Bruce McGill
Biography
Bruce McGill is an American actor, born in San Antonio, who studied drama at the University of Texas at Austin and became known for playing D-Day in the 1978 comedy Animal House, a role he repeated in the short-lived spinoff Delta House. He worked three times with director Michael Mann, in The Insider (1999), Ali (2001) and Collateral (2004), and he played Sheriff Dean Farley in My Cousin Vinny (1992). His television work includes Jack Dalton, the title character's friend on MacGyver, Detective Vince Korsak on Rizzoli and Isles, and the voice of Lloyd Waterman on The Cleveland Show. He appeared in four HBO television films, among them Recount (2008), and played Yankees manager Ralph Houk in Billy Crystal's television film, George Tenet in W. (2008) and Edwin M. Stanton in Lincoln (2012).
76years old
Turns 77 on July 11in 266 days
- Born San Antonio
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Bruce Travis McGill (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 58
- Career span
- 45 years1977 to 2022
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Big break
McGill was desperate to play D-Day in National Lampoon's Animal House, a role he landed while sitting unemployed in a New York City casting office.
A role that slipped away
McGill was cast as Major Ed Ryan in the Babylon 5 episode "Severed Dreams" by accident: producer J. Michael Straczynski meant to hire Everett McGill but did not know his first name.
Own stunts
McGill is a skilled guitarist, and during season 4, episode 14, of Rizzoli & Isles he played his guitar on set.
Bruce McGill movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Michael Mann directed three of these films, Tim Story two and John Landis two. Six actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Michael Mann
All films by Tim Story
All films by John Landis
Box office
What Bruce McGill's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$3.0 billion
42 of the 58 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 58 films: 42 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 9 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 42Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 9Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 48% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$275M9.3% of the total
- 2$220M7.5% of the total
- 3$194M6.6% of the total
- 4$154M5.2% of the total
- 5$152M5.1% of the total
- 6$141M4.8% of the total
- 7$141M4.8% of the total
- 8$129M4.4% of the total
$1.5 billionfrom the other 34 films with a worldwide figure, 52% of the total
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