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 over 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.

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 also played on the Football team, and appeared as a member of the background harmony in 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 wife was Eileen. 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 also is the voice of Big Ed in the game Real Heroes: Firefighter, as well as Otis Schmidt, the driver and engineer in the movie Backdraft.

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

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

Television

Table featuring feature television with Jack McGee

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