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Bruce McGill: Most underrated "that guy" of last 30 years?

Posted on 8/16/14 at 4:56 am
Posted by jacks40
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2007
11877 posts
Posted on 8/16/14 at 4:56 am
Is there any other actor whose name you don't know but recognize from multiple things than this guy?

Sheriff in My Cousin Vinny
Recurring character in Macgyver
Bad manager in Cinderalla Man
Bartender/God in last ep of Quantum Leap
Random parts in Bagger Vance, Exit Wounds, 61*, Sum of all Fears, Timecop, Blacksheep etc.

This post was edited on 8/16/14 at 4:57 am
Posted by Jim Rockford
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Posted on 8/16/14 at 5:39 am to


Posted by ManBearTiger
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Posted on 8/16/14 at 5:52 am to
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98133 posts
Posted on 8/16/14 at 6:08 am to
That's not him, baw.
Posted by coolpapaboze
Parts Unknown
Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 8/16/14 at 6:43 am to
quote:

ManBearTiger



His deposition scene in The Insider was epic.
Posted by BOSCEAUX
Where the Down Boys go.
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 8/16/14 at 7:54 am to
I think the last thing I saw him in was Law Abiding Citizen.
Posted by Tiger Ryno
#WoF
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Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:40 am to
Animal house baw.
Posted by Wally Sparks
Atlanta
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Posted on 8/16/14 at 9:18 am to
quote:

His deposition scene in The Insider was epic.
Posted by LSUFanNTX
Seabrook, TX
Member since May 2005
9108 posts
Posted on 8/16/14 at 9:41 am to
D-Day in Animal House.
Posted by ManBearTiger
BRLA
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Posted on 8/16/14 at 10:32 am to
quote:

That's not him, baw.



I got caught up thinking about character actors and ended up posting thinking this was a more general thread.
Posted by Cruiserhog
Little Rock
Member since Apr 2008
10460 posts
Posted on 8/16/14 at 11:59 am to
When I was a teenager, I worked as a busboy at a fine dining restaurant....

Walked up tot he table to get things going for them and kinda recognized the two guys, I said you look like the guy from the Oatmeal commercials and you look like the guy from Animal house.

They said sorry but that's not us...

Later they stopped me walking by and introduced themselves as Wilfred Brimley and 'that guy' Bruce McGill.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 8/16/14 at 12:12 pm to
He's the voice of John Williams on Family Guy FWIW.
Posted by sbr2
Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 8/16/14 at 1:49 pm to
He had a crucial role in timecop
Posted by Backinthe615
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 8/16/14 at 1:50 pm to
quote:

The Insider


One of my very favorite courtroom scenes, I thought his head was going to explode. Random trivia, the AG in the film was the real AG from the case.
Posted by Someone
West Monroe, LA
Member since Jan 2007
1812 posts
Posted on 8/16/14 at 2:16 pm to
He was also Jack Dalton on MacGyver:

Posted by LSUsmartass
Scompton
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Posted on 8/16/14 at 2:39 pm to
How was he a bad guy in Cinderella Man?
Posted by dpd901
South Louisiana
Member since Apr 2011
7505 posts
Posted on 8/16/14 at 4:58 pm to
My heart is for my family. My brains and my balls are for business, and this is business.
Posted by craigbiggio
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 8/16/14 at 5:02 pm to
He was one of the FBI agents surveilling Felix's bar in Collateral.
Posted by Amazing Moves
Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 8/16/14 at 5:18 pm to
Rizzoli & Ailes. He is the boss or something. Recurring role.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66350 posts
Posted on 8/16/14 at 6:06 pm to
you can't really be "that guy" and not be underrated.

But he actually has a few parts that make him a little more than that guy.
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