HBO TV films, CIA Director George Tenet in Oliver Stone's film W and, also, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln. McGill has been married to his wife Gloria since 1994.
BornJuly 11, 1950
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BornJuly 11, 1950
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000337
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler in Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
    Law Abiding Citizen
    7.4
    • Jonas Cantrell
    • 2009
    National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
    National Lampoon's Animal House
    7.4
    • Daniel Simpson Day
    • 1978
    Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, and Fred Gwynne in My Cousin Vinny (1992)
    My Cousin Vinny
    7.6
    • Sheriff Farley
    • 1992
    Cinderella Man (2005)
    Cinderella Man
    8.0
    • Jimmy Johnston
    • 2005

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    Actor



    • Kimi-Sung, Richard F Law, Matthew Schmidli, Andrea Fantauzzi, and Katie Coryell Hall in Black Zone (2025)
      Black Zone
      7.8
      • General Bruce Wright
      • 2025
    • Lioness (2023)
      Lioness
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Hollar
      • 2023–2024
    • Elizabeth Olsen in Love & Death (2023)
      Love & Death
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Judge Tom Ryan
      • 2023
    • Buried in Barstow (2022)
      Buried in Barstow
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Von
      • 2022
    • Alan Ritchson in Reacher (2022)
      Reacher
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Mayor Grover Teale
      • 2022
    • Dennis Quaid and Jimmy Gonzales in Blue Miracle (2021)
      Blue Miracle
      6.6
      • Wayne Bisbee
      • 2021
    • Dennis Quaid, Anna Paquin, and Zachary Levi in American Underdog (2021)
      American Underdog
      7.1
      • Jim Foster
      • 2021
    • Kevin James, Gary Anthony Williams, Freddie Stroma, Dan Ahdoot, Jillian Mueller, and Sarah Stiles in The Crew (2021)
      The Crew
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Bobby Spencer
      • 2021
    • High & Tight (2020)
      High & Tight
      TV Movie
      • Jerry McMillan
      • 2020
    • Malcolm McDowell, Ron Perlman, Vinnie Jones, Nicholas Braun, Lenora Crichlow, and Leven Rambin in The Big Ugly (2020)
      The Big Ugly
      5.1
      • Milt
      • 2020
    • The I-Land (2019)
      The I-Land
      4.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Warden Wells
      • 2019
    • Pam Grier, Diane Keaton, Rhea Perlman, Jacki Weaver, and Celia Weston in Poms (2019)
      Poms
      6.1
      • Chief Carl
      • 2019
    • Roger Cross, John Patrick Amedori, and Bruce McGill in Waiting Game (2019)
      Waiting Game
      8.8
      Short
      • Mel
      • 2019
    • Sam Rockwell and Taraji P. Henson in The Best of Enemies (2019)
      The Best of Enemies
      7.3
      • Carvie Oldham
      • 2019
    • Jennifer Lopez and Ray Liotta in Shades of Blue (2016)
      Shades of Blue
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Jordan Ramsey
      • 2018

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    • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
      Family Guy
      8.1
      TV Series
      • performer: "Christmastime Is Killing Us"
      • 2010
    • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
      MacGyver
      7.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "The U.S. Air Force Song"
      • performer: "Hi-yo, Silver, Away!" (uncredited)
      • 1987
    • Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)
      Miami Vice
      7.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "Anchors Aweigh" (uncredited), "I Fought the Law"
      • 1985

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    The Insider
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    • Height
      • 5′ 9¼″ (1.76 m)
    • Born
      • July 11, 1950
      • San Antonio, Texas, USA
    • Spouse
      • Gloria Lee1994 - present
    • Parents
        Woodrow Wilson McGill
    • Relatives
        Pamela McGill(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Stage: Appeared in such productions as "Tom Jones", "Peer Gynt", "Lady Audley's Secret", "Sherlock Holmes" and "The Tooth of Crime" while a member of the Rhode Island's Trinity Square Repertory Company.

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      Accomplished pianist and guitarist.
    • Quotes
      (2012, on Matchstick Men) I think it's one of a handful of the best movies I've done. I think it's one of Nic Cage's top performances. Sam Rockwell and myself and Nic just loved that movie. It's a really good grown-up comedy. I just think the world of that. And to play the two realities at all times was very liberating.
    • Trademarks
        Often plays real life figures such as politicians and other figures of authority.

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