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Bruce McGill Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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Bruce McGill on Michael Caine and the making of 1981’s The Hand
“I was looking for any A-features, and Michael Caine really made it an A-feature. So I thought, “Well, sure, that’d be great!” And it was a great experience. I really loved working with Michael Caine. He’s a really skilled and experienced actor. I learn something from everybody, but when you work with somebody like that, you actually learn things you can put in your toolbox, things about craft. Not necessarily life lessons, but actual things he knows that you can pick up.”
Bruce ‘D-Day’ McGill has been a busy actor. I saw National Lampoon’s Animal House at a West End cinema in 1978 and it remains one of my all time favorite comedies.
I’ve seen 24 of the 52 films on the chart, more than I thought. Favorites include – The Last Boy Scout, TimeCop, Collateral, Cliffhanger, Courage Under Fire, My Cousin Vinny and Animal House.
I haven’t seen Ali or Cinderella Man, I usually steer clear of sports related movies no idea why. But I do watch the occasional racing movie like Grand Prix and Le Mans, and will probably see the upcoming Ford v Ferrari (retitled Le Mans ’66 in the UK)
Nice work Bruce. Vote Up.
D-Day gets some UMR love. At the end of Animal House his character is listed as “unknown”….well now we have the answer to that mystery…..he is at UltimateMovieRankings.com…..lol.
I have seen 39 of his movies…including 7 of them in theaters. Granted…I do not remember the McGill role in all of those 39 movies. In the last month I re-watched My Cousin Vinny (that great Joe Pesci movie) and saw Poms for the first time. I bet I do not go to long before I run into a Bruce McGill movie.
Seen all of your favorites. With Animal House, The Last Boy Scout (“head or gut” is a line my older boys say all the time), Cliffhanger, My Cousin Vinny and Time Cop (easily my favorite JCVD movie) being my favorites as well. Cinderella Man is pretty good….more about the drama of him struggling than being a boxing movie…it is Ron Howard’s last good movie….hopefully he will rebound in the future. Good feedback.
On top of the droves of films listed in the tables above Bruce McGill has had a prolific television career too having been in 36 TV productions in the 40 years 1979-present. He is currently part of the recurring supporting cast in the 2019 TV sci-fi thriller miniseries I-Land, seven episodes of which have been aired so far.
My 4 favorites among his big screen features are Runaway Jury, Cinderella Man, Collateral and especially The Insider. Films of his that I consciously avoided are Animal House as that is not my sense of humor, My Cousin Vinny and Legally Blonde 2, as for me the top star in each of those latter two movies has a screen personality that I’m not comfortable with though the pair are talented enough performer and I’m sure they appeal to many other cinemagoers.
Bruce has a reported net worth of $2 million at present. He is related to the former Texas State Senator A. R. Schwartz. During the 2016 presidential election, McGill narrated a number of commercials promoting Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
Hey Bob….thanks for the thoughts on Mr. Bruce McGill. I agree 100%….the man has been one busy busy actor. I have never heard of his new mini-series I-Land. Surprised you have not seen Animal House….which considered to be one of the funnier movies of all-time. I have seen all of your favorites…with Runaway Jury, Cinderella Man and The Insider being ones I like a lot as well. Not much of a fan of Collateral…..at least the ending of Collateral….do not like when a professional hitman is turned into an idiot at the end of the movie just so we can have a hero saves the day movie. See also The Jackal and many others. Looks like being a supporting actor pays well….as his net worth is pretty impressive for somebody many do not know by name. Good stuff as always.
The immortal Bruce McGill is # 210 on the current Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list; these are the other actors on the list he appeared with.
3 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER The Insider (1999)
4 DONALD SUTHERLAND Animal House (1978)
5 MICHAEL CAINE The Hand (1981)
20 SYLVESTER STALLONE Cliffhanger (1993)
20 SYLVESTER STALLONE F.I.S.T (1978)
32 PETER O’TOOLE Club Paradise (1986)
33 MORGAN FREEMAN The Sum of All Fears (2002)
35 HARRY DEAN STANTON The Good Life (2007)
36 ROD STEIGER F.I.S.T (1978)
63 ED HARRIS RUN ALL NIGHT (2015)
66 BRUCE WILLIS The Last Boy Scout (1991)
68 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie (1995)
70 SUSAN SARANDON Elizabethtown (2005)
72 KIEFER SUTHERLAND Ground Control (1998)
74 GENE HACKMAN Runaway Jury (2003)
82 LIAM NEESON RUN ALL NIGHT (2015)
85 JACK WARDEN A Dog of Flanders (1999)
95 JAMES EARL JONES Three Fugitives (1989)
102 RIP TORN The Insider (1999)
103 CLINT EASTWOOD A Perfect World (1993)
108 M. EMMET WALSH Silkwood (1983)
108 M. EMMET WALSH Wildcats (1986)
115 DUSTIN HOFFMAN Runaway Jury (2003)
121 MICHAEL GAMBON The Insider (1999)
123 JEFF GOLDBLUM Into the Night (1985)
126 SCOTT GLENN Courage Under Fire (1996)
126 SCOTT GLENN W. (2008/I)
134 ALEC BALDWIN Elizabethtown (2005)
135 WOODY HARRELSON Wildcats (1986)
145 DAN AYKROYD Into the Night (1985)
157 MATT DAMON Courage Under Fire (1996)
157 MATT DAMON The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
159 DENNIS QUAID Tough Enough (1983)
159 DENNIS QUAID Vantage Point (2008)
161 NICOLAS CAGE Matchstick Men (2003)
163 JAMES CROMWELL The Sum of All Fears (2002)
163 JAMES CROMWELL W. (2008/I)
166 JON VOIGHT A Dog of Flanders (1999)
166 JON VOIGHT Ali (2001)
166 JON VOIGHT Rosewood (1997)
169 CLINT HOWARD Cinderella Man (2005)
169 CLINT HOWARD End of the Line (1987)
171 LIEV SCHREIBER The Sum of All Fears (2002)
176 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY The Insider (1999)
183 FOREST WHITAKER Vantage Point (2008)
185 JOHN CUSACK Runaway Jury (2003)
188 MICHELLE PFEIFFER Into the Night (1985)
195 NICK NOLTE RUN ALL NIGHT (2015)
195 NICK NOLTE Three Fugitives (1989)
198 ELLEN BURSTYN W. (2008/I)
203 KURT RUSSELL Silkwood (1983)
212 DAVID STRAITHAIRN Silkwood (1983)
214 NAOMI WATTS Fair Game (2010)
215 STACY KEACH W. (2008/I)
220 PHILIP BAKER HALL The Insider (1999)
220 PHILIP BAKER HALL The Sum of All Fears (2002)
225 BOB BALABAN End of the Line (1987)
226 RICHARD GERE No Mercy (1986)
237 MERYL STREEP Silkwood (1983)
244 RANDY QUAID Out Cold (1989)
246 WILLIAM HURT Vantage Point (2008)
249 TOM CRUISE Collateral (2004)
250 JOHN VERNON Animal House (1978)
253 VING RHAMES Rosewood (1997)
256 TIM ROTH Mocking the Cosmos (1996)
261 PETER BOYLE F.I.S.T (1978)
267 ROBIN WILLIAMS Club Paradise (1986)
272 DENZEL WASHINGTON Courage Under Fire (1996)
275 PAUL GIAMATTI Cinderella Man (2005)
278 AUSTIN PENDLETON My Cousin Vinny (1992)
282 VINCENT D’ONOFRIO RUN ALL NIGHT (2015)
286 SIGOURNEY WEAVER Vantage Point (2008)
292 CHEECH MARIN Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie (1995)
292 CHEECH MARIN The Perfect Game (2009)
295 WILL PATTON Silkwood (1983)
303 MARK MARGOLIS The Secret of My Succe$s (1987)
304 MARY STEENBURGEN End of the Line (1987)
316 GERARD BUTLER Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
326 BRUCE DAVISON Runaway Jury (2003)
331 CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD Lawn Dogs (1997)
336 JACK BLACK Shallow Hal (2001)
356 BILL PAXTON The Good Life (2007)
358 CIARAN HINDS The Sum of All Fears (2002)
359 DIANE KEATON POMS (2019)
361 JOHN LITHGOW Cliffhanger (1993)
361 JOHN LITHGOW Out Cold (1989)
364 RAY LIOTTA Slow Burn (2005)
367 PAM GRIER POMS (2019)
367 PAM GRIER Tough Enough (1983)
369 RON RIFKIN THE SUM OF ALL FEARS (2002)
375 TERI GARR Out Cold (1989)
375 TERI GARR Perfect Alibi (1995)
377 JEFF DANIELS The Lookout (2007)
392 BRIAN DENNEHY F.I.S.T (1978)
403 AL PACINO The Insider (1999)
406 GARY BUSEY Black Sheep (1996)
411 COLM FEORE THE INSIDER (1999)
411 COLM FEORE THE SUM OF ALL FEARS (2002)
413 RANCE HOWARD Cinderella Man (2005)
426 LUIS GUZMAN Runaway Jury (2003)
429 DON CHEADLE Rosewood (1997)
437 TOBY JONES W. (2008/I)
438 JUDY GREER ELIZABETHTOWN (2005)
444 DEBI MAZAR Collateral (2004)
444 DEBI MAZAR The Insider (1999)
449 CHARLES NAPIER Handle with Care (1977)
450 KEVIN BACON Animal House (1978)
450 KEVIN BACON End of the Line (1987)
454 JAMES GAMMON Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy (2006)
460 SEAN PENN Fair Game (2010)
461 DIANE BAKER Courage Under Fire (1996)
472 JACK KEHLER The Last Boy Scout (1991)
477 TRACEY WALTER The Hand (1981)
477 TRACEY WALTER The Perfect Game (2009)
479 VIVECA LINDFORS The Hand (1981)
483 ROBERT PATRICK Rosewood (1997)
498 MAURY CHAYKIN My Cousin Vinny (1992)
500 JOSH BROLIN W. (2008/I)
502 JACK LEMMON The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
507 TOM ARNOLD Exit Wounds (2001)
519 KIRSTEN DUNST Elizabethtown (2005)
525 FRED WARD Silkwood (1983)
530 CHARLIZE THERON The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
536 KIM BASINGER No Mercy (1986)
542 PETE POSTLEWAITE Valley of the Heart’s Delight (2006)
544 MICHAEL BYRNE THE SUM OF ALL FEARS (2002)
547 RICHARD DREYFUSS W. (2008/I)
549 CHARLES S. DUTTON NO MERCY (1986)
550 JAMES REBHORN My Cousin Vinny (1992)
550 JAMES REBHORN Silkwood (1983)
554 RICHARD JORDAN The Secret of My Succe$s (1987)
557 JEREMY PIVEN Runaway Jury (2003)
559 WESLEY SNIPES Wildcats (1986)
561 HOLLY HUNTER END OF THE LINE (1987)
571 LUKE WILSON Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
590 BEN AFFLECK The Sum of All Fears (2002)
601 LARRY MILLER Out Cold (1989)
601 LARRY MILLER Three Fugitives (1989)
603 JEFFREY WRIGHT ALI (2001)
603 JEFFREY WRIGHT W. (2008/I)
604 JASON STATHAM Collateral (2004)
607 KEVIN COSTNER A Perfect World (1993)
617 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO Ali (2001)
626 GWYNETH PALTROW Shallow Hal (2001)
628 JASON ALEXANDER SHALLOW HAL (2001)
632 JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME Timecop (1994)
648 THANDIE NEWTON W. (2008/I)
659 SAM SHEPARD Fair Game (2010)
661 ANN DORAN Wildcats (1986)
668 MYKELTI WILLIAMSON ALI (2001)
668 MYKELTI WILLIAMSON WILDCATS (1986)
669 PATRICK SWAYZE Letters from a Killer (1998)
673 CARLA GUGINO The Lookout (2007)
676 IOAN GRUFFUD W. (2008/I)
677 MARK RUFFALO Collateral (2004)
678 TED LEVINE ALI (2001)
681 ED BEGLEY JR. Handle with Care (1977)
685 TOM BOWER Valley of the Heart’s Delight (2006)
686 SAM ROCKWELL Lawn Dogs (1997)
686 SAM ROCKWELL Matchstick Men (2003)
686 SAM ROCKWELL THE BEST OF ENEMIES (2019)
693 JAMES RUSSO Deep Core (2000)
693 JAMES RUSSO Kings of the Evening (2008)
706 RICHARD PORTNOW Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
723 DYLAN MCDERMOTT RUNAWAY JURY (2003)
731 BRADLEY WHITFORD A PERFECT WORLD (1993)
732 CLIFF CURTIS RUNAWAY JURY (2003)
732 CLIFF CURTIS THE INSIDER (1999)
747 GINA GERSHON The Insider (1999)
749 ALAN BATES The Sum of All Fears (2002)
753 DAVID KOECHNER THE PERFECT GAME (2009)
754 CHIWETEL EJIOFOR SLOW BURN (2005)
765 COLM MEANEY Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
787 IRENE PAPAS Into the Night (1985)
788 MICHAEL ROOKER Cliffhanger (1993)
788 MICHAEL ROOKER Rosewood (1997)
798 LOIS SMITH RUN ALL NIGHT (2015)
810 BILL COBBS Silkwood (1983)
811 WARREN OATES Tough Enough (1983)
816 PAUL WINFIELD Cliffhanger (1993)
832 SALLY FIELD Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
833 LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS COURAGE UNDER FIRE (1996)
836 JOSEF SOMMER Silkwood (1983)
836 JOSEF SOMMER The Sum of All Fears (2002)
837 MARISA TOMEI My Cousin Vinny (1992)
884 WILFORD BRIMLEY END OF THE LINE (1987)
884 WILFORD BRIMLEY TOUGH ENOUGH (1983)
886 STEPHEN LANG FROM MEXICO WITH LOVE (2009)
895 TIM GUINEE COURAGE UNDER FIRE (1996)
919 ANTHONY ANDERSON EXIT WOUNDS (2001)
921 RICHARD BRIGHT Handle with Care (1977)
954 RUSSELL CROWE Cinderella Man (2005)
954 RUSSELL CROWE The Insider (1999)
965 KATHLEEN QUINLAN Humble Pie (2007)
965 KATHLEEN QUINLAN Lawn Dogs (1997)
965 KATHLEEN QUINLAN Perfect Alibi (1995)
986 KENNETH WELSH Timecop (1994)
994 DONAL LOGUE The Good Life (2007)
999 JERRY STILLER LITTLE VEGAS (1990)
HM (723) KAREN ALLEN ANIMAL HOUSE (1978)
HM (816) MICHAEL KELLY Fair Game (2010)
HM (816) MICHAEL KELLY LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (2009)
HM (886) DAVID ANDREWS Fair Game (2010)
HM (961) DAVID BOWIE INTO THE NIGHT (1985)
HM (996) BRIAN DOYLE-MURRAY Club Paradise (1986)
Bruce has actually appeared with 42 Oscar winner.
AL PACINO The Insider (1999)
CHARLIZE THERON The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
CHER Silkwood (1983)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER The Insider (1999)
DENZEL WASHINGTON Courage Under Fire (1996)
DIANE KEATON POMS (2019)
DUSTIN HOFFMAN Runaway Jury (2003)
ELLEN BURSTYN W. (2008/I)
FOREST WHITAKER Vantage Point (2008)
GENE HACKMAN Runaway Jury (2003)
GOLDIE HAWN Wildcats (1986)
GWYNETH PALTROW Shallow Hal (2001)
HALLE BERRY The Last Boy Scout (1991)
HOLLY HUNTER END OF THE LINE (1987)
JACK LEMMON The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
JAMIE FOXX Ali (2001)
JAMIE FOXX Collateral (2004)
JAMIE FOXX Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
JAVIER BARDEM COLLATERAL (2004)
JOE PESCI My Cousin Vinny (1992)
JON VOIGHT A Dog of Flanders (1999)
JON VOIGHT Ali (2001)
JON VOIGHT Rosewood (1997)
KIM BASINGER No Mercy (1986)
LOUIS GOSSETT JR. The Perfect Game (2009)
MARISA TOMEI My Cousin Vinny (1992)
MARY STEENBURGEN End of the Line (1987)
MERYL STREEP Silkwood (1983)
MICHAEL CAINE The Hand (1981)
MORGAN FREEMAN The Sum of All Fears (2002)
NICOLAS CAGE Matchstick Men (2003)
OCTAVIA SPENCER LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED, WHITE & BLONDE (2003)
RACHEL WEISZ Runaway Jury (2003)
REESE WITHERSPOON Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
REGINA KING LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED, WHITE & BLUE (2003)
RENEE ZELLWEGER Cinderella Man (2005)
RICHARD DREYFUSS W. (2008/I)
ROBIN WILLIAMS Club Paradise (1986)
ROD STEIGER F.I.S.T (1978)
RUSSELL CROWE Cinderella Man (2005)
RUSSELL CROWE The Insider (1999)
SALLY FIELD Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
SAM ROCKWELL Lawn Dogs (1997)
SAM ROCKWELL Matchstick Men (2003)
SAM ROCKWELL THE BEST OF ENEMIES (2019)
SEAN PENN Fair Game (2010)
SUSAN SARANDON Elizabethtown (2005)
VIOLA DAVIS LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (2009)
WILLIAM HURT Vantage Point (2008)
Hey Dan. Thanks for this breakdown on Bruce McGill. I am not surprised he is so highly rated on the Oracle list. I recently saw him in Poms (which is such an average movie). That got me thinking about all the supporting roles he has played since Animal House. As the tables above and your lists show the man has had one heck of a career.
Looking at the first massive list….looks like Jon Voight, Sam Rockwell and Kathleen Quinlan are his most frequent co-stars…three movies each. Good to see two of my favorites on that list…Willis and Caine. 42 Oscar winners on the second list is pretty impressive….and a total that passes lots of others you have shown in the past. Good stuff as always.