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Gerald McRaney
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Gerald McRaney

Born 1947 · Collins, Mississippi, USA · Active 1955–2025

Gerald McRaney, born in 1947 in Collins, Mississippi, has left his mark on cult cinema with his performances in films like The Night of Bloody Horror (1969) and Motorcycle Gang (1994). Known for his versatility, McRaney's work spans genres, but his roles in exploitation and horror films showcase his ability to embody complex characters. In The Brain Machine (1977), he further solidified his presence in the genre, contributing to the gritty atmosphere that defines cult cinema. His career reflects a unique intersection of television and film, making him a notable figure in the world of cult classics.

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The Night of Bloody Horror

The Night of Bloody Horror

1969 ★ 3.9
as Wesley Stuart

Wesley Stuart, a mentally fragile youth who lives with his domineering mother, has recently been released from an asylum, where he spent 13 years for accidentally shooting and killing his brother. Plagued by headaches and sudden blackouts, he becomes the chief suspect when some of his recent acquaintances, including his girlfriend and a nurse, are violently murdered.

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Filmography

126 credits
2020s 4 credits
2025
Paradise as Kane Bradford
TV ★ 7.5
2025
Murdaugh: Death in the Family as Randolph Murdaugh
TV ★ 6.9
2020
Duncanville as Dick Harris (voice)
TV ★ 7.8
2020
Filthy Rich as Eugene Monreaux
TV ★ 6.8
2010s 24 credits
2019
A Violent Separation as Tom Campbell
Movie ★ 7.0
2019
Deadwood: The Movie as George Hearst
Movie ★ 6.7
2019
TV ★ 7.0
2018
A Million Little Things as Lenny Farache
TV ★ 7.2
2017
24: Legacy as Henry Donovan
TV ★ 6.2
2017
TV ★ 7.4
2016
The Disappointments Room as Judge Ernest Blacker
Movie ★ 4.5
2016
Movie ★ 6.0
2016
This Is Us as Nathan Katowski
TV ★ 8.2
2016
Shooter as Red Bama Sr.
TV ★ 7.2
2015
Focus as Owens
Movie ★ 6.9
2015
Movie ★ 6.4
2014
The Best of Me as Tuck Hostetler
Movie ★ 7.5
2014
Manhattan as Sec. Hentry Stimson
TV ★ 7.1
2013
Movie ★ 6.2
2013
House of Cards as Raymond Tusk
TV ★ 8.0
2012
Red Tails as Lieutenant General Luntz
Movie ★ 6.6
2012
Longmire as Barlow Connally
TV ★ 7.7
2012
Longmire as Barlow
TV ★ 7.7
2011
Fairly Legal as Judge David Nicastro
TV ★ 6.6
2010
The A-Team as General Morrison
Movie ★ 6.4
2010
Get Low as Rev. Gus Horton
Movie ★ 6.7
2010
Undercovers as Carlton Shaw
TV ★ 5.4
2010
Justified as Josiah Cairn
TV ★ 8.0
2000s 18 credits
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles as Hollace Kilbride
TV ★ 7.5
2009
Castle as Mason Wood
TV ★ 8.0
2006
Saving Shiloh as Ray Preston
Movie ★ 6.5
2006
Jericho as Johnston Green
TV ★ 7.4
2004
Ike: Countdown to D-Day as Lieutenant General George S. Patton
Movie ★ 6.6
2004
Deadwood as George Hearst
TV ★ 8.1
2003
Going for Broke as Jim Bancroft
Movie ★ 5.7
2003
One Tree Hill as Royal Scott
TV ★ 7.8
2003
Mister Sterling as Burt Gammel
TV ★ 8.3
2002
Movie ★ 5.5
2002
Tornado Warning as Dr. Jake Arledge
Movie ★ 4.8
2002
The Dead Zone as Harrison Fisher
TV ★ 7.3
2001
Danger Beneath the Sea as Admiral Eugene Justice
Movie ★ 5.3
2000
Comanche as Col. Samuel Sturgis
Movie ★ 8.0
2000
Movie ★ 5.8
2000
Movie
2000
TV ★ 7.6
1990s 32 credits
1999
A Holiday Romance as Cal Peterson
Movie ★ 4.6
1999
The West Wing as Alan Adamle
TV ★ 8.3
1999
Family Guy as Old West (voice)
TV ★ 7.4
1999
Third Watch as Glen Hobart
TV ★ 7.9
1997
A Thousand Men and a Baby as Capt. John 'Chick' Hayward
Movie ★ 6.0
1997
Movie ★ 4.3
1996
Promised Land as Russell Greene
TV ★ 6.5
1995
Nothing Lasts Forever as Dr. Lawrence Barker
Movie ★ 6.5
1995
Movie ★ 8.0
1995
Movie ★ 6.9
1995
Not Our Son as George Keller
Movie ★ 7.0
1995
Movie ★ 9.0
1995
Fast Forward as Alex (Adult)
Movie
1995
Central Park West as Adam Brock
TV ★ 4.9
1995
JAG as Sergeant Major Charvis Krohn
TV ★ 7.3
1995
TV ★ 6.7
1994
Armed and Innocent as Bobby Lee Holland
Movie ★ 5.0
1994
Motorcycle Gang as Cal Morris
Movie ★ 5.3
1994
Deadly Vows as Tom Weston
Movie ★ 7.0
1994
Someone She Knows as Frank Mayfield
Movie ★ 4.8
1994
TV ★ 9.0
1994
Touched by an Angel as Russell Greene
TV ★ 7.2
1994
Touched by an Angel as Dr. Joe Patcherik
TV ★ 7.2
1994
Burke's Law as Ronnie Gelico
TV ★ 6.8
1994
Rebel Highway as Cal Morris
TV ★ 8.0
1993
Scattered Dreams as George Messenger
Movie ★ 5.5
1993
Diagnosis: Murder as Det. Andy Ruggio
TV ★ 7.1
1991
Movie ★ 8.0
1991
Fatal Friendship as Hank Landrum
Movie ★ 9.0
1991
TV ★ 7.0
1990
Vestige of Honor as Major Falon
Movie ★ 8.0
1990
Blind Vengeance as Garr Hagar
Movie ★ 5.5
1980s 20 credits
1989
Murder on the Moon as Dennis Huff
Movie ★ 3.8
1989
Major Dad as John D. MacGillis
TV ★ 6.5
1989
Coach as Jim Collins
TV ★ 6.7
1988
Movie ★ 4.6
1988
Movie ★ 6.0
1987
Movie
1987
A Hobo's Christmas as Charlie Grovner
Movie ★ 6.0
1986
Easy Prey as Christopher Wilder
Movie ★ 6.8
1986
Jackals as Jake Wheeler
Movie ★ 8.5
1986
Designing Women as Dash Goff
TV ★ 6.9
1984
The NeverEnding Story as Bastian's Father
Movie ★ 7.2
1984
City Killer as Lieutenant 'Eck' Eckford
Movie ★ 6.0
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Terry Folger
TV ★ 7.5
1983
Movie ★ 6.1
1982
Memories Never Die as Howdy Tilford
Movie ★ 7.0
1981
Simon & Simon as Rick Simon
TV ★ 6.7
1980
The Aliens Are Coming as Patrolman Ashley
Movie ★ 4.4
1980
Where the Ladies Go as Merle Johnson
Movie ★ 10.0
1980
Movie ★ 5.9
1980
Magnum, P.I. as Rick Simon
TV ★ 7.3
1970s 20 credits
1979
Women in White as Dr. Gus Henderson
TV ★ 8.0
1979
TV ★ 7.4
1978
The Jordan Chance as Sid Burton
Movie ★ 7.0
1977
Movie ★ 6.1
1977
CHiPs as Demick
TV ★ 6.9
1977
The Incredible Hulk as Denny Kayle
TV ★ 7.2
1977
The Incredible Hulk as Sam Roberts
TV ★ 7.2
1977
The Incredible Hulk as Colin Roark
TV ★ 7.2
1977
TV ★ 6.2
1977
TV ★ 6.8
1975
Keep Off My Grass! as David Sherman
Movie ★ 9.0
1974
TV ★ 7.6
1974
TV ★ 7.3
1974
TV ★ 7.6
1974
TV ★ 7.6
1974
The Rockford Files as John Pleasance
TV ★ 7.6
1974
TV ★ 6.4
1972
The Brain Machine as Willie West
Movie ★ 3.2
1970
His Wife's Habit as Terrance Bradford
Movie ★ 7.5
1960s 2 credits
1969
Movie ★ 4.0
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Tim Ryder
TV ★ 7.2
1950s 3 credits
1955
Gunsmoke as Gentry
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Lonnie Colby
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Pete Murphy
TV ★ 6.7
Crew Credits
2010s 1 credit
2010
The A-Team Stunt Double
Movie ★ 6.4
1990s 2 credits
1991
Movie ★ 8.0
1990
Blind Vengeance Executive Producer
Movie ★ 5.5