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Acting

Bruce McGill

Titles
109movies41TV shows
Career

Active from 1977 to 2025, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Path to War
Path to War
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 113 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Bruce McGill Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    2.5, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.8
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Coming of Age
    2.2, average 2.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Character Study 4
  • Biographical Drama 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Neo-Noir Thriller 3
  • Redemption Arc 3
  • Crime Drama 3
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Political Drama 3
  • Biographical 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
TypeAllMovies106TV shows40
RoleAnyActing40Appearances1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s11980s71990s142000s112010s32020s4
GenreAnyDrama26Comedy16Crime12Action & Adventure9Sci-Fi & Fantasy7Mystery6Animation6Western2Kids2War & Politics1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

4 titles · average score 70
GoodWatch71
Poster for Lioness

TV show · as Monty Holler / NSA Advisor Hollar

GoodWatch70
Poster for Love & Death

TV show · as Judge Tom Ryan

GoodWatch81
Poster for Reacher

TV show · as Mayor Teale

GoodWatch57
Poster for The Crew

TV show · as Bobby Spencer

2010s

3 titles · average score 67
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Poster for MacGyver

TV show · as Detective Greer

GoodWatch81
Poster for Suits

TV show · as Stanley Gordon

GoodWatch71
Poster for Rizzoli & Isles

TV show · as Detective Vince Korsak

2000s

11 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch85
Poster for The Good Wife

TV show · as Jeremy Breslow

GoodWatch56
Poster for The Cleveland Show

TV show · as Mr. Waterman (voice) / Lloyd Waterman (voice)

GoodWatch79
Poster for Psych

TV show · as Dan Trombly

GoodWatch60
Poster for American Dad!

TV show · as Judge (voice)

GoodWatch62
Poster for Numb3rs

TV show · as Austin

GoodWatch69
Poster for Medium

TV show · as Jerry Carlisle

GoodWatch64
Poster for NCIS

TV show · as Henry Rogers

GoodWatch68
Poster for Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV show · as Peter Bellingham

GoodWatch91
Poster for Justice League

TV show · as General McCormick (voice)

GoodWatch47
Poster for Wolf Lake

TV show · as Willard Cates

GoodWatch68
Poster for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV show · as Jimmy Tadero

1990s

14 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch64
Poster for Family Guy

TV show · as Santa Claus (voice) / (voice)

GoodWatch73
Poster for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV show · as Gordon Garrison

GoodWatch43
Poster for The Magnificent Seven

TV show · as Dicky O'Shea

GoodWatch76
Poster for The Practice

TV show · as Judge Charles Fleming

GoodWatch67
Poster for Cow and Chicken

TV show · as Baboon's Dad / Santa (voice)

GoodWatch68
Poster for I Am Weasel

TV show · as Baboon's Dad / Santa (voice)

GoodWatch75
Poster for Star Trek: Voyager

TV show · as Captain Braxton

Poster for Live Shot

TV show · as Joe Vitale

GoodWatch70
Poster for Babylon 5

TV show · as Major Ed Ryan

GoodWatch53
Poster for Walker, Texas Ranger

TV show · as Boone Waxwell

GoodWatch71
Poster for Home Improvement

TV show · as Doug O'Brien

All 14 titles from the 1990s

1980s

7 titles · average score 73
GoodWatch72
Poster for Quantum Leap

TV show · as Weird Ernie / Al the Bartender

GoodWatch75
Poster for Tales from the Crypt

TV show · as Luigi "Lou" Paloma ("segment "The Trap")

GoodWatch67
Poster for Baby M

TV show · as Harold Cassidy

GoodWatch78
Poster for MacGyver

TV show · as Jack Dalton

GoodWatch76
Poster for Miami Vice

TV show · as Hank Weldon

GoodWatch69
Poster for American Playhouse

TV show · as Edward Philbrick / Reporter Blakely

1970s

1 title · average score 56
GoodWatch56
Poster for Delta House

TV show · as Daniel Simpson Day (D-Day)