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Bruce McGill

Actor

Career Highlights: An accomplished veteran actor in both film and television, Bruce McGill is best recognized for his portrayals of authority figures ranging from military personnel to lawmen to politicians….McGill made his film debut in “Citizen’s Band” in 1978…He broke into the national scene with his portrayal of “D Day” in National Lampoon’s “Animal House” in 1979, before switching to the smaller screen with the same character in the spin-off “Delta House”…He has acted in more than 50 movies including most recently in films such “Obsessed,” “Recount,” and “W”…. Other film credits include “Vantage Point,” “Slow Burn,” “The Lookout,” “Cinderella Man,” “Elizabethtown,” “Collateral,” “Matchstick Men,” “Runaway Jury,” “Sum of All Fears,” “61,” “Ali,” “Shallow Hal,” “The Legend of Bagger Vance,” “Inside the Osmonds” and “Running Mates”…One of his best supporting roles was playing the charismatic and unflappable real-life CNN journalist Peter Arnett in the HBO Gulf War drama “Live From Baghdad”…McGill also has had numerous television credits including “CSI,” “Crime Story,” “Miami Vice,” “Semi-Tough,” “MacGyver,” “Live Shot” and “Quantum Leap” to name a few… A native of San Antonio, Texas, McGill graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in drama…He started playing golf in 1980 in an effort to spend more time with his father…His most memorable golf moment was the three-iron he hit off the beach in his role playing Walter Hagen in the film, “The Legend of Bagger Vance”…Another golf highlight was shooting a 73 in the 2002 American Century Championship and seeing his name at 2-under-par on the leader board.

Updated: May 2009
Courtesy NBC

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