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Bruce McGill

Actor

Bruce McGill

Born July 11, 1950 in San Antonio, Texas, USA106 films

Bruce Travis McGill (born July 11, 1950) is an American actor. Of his extensive film and television credits, he is perhaps best known for his role as Jack Dalton on the television series MacGyver and as D-Day in National Lampoon's Animal House.

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Filmography

106 films as actor
  1. TBAWaiting GameMel
  2. 2025Black ZoneGeneral Bruce Wright
  3. 2022Buried in BarstowVon
  4. 2021American UnderdogJim Foster
  5. 2021Blue MiracleWayne Bisbee
  6. 2020Troubled WatersJerry Paar
  7. 2020The Big UglyMilt
  8. 2019PomsChief Carl
  9. 2019The Best of EnemiesCarvie Oldham
  10. 2016Ride Along 2Lt. Brooks
  11. 2015Run All NightPat Mullen
  12. 2014Ride AlongLt. Brooks
  13. 2012LincolnEdwin Stanton
  14. 2012FDR: American Badass!Louis
  15. 2012UnconditionalDetective Miller
  16. 2012Outlaws - For Greater GloryPresident Calvin Coolidge
  17. 2011Me AgainBig Earl
  18. 2011ApartDr. Thomas Abner
  19. 2010Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!John Williams (voice)
  20. 2010Fair GameJim Pavitt
  21. 2009The Perfect GameMr. Tanner
  22. 2009Law Abiding CitizenJonas Cantrell
  23. 2009Held HostageBen Summers
  24. 2009Imagine ThatMr. Rowe (uncredited)
  25. 2009From Mexico With LoveBilly
  26. 2009ObsessedJoe Gage
  27. 2008W.George Tenet
  28. 2008RecountMac Stipanovich
  29. 2008A Line in the SandMarty Kopac
  30. 2008Vantage PointPhil McCullough
  31. 2007The LookoutRobert Pratt
  32. 2007The Good LifeFrank Jones
  33. 2007Area 57Gen. Keller
  34. 2007Humble PieMr. Grigoratus
  35. 2006Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of EvilGen. Norman T. Vance
  36. 2005ElizabethtownBill Banyon
  37. 2005Slow BurnGodfrey
  38. 2005Cinderella ManJimmy Johnston
  39. 2004CollateralFrank Pedrosa
  40. 2003Path to WarGeorge Ball
  41. 2003Runaway JuryJudge Harkin
  42. 2003Matchstick MenChuck Frechette
  43. 2003Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & BlondeStanford Marks
  44. 2003Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni UpdateDaniel Simpson 'D-Day' Day
  45. 2002Live from BaghdadPeter Arnett
  46. 2002The Sum of All FearsNational Security Advisor Revell
  47. 2001AliBradley
  48. 2001Shallow HalReverend Larson
  49. 200161*Ralph Houk
  50. 2001Exit WoundsFrank Daniels
  51. 2001Inside The OsmondsGeorge Osmond
  52. 2001The Ballad of Lucy WhippleJonas Scatter
  53. 2000The Legend of Bagger VanceWalter Hagen
  54. 2000Running MatesSen. Mitchell Morris
  55. 2000Deep CoreSam Dalton
  56. 1999The InsiderRon Motley
  57. 1999A Dog of FlandersWilliam
  58. 1998Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy MysterySheriff Rick
  59. 1998Ground ControlT.C. Bryant
  60. 1998Letters from a KillerBrinker
  61. 1998Everything That RisesAlan jamison
  62. 1997Lawn DogsNash
  63. 1997RosewoodDuke Purdy
  64. 1996Shadow of a DoubtDr. Fred Williams
  65. 1996Courage Under FireMcQuillan
  66. 1996Black SheepNeuschwander
  67. 1995Perfect Alibi
  68. 1995The Good Old BoysCity Marshall
  69. 1995Mr. Payback: An Interactive MovieJames Konklin
  70. 1994TimecopCommander Eugene Matuzak
  71. 1993A Perfect WorldPaul Saunders
  72. 1993Shameful SecretsJudge Ian Greenstein
  73. 1993CliffhangerTreasury Agent
  74. 1993Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore StoryMorgan
  75. 1992Play NiceCaptain Foxx
  76. 1992Desperate Choices: To Save My ChildDan Ryan
  77. 1992My Cousin VinnySheriff Farley
  78. 1992Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232Flight Engineer Dudley Dvorak
  79. 1991The Last Boy ScoutMike Matthews
  80. 1991The Perfect TributeLamon
  81. 1991Shoot First: A Cop's VengeanceShifton
  82. 1990Little VegasHarvey
  83. 1990Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in BostonAsst. DA Frank O'Meara
  84. 1990The FlockensPhilip Flocken
  85. 1990The Easter Story(voice)
  86. 1989Out ColdErnie
  87. 1989Three FugitivesCharlie
  88. 1987End of the LineBilly Haney
  89. 1987The Man Who Fell to EarthVernon Gage
  90. 1987Waiting for the MoonErnest Hemingway
  91. 1987The Last Innocent ManBurt Matson
  92. 1987The Secret of My SuccessW. Shaw (uncredited)
  93. 1986No MercyLt. Hall
  94. 1986Club ParadiseDave the Fireman
  95. 1986As Summers DieV.D. Skinner
  96. 1986WildcatsDan Darwell
  97. 1985Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in FreedomEdward Philbrick
  98. 1985Into the NightCharlie
  99. 1983SilkwoodMace Hurley
  100. 1983The Ballad of Gregorio CortezReporter Blakely
  101. 1983Tough EnoughTony Fallon
  102. 1981The HandBrian Ferguson
  103. 1981A Whale for the KillingGlenn
  104. 1978Animal HouseDaniel Simpson Day
  105. 1978F.I.S.T.Hitman (uncredited)
  106. 1977Citizens BandBlood