Portrait of Gerald McRaney

Acting

Gerald McRaney

Career

Active from 1969 to 2019, busiest in 1994 and 1995 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
34
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Get Low
Get Low
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 75 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gerald McRaney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0
  • Satire & Parody
    1.6, average 2.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 3
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Southern Gothic Atmosphere 2
  • Family Reconciliation 2
  • Rural Setting 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Psychological Horror 2
  • Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

111
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles ยท average score 66
Paradise
Paradise (2025)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Kane Bradford

Murdaugh: Death in the Family
Murdaugh: Death in the Family (2025)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Randolph Murdaugh

Duncanville
Duncanville (2020)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Dick Harris (voice)

Filthy Rich
Filthy Rich (2020)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Eugene Monreaux

2010s

23 titles ยท average score 65
A Violent Separation
A Violent Separation (2019)
GoodWatch score 45

as Tom Campbell

The Disappointments Room
The Disappointments Room (2016)
GoodWatch score 24

as Judge Ernest Blacker

This Is Us
This Is Us (2016)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Nathan Katowski

Focus
Focus (2015)
GoodWatch score 59

as Owens

Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015)
GoodWatch score 73

as Rev. Jake Owens

The Best of Me
The Best of Me (2014)
GoodWatch score 41

as Tuck Hostetler

Heart of the Country
Heart of the Country (2013)
GoodWatch score 59

as Calvin

House of Cards
House of Cards (2013)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Raymond Tusk

The A-Team
The A-Team (2010)
GoodWatch score 55

as General Morrison

Undercovers
Undercovers (2010)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Carlton Shaw

Get Low
Get Low (2010)
GoodWatch score 75

as Rev. Gus Horton

Justified
Justified (2010)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as Josiah Cairn

2000s

16 titles ยท average score 61
Castle
Castle (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Mason Wood

NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Hollace Kilbride

Saving Shiloh
Saving Shiloh (2006)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ray Preston

Ike: Countdown to D-Day
Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004)
GoodWatch score 69

as Lieutenant General George S. Patton

Deadwood
Deadwood (2004)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show ยท as George Hearst

Going for Broke
Going for Broke (2003)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jim Bancroft

One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill (2003)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Royal Scott

Tornado Warning
Tornado Warning (2002)
GoodWatch score 47

as Dr. Jake Arledge

Danger Beneath the Sea
Danger Beneath the Sea (2001)
GoodWatch score 48

as Admiral Eugene Justice

Take Me Home: The John Denver Story
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story (2000)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dutch

Comanche
Comanche (2000)

as Col. Samuel Sturgis

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Eli Schindler

1990s

30 titles ยท average score 60
Family Guy
Family Guy (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Old West (voice)

A Holiday Romance
A Holiday Romance (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Cal Peterson

The West Wing
The West Wing (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Alan Adamle

A Nightmare Come True
A Nightmare Come True (1997)
GoodWatch score 54

as Don Zarn

A Thousand Men and a Baby
A Thousand Men and a Baby (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Capt. John 'Chick' Hayward

Promised Land
Promised Land (1996)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Russell Greene

Not Our Son
Not Our Son (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

as George Keller

Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou
Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou (1995)

as Jake Lassiter

Motorcycle Gang
Motorcycle Gang (1994)
GoodWatch score 55

as Cal Morris

Someone She Knows
Someone She Knows (1994)
GoodWatch score 54

as Frank Mayfield

Deadly Vows
Deadly Vows (1994)
GoodWatch score 65

as Tom Weston

Scattered Dreams
Scattered Dreams (1993)
GoodWatch score 57

as George Messenger

1980s

20 titles ยท average score 60
Major Dad
Major Dad (1989)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as John D. MacGillis

Murder on the Moon
Murder on the Moon (1989)
GoodWatch score 41

as Dennis Huff

Coach
Coach (1989)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show ยท as Jim Collins

The People Across the Lake
The People Across the Lake (1988)
GoodWatch score 49

as Chuck Yoman

A Hobo's Christmas
A Hobo's Christmas (1987)
GoodWatch score 56

as Charlie Grovner

Easy Prey
Easy Prey (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

as Christopher Wilder

Jackals
Jackals (1986)
GoodWatch score 70

as Jake Wheeler

City Killer
City Killer (1984)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lieutenant Eckford

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Terry Folger

The Haunting Passion
The Haunting Passion (1983)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dan Evans

Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Rick Simon

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Rick Simon

1970s

15 titles ยท average score 57
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Harry Owens

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Colin Roark / Sam Roberts

CHiPs
CHiPs (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Demick

Logan's Run
Logan's Run (1977)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Gera

The Fantastic Journey
The Fantastic Journey (1977)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Co-Pilot

The Return of the Incredible Hulk
The Return of the Incredible Hulk (1977)
GoodWatch score 65

as Denny Kayle

Keep Off My Grass!
Keep Off My Grass! (1975)

as David Sherman

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Jerryl / Irv

The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Bob Marsh

Police Woman
Police Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Comet

The Brain Machine
The Brain Machine (1972)
GoodWatch score 30

as Willie West

His Wife's Habit
His Wife's Habit (1970)

as Terrance Bradford

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 39
The Night of Bloody Horror
The Night of Bloody Horror (1969)
GoodWatch score 29

as Wesley Stuart

Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Tim Ryder

1950s

1 title ยท average score 76
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Gentry / Pete Murphy