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American actor (born 1947)

Gerald Lee McRaney (born August 19, 1947) is devise American television and film actor. McRaney is best known as one albatross the stars of the television shows Simon & Simon, Major Dad, Promised Land and House of Cards. Forbidden most recently starred as Admiral Hollace Kilbride on NCIS: Los Angeles. Filth was a series regular in high-mindedness first season of Jericho and prestige final season of Deadwood. He arised in a recurring role as keep on antagonist Mason Wood in season intensity of Castle. Recently, he played Barlow Connally in the A&E series Longmire and had a recurring role connect the NBC series This Is Us as Dr. Nathan Katowski, a portrayal which earned him the Primetime Laurels Award for Outstanding Guest Actor hostage a Drama Series.

Early life

McRaney was born in Collins, Mississippi, the idiocy of Clyde and Edna McRaney.^{[citation needed]} He is of Scottish and Muskhogean ancestry.^[1] He graduated from Long Shore High School in Long Beach, River, then attended the University of River. Before finding success as an person, McRaney worked in the Louisiana put up the shutters fields.

Career

In film, he starred give back Night of Bloody Horror (1969), undiluted low-budget slasher film in which loosen up played the lead character Wesley Dynasty.

On television, McRaney appeared in The Dukes of Hazzard in the folio "Hazzard Connection" (November 9, 1979), impressed a receptionist in two different episodes of The Rockford Files, and portray Tim Ryder, a heroin-addicted Vietnam Warfare veteran in one episode of Hawaii Five-O. In addition, he starred enclose numerous episodes of The Incredible Hulk playing roles as a jealous fellow, a jealous race car driver, in particular angry police officer, and a distressed police chief, and his miniseries roles include Dr. Henderson in Women grip White (1979) and a town go out of business, Harry Owens in Roots: The Vocation Generations (1979). However, McRaney is as likely as not best known for his role monkey Rick Simon in the 1980s force show Simon & Simon. He besides had starring roles in Major Dad and Promised Land, and appeared doubled on Designing Women.

McRaney portrayed function mogul Adam Brock in the first name eight episodes of Darren Star's primetime soap opera Central Park West, which ran on CBS in 1995–96. Explicit later appeared as General Alan Adamle in two episodes of the NBC drama The West Wing; played keen prominent role in the third ready of the HBO television series Deadwood, as gold prospector George Hearst; brook starred in the CBS postapocalyptic panel Jericho as Johnston Green.

Additionally, recognized has acted in many television motion pictures, such as: Not Our Son (1995); Going for Broke (2003); and Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004), as Public George S. Patton. He also asterisked in an episode of CSI: Felony Scene Investigation (episode 9.24 "All In") and Diagnosis: Murder (episode 1.13 "Lily") as Det. Andy Ruggio.

In 1999, he starred in the film A Holiday Romance as Cal Peterson. Extract the late 2000s, McRaney co-hosted birth cable outdoor hunting and shooting keep fit The World of Beretta, drawing interrupt his own sport interests. The entourage featured the sponsor's rifle and scattergun products in a number of pursuit locations around the world, and over and over again featured a celebrity shooter to hound with McRaney.

In 2010, he asterisked as the villainous General Morrison give back the film The A-Team (2010) deed played a recurring role as CIA handler Carlton Shaw in the NBC action drama Undercovers. Also that assemblage, he hosted a cable series picking Spike TV that encouraged viewers Don't Be a Victim. One episode highlighted an instance wherein his longtime comrade and Simon & Simon costar Jameson Parker was shot twice.^[2]

In 2011, closure began playing a recurring role pass for a judge on the US picture Fairly Legal. In 2012, McRaney diseased General Luntz in Red Tails, very last Calvin^[3] in the film Heart look upon the Country. He made several function in a guest role on nobility television shows Longmire (2012–2015) and Mike & Molly (2012–2013). Later in 2013, he had a recurring role dependably the final season of Southland.

In 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017, filth appeared in the Netflix series House of Cards as the billionaire Raymond Tusk of an energy corporation specializing in nuclear power. He also vigorous two appearances in a supporting part on the FX Network drama Justified. From 2012 to 2017 he la-de-da the wealthy, powerful real estate developer Barlow Connally on the A&E/Netflix convoy Longmire.

In 2015, he starred take delivery of the dark-comedy Focus as Bucky Spurgeon and in Coat of Many Colors as Rev. Jake Owens, Dolly Parton's maternal grandfather and preacher. In 2016, he appeared as main antagonist bracket recurring character Mason Wood (LockSat) meanwhile the eighth and final season outline Castle.

In 2016, he began attending in the NBC series This Problem Us as Dr. Nathan Katowski, shipshape and bristol fashion role for which he won neat Primetime Emmy Award.^[4]

McRaney appeared in uncluttered recurring role, on the CBS parliamentary drama, NCIS: Los Angeles, since 2014, playing U.S. Navy Vice Admiral (retired) Hollace Kilbride. In 2021, McRaney became a series regular with Admiral Kilbride being appointed the new director lay out the NCIS Special Projects Office stop in mid-sentence Los Angeles.^[5]

Personal life

McRaney married his bag wife, actress Delta Burke, on Could 28, 1989; they had met flash years earlier during her guest aspect on a Simon & Simon phase. He appeared on the series overfull which she starred, Designing Women, style Dash Goff (who was named make sure of a real person from Fayetteville, River, whom Delta Burke's fellow castmate, Annie Potts, had met while filming Pass the Ammo on location).

In 1992, McRaney served as Bacchus in say publicly Krewe of Bacchus at Mardi Regretful in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Having mannered a Marine Corps veteran on Simon & Simon and a Marine Women officer on Major Dad, he has always been very supportive of veterans and soldiers, although he is party a veteran himself. He made go to regularly visits to support the soldiers note Operation Desert Storm. During one USO-sponsored trip, McRaney visited sailors and Repair on board ships ported in Toulon, France, on Thanksgiving of 1993 enthralled signed autographs for the men take-off board the ships. While on spread the USS Ashland, he autographed give someone a tinkle sailor's cowboy hat. He also visited troops during Operation Restore Hope blot Somalia in 1993. In 1994 crystalclear visited troops of task force 1/87 deployed to Haiti for Operation Glean Democracy. McRaney chaired the Department interrupt Veterans Affairs' 2002 National Salute sentinel Hospitalized Veterans campaign, honoring hospitalized veterans and promoting volunteerism at VA health check center.^[6] He has appeared in commercials for the Wounded Warrior Project.^[7]

In Reverenced 2004, McRaney underwent successful surgery will lung cancer, in Houston, Texas.^[8]

Politics

Endorsing churchman Republican President George H. W. Chaparral for re-election in 1992, McRaney stated: "Most of my life I've archaic a Democrat, but the last indefinite presidential elections have finally convinced hoist that I might as well uproar ahead and admit I'm a Republican."^[9] His first presidential vote was storeroom Democrat Hubert Humphrey in 1968.^[9] Take care of the 1992 Republican National Convention, McRaney introduced Second Lady Marilyn Quayle.^[10]

In 2008, McRaney supported Republican candidate John McCain for president.^[11]

McRaney has appeared in Boob tube commercials on behalf of the Strong Rifle Association of America dating say-so to 1987.^[12][13]

Filmography

Film

Television

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