April 09, 2021

Hello Fans,

Today's featured celebrity is one of my favorite character actors - Bruce McGill. The name may not ring a bell, but you may have seen him in entertaining things like MacGyver, Rizzoli & Isles, Law Abiding Citizen, Matchstick Men, The Insider, Black Sheep, Timecop, A Perfect World, Cliffhanger, My Cousin Vinny, The Last Boy Scout, Tales from the Crypt, Wildcats, The Hand and, of course, National Lampoon's Animal House. He's the best!

McGill is one of the hardest working guys in the business. Let's see what he's been doing lately...

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Bruce McGill

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BIRTH DATE: July 11, 1950 in San Antonio, Texas, USA

BIRTH NAME: Bruce Travis McGill

CLAIM TO FAME: Bruce McGill is an American character actor who's best known for his role as Daniel Simpson "D-Day" Day in John Landis's Nation Lampoon's Animal House, and television roles including Jack Dalton on MacGyver (1985-1992) and Det. Vince Korsak on Rizzoli & Isles (2010-2016).

FAMILY LIFE: McGill has been married to his wife Gloria Lee since 1994.

INFO: McGill is the son of Adriel Rose, an artist, and Woodrow Wilson McGill, a real estate and insurance agent.

His love of acting began on stage at Wilshire Elementary School in San Antonio, Texas.

Graduated from Douglas MacArthur High School in the northeastern part of San Antonio.

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.

Among his many theatrical affiliations are the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and National Shakespeare Company in Washington, D.C.

He is related to former Texas State Senator A.R. Schwartz.

Is an accomplished pianist and guitarist.

He was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame on March 11, 2010 at their 10th anniversary awards ceremony.

TRIVIA: McGill has starred in many films, perhaps his most well-known role being "D-Day" in the 1978 comedy classic National Lampoon's Animal House, a role McGill was desperate to take at the time, recalling his days as a young unemployed actor sitting in a New York City casting office.

In Animal House, he played the William Tell Overture by drumming his fingers on his windpipe. He duplicated this talent in MacGyver, playing "Rock-The-Cradle" to lull a child in his care to sleep.

McGill reprised his role as D-Day from National Lampoon's Animal House in the short-lived 1979 ABC TV Spinoff Delta House.

Was in the first episode (as Weird Ernie) and last episode (as Al the Bartender) of the series "Quantum Leap". They were the only two episodes he guested on.

Was mistakenly cast for the Babylon 5 installment, Severed Dreams (which won the 1997 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation). The executive producer had actually wanted Everett McGill. Bruce McGill performed well, however, and the show remains a fan favorite.

Remains in close contact with his MacGyver (1985) co-star Richard Dean Anderson.

McGill is a favorite of director Michael Mann, having worked with him on The Insider, Ali and Collateral.

In the episode "She Works Hard for the Money" of Rizzoli & Isles (season 1 episode 4) Korsak is asked where he went to college. He responds "Didn't. Watched Animal House a few times", which is a reference to his Animal House persona.

In the 2016 US Election, McGill narrated several commercials for Donald Trump during his campaign.

In 2019, McGill won Best Actor for Waiting Game at Pasadena International Film Festival.

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW: McGill is a busy guy! His next project Blue Miracle, which is current post-production, is a based-on-a-true-story drama about Casa Hogar, the Mexican boys home that entered the world's biggest fishing tournament to save their orphanage. Sounds inspiring!

CREDITS:

2021 The Crew (TV Series)...Bobby Spencer
- Monkeys and Bears Riding Bicycles (2021) ... Bobby Spencer
- Good Things Happen to Handsome People (2021) ... Bobby Spencer
- Your Face Is a Baby (2021) ... Bobby Spencer
- I Guess That Cake Did Need to Be Refrigerated (2021) ... Bobby Spencer

2020 Black Zone (TV Series)...General Bruce Wright
- Pilot (2020) ... General Bruce Wright

2020 High & Tight (TV Movie)...Jerry McMillan

2020 Troubled Waters...Jerry Paar

2020 The Big Ugly...Milt

2019 The I-Land (TV Mini-Series)...Warden Wells
- The Dark Backward (2019) ... Warden Wells
- The Insubstantial Pageant (2019) ... Warden Wells

2019 Poms...Chief Carl

2019 Waiting Game (Short)...Mel

2019 The Best of Enemies...Carvie Oldham

2018 Shades of Blue (TV Series)...Jordan Ramsey
- By Virtue Fall (2018) ... Jordan Ramsey
- Goodnight, Sweet Prince (2018) ... Jordan Ramsey
- Cry Havoc (2018) ... Jordan Ramsey
- Straight Through the Heart (2018) ... Jordan Ramsey
- The Reckoning (2018) ... Jordan Ramsey
- The Blue Wall (2018) ... Jordan Ramsey
- A Walking Shadow (2018) ... Jordan Ramsey
- The Hollow Crown (2018) ... Jordan Ramsey
- Good Police (2018) ... Jordan Ramsey

2018 Suits (TV Series)...Stanley Gordon
- Good-Bye (2018) ... Stanley Gordon
- Tiny Violin (2018) ... Stanley Gordon
- Hard Truths (2018) ... Stanley Gordon

2017 MacGyver (TV Series)...Detective Greer
- Bullet + Pen (2017) ... Detective Greer

2017 NCIS (TV Series)...Henry Rogers
- The Wall (2017) ... Henry Rogers

2016 Blue Bloods (TV Series)...Big Rick Wolf
- Unbearable Loss (2016) ... Big Rick Wolf

2010-2016 Rizzoli & Isles (TV Series)...Vince Korsak
All 105 episodes

2016 Ride Along 2...Lt. Brooks

2015 Run All Night...Pat Mullen

2010-2015 Family Guy (TV Series)...Lincoln's Cabinet Member / John Williams / Santa Claus
- Our Idiot Brian (2015) ... Lincoln's Cabinet Member (voice)
- Jesus, Mary and Joseph! (2012) ... (voice)
- It's a Trap! (2011) ... John Williams (voice)
- Road to the North Pole (2010) ... Santa Claus (voice)

2011-2014 American Dad! (TV Series)...Judge
- Rubberneckers (2014) ... Judge (voice)
- The Scarlet Getter (2011) ... Judge

2014 Ride Along..Lt. Brooks

2013 Mr. Sophistication...Jerry Paar

2013 Ben and Kate (TV Series)...Randy Fox
- Father-Daughter Dance (2013) ... Randy Fox
- Gone Fishin' (2013) ... Randy Fox

2009-2013 The Cleveland Show (TV Series)...Lloyd Waterman / Mr. Waterman
- Brownsized (2013) ... Lloyd Waterman
- The Wide World of Cleveland Show (2013) ... Mr. Waterman (voice)
- 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)
- Field of Streams (2010) ... Lloyd Waterman (voice)
- A Cleveland Brown Christmas (2009) ... Lloyd Waterman (voice)
- Cleveland Jr. Cherry Bomb (2009) ... Lloyd Waterman (voice)
- Birth of a Salesman (2009) ... Lloyd Waterman (voice)

2012 Me Again...Big Earl

2012 The Good Wife (TV Series)...Jeremy Breslow
- A Defense of Marriage (2012) ... Jeremy Breslow

2012 Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse (Video Game)...Additional Voices (voice)

2012 Lincoln...Edwin Stanton

2012 Unconditional...Detective Miller

2012 For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada...President Calvin Coolidge

2012 FDR: American Badass!...Louis

2011 Apart...Dr. Thomas Abner

2010 No Ordinary Family (TV Series)...Allan Crane
- No Ordinary Visitors (2010) ... Allan Crane

2010 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 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 Area 57 (TV Movie)...Gen. Keller

2007 The Lookout...Robert Pratt

2007 Numb3rs (TV Series)...Austin
- Contenders (2007) ... Austin

2007 American Fork...Mr. Grigoratus

2007 The Good Life...Frank Jones

2006 Enemies (TV Series)
- Pilot (2006)

2006 Laws of Chance (TV Series)...Charles Bauman
- Episode #1.1 (2006) ... Charles Bauman

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

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 Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update (Video short)...Daniel Simpson 'D-Day' Day

2003 Justice League (TV Series)...General McCormick
- Eclipsed: Part II (2003) ... General McCormick (voice)
- Eclipsed (2003) ... General McCormick (voice)

2003 Runaway Jury...Judge Harkin

2003 Matchstick Men...Chuck Frechette

2003 Legally Blonde 2...Stanford Marks

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)
- Unaired Pilot (2001) ... Dr. Sokolov
- Excitable Boy (2001) ... Willard Cates
- Tastes Like Chicken (2001) ... Willard Cates
- Soup to Nuts (2001) ... Willard Cates
- The Changing (2001) ... Willard Cates
- Meat the Parents (2001) ... Willard Cates

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 Gideon's Crossing (TV Series)...Kirk Bales
- The Gift (2000) ... Kirk Bales

2000 Running Mates (TV Movie)...Sen. Mitchell Morris

2000 Deep Core...Sam Dalton

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

1996-1999 Tracey Takes On... (TV Series)...Mr. Devine
- Scandal (1999)
- Law (1996) ... Mr. Devine

1998 The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series)...Sheriff Rick
- Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery (1998) ... 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 short)...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 Mocking the Cosmos (Short)...Gorgan / Gordan

1996 Courage Under Fire...McQuillan

1996 Babylon 5 (TV Series)...Major Ed Ryan
- Severed Dreams (1996) ... Major Ed Ryan

1996 Black Sheep...Neuschwander

1995 Shadow of a Doubt (TV Movie)...Dr. Fred Williams

1995 Live Shot (TV Series)...Joe Vitale
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 (Video Game)...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
- Four (1993) ... Hal Kempner
- Two (1993) ... 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
- Jenny's Chance (1990) ... Jack Dalton
- Serenity (1990) ... Jack Dalton
- Unfinished Business (1989) ... Jack Dalton
- Brainwashed (1989) ... Jack Dalton
- Ma Dalton (1989) ... Jack Dalton
- On a Wing and a Prayer (1988) ... Jack Dalton
- Rock the Cradle (1988) ... Jack Dalton
- Mask of the Wolf (1988) ... Jack Dalton
- The Odd Triple (1988) ... Jack Dalton
- The Widowmaker (1987) ... Jack Dalton (voice, uncredited)
- Jack in the Box (1987) ... Jack Dalton
- Lost Love: Part 2 (1987) ... Jack Dalton / 'The Great Sheldrake'
- Lost Love: Part 1 (1987) ... Jack Dalton / 'The Great Sheldrake'
- Friends (1987) ... Jack Dalton
- Partners (1987) ... Jack Dalton
- Dalton, Jack of Spies (1987) ... Jack Dalton
- Jack of Lies (1986) ... Jack Dalton

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
- Sign of the Times (1991) ... Mike
- Twisted Sister (1991) ... Mike

1990 The Flockens (TV Movie)...Philip Flocken

1990 Little Vegas...Harvey

1990 Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston (TV Movie)...O'Meara

1989 Let's Get Mom (TV Movie)...Bruce

1989 Hardball (TV Series)...Dutch
- Time Bomb (1989) ... Dutch

1989 The Easter Story (Video short) (voice)

1989 Out Cold...Ernie

1989 Three Fugitives...Charlie

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 Success...W. Shaw (uncredited)

1982-1987 American Playhouse (TV Series)...Ernest Hemingway / Edward Philbrick / 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...Lt. Hall

1986 Club Paradise...Dave the Fireman

1986 As Summers Die (TV Movie)...V.D. Skinner

1986 Wildcats...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

1982 The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez...Reporter Blakely

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)
All 13 episodes

1978 National Lampoon's Animal House...Daniel Simpson Day

1978 F.I.S.T. ...Hitman (uncredited)

1977 Citizens Band...Blood

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