Jack McGee (actor)

Jack McGee
McGee at the Carney Awards in 2016
Born	(1949-02-02) February 2, 1949 South Bronx, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1985–present
Spouse	Stephanie McGee

Jack McGee (born February 2, 1949) is an American television and film character actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films and television series.

Known for his gravelly raspy voice, McGee tends to play gruff, blue-collar type characters. He is best known as Chief Jerry Reilly on the television series Rescue Me. He was a regular cast member on the FX series for three seasons. In 2010, he co-starred as Hickey on the Spike TV comedy series Players.

Early life and career

McGee was born in the South Bronx, New York, the youngest of eight children. He attended Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, where he was class president and played on the football team. He appeared as a member of the background harmony in the band The Young Rascals.

In 1977, he became a firefighter for the New York City Fire Department in order to pursue his acting career. As a firefighter, he served with FDNY Engine Company 38 and Ladder Company 51 in the Bronx. In the TV Series Rescue Me, he portrayed FDNY 15th Battalion Chief Jerry Reilly. His first major role was in the 1985 firefighter film Turk 182.

McGee provided the voice for Mr. White in the 2006 Reservoir Dogs video game. He is also the voice of Big Ed in the game Real Heroes: Firefighter, as well as Otis Schmidt, the driver and engineer in the movie Backdraft.

Personal life

His first wife was Eileen.

McGee is a colon cancer survivor, and is committed to several cancer organizations, particularly the WeSpark Cancer Support Center, where his wife Stephanie serves as guest services manager. McGee also supports Autism Speaks, the American Cancer Society, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the Michael J. Fox Foundation and the Leary Firefighters Foundation.

Filmography

Films

Table featuring feature films with Jack McGee

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Turk 182	Patron at Hooly's
1987	Shy People	Cab Driver
	Magic Sticks	McShady
	Five Corners	Desk Sergeant
	Someone to Watch Over Me	Bartender
	The Hidden	Bartender
1988	The Beat	Mr. Frock
	Scrooged	Carpenter
1989	Three Fugitives	Fisherman
	Lethal Weapon 2	Mickey McGee
	Born on the Fourth of July	Democratic Delegate
1990	Cold Dog Soup	Park Cop
	The End of Innocence	Officer Jake
	Waiting for the Light	Slim Slater
	Crash and Burn	Winston Wickett
	Book of Love	Ticket Taker
1991	Across the Tracks	Frank
	The Doors	Miami Cop
	Backdraft	Schmidt
	Cool as Ice	Clarke
1992	Basic Instinct	Sheriff
	Lethal Weapon 3	Mickey McGee
1994	The Paper	Wilder
	Miracle on 34th Street	Tony Falacchi
1995	Toughguy	Sydney
	Jury Duty	Murphy
	Unstrung Heroes	Lindquist
	Showgirls	Jack / Stagehand
1996	Rumpelstiltskin	Detective Ben Smith
	The Quest	Harry Smythe
1997	The Last Days of Frankie the Fly	Jack
	I Love You, Don't Touch Me!	Lou Candela
	Jungle 2 Jungle	Mr. Uhley
	Breakdown	Bartender
	A Simple Wish	Officer O'York
	Star Kid	Hank Bruntley
1998	Between the Sheets	First A.D.
	Thick as Thieves	Chief
	Chairman of the Board	Harlan Granger
	Overnight Delivery	Stanley
1999	The Out-of-Towners	Sergeant Jordan
	Standing on Fishes
	Treehouse Hostage	Nick
2000	Stardust	Deputy
	Mars and Beyond	Dr. Zed Dangerworth
	The Prophecy 3: The Ascent	Detective
	The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas	Bronto Crane Examiner
	Bread and Roses	Bert
	Very Mean Men	Jocko Mulroney
	Coyote Ugly	Baseball Pitcher
	Thirteen Days	Mayor Daley
2001	Early Bird Special	Halloway
	Do You Wanna Know a Secret?	Police Chief Gavin
	The Man Who Wasn't There	P.I. Burns
	Air Rage	Simpson
	The Big Day	Burly Man
	Living in Fear	Cliff Bartok
	Race to Space	Fielding
	Gedo	Jackson Jones
2002	Wheelmen	Tony
	Malevolent	Eddie the Bartender
	Random Shooting in L.A.	Pawnbroker
2003	Carolina	Liquor Store Clerk
	Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde	Detective Finchley
	Buffoon	Blue	Short film
2004	Quiet Kill	The Chief
	The Dark Agent and the Passing of the Torch Chapter 7	Jack	Short film
	Soccer Dog: European Cup	Knox
	Crash	Gun Store Owner
	Blonde	Agent #1	Short film
2005	Domino	Detective Chris Cudlitz
2006	Open Season	Hunter	Voice role
2007	The Alphabet Killer	Hank
	Tyrannosaurus Azteca	Gria
2008	Finding Amanda	Guy in Racebook
	21	Terry
2009	Coming Attraction	Fred Hillard
	The International	Detective Ward
2010	Father of Invention	Parole Officer
	Marmaduke	Dalmatian	Voice role
	The Fighter	George Ward	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards for Best Ensemble
2011	Drive Angry	Lou "Fat Lou"
	Moneyball	Rocco
2013	Gangster Squad	Lt. Quincannon
2015	Silver Skies	Nick
2017	Father Figures	Patrick O'Callaghan / Kevin O'Callaghan	Played twin brothers
2019	I'd Like to Be Alone Now	Hank

Television

Table featuring feature television with Jack McGee

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Student Exchange	Student Cabbie	Television film
1988	Night Court	Fast Eddie Creeger	Episode: "Mac's Millions"
	CBS Summer Playhouse	Ellison	Episode: "Off Duty"
1989	Perfect Strangers	Policeman in Bar	Episode: "Crimebusters"
	L.A. Law	John Brianson	2 episodes
	Roseanne	Worker	Episode: "Somebody Stole My Gal"
1990	Sunset Beat	Bickford	Episode: "One Down, Four Up"
	I'm Dangerous Tonight	Landlord	Television film
1991	Midnight Caller	Joey	Episode: "Can't Say N-N-No"
	Twin Peaks	Bartender	Episode: "On the Wings of Love"
	MacGyver	Joe Roswell	Episode: "The Prometheus Syndrome"
1992	The Wonder Years	Mr. Kaplan	Episode: "Sex and Economics"
1993	Space Rangers	Doc Kreuger	6 episodes
	Murphy Brown	Male Clerk	Episode: "To Market, to Market"
1994	18 Minutes in Albuquerque	Maurice	Television film
	seaQuest DSV	Mike Lutz	Episode: "Whale Song"
1996	Diagnosis: Murder	Stan Macky	Episode: "Murder Murder"
	NYPD Blue	Bob Daniels / Fort Lee Sergeant	Episode: "A Death in the Family"
	The Faculty		Episode: "Clark's Crisis"
1997	Pacific Blue		Episode: "Runaway"
	Seinfeld	Ralph	Episode: "The Pothole"
	The Jeff Foxworthy Show	Red	Episode: "Foxworthy Shall Rise Again"
	EZ Streets	Leo / Union Hiring Boss	4 episodes
	Gun	Pawnbroker	Episode: "Columbus Day"
	The Practice	Detective	Episode: "Betrayal"
	Brooklyn South	Kevin O'Donnell	Episode: "Why Can't Even a Couple of Us Get Along?"
1998	Baywatch	Tommy	Episode: "Full Throttle"
	Chicago Hope	Stanley McGaftin / Det. Jack Yost	2 episodes
	That's Life	Vince	Episode: "The Sixth One to Air"
	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Doug Perren	Episode: "Becoming: Part 1"
	Houdini	Street Vendor	Television film
	ER	Rodney McMullen	Episode: "They Treat Horses, Don't They?"
1999	The Darwin Conspiracy		Television film
	The Magnificent Seven	Big Lester Banks	Episode: "Achilles"
2000	Whatever	Ken	1 episode
	The X-Files	Bob Damphouse	Episode: "Fight Club"
2001	Providence	Lyle Gibbons	Episode: "Exposure"
	The Division	N/A	Episode: "The Parent Trap"
	Spin City	Officer Greenfield	Episode: "A Shot in the Dark: Part 1"
	The Huntress	Wes Lonigan	5 episodes
	Touched by an Angel	Bubba	Episode: "Angels Anonymous"
2002–2008	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Richard O'Malley / Road Manager	2 episodes
2002	Little John	Bailiff	Television film
2003	Charmed	Hawker Demon	Episode: "Baby's First Demon"
	Carnivàle	Bulldozer Driver	Episode: "Milfay"
2003–2004	Malcolm in the Middle	Coach Oleski	2 episodes
2004–2007	Rescue Me	Chief Jerry Reilly	Main role (seasons 1–3); recurring (season 4)
2006	Without a Trace	Charlie Harvey	Episode: "Rage"
	Cold Case	Bobby McCallister	Episode: "Sandhogs"
2007	Crossing Jordan	Mickey Rowan	Episode: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
	Veronica Mars	Mr. Murphy	Episode: "Un-American Graffiti"
2007–2016	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Lt. Allan James / Lieutenant Allan James/Deputy Inspector Bob O'Brien	2 episodes
2009	Monk	Sergeant Danny Weaver	Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Badge"
2010	Players	Hickey	10 episodes
	Castle	Dale Fickas	Episode: "The Third Man"
	The Whole Truth	Stan Klotz	2 episodes
2012	Hawaii Five-0	Deep Throat	Episode: "Ua Hopu"
	Common Law	Captain Mike Sutton	12 episodes
2013	Axe Cop	Turkey Turkey	Voice role Episode: "28 Days Before"
2014	The McCarthys	Arthur McCarthy	Main role
2015	Grandfathered	Willie	Episode: "Guys' Night"
2016	Mike & Molly	Officer Gronski	Episode: "Cops on the Rocks"
	Blue Bloods	Father Quinn	Episode: "The Road to Hell"
	Person of Interest	Police Officer	Episode: "?"
	Pitch	Buck Garland	Recurring role 6 episodes
	Mom	Frank	Episode: "Xanax and a Baby Duck"
	Bones	Roy Bloom	Episode: "The Movie in the Making"
	It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia	Lt. Lance Girard	Episode: "Making Dennis Reynolds a Murderer"
2020	9-1-1	John “Red” Delacroix	Episode: "The One That Got Away"
	Broke	Ernie Dixon	Episode: "Daddy Issues"
	Bob Hearts Abishola	Mr. Clark	Episode: "On a Dead Guy's Bench"
2022	NCIS	Richard Jordan	Episode: "Starting Over"

Public service announcements (PSAs)

Table featuring feature public service announcements with Jack McGee

Title	Year	Role	Notes
PlugInAmerica.org Drive Electric	2010	General

External links

• Jack McGee at IMDb