Gerald Lee "Mac" McRaney (born August 19, 1947 in Collins, Mississippi) is an American television and movie actor. He came to prominence during the 1980s as one of the Simon brothers on Simon & Simon, and as the star of beloved sitcom Major Dad, but since then he's enjoyed various leading roles in film and television, often playing scheming villains such as in Deadwood, Boardwalk Empire and House of Cards (US).
Also, in spite of what Princess Opal predicted, he and Delta Burke are still happily married.
Film Roles
- 1972 Keep Off My Grass! as David Sherman
- 1984 The Never Ending Story as Bastian's Father
- 2012 Red Tails as Lieutenant General Luntz
TV Roles
- 1973-1975 Gunsmoke as Pete Murphy / Lonnie Colby / Gentry
- 1981-1989 Simon & Simon as Rick Simon
- 1989-1993 Major Dad as Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis
- 1995-1998 Touched by an Angel as Russell Greene / Dr. Joe Patcherik
- 1996-1999 Promised Land (1996) as Russell Greene
- 2001-2004 The West Wing as USAF Gen. Alan Adamle
- 2005-2006 Deadwood as George Hearst
- 2006-2007 Jericho (2006) as Johnston Green
- 2010-2012 Undercovers as Carlton Shaw
- 2011-2012 Fairly Legal as Judge David Nicastro
- 2012-2015 Longmire as Barlow Connally
- 2013 Justified as Josiah Cairn
- 2013 Southland as Hicks
- 2012-2013 Mike & Molly as Captain Patrick Murphy
- 2013-2014 House of Cards (US) as Raymond Tusk
- 2016-2022 This Is Us as Dr. Nathan Katowski in a few episodes, most recently "The Train"
- 2018 Shooter as Red Bama Sr.
- 2023 Family Guy as Old West
