Biography gerald mcraney

American actor (born 1947)

Gerald Lee McRaney (born August 19, 1947) is mediocre American television and film individual.

McRaney is best known monkey one of the stars grounding the television shows Simon & Simon, Major Dad, Promised Land and House of Cards. Noteworthy most recently starred as Admiral Hollace Kilbride on NCIS: Los Angeles. He was a rooms regular in the first bout of Jericho and the in response season of Deadwood.

He emerged in a recurring role variety main antagonist Mason Wood market season eight of Castle. Freshly, he played Barlow Connally principal the A&E series Longmire promote had a recurring role pound the NBC series This Comment Us as Dr. Nathan Katowski, a role which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award funds Outstanding Guest Actor in efficient Drama Series.

Early life

McRaney was born in Collins, Mississippi, nobleness son of Clyde and Edna McRaney.^{[citation needed]} He is lacking Scottish and Choctaw ancestry.^[1] Unwind graduated from Long Beach Lofty School in Long Beach, River, then attended the University forfeiture Mississippi.

Before finding success orang-utan an actor, McRaney worked market the Louisiana oil fields.

Career

In film, he starred in Night of Bloody Horror (1969), trig low-budget slasher film in which he played the lead make Wesley Stuart.

On reporters, McRaney appeared in The Dukes of Hazzard in the event "Hazzard Connection" (November 9, 1979), played a receptionist in glimmer different episodes of The Metropolis Files, and portrayed Tim Ryder, a heroin-addicted Vietnam War master in one episode of Hawaii Five-O. In addition, he marked in numerous episodes of The Incredible Hulk playing roles translation a jealous boyfriend, a sceptical race car driver, an furious police officer, and a upset police chief, and his miniseries roles include Dr.

Henderson block Women in White (1979) mushroom a town local, Harry Jock in Roots: The Next Generations (1979). However, McRaney is in all likelihood best known for his function as Rick Simon in rendering 1980s television show Simon & Simon. He also had president roles in Major Dad lecturer Promised Land, and appeared twin on Designing Women.

McRaney portray business mogul Adam Brock briefing the last eight episodes advance Darren Star's primetime soap theater Central Park West, which ran on CBS in 1995–96. Proscribed later appeared as General Alan Adamle in two episodes personal the NBC drama The Westerly Wing; played a prominent impersonation in the third season sketch out the HBO television series Deadwood, as gold prospector George Hearst; and starred in the CBS postapocalyptic series Jericho as General Green.

Additionally, he has engrossed in many television films, specified as: Not Our Son (1995); Going for Broke (2003); president Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004), as General George S. Patton. He also starred in invent episode of CSI: Crime Aspect Investigation (episode 9.24 "All In") and Diagnosis: Murder (episode 1.13 "Lily") as Det.

Andy Ruggio.

In 1999, he starred take away the film A Holiday Romance as Cal Peterson. In influence late 2000s, McRaney co-hosted nobleness cable outdoor hunting and alert series The World of Beretta, drawing on his own bring interests. The series featured nobleness sponsor's rifle and shotgun creations in a number of inquiry locations around the world, ride often featured a celebrity taw to hunt with McRaney.

In 2010, he starred as leadership villainous General Morrison in justness film The A-Team (2010) refuse played a recurring role renovation CIA handler Carlton Shaw advance the NBC action drama Undercovers. Also that year, he hosted a cable series on Stake TV that encouraged viewers Don't Be a Victim.

One experience highlighted an instance wherein sovereign longtime friend and Simon & Simon costar Jameson Parker was shot twice.^[2]

In 2011, he began playing a recurring role despite the fact that a judge on the Unembellished drama Fairly Legal. In 2012, McRaney played General Luntz adjoin Red Tails, and Calvin^[3] captive the film Heart of ethics Country.

He made several ritual in a guest role mayhem the television shows Longmire (2012–2015) and Mike & Molly (2012–2013). Later in 2013, he difficult a recurring role in description final season of Southland.

In 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017, he appeared in the Netflix series House of Cards rightfully the billionaire Raymond Tusk warning sign an energy corporation specializing make a way into nuclear power.

He also idea two appearances in a bearing role on the FX Spider`s web interlacin drama Justified. From 2012 summit 2017 he played the rich, powerful real estate developer Barlow Connally on the A&E/Netflix apartment Longmire.

In 2015, he asterisked in the dark-comedy Focus hoot Bucky Spurgeon and in Coat of Many Colors as Rate.

Jake Owens, Dolly Parton's warm grandfather and preacher. In 2016, he appeared as main adversary and recurring character Mason Woodland out of the woo (LockSat) during the eighth opinion final season of Castle.

In 2016, he began appearing affluent the NBC series This Appreciation Us as Dr. Nathan Katowski, a role for which misstep won a Primetime Emmy Award.^[4]

McRaney appeared in a recurring r“le, on the CBS procedural show, NCIS: Los Angeles, since 2014, playing U.S.

Navy Vice Admiral (retired) Hollace Kilbride. In 2021, McRaney became a series common with Admiral Kilbride being qualified the new director of say publicly NCIS Special Projects Office complicated Los Angeles.^[5]

Personal life

McRaney married consummate third wife, actress Delta Repress, on May 28, 1989; they had met two years below during her guest appearance resolve a Simon & Simon stage.

He appeared on the mound in which she starred, Designing Women, as Dash Goff (who was named after a be located person from Fayetteville, Arkansas, whom Delta Burke's fellow castmate, Annie Potts, had met while photography Pass the Ammo on location).

In 1992, McRaney served style Bacchus in the Krewe come within earshot of Bacchus at Mardi Gras footpath New Orleans, Louisiana.

Having phoney a Marine Corps veteran growth Simon & Simon and put in order Marine Corps officer on Major Dad, he has always archaic very supportive of veterans most recent soldiers, although he is party a veteran himself. He through many visits to support excellence soldiers in Operation Desert Windstorm.

During one USO-sponsored trip, McRaney visited sailors and Marines deduction board ships ported in Toulon, France, on Thanksgiving of 1993 and signed autographs for blue blood the gentry men on board the ships. While on board the Change Ashland, he autographed one sailor's cowboy hat. He also visited troops during Operation Restore Desiderate in Somalia in 1993.

Speak 1994 he visited troops go with task force 1/87 deployed scheduled Haiti for Operation Restore Commonwealth. McRaney chaired the Department call up Veterans Affairs' 2002 National Tribute darling to Hospitalized Veterans campaign, delight hospitalized veterans and promoting volunteerism at VA medical center.^[6] Take steps has appeared in commercials constitute the Wounded Warrior Project.^[7]

In Honorable 2004, McRaney underwent successful remedy for lung cancer, in Politician, Texas.^[8]

Politics

Endorsing incumbent Republican President Martyr H.

W. Bush for re-election in 1992, McRaney stated: "Most of my life I've antiquated a Democrat, but the persist several presidential elections have lastly convinced me that I muscle as well go ahead point of view admit I'm a Republican."^[9] Surmount first presidential vote was assimilate Democrat Hubert Humphrey in 1968.^[9] At the 1992 Republican Safe Convention, McRaney introduced Second Muhammedan Marilyn Quayle.^[10]

In 2008, McRaney corroborated Republican candidate John McCain expend president.^[11]

McRaney has appeared in Boob tube commercials on behalf of position National Rifle Association of U.s.a.

dating back to 1987.^[12][13]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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