Bruce McGill

Acting

Bruce McGill

Born 11 July 1950 · San Antonio, Texas, USA · 76

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.

Known for

Highlights

Suits2011 · Series · Stanley Gordon
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · Series · Gordon Garrison
Reacher2022 · Series · Mayor Teale
Law Abiding Citizen2009 · Film · Jonas Cantrell
Collateral2004 · Film · Frank Pedrosa
Family Guy1999 · Series · Santa Claus (voice)

Filmography

Movies

101 films

Black Zone2025 · Film · General Bruce Wright
Buried in Barstow2022 · Film · Von
American Underdog2021 · Film · Jim Foster
Blue Miracle2021 · Film · Wayne Bisbee
Troubled Waters2020 · Film · Jerry Paar
The Big Ugly2020 · Film · Milt
Poms2019 · Film · Chief Carl
The Best of Enemies2019 · Film · Carvie Oldham
Ride Along 22016 · Film · Lt. Brooks
Run All Night2015 · Film · Pat Mullen
Ride Along2014 · Film · Lt. Brooks
Lincoln2012 · Film · Edwin Stanton
FDR: American Badass!2012 · Film · Louis
Unconditional2012 · Film · Detective Miller
Outlaws - For Greater Glory2012 · Film · President Calvin Coolidge
Me Again2011 · Film · Big Earl
Apart2011 · Film · Dr. Thomas Abner
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!2010 · Film · John Williams (voice)
Fair Game2010 · Film · Jim Pavitt
The Perfect Game2009 · Film · Mr. Tanner
Law Abiding Citizen2009 · Film · Jonas Cantrell
Held Hostage2009 · Film · Ben Summers
Imagine That2009 · Film · Mr. Rowe (uncredited)
From Mexico With Love2009 · Film · Billy
Obsessed2009 · Film · Joe Gage
W.2008 · Film · George Tenet
Recount2008 · Film · Mac Stipanovich
A Line in the Sand2008 · Film · Marty Kopac
Vantage Point2008 · Film · Phil McCullough
The Lookout2007 · Film · Robert Pratt
The Good Life2007 · Film · Frank Jones
Area 572007 · Film · Gen. Keller
Humble Pie2007 · Film · Mr. Grigoratus
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil2006 · Film · Gen. Norman T. Vance
Elizabethtown2005 · Film · Bill Banyon
Slow Burn2005 · Film · Godfrey
Cinderella Man2005 · Film · Jimmy Johnston
Collateral2004 · Film · Frank Pedrosa
Path to War2003 · Film · George Ball
Runaway Jury2003 · Film · Judge Harkin
Matchstick Men2003 · Film · Chuck Frechette
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde2003 · Film · Stanford Marks
Live from Baghdad2002 · Film · Peter Arnett
The Sum of All Fears2002 · Film · National Security Advisor Revell
Ali2001 · Film · Bradley
Shallow Hal2001 · Film · Reverend Larson
61*2001 · Film · Ralph Houk
Exit Wounds2001 · Film · Frank Daniels
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple2001 · Film · Jonas Scatter
The Legend of Bagger Vance2000 · Film · Walter Hagen
Running Mates2000 · Film · Sen. Mitchell Morris
Deep Core2000 · Film · Sam Dalton
The Insider1999 · Film · Ron Motley
A Dog of Flanders1999 · Film · William
Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery1998 · Film · Sheriff Rick
Ground Control1998 · Film · T.C. Bryant
Letters from a Killer1998 · Film · Brinker
Everything That Rises1998 · Film · Alan jamison
Lawn Dogs1997 · Film · Nash
Rosewood1997 · Film · Duke Purdy
Shadow of a Doubt1996 · Film · Dr. Fred Williams
Courage Under Fire1996 · Film · McQuillan
Black Sheep1996 · Film · Neuschwander
Perfect Alibi1995 · Film
The Good Old Boys1995 · Film · City Marshall
Timecop1994 · Film · Commander Eugene Matuzak
A Perfect World1993 · Film · Paul Saunders
Shameful Secrets1993 · Film · Judge Ian Greenstein
Cliffhanger1993 · Film · Treasury Agent
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story1993 · Film · Morgan
Play Nice1992 · Film · Captain Foxx
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child1992 · Film · Dan Ryan
My Cousin Vinny1992 · Film · Sheriff Farley
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 2321992 · Film · Flight Engineer Dudley Dvorak
The Last Boy Scout1991 · Film · Mike Matthews
The Perfect Tribute1991 · Film · Lamon
Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance1991 · Film · Shifton
Little Vegas1990 · Film · Harvey
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston1990 · Film · Asst. DA Frank O'Meara
The Easter Story1990 · Film · (voice)
Out Cold1989 · Film · Ernie
Three Fugitives1989 · Film · Charlie
End of the Line1987 · Film · Billy Haney
The Man Who Fell to Earth1987 · Film · Vernon Gage
Waiting for the Moon1987 · Film · Ernest Hemingway
The Last Innocent Man1987 · Film · Burt Matson
The Secret of My Success1987 · Film · W. Shaw (uncredited)
No Mercy1986 · Film · Lt. Hall
Club Paradise1986 · Film · Dave the Fireman
As Summers Die1986 · Film · V.D. Skinner
Wildcats1986 · Film · Dan Darwell
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom1985 · Film · Edward Philbrick
Into the Night1985 · Film · Charlie
Silkwood1983 · Film · Mace Hurley
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez1983 · Film · Reporter Blakely
Tough Enough1983 · Film · Tony Fallon
The Hand1981 · Film · Brian Ferguson
A Whale for the Killing1981 · Film · Glenn
Animal House1978 · Film · Daniel Simpson Day
F.I.S.T.1978 · Film · Hitman (uncredited)
Citizens Band1977 · Film · Blood

Filmography

Series

39 shows

Lioness2023 · Series · NSA Advisor Hollar
Love & Death2023 · Series · Judge Tom Ryan
Reacher2022 · Series · Mayor Teale
The Crew2021 · Series · Bobby Spencer
MacGyver2016 · Series · Detective Greer
Suits2011 · Series · Stanley Gordon
Rizzoli & Isles2010 · Series · Detective Vince Korsak
The Cleveland Show2009 · Series
The Good Wife2009 · Series · Jeremy Breslow
Psych2006 · Series · Dan Trombly
American Dad!2005 · Series · Judge (voice)
Numb3rs2005 · Series · Austin
Medium2005 · Series · Jerry Carlisle
NCIS2003 · Series · Henry Rogers
Justice League2001 · Series · General McCormick (voice)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · Series · Peter Bellingham
Wolf Lake2001 · Series · Willard Cates
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · Series · Jimmy Tadero
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · Series · Gordon Garrison
Family Guy1999 · Series · Santa Claus (voice)
The Magnificent Seven1998 · Series · Dicky O'Shea
Cow and Chicken1997 · Series · Baboon's Dad / Santa (voice)
I Am Weasel1997 · Series · Baboon's Dad / Santa (voice)
The Practice1997 · Series · Judge Charles Fleming
Live Shot1995 · Series · Joe Vitale
Star Trek: Voyager1995 · Series · Captain Braxton
Babylon 51994 · Series · Major Ed Ryan
Dave's World1993 · Series · Mr. Holroyd
Bakersfield P.D.1993 · Series · Captain Stocker
Walker, Texas Ranger1993 · Series · Boone Waxwell
The Commish1991 · Series
Home Improvement1991 · Series · Doug O'Brien
Tales from the Crypt1989 · Series · Luigi "Lou" Paloma ("segment "The Trap")
Quantum Leap1989 · Series · Weird Ernie
Baby M1988 · Series · Harold Cassidy
MacGyver1985 · Series · Jack Dalton
Miami Vice1984 · Series · Hank Weldon
American Playhouse1982 · Series · Reporter Blakely
Delta House1979 · Series · Daniel Simpson Day (D-Day)