Biography
Gerald Lee McRaney (born August 19, 1947) is an American television and film actor. McRaney is best known as one of the stars of the television shows Simon & Simon, Major Dad, Promised Land and House of Cards. He most recently starred as Admiral Hollace Kilbride on NCIS: Los Angeles. He was a series regular in the first season of Jericho and the final season of Deadwood. He appeared in a recurring role as main antagonist Mason Wood in season eight of Castle. Recently, he played Barlow Connally i...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Deadwood: The Movie
2019
as George Hearst
Follow the 10-year reunion of the Deadwood camp to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wo...
A Violent Separation
2019
as Tom Campbell
1983. In a quiet Midwestern town, a young deputy covers up a murder at the hands of his brother triggering a series of events that sends them and the ...
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
2016
as Rev. Jake Owens
An unexpected blizzard threatens the Parton family, while at the same time Dolly's father (and his kids) make sacrifices to raise enough money to fina...
The Disappointments Room
2016
as Judge Ernest Blacker
A mother and her young son release unimaginable horrors from the attic of their rural dream home.
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
2015
as Rev. Jake Owens
"Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors" is based on the inspiring true story of living legend Dolly Parton's remarkable upbringing. This once-in-a-lifeti...
Focus
2015
as Owens
Nicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later, she returns as a ...
The Best of Me
2014
as Tuck Hostetler
A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
Heart of the Country
2013
as Calvin
With her husband jailed for Wall Street-based fraud, Faith has to leave behind her luxury life in New York to return home to North Carolina and the wi...
Red Tails
2012
as Lieutenant General Luntz
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
Get Low
2010
as Rev. Gus Horton
A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicki...
The A-Team
2010
as General Morrison
A man who loves when a plan comes together, Col. Hannibal Smith leads a close-knit team of elite operatives and Iraq War veterans. Framed for a crime ...
The A-Team
2010
Stunt Double
A man who loves when a plan comes together, Col. Hannibal Smith leads a close-knit team of elite operatives and Iraq War veterans. Framed for a crime ...
Saving Shiloh
2006
as Ray Preston
In this third movie about Shiloh, Judd Travers is accused of killing a man he once fought in a bar. Everyone in the town consider Judd to be guilty ex...
Ike: Countdown to D-Day
2004
as Lieutenant General George S. Patton
The story of the senior-level preparations for the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944 from the time of Dwight D. Eisenhower's appointment as the Supreme A...
The Designing Women Reunion
2003
This five principal original cast members (plus a handful of recurring guests) from the popular sitcom Designing Women (1986) reunite for the first ti...
Going for Broke
2003
as Jim Bancroft
With the innocent dropping of a few coins into a video poker machine, Laura Bancroft's world is about to change forever. Inspired by true events, Goin...
Hansel & Gretel
2002
as Father
Hansel and Gretel is a 2002 film adaptation of the Brothers Grimm children's story. It stars Jacob Smith and Taylor Momsen as the eponymous characters...
Tornado Warning
2002
as Dr. Jake Arledge
A scientist (Gerald McRaney) perfects a tornado-warning system and tries to convince residents of a nearby town that a deadly twister is approaching.
Danger Beneath the Sea
2001
as Admiral Eugene Justice
Following a nuclear weapons testing accident in North Korea, the crew of a US Navy submarine experiences a communications breakdown. Believing that a ...
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story
2000
as Dutch
John Denver achieved fame, fortune, and acclaim for his iconic country-pop music, but his sunny personality masked private pain and dark secrets that ...
Comanche
2000
as Col. Samuel Sturgis
The heart warming true story of the only U.S. survivor of The Battle of Little Big Horn... the horse named Comanche.
A Holiday Romance
1999
as Cal Peterson
A superintendent, trying to save his high school's troubled finances, falls in love with a teacher whose music program he must cut.
A Thousand Men and a Baby
1997
as Capt. John 'Chick' Hayward
An American soldier finds an abandoned baby in a dumpster. The aircraft's crew welcomed him enthusiastically to provide necessary medical care, but th...
A Nightmare Come True
1997
as Don Zarn
Eerie dreams that haunt a young nurse heighten the mystery surrounding her mother's sudden disappearance.
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995
as Dr. Lawrence Barker
Story of the personal lives and careers of three female doctors, from different backgrounds and walks of life, who work at a San Francisco county hosp...
Fast Forward
1995
as Alex (Adult)
A teen travels to the future to see how his life turned out, and is stunned to see how alcohol has controlled it.
The Stranger Beside Me
1995
as Dave Morgan
When Jennifer marries Chris, it seems she can finally let go of her tragic past. But behind the perfect facade lies a violent, possessive dark side--a...
Not Our Son
1995
as George Keller
A Seattle household secretly cooperates with police in a case that links a family member to widespread arson.
Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou
1995
as Jake Lassiter
Gerald McRaney stars as Jake Lassiter, a colorful ex-football player turned top defense attorney who is hired to defend Dr. Roger Salisbury, a surgeon...
Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again
1995
as Rick Simon
En route to delivering an expensive yacht, Rick stops off in Seattle to visit A.J., who works there as an attorney. However, their reunion is disrupte...
Someone She Knows
1994
as Frank Mayfield
A desperate mother becomes detective to solve her 5 year-old daughter's death. The authorities suspect that the girl has been killed by a well-known p...
Deadly Vows
1994
as Tom Weston
Tom Weston is a short tempered truck driver who has always aspired to live big. He begins dating Bobbi Gilbert, who is half his age and plans on marry...
Motorcycle Gang
1994
as Cal Morris
Cal and his family are driving to their new home in California and are terrorized by a motorcycle gang along the highway.
Blind Vengeance
1994
A martial arts champion instructor gets involve in a conflict when he falls in love for one of his students, who happens to be ex-girlfriend of anothe...
Armed and Innocent
1994
as Bobby Lee Holland
Based on a true story, an eleven year old boy left home alone, kills two intruders in self defense. He and his family then try to cope with the boy's ...
Scattered Dreams
1993
as George Messenger
It is about a loving couple which trying to make a living in 1951 Florida. When they are arrested, for a crime they didn't commit. The pair are given ...
Fatal Friendship
1991
as Hank Landrum
A man begins suspecting that his best friend may be involved in an international crime ring.
Love and Curses... and All That Jazz
1991
as Ross
A private investigator and her husband, who is a doctor, investigate rumors of a dead woman who was brought back to life by a voodoo spell.
Love and Curses... and All That Jazz
1991
Director
A private investigator and her husband, who is a doctor, investigate rumors of a dead woman who was brought back to life by a voodoo spell.
Vestige of Honor
1990
as Major Falon
A hospital administrator and a former Green Beret join forces to try to aid a group of Montagnards, a pro-American people who were trapped in Thailand...
Blind Vengeance
1990
as Garr Hagar
A man seeks revenge on the white supremacists acquitted in the murder of his son
Blind Vengeance
1990
Executive Producer
A man seeks revenge on the white supremacists acquitted in the murder of his son
Murder on the Moon
1989
as Dennis Huff
After a nuclear war on Earth, the Soviet Union and the U.S. both establish outposts on the moon. When a murder occurs on the outpost, both U.S. and So...
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
1988
as Jones
A pair of thieves are pursued by the U.S. Army, the Mexican federales and Apaches in this made-for-TV Western.
The People Across the Lake
1988
as Chuck Yoman
In an effort to get away from the city and all its crime, Chuck Yoman and his family move to a big old house in a peaceful lakeside town. The discover...
A Hobo's Christmas
1987
as Charlie Grovner
A hobo played by Barnard Hughes decides it's time to go home. Drifting from place to place, Hughes finds himself in his hometown of Salt Lake City at ...
A Woman's Guide to Firearms
1987
as Self - Host
Host Gerald McRaney, star of television's "Simon and Simon", leads you through an entertaining, step-by-step, easily understood program, providing a f...
Jackals
1986
as Jake Wheeler
Cops in a small town near the Mexican border find themselves caught up in a scheme that smuggles illegal aliens into the country.
Easy Prey
1986
as Christopher Wilder
Based on a true story, a serial killer abducts his latest victim from a mall and assaults her. Confused by her atypical reaction, he doesn't kill her,...
City Killer
1984
as Lieutenant 'Eck' Eckford
An attractive young girl is being watched closely by her ex-lover, but matters soon start to escalate and run out of control.
The NeverEnding Story
1984
as Bastian's Father
While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverendi...
The Haunting Passion
1983
as Dan Evans
Dan and Julie Evans are looking for a fresh start after Dan is cut from his pro football team due to age. They move into a palatial, coastal house and...
Memories Never Die
1982
as Howdy Tilford
When her husband becomes ill with heart problems, Joanne Tilford reluctantly returns to her family after a six-year stay in a mental institution. Her ...
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
1980
as Cliff Sulkes
Based on the well-publicized Oregon criminal case of the late 1970s, this film dramatizes the unique dispute in which Greta Rideout instigated the pro...
Where the Ladies Go
1980
as Merle Johnson
A small-town bar, open only from 9AM to 3PM and owned by Buck (Earl Holliman), is the setting where bored housewives and wandering husbands go to find...
The Aliens Are Coming
1980
as Patrolman Ashley
A young astrophysicist searches for sinister extraterrestrials looking for sanctuary for their comrades by possessing the bodies of humans.
The Jordan Chance
1978
as Sid Burton
Jordan Chance was wrongfully imprisoned for ten years. Upon release, he becomes a lawyer and investigates the case of a Mexican woman convicted of mur...
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
1977
as Denny Kayle
On the run and presumed dead by the authorities, David Banner, using the name 'Benton', continues in his efforts to find a cure. He accidentally finds...
Keep Off My Grass!
1975
as David Sherman
A group of merchants convinces the hippies who crowd the sidewalks of their town to start their own Utopian community in a nearby ghost town. Micky Do...
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1974
as Smith
J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI go after notorious bank robber and kidnapper Alvin Karpis and his gang.
The Brain Machine
1972
as Willie West
Several people volunteer for a scientific experiment about mind-reading and memory, but the experiment goes horribly wrong.
His Wife's Habit
1970
as Terrance Bradford
A promiscuous woman, Darcy, has affairs with every man she meets, including her daughter's boy friend. She is terrorized by a motel parking attendant,...
The Night of Bloody Horror
1969
as Wesley Stuart
Wesley goes on a killing spree while experiencing the nightmares of his brother who was killed thirteen years earlier.
The Making of Comanche
N/A
as Himself
Welcome to the behind-the-scenes journey of "Comanche," the true story of the only U.S. survivor of The Battle of Little Big Horn. This captivating do...