What Is Bruce McGill's Net Worth?
Bruce McGill is an American actor who has a net worth of $2 million. Bruce McGill is best known for portraying law-breaking biker Daniel Simpson, alongside actor John Belushi, in the cult film "National Lampoon's Animal House" and Sheriff Dean Farley in the 1992 comedic blockbuster "My Cousin Vinny" starring Joe Pesci. In nearly 70 films and 60 television productions, Bruce has shared the screen with a large assortment of the most notable actors of all time.
Early Years
Bruce Travis McGill was born on July 11, 1950, in San Antonio, Texas. His mother, Adriel Rose (Jacobs,) was an artist, and his father, Woodrow Wilson McGill, was an insurance and real estate agent. Bruce graduated from Douglas MacArthur High School in San Antonio, Texas, then enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin, from which he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama. He had developed a love of acting while in elementary school and later spent a few years making the rounds of unsuccessful auditions before breaking out onto the big and small screens in hit television shows and motion pictures alongside stars such as Bette Davis, Daniel Day-Lewis, and John Voight.
Getty
Film
Bruce McGill has appeared in nearly 70 films and made his big screen debut as Blood in the 1977 comedy "Handle with Care," which focused on the popularity of CB radio. The very next year, he won the role of Daniel Simpson in the comedy "National Lampoon's Animal House," directed by John Landis. The film, which starred John Belushi, pulled in over $140 million at the box office and became a cult classic.
In 1981, Bruce starred as Brian Ferguson in the psychological horror film "The Hand," written and directed by Oliver Stone. Based on the novel "The Lizard's Tale" by Marc Brandel, the film focuses on a comic book artist who has a mental breakdown and stars English actor Michael Caine.
McGill was cast as Mace Hurley in the 1983 biographical drama "Silkwood," starring Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, and Cher. Adapted from the book "Who Killed Karen Silkwood?" by Howard Kohn, the film concerns the life of a nuclear whistleblower and her mysterious death.
In 1985, Bruce appeared as Dan Darwell alongside Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, who were both making their film debuts, in the sports comedy "Wildcats." He went on to share the screen with some of the most notable actors in Hollywood, working with Richard Gere and Kim Basinger in the 1986 thriller "No Mercy," Michael J. Fox in the 1987 comedy "The Secret of My Success," and Nick Nolte in the 1989 crime comedy "Three Fugitives."
Bruce played Charlie in the 1991 action comedy "The Last Boy Scout," starring Bruce Willis. The following year, he portrayed Sheriff Dean Farley in the blockbuster comedy "My Cousin Vinny," starring Joe Pesci. McGill appeared alongside actor Sylvester Stallone in the 1993 action thriller "Cliffhanger" and worked with actors Meg Ryan and Denzel Washington in the 1996 war drama "Courage Under Fire."
In the 1999 John Voight film "A Dog Of Flanders," based on the novel, Bruce played William the blacksmith. In the 2002 film "The Sum of All Fears," based on the Tom Clancy novel, he played Gene Revell.
In 2004, Bruce worked on the action thriller "Collateral" with Tom Cruise. In 2010, he played Jim Pavitt in the biographical political drama "Fair Game" starring Sean Penn.
The 2012 biographical historical drama "Lincoln," directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, focused on Abraham Lincoln and starred actor Daniel Day-Lewis. In the film, Bruce portrayed American lawyer and politician Edwin Stanton, who served as Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during the Civil War. The film won 41 of the 131 awards it was nominated for.
McGill played Mel in the 2019 film "Waiting Game," a role for which he won a Best Actor Award at the Pasadena International Film Festival.
In 2021, Bruce played Jim Foster in the American biographical sports film "American Underdog," which focuses on the life of NFL quarterback Kurt Warner.
(Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
Television
McGill has appeared in nearly 60 American television shows. He made his television debut in the 1979 sitcom "Delta House," adapted from the 1978 film "National Lampoon's Animal House," in which he reprised his role of Daniel Simpson. From 1985 to 1992, Bruce had a recurring role as Jack Dalton on the show "MacGyver" and went on to appear on "Quantum Leap" in 1989, "Tales from the Crypt" in 1991, and "Walker, Texas Ranger" in 1993.
Bruce appeared in episodes of "Star Trek: Voyager" in 1999, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" in 2002, "The Good Wife" in 2012, and "Blue Bloods" in 2016. From 2010 to 1016, he portrayed Detective Vince Korsak on the crime drama series "Rizzoli & Isles."
In 2018, Bruce had a recurring role as Stanley Gordon in season seven of the legal drama "Suits." That same year, he had a recurring role as Jordan Ramsey in the crime drama series "Shades of Blue."
McGill had recurring roles as Bobby Spencer in the comedy series "The Crew" in 2021 and Mayor Grover Teale in the action crime series "The Reacher" in 2022. In 2023, he played Judge Tom Ryan in the crime drama miniseries "Love & Death."
Bruce appeared in numerous television movies, including 1981's "A Whale for the Killing," which was loosely based on a true story about a whale that was tortured by a fisherman, 1986's "As Summers Die," starring Bette Davis and Jamie Lee Curtis, and 2022's "Buried in Barstow."
Narration
During the 2016 presidential election, McGill narrated a 30-second television campaign advertisement for Donald Trump. In 2018, Bruce narrated the Fox News documentary series Scandalous, which documents the events that led to the impeachment of Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States.
Personal Life
Bruce married Gloria Lee in 1994.
Aside from being a talented actor, McGill is also an accomplished pianist and guitarist.
