Jack McGee (actor)

Jack McGee
Born	February 2, 1949 South Bronx, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Character actor
Years active	1985 - present
Spouse(s)	Stephanie McGee[1]

Jack McGee (born February 2, 1949) is an American television and film character actor. He has appeared in over 100 films and television series.^[1]

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.

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 Co. 89 and Ladder Co. 50 in the Bronx. His first wife was Eileen. His first major role was in the 1985 firefighter film Turk 182.^[1][2]

McGee provided the voice for Mr. White in the 2006 Reservoir Dogs video game. He also is the voice of Big Ed in the World War II game Real Heroes: Firefighter, as well as 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.^[3] 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.^[1]

Filmography

Films

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	Carpenter
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	Carpenter
Paper, TheThe 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
Last Days of Frankie the Fly, TheThe 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 at Belle's Diner
Simple Wish, AA 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
Prophecy 3: The Ascent, TheThe Prophecy 3: The Ascent	2000	Detective
Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, TheThe 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
Man Who Wasn't There, TheThe 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
Dark Agent and the Passing of the Torch Chapter 7, TheThe 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
Open Season	2006	Hunter
Alphabet Killer, TheThe 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
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
Moneyball	2011	John Poloni
Gangster Squad	2013	Lt. Quincannon

Television

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Student Exchange	1987	Student Cabbie	Television film
Night Court	1988	Fast Eddie Creeger
CBS Summer Playhouse	1988	Ellison
Perfect Strangers	1989	Policeman in Bar
L.A. Law	1989	John Brianson
Roseanne	1989	Worker
Sunset Beat	1990	Bickford
I'm Dangerous Tonight	1990	Landlord	Television film
Midnight Caller	1991
Twin Peaks	1991	Bartender
MacGyver	1991	Joe Roswell
Wonder Years, TheThe Wonder Years	1992	Mr. Kaplan
Space Rangers	1993	Doc Kreuger
Murphy Brown	1993	Male Clerk
NYPD Blue	1993	Fort Lee Sergeant
18 Minutes in Albuquerque	1994	Maurice	Television film
seaQuest DSV	1994	Mike Lutz
Diagnosis: Murder	1996	Stan Macky
NYPD Blue	1996	Bob Daniels
Faculty, TheThe Faculty	1996
Pacific Blue	1997
Seinfeld	1997	Ralph
Jeff Foxworthy Show, TheThe Jeff Foxworthy Show	1997	Red
EZ Streets	1997	Leo, Union Hiring Boss
Pacific Blue	1997	bystander
Gun	1997	Pawnbroker
Practice, TheThe Practice	1997	Detective
Brooklyn South	1997	Kevin O'Donnell
Baywatch	1998	Tommy
Chicago Hope	1998	Detective Jack Yost
That's Life	1998	Vince
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	1998	Doug Perren
Houdini	1998	Street Vendor	Television film
ER	1998	Rodney McMullen
Darwin Conspiracy, TheThe Darwin Conspiracy	1999		Television film
Magnificent Seven, TheThe Magnificent Seven	1999	Big Lester Banks
Chicago Hope	1999	Stanley McGaftin
Whatever	2000	Ken
X-Files, TheThe X-Files	2000	Bob Damphouse
NYPD Blue	2001–02	Desk Sergeant Mahoney
Providence	2001
Division, TheThe Division	2001
Spin City	2001
Huntress, TheThe Huntress	2001	Wes Lonigan
Touched by an Angel	2001	Bubba
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	2002	Road Manager
Little John	2002	Bailiff	Television film
Charmed	2003	Hawker Demon
Carnivàle	2003	Bulldozer Driver
Malcolm in the Middle	2003–04	Coach Oleski
Rescue Me	2004–07	Chief Jerry Reilly
NCIS	2005	Detective Curtis Floyd
Without a Trace	2006	Charlie Harvey
Cold Case	2006	Bobby McCallister
Crossing Jordan	2007	Mickey Rowan
Veronica Mars	2007	Mr. Murphy
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	2007	Alan James
Monk	2009	Sergeant Danny Weaver
Players	2010	Hickey
Castle	2010	Dale Fickas
The Whole Truth	2010	Stan Klotz	2 episodes
Common Law	2012	Captain Mike Sutton
The McCarthys	2014	Arthur McCarthy	Main role
Grandfathered	2015	Willie	1 episode
Mike & Molly	2016	Officer Gronski	1 episode
Blue Bloods	2016	Father Quinn	Season 6, Episode 14: "The Road to Hell"

Public service announcements (PSAs)

Title	Year	Role	Notes
PlugInAmerica.org Drive Electric	2010	General

References

1. "Rescue Me Season 4: Cast And Crew". Retrieved 2007-06-19. (dead link as of at least March 26, 2009)
2. "Jack McGee at Hollywood.com". Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
3. "WeSpark Cancer Support Center". Retrieved 2007-06-19.

External links

• Jack McGee at the Internet Movie Database
• WeSpark Cancer Support Center