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Gerald McRaney

Gerald McRaney

Actor, also producer · Born August 19, 1947 (79) · Collins, Mississippi, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Gerald Lee McRaney (born August 19, 1947) is an American television and film actor. McRaney is best known as one of the stars of the television shows Simon & Simon, Major Dad, Promised Land and House of Cards. He most recently starred as Admiral Hollace Kilbride on NCIS: Los Angeles. He was a series regular in the first season of Jericho and the final season of Deadwood. He appeared in a recurring role as main antagonist Mason Wood in season eight of Castle. Recently, he played Barlow Connally in the A&E series Longmire and had a recurring role in the NBC series This Is Us as Dr. Nathan Katowski, a role which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. McRaney has been married to actress Delta Burke since 1989.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 19, 1947 (79)
From
Collins, Mississippi, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
75 on MovieCove · 114 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 21% in 30 days

What are Gerald McRaney's films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Thriller3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Bonds
28%
Power
9%
Survival
9%
Self
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 21 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 14 · Intense 7

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 19 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

25 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 10 of 25 analyzed roles.

Mentor
10 of 25
Hero
4 of 25
Ally
3 of 25
Threshold guardian
3 of 25
Shadow
3 of 25
Herald
2 of 25
Show the 25 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Hopeful
13
Melancholic
13
Warm
7
Thrilling
7
Other
28

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gerald McRaney's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 53 of their 75 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gerald McRaney's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

114 credits, 75 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Murdaugh: Death in the Family(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Randolph Murdaugh

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Paradise(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Kane Bradford

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Filthy Rich(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Eugene Monreaux

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Duncanville(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Dick Harris (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Dolly Parton's Heartstrings(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Deadwood: The Movie(2019)

    as George Hearst

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • A Violent Separation(2019)

    as Tom Campbell

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • A Million Little Things(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Lenny Farache

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • 24: Legacy(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · as Henry Donovan

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Santa Clarita Diet(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed Thune

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love(2016)

    as Rev. Jake Owens

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Shooter(2016)

    Show 11 episodes · as Red Bama Sr.

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • This Is Us(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · as Nathan Katowski

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Disappointments Room(2016)

    as Judge Ernest Blacker

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors(2015)

    as Rev. Jake Owens

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Focus(2015)

    as Owens

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Agent X(2015)

    Show as Malcolm Millar

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • The Best of Me(2014)

    as Tuck Hostetler

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Manhattan(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Sec. Hentry Stimson

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Heart of the Country(2013)

    Producer · as Calvin

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • House of Cards(2013)

    Show 18 episodes · as Raymond Tusk

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Longmire(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Barlow · as Barlow Connally

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Red Tails(2012)

    as Lieutenant General Luntz

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Fairly Legal(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · as Judge David Nicastro

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Undercovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 11 episodes · as Carlton Shaw

  • Get Low(2009)

    as Rev. Gus Horton

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The A-Team(2010)

    Stunt Double · as General Morrison

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Justified(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Josiah Cairn

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 54 episodes · as Hollace Kilbride

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mason Wood

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Jericho(2006)

    Show 22 episodes · as Johnston Green

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Saving Shiloh(2006)

    as Ray Preston

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Ike: Countdown to D-Day(2004)

    as Lieutenant General George S. Patton

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Deadwood(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · as George Hearst

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • One Tree Hill(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Royal Scott

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Designing Women Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Going for Broke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Jim Bancroft

  • Mister Sterling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 5 episodes · as Burt Gammel

  • Hansel & Gretel(2002)

    as Father

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Tornado Warning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Dr. Jake Arledge

  • The Dead Zone(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Harrison Fisher

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Danger Beneath the Sea(2001)

    as Admiral Eugene Justice

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Eli Schindler

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Take Me Home: The John Denver Story(2000)

    as Dutch

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Comanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Col. Samuel Sturgis

  • A Holiday Romance(1999)

    as Cal Peterson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Glen Hobart

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alan Adamle

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Old West (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • A Thousand Men and a Baby(1997)

    as Capt. John 'Chick' Hayward

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • A Nightmare Come True(1997)

    as Don Zarn

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 69 episodes · as Russell Greene

  • Nothing Lasts Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Dr. Lawrence Barker

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sergeant Major Charvis Krohn

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Fast Forward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Alex (Adult)

  • The Stranger Beside Me(1995)

    as Dave Morgan

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Central Park West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 8 episodes · as Adam Brock

  • Not Our Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as George Keller

  • Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou(1995)

    Producer · as Jake Lassiter

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Women of the House(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Dash Goff

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Rick Simon

  • Someone She Knows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Frank Mayfield

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as Joe Patcherik · as Russell Greene

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Deadly Vows(1994)

    as Tom Weston

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Motorcycle Gang(1994)

    as Cal Morris

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Rebel Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Cal Morris

  • D-Day: The Total Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 7 episodes · as Host

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Ronnie Gelico

  • Armed and Innocent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Bobby Lee Holland

  • Scattered Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as George Messenger

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Det. Andy Ruggio

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Fatal Friendship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Hank Landrum

  • Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Howard Danner

  • Love and Curses... and All That Jazz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · as Ross

  • Vestige of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Major Falon

  • Blind Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Executive Producer · as Garr Hagar

  • Major Dad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 96 episodes · as John D. MacGillis

  • Murder by Moonlight(1989)

    as Dennis Huff

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Coach(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim Collins

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?(1988)

    as Jones

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The People Across the Lake(1988)

    as Chuck Yoman

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • A Hobo's Christmas(1987)

    as Charlie Grovner

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Designing Women(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dash Goff

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Jackals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Jake Wheeler

  • Easy Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Christopher Wilder

  • City Killer(1984)

    as Lieutenant Eckford

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Terry Folger

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The NeverEnding Story(1984)

    as Bastian's Father

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Haunting Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Dan Evans

  • Memories Never Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Howdy Tilford

  • Newhart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Gerald McRaney (uncredited)

  • Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 156 episodes · as Rick Simon

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Rick Simon

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case(1980)

    as Cliff Sulkes

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Where the Ladies Go(1980)

    as Merle Johnson

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Aliens Are Coming(1980)

    as Patrolman Ashley

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Roots: The Next Generations(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Owens

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Women in White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Gus Henderson

  • The Jordan Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Sid Burton

  • The Return of the Incredible Hulk(1977)

    as Denny Kayle

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Hulk(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Colin Roark · as Denny Kayle · as Sam Roberts

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Logan's Run(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Gera

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • CHiPs(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Demick

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Fantastic Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Co-Pilot

  • Keep Off My Grass! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as David Sherman

  • The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One(1974)

    as Smith

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Comet

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Irv · as Jerryl · as John Pleasance · as Manager

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob Marsh

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Brain Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Willie West

  • His Wife's Habit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Terrance Bradford

  • The Night of Bloody Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Wesley Stuart

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Tim Ryder

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Gentry · as Lonnie Colby · as Pete Murphy

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 113 titles from 1955 to 2025; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

The A-Team (2010)

$177M worldwide

Highest rated

Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

The Incredible Hulk (1977)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19552025

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1977Screen debut· The Return of the Incredible Hulk
  • 2004Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Deadwood
  • 2013Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· House of Cards
  • 2015Career best· Focus
  • 2016Primetime Emmy win· This Is Us

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting113 of 113: 110 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stDirecting1 of 113: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 113: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 113: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

113 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s2 · acting1970s15 · acting1980s20 · acting1990s31 · 31 acting · 2 crew2000s17 · acting2010s23 · 23 acting · 1 crew2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
7712

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 4 major nominations, 2007–2018.

WinNomination
  1. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
  2. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
  3. 2015
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  4. 2007
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Gerald McRaney's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 75 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th22
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 75 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · actor

Hansel & Gretel (2002)

90th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

House of Cards (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Gerald McRaney's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles48–72 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles17–51 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles25–70 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles16–39 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles34–59 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gerald McRaney work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gerald McRaney's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stephen Herek shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers