Biography
Jack McGee (born February 2, 1948) is an American television and film character actor. He has appeared in over 100 films and television shows, including Basic Instinct (1992), The Fighter (2010), and Moneyball (2011). McGee is perhaps 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.
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Complete Filmography

Our Almost Completely True Story
2023
as Bart
When a beautiful, tall, aging Hollywood star and a short, funny Jewish man try online dating, it's a disaster. But when they randomly meet at a bird ...

A Place in the Field
2023
as Jack
Veteran Gio Scuderi receives a package that sends him on a road trip to fulfill a promise and confront his trauma.

Road to Terzetto
2023
as Mr. Smits (Dad)
Three brothers that never met each other are getting an inheritance from their estranged father. On the journey to their inheritance things aren't alw...

Christmas vs The Walters
2021
as Sydney
Diane Walters, an over-burdened mother of two with a third child on the way, strives to create the perfect Christmas while her loving but dysfunctiona...

Blue Call
2021
as Captain Lynch
Haylee, a local EMT suffering from PTSD, spends her days making split second decisions with lives that hang in the balance. One night on a routine cal...

Last Call
2021
as Laurence
A real estate developer returns to his old Philly neighborhood and must decide to raze or resurrect the family bar.

I'd Like to Be Alone Now
2019
as Hank
After losing his wife and three kids, all Kyle wants is to mourn in peace. Unfortunately, his family insists on helping him.

Paint It Red
2018
as Detective McNutty
A pair of bank robbers knock off Bohemian tenants in search for their stolen loot.

Father Figures
2017
as Kevin O'Callaghan
Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers hit the road in or...

Silver Skies
2016
as Nick
A group of eccentric retirees' lives are turned upside down when their beloved apartment complex is suddenly sold out from under them.

Talents
2015
as Paul Kavanagh
Follows the employees of a dying movie theatre in the San Fernando Valley.

Lord of the Freaks
2015
as Self
"Lord of the Freaks" chronicles the bizarre enterprises of new media mogul Alki David, aka 'The Eccentric Billionaire,' a man whose extreme wealth and...

Just Before I Go
2015
as Paul
Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he has nothing left to live for. Summoning the coura...

The Wolves of Savin Hill
2014
as Detective Tatum
Childhood friends from Boston drift apart following a shocking discovery deep in the woods of Savin Hill. Years later a tragic murder brings them toge...

Congratulations!
2013
as Mr. Childers
When a young boy goes missing inside his own house, Detective Skok of the Missing Persons Unit immediately recognizes the unusualness of the case and...

Gangster Squad
2013
as Lt. Quincannon
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, th...

Falling Uphill
2012
as Leo Glass
Robert asks Jenny, a girl he found on Craigslist, to be his new roommate. Now after a year of living together, he finds himself falling in love with h...

Moneyball
2011
as John Poloni
The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-gen...

Drive Angry
2011
as Fat Lou
Milton is a hardened felon who has broken out of Hell, intent on finding the vicious cult who brutally murdered his daughter and kidnapped her baby. H...

TRON: Legacy
2010
as Police Photographer
Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy and daring son of Kevin Flynn, investigates his father's disappearance and is pulled into The Grid. With the help of a myste...

The Fighter
2010
as George Ward
Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turn...

The Chosen One
2010
as Produce Manager
Paul is an ordinary man who is at the end of his rope. He hates his job, his beautiful wife has left him, and his mother and gay, Buddhist-monk brothe...

Marmaduke
2010
as Dalmatian (voice)
When Phil and Debbie Winslow relocate from their native Kansas to the sunny climes of Orange County, their big-hearted, havoc-wreaking Great Dane gets...

Father of Invention
2010
as Parole Officer
Nearly a decade after a faulty product landed him in prison, an arrogant inventor is determined to restore his reputation and rebuild his fortune. But...

The International
2009
as Detective Bernie Ward
An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading...

Columbus Day
2008
as Paul
A thief tries to fix the damage done during the biggest heist of his career.

Boiler Maker
2008
as Anthony

21
2008
as Terry
Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine ...

Tyrannosaurus Azteca
2007
as Gria
The Aztecs summoned a Tyrannosaurus Rex to keep Cortes and his army out of Mexico. Now they need the Conquistadors' help to stop the T-Rex from killin...

Open Season
2006
as Hunter (voice)
Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule ...

Domino
2005
as Detective Chris Cudlitz
The story of the life of Domino Harvey, who abandoned her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.

Crash
2005
as Gun Store Owner
In post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a...

Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
2004
as Knox
Soccer Dog: European Cup opens with the titular hero, Kimble, escaping the clutches of an evil scientist, bent on performing animal experiments. Our p...

Quiet Kill
2004
as The Chief
An attractive married woman and a member of the 'Country Club Tennis Set', is being neglected by her workaholic doctor husband, Jerry (Corbin Bernsen)...

L.A. Confidential
2003
as Jack's Partner
As corruption grows in 1950s LA, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand...

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
as Detective Finchley
Now a rising young lawyer, Elle Woods is about to make partner at her firm, but when she finds out her dog's relatives are being used as cosmetic test...

Little John
2002
as Bailiff
The unmarried daughter of a Texas rancher gives birth to an unwanted child. She puts the child up for adoption and moves away from home. Without her k...

Early Bird Special
2001
as Halloway
A black comedy that was produced but immediately went into arbitration and was seemingly not released.

Race to Space
2001
as Fielding
In the 1960s a young woman works at NASA as an animal trainer responsible for the chimpanzee who will go into space.

The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
as P.I. Burns
A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but hi...

Air Rage
2001
as John Simpson
A Marine Colonel and his men are sent abroad on hostage rescue mission. When they arrive, they find the hostages dead and decide to get payback by mas...

Do You Wanna Know a Secret?
2001
as Police Chief Gavin
As a night out on the town turns into a nightmare, six young college students must fight for their lives as a killer hunts them down.

Living in Fear
2000
as Cliff Bartok
A man returning to his childhood home for the reading of a will is met with hostility. Do the townsfolk know more about him than his new wife?

Thirteen Days
2000
as Richard J. Daley
The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases establishe...

Bread and Roses
2000
as Bert
Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa ge...

Very Mean Men
2000
as Jocko Mulroney
A bartender wants rid of an obnoxious drunk but not until the drunk has left a decent tip. So the bartender tells the story of two mobster families, t...

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
2000
as Bronto Crane Examiner
The Flintstones are at it again. The Flintstones and the Rubbles head for Rock Vegas with Fred hoping to court the lovely Wilma. Nothing will stand in...

Gedo
2000
as Jackson Jones
East meets West as the Japanese Yakuza battle drug lords and the LAPD in the streets of Los Angeles...

The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
2000
as Detective
The conclusion to The Prophecy Trilogy. Once again, Christopher Walken returns as the Arch-Angel Gabriel. As the War in Heaven and on Earth rages on, ...

The Big Day
1999
as Burly Man
While trying to make amends, Zack sends his soon-to-be-married brother, John fleeing on his wedding day, all while his bride, Sara, is anxiously await...

Treehouse Hostage
1999
as Nick
Timmy Taylor and his two friends, Stevie and Buddy capture escaped convict Carl Banks (Jim Varney) and hold him hostage in their treehouse over the we...

Standing on Fishes
1999
Set in contemporary LA, the twisted journey of a sculptor unfolds, in his never-ending battle to maintain artistic integrity and still make a living.

Thick as Thieves
1999
as Chief
Two master thieves go at odds with one another as one sets the other up for a crime. The first, a suave pro who does his job and then hides in his own...

The Darwin Conspiracy
1999
The frozen body of a prehistoric, but super-advanced, human leads scientists to start covert DNA experiments for the development of a new race of supe...

Overnight Delivery
1998
as Stanley
A man suspects his girlfriend of being unfaithful, so he sends her a letter, but then finds out that he was wrong. He has 24 hours to stop the package...

Chairman of the Board
1998
as Harlan Granger
Surfer Edison isn't able to make ends meet with his inventions or his lifestyle. But then he meets billionaire Armand McMillian, who takes a shine to ...

Star Kid
1997
as Hank Bruntley
Shy seventh-grader Spencer Griffith's life changes when the meteor falls into local junkyard and he finds a Cybersuit - the wise and strong robot from...

A Simple Wish
1997
as Officer O'York
Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver...

Breakdown
1997
as Bartender
On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico de...

Gun
1997
as Pawnbroker
Follows a gun and the different hands it falls into and the different characters that use it.

Jungle 2 Jungle
1997
as Mr. Uhley
Uptight New York City executive, Michael Cromwell, pursues his soon-to-be ex-wife to South America and returns home with the son he never knew he had—...

I Love You, Don't Touch Me!
1997
as Lou Candela
When it comes to relationships, the "First Law of the Jungle" prevails: You have to kiss a lot of frogs before finding a prince! Katie is just your av...

The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
1996
as Jack
Dreaming of ascending the underworld ladder and gaining revenge on his sadistic boss, Sal, a Mafia flunky, Frankie, tries to take a step in the right ...

The Quest
1996
as Harry Smythe
Ghang-gheng, the ancient winner-take-all competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the world employ the most spectacular feats of martia...

Rumpelstiltskin
1995
as Detective Ben Smith
In the 1400's, Rumpelstiltskin is imprisoned inside a small jade figurine. In modern-day Los Angeles, the recently widowed wife of a police officer, w...

Showgirls
1995
as Jack the Stagehand
Fresh to Las Vegas with no connections, Nomi Malone takes a job as an exotic dancer. Her talents are quickly noticed by Cristal, a headlining dancer w...

Unstrung Heroes
1995
as Lindquist
Steven Lidz, unhappy with his home life since his mother became sick, moves in with his two eccentric uncles. As Steven grows closer to his uncles, he...

Jury Duty
1995
as Murphy
When jobless Tommy Collins discovers that sequestered jurors earn free room and board as well as $5-a-day, he gets himself assigned to a jury in a mur...

Terrified
1995
as Sydney
Traumatized after witnessing her jealous husband kill her adulterous lover and then himself, an unbalanced, nymphomaniac young woman finds herself sta...

Miracle on 34th Street
1994
as Tony Falacchi
Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, ...

The Paper
1994
as Wilder
Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, p...

Lethal Weapon 3
1992
as Carpenter (uncredited)
Riggs and Murtaugh pursue a former officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition t...

Basic Instinct
1992
as Sheriff
Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described...

Cool as Ice
1991
as Clarke
Freewheeling, motorcycle-riding musician Johnny rolls into a small town with his band, and meets Kathy, an honor student who catches his eye. Meanwhil...
Mimi & Me
1991
Mimi, a free spirited girl out shopping, is given a mysterious box by a dying man, who instructs her not to give it to his killers. While being chased...

Backdraft
1991
as Schmidt
Firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torchi...

The Doors
1991
as Miami Cop
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.

Across the Tracks
1991
as Frank
When Billy returns from reform school he has to attend a different high school at the other side of town. He tries to start with a clean slate but his...

I'm Dangerous Tonight
1990
as Landlord
An ancient Aztec cloth with a curse accidentally finds its way into the possession of a young woman. She decides to make a dress from the cloth. Whoev...

Waiting for the Light
1990
as Slim Slater
When single mom Kay Harris inherits a failing small-town diner, her eccentric Aunt Zena attempts to liven things up with a 'ghostly' practical joke. B...

Crash and Burn
1990
as Winston Wickett
Unicom is a powerful organization overseeing most of the world after its economic collapse. They have banned computers and robots in an attempt to ins...

Sunset Beat
1990
as Bickford
Police drama involving a team of young Los Angeles undercover cops posing as bikers to nail street

Born on the Fourth of July
1989
as Democratic Delegate - Democratic Convention
Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought fo...

Lethal Weapon 2
1989
as Carpenter
Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.

Three Fugitives
1989
as Fisherman
On his first day after being released from jail for 14 armed bank robberies, Lucas finds himself caught up in someone else's robbery. Perry has decide...

Scrooged
1988
as Carpenter
Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after fi...

The Beat
1988
as Mr. Frock
A New York teacher indulges a mad high school poet who sees himself as a mythic hero.

Student Exchange
1987
as Cabbie
Carol and Neil are are successful in terms of grades, but not very popular at their highschool. When Carol comes to know that two foreign exchange stu...

The Hidden
1987
as Bartender
When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck is tasked with helping young F...

Magic Sticks
1987
as McShady
Felix is a down-and-out young drummer who obtains a pair of magic drumsticks from a street vendor. He soon finds out the sticks are able to make nativ...

Shy People
1987
as Cab Driver
A Cosmo Magazine journalist and her daughter leave New York City to visit their distant relatives deep in the bayous of Louisiana.