Bruce McGill

Acting

Bruce McGill

Born July 11, 1950San Antonio, Texas, USA149 credits

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

Black Zone

Black Zone

Movie

2025

Lioness
8.0

Lioness

TV

2023

Love & Death
7.8

Love & Death

TV

2023

Buried in Barstow
7.1

Buried in Barstow

Movie

2022

Reacher
8.1

Reacher

TV

2022

American Underdog
7.1

American Underdog

Movie

2021

Filmography

Black Zone
2025Black Zoneas General Bruce WrightMovie
Lioness
2023Lionessas NSA Advisor HollarTV
Love & Death
2023Love & Deathas Judge Tom RyanTV
Buried in Barstow
2022Buried in Barstowas VonMovie
Reacher
2022Reacheras Mayor TealeTV
American Underdog
2021American Underdogas Jim FosterMovie
Blue Miracle
2021Blue Miracleas Wayne BisbeeMovie
The Crew
2021The Crewas Bobby SpencerTV
Troubled Waters
2020Troubled Watersas Jerry PaarMovie
The Big Ugly
2020The Big Uglyas MiltMovie
Belushi
2020Belushias Self (archive footage)Movie
Poms
2019Pomsas Chief CarlMovie
The Best of Enemies
2019The Best of Enemiesas Carvie OldhamMovie
MacGyver
2016MacGyveras Detective GreerTV
Ride Along 2
2016Ride Along 2as Lt. BrooksMovie
Run All Night
2015Run All Nightas Pat MullenMovie
Ride Along
2014Ride Alongas Lt. BrooksMovie
Lincoln
2012Lincolnas Edwin StantonMovie
FDR: American Badass!
2012FDR: American Badass!as LouisMovie
Unconditional
2012Unconditionalas Detective MillerMovie
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
2012Outlaws - For Greater Gloryas President Calvin CoolidgeMovie
Me Again
2011Me Againas Big EarlMovie
Suits
2011Suitsas Stanley GordonTV
Apart
2011Apartas Dr. Thomas AbnerMovie
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
2010Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!as John Williams (voice)Movie
Rizzoli & Isles
2010Rizzoli & Islesas Detective Vince KorsakTV
Fair Game
2010Fair Gameas Jim PavittMovie
The Perfect Game
2009The Perfect Gameas Mr. TannerMovie
Law Abiding Citizen
2009Law Abiding Citizenas Jonas CantrellMovie
The Cleveland Show
2009The Cleveland ShowTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Jeremy BreslowTV
Held Hostage
2009Held Hostageas Ben SummersMovie
Imagine That
2009Imagine Thatas Mr. Rowe (uncredited)Movie
From Mexico With Love
2009From Mexico With Loveas BillyMovie
Obsessed
2009Obsessedas Joe GageMovie
W.
2008W.as George TenetMovie
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008Animal House: The Inside Storyas SelfMovie
Recount
2008Recountas Mac StipanovichMovie
A Line in the Sand
2008A Line in the Sandas Marty KopacMovie
Vantage Point
2008Vantage Pointas Phil McCulloughMovie
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
2007Diners, Drive-Ins and Divesas SelfTV
The Lookout
2007The Lookoutas Robert PrattMovie
The Good Life
2007The Good Lifeas Frank JonesMovie
Area 57
2007Area 57as Gen. KellerMovie
Humble Pie
2007Humble Pieas Mr. GrigoratusMovie
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
2006Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evilas Gen. Norman T. VanceMovie
Psych
2006Psychas Dan TromblyTV
Elizabethtown
2005Elizabethtownas Bill BanyonMovie
Slow Burn
2005Slow Burnas GodfreyMovie
Cinderella Man
2005Cinderella Manas Jimmy JohnstonMovie
American Dad!
2005American Dad!as Judge (voice)TV
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas AustinTV
Medium
2005Mediumas Jerry CarlisleTV
Collateral
2004Collateralas Frank PedrosaMovie
Path to War
2003Path to Waras George BallMovie
Matchstick Men
2003Matchstick Menas Chuck FrechetteMovie
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blondeas Stanford MarksMovie
Runaway Jury
2003Runaway Juryas Judge HarkinMovie
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2003Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Updateas Daniel Simpson 'D-Day' DayMovie
Live from Baghdad
2002Live from Baghdadas Peter ArnettMovie
The Sum of All Fears
2002The Sum of All Fearsas National Security Advisor RevellMovie
Ali
2001Alias BradleyMovie
Justice League
2001Justice Leagueas General McCormick (voice)TV
Shallow Hal
2001Shallow Halas Reverend LarsonMovie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Peter BellinghamTV
Wolf Lake
2001Wolf Lakeas Willard CatesTV
61*
200161*as Ralph HoukMovie
Exit Wounds
2001Exit Woundsas Frank DanielsMovie
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2001Inside The Osmondsas George OsmondMovie
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
2001The Ballad of Lucy Whippleas Jonas ScatterMovie
The Legend of Bagger Vance
2000The Legend of Bagger Vanceas Walter HagenMovie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Jimmy TaderoTV
Running Mates
2000Running Matesas Sen. Mitchell MorrisMovie
Deep Core
2000Deep Coreas Sam DaltonMovie
The Insider
1999The Insideras Ron MotleyMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Gordon GarrisonTV
A Dog of Flanders
1999A Dog of Flandersas WilliamMovie
Family Guy
1999Family Guyas Santa Claus (voice)TV
Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
1998Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mysteryas Sheriff RickMovie
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunionas Self - D-DayMovie
Ground Control
1998Ground Controlas T.C. BryantMovie
Letters from a Killer
1998Letters from a Killeras BrinkerMovie
Everything That Rises
1998Everything That Risesas Alan jamisonMovie
The Magnificent Seven
1998The Magnificent Sevenas Dicky O'SheaTV
Lawn Dogs
1997Lawn Dogsas NashMovie
Cow and Chicken
1997Cow and Chickenas Baboon's Dad / Santa (voice)TV
I Am Weasel
1997I Am Weaselas Baboon's Dad / Santa (voice)TV
The Practice
1997The Practiceas Judge Charles FlemingTV
Rosewood
1997Rosewoodas Duke PurdyMovie
Shadow of a Doubt
1996Shadow of a Doubtas Dr. Fred WilliamsMovie
Courage Under Fire
1996Courage Under Fireas McQuillanMovie
Black Sheep
1996Black Sheepas NeuschwanderMovie
Perfect Alibi
1995Perfect AlibiMovie
Live Shot
1995Live Shotas Joe VitaleTV
The Good Old Boys
1995The Good Old Boysas City MarshallMovie
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1995Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movieas James KonklinMovie
Star Trek: Voyager
1995Star Trek: Voyageras Captain BraxtonTV
Timecop
1994Timecopas Commander Eugene MatuzakMovie
Babylon 5
1994Babylon 5as Major Ed RyanTV
A Perfect World
1993A Perfect Worldas Paul SaundersMovie
Shameful Secrets
1993Shameful Secretsas Judge Ian GreensteinMovie
Dave's World
1993Dave's Worldas Mr. HolroydTV
Bakersfield P.D.
1993Bakersfield P.D.as Captain StockerTV
Cliffhanger
1993Cliffhangeras Treasury AgentMovie
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
1993Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Storyas MorganMovie
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993Walker, Texas Rangeras Boone WaxwellTV
Play Nice
1992Play Niceas Captain FoxxMovie
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
1992Desperate Choices: To Save My Childas Dan RyanMovie
My Cousin Vinny
1992My Cousin Vinnyas Sheriff FarleyMovie
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232as Flight Engineer Dudley DvorakMovie
The Last Boy Scout
1991The Last Boy Scoutas Mike MatthewsMovie
The Commish
1991The CommishTV
Home Improvement
1991Home Improvementas Doug O'BrienTV
The Perfect Tribute
1991The Perfect Tributeas LamonMovie
Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance
1991Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeanceas ShiftonMovie
Little Vegas
1990Little Vegasas HarveyMovie
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
1990Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Bostonas Asst. DA Frank O'MearaMovie
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1990The Flockensas Philip FlockenMovie
The Easter Story
1990The Easter Storyas (voice)Movie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas Luigi "Lou" Paloma ("segment "The Trap")TV
Quantum Leap
1989Quantum Leapas Weird ErnieTV
Out Cold
1989Out Coldas ErnieMovie
Three Fugitives
1989Three Fugitivesas CharlieMovie
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1989Let's Get Momas BruceMovie
Baby M
1988Baby Mas Harold CassidyTV
End of the Line
1987End of the Lineas Billy HaneyMovie
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1987The Man Who Fell to Earthas Vernon GageMovie
Waiting for the Moon
1987Waiting for the Moonas Ernest HemingwayMovie
The Last Innocent Man
1987The Last Innocent Manas Burt MatsonMovie
The Secret of My Success
1987The Secret of My Successas W. Shaw (uncredited)Movie
No Mercy
1986No Mercyas Lt. HallMovie
Club Paradise
1986Club Paradiseas Dave the FiremanMovie
As Summers Die
1986As Summers Dieas V.D. SkinnerMovie
Wildcats
1986Wildcatsas Dan DarwellMovie
MacGyver
1985MacGyveras Jack DaltonTV
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
1985Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedomas Edward PhilbrickMovie
Into the Night
1985Into the Nightas CharlieMovie
Miami Vice
1984Miami Viceas Hank WeldonTV
Silkwood
1983Silkwoodas Mace HurleyMovie
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983The Ballad of Gregorio Cortezas Reporter BlakelyMovie
Tough Enough
1983Tough Enoughas Tony FallonMovie
The Hand
1981The Handas Brian FergusonMovie
A Whale for the Killing
1981A Whale for the Killingas GlennMovie
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1980Semi-ToughTV
Delta House
1979Delta Houseas Daniel Simpson Day (D-Day)TV
Animal House
1978Animal Houseas Daniel Simpson DayMovie
F.I.S.T.
1978F.I.S.T.as Hitman (uncredited)Movie
Citizens Band
1977Citizens Bandas BloodMovie
Waiting Game
—Waiting Gameas MelMovie