Paul McCrane

Biography

Born in Philadelphia and raised in Richboro, Pennsylvania, Paul McCrane is an American actor, singer and director who studied theater at HB Studio in New York City. He began acting at 17 with a small part in Rocky II, then played Montgomery MacNeil in Fame (1980), singing lead on several of the film's songs. He went on to play Frank Berry in The Hotel New Hampshire (1984), the murderous Emil Antonowsky in RoboCop (1987) and Guard Trout in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), while on television he appeared as Pete Conrad in From the Earth to the Moon, Leonard Betts in The X-Files and Robert Romano on ER, a recurring role that became a regular one from 1997 to 2003. He won a 2011 Emmy Award for his guest performance as Josh Peyton on Harry's Law and later took a recurring role on All Rise.

65years old

Turns 66 on January 19in 97 days

Born January 19, 1961Philadelphia
Star sign: CapricornLast day of the sign, on the Aquarius cusp
Paul David McCrane (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 7
Career span: 37 years1980 to 2017

Genres

Drama57%, 4 films
Sci-Fi43%, 3 films
Comedy29%, 2 films
Crime29%, 2 films
Thriller29%, 2 films

First and latest

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Beyond film
In the film Fame, McCrane played Montgomery MacNeil. He took the lead vocal on "Dogs in the Yard", "Miles from Here" and "Is It Okay If I Call You Mine?", and also sang a solo in "I Sing the Body Electric".

Paul McCrane movies on Netflix

Take the 102017IMDb rating 4.8as Carey
Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike2012IMDb rating 5.3as Wesley Mouch
The Shawshank Redemption1994IMDb rating 9.3as Guard Trout
The Blob1988IMDb rating 6.7as Deputy Bill Briggs
RoboCop1987IMDb rating 7.6as Emil
The Hotel New Hampshire1984IMDb rating 5.8as Frank
Fame1980IMDb rating 6.6as Montgomery

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Shawshank Redemption1994 Crime, Dramaas Guard Trout
IMDb rating 9.33.2M votes
RoboCop1987 Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Emil
IMDb rating 7.6312K votes
Fame1980as Montgomery
IMDb rating 6.627K votes
The Blob1988as Deputy Bill Briggs
IMDb rating 6.750K votes
The Hotel New Hampshire1984as Frank
IMDb rating 5.89.9K votes
Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike2012as Wesley Mouch
IMDb rating 5.38.1K votes
Take the 102017as Carey
IMDb rating 4.83.5K votes

Worked with

Paul McCrane shares two films with Ray Wise, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Ray Wise

Jeffrey DeMunn

Morgan Freeman

Clancy Brown

Wallace Shawn

Beau Bridges

Frank DarabontDirector, 1 film

Paul VerhoevenDirector, 1 film

Chuck RussellDirector, 1 film

Films together

Ray Wise2 films together, 1987 to 2012
Ray Wise's page
- Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike2012IMDb rating 5.3McCrane as Wesley MouchWise as Head of State Thompson
- RoboCop1987IMDb rating 7.6McCrane as EmilWise as Leon
Jeffrey DeMunn2 films together, 1988 to 1994
Jeffrey DeMunn's page
- The Shawshank Redemption1994IMDb rating 9.3McCrane as Guard TroutDeMunn as 1946 D.A.
- The Blob1988IMDb rating 6.7McCrane as Deputy Bill BriggsDeMunn as Sheriff Herb Geller
Morgan Freeman1 film together, 1994
Morgan Freeman's page
- The Shawshank Redemption1994IMDb rating 9.3McCrane as Guard TroutFreeman as Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
Clancy Brown1 film together, 1994
Clancy Brown's page
- The Shawshank Redemption1994IMDb rating 9.3McCrane as Guard TroutBrown as Captain Hadley
Wallace Shawn1 film together, 1984
Wallace Shawn's page
- The Hotel New Hampshire1984IMDb rating 5.8McCrane as FrankShawn as Freud
Beau Bridges1 film together, 1984
Beau Bridges's page
- The Hotel New Hampshire1984IMDb rating 5.8McCrane as FrankBridges as Mr. Win Berry
Frank DarabontDirector, 1 film, 1994
All films by Frank Darabont
- The Shawshank Redemption1994IMDb rating 9.3McCrane as Guard Trout
Paul VerhoevenDirector, 1 film, 1987
All films by Paul Verhoeven
- RoboCop1987IMDb rating 7.6McCrane as Emil
Chuck RussellDirector, 1 film, 1988
All films by Chuck Russell
- The Blob1988IMDb rating 6.7McCrane as Deputy Bill Briggs

Awards

One award and honor, one of them major.

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Paul McCrane's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Emmy Awards
2011	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	Harry's Law	Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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