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Gerald Lee McRaney is an American television and movie actor. McRaney is best known as one of the stars of the television shows Simon & Simon, Major Dad, and Promised Land. 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 has 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.
Birth Name
Gerald Lee McRaney
Born
Tuesday, 19 August 1947
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Filthy Rich | Eugene Monreaux | 2020 |
| Duncanville | Dick Harris | 2020 |
| Dolly Parton's Heartstrings | Tom Freeman | 2019 |
| Deadwood: The Movie | George Hearst | 2019 |
| A Violent Separation | Tom Campbell | 2019 |
| A Million Little Things | Lenny Farache | 2018 |
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2017 |
| Santa Clarita Diet | Ed Thune | 2017 |
| 24: Legacy | Henry Donovan | 2016 |
| Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love | Rev. Jake Owens | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Filthy Rich | Eugene Monreaux | 2020 |
| Duncanville | Dick Harris | 2020 |
| Dolly Parton's Heartstrings | Tom Freeman | 2019 |
| Deadwood: The Movie | George Hearst | 2019 |
| A Violent Separation | Tom Campbell | 2019 |
| A Million Little Things | Lenny Farache | 2018 |
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2017 |
| Santa Clarita Diet | Ed Thune | 2017 |
| 24: Legacy | Henry Donovan | 2016 |
| Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love | Rev. Jake Owens | 2016 |
| Shooter | Red Bama Sr. | 2016 |
| This Is Us | Dr. Nathan Katowski | 2016 |
| The Disappointments Room | Judge Ernest Blacker / Judge Blacker | 2016 |
| Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors | Rev. Jake Owens | 2015 |
| Agent X | Malcolm Millar | 2015 |
| Focus | Owens | 2015 |
| The Best of Me | Tuck / Tuck Hostetler | 2014 |
| Manhattan | Sec. Hentry Stimson | 2014 |
| Heart of the Country | Calvin | 2013 |
| House of Cards | Raymond Tusk | 2013 |
| The Greatest Event in Television History | Rick Simon | 2012 |
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Longmire | Barlow Connally | 2012 |
| Red Tails | Lieutenant General Luntz | 2012 |
| J. Edgar | Judge at Hauptmann Trial | 2011 |
| Midway USA's Gun Stories | Self | 2011 |
| Fairly Legal | Judge David Nicastro | 2011 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest / Self | 2010 |
| Undercovers | Carlton Shaw | 2010 |
| Mike & Molly | Captain Patrick Murphy | 2010 |
| What If? | Self - Host | 2010 |
| Get Low | Rev. Gus Horton | 2010 |
| The A-Team | General Morrison | 2010 |
| Justified | Josiah Cairn | 2010 |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Retired Navy Admiral Hollace Kilbride / Hollace Kilbride / Retired Admiral Hollace Kilbride | 2009 |
| Southland | Hicks | 2009 |
| Castle | Mason Wood | 2009 |
| Women's Murder Club | Martin Boxer | 2007 |
| Jericho | Johnston Green | 2006 |
| Saving Shiloh | Ray Preston | 2006 |
| Ike: Countdown to D-Day | Gen. George S. Patton / Lieutenant General George S. Patton | 2004 |
| Deadwood | George Hearst | 2004 |
| One Tree Hill | Royal Scott | 2003 |
| The Designing Women Reunion | Self | 2003 |
| Going for Broke | Jim Bancroft | 2003 |
| Mister Sterling | Burt Gammel | 2003 |
| Hansel & Gretel | Father | 2002 |
| Presidio Med | Coach Fontina | 2002 |
| Tornado Warning | Dr. Jake Arledge | 2002 |
| The Dead Zone | Harrison Fisher | 2002 |
| Danger Beneath the Sea | Admiral Eugene Justice | 2001 |
| Hollywood Rivals | Self | 2001 |
| These Arms of Mine | Mitchell Rankin | 2000 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Eli Schindler | 2000 |
| Take Me Home: The John Denver Story | Dutch | 2000 |
| A Holiday Romance | Cal Peterson | 1999 |
| Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story | Howard Danner | 1999 |
| Third Watch | Glen Hobart | 1999 |
| The West Wing | USAF Gen. Alan Adamle | 1999 |
| Family Guy | Old West | 1999 |
| A Thousand Men and a Baby | Capt. John 'Chick' Hayward | 1997 |
| A Nightmare Come True | Don Zarn | 1997 |
| Promised Land | Russell Greene | 1996 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| Nothing Lasts Forever | Dr. Lawrence Barker | 1995 |
| JAG | Sergeant Major Charvis Krohn | 1995 |
| The Stranger Beside Me | Dave Morgan | 1995 |
| C.P.W. | Adam Brock | 1995 |
| Not Our Son | George Keller | 1995 |
| Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou | Jake Lassiter | 1995 |
| Women of the House | Dash Goff | 1995 |
| Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again | Rick Simon | 1995 |
| Someone She Knows | Frank Mayfield | 1994 |
| Touched by an Angel | Russell Greene / Dr. Joe Patcherik | 1994 |
| Deadly Vows | Tom Weston | 1994 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Motorcycle Gang | Cal Morris | 1994 |
| D-Day: The Total Story | Host | 1994 |
| Burke's Law | Ronnie Gelico | 1994 |
| Armed and Innocent | Bobby Lee Holland | 1994 |
| Scattered Dreams | George Messenger | 1993 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Det. Andy Ruggio | 1993 |
| Vicki! | Self - Guest | 1992 |
| The Commish | Father Eddie Baxter | 1991 |
| Blind Vengeance | Garr Hagar | 1990 |
| Major Dad | Major John D. MacGillis | 1989 |
| Coach | Jim Collins | 1989 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Himself - Guest | 1989 |
| Murder by Moonlight | Dennis Huff | 1989 |
| Where the Hell's That Gold?!!? | Jones | 1988 |
| American Experience | Self - Reader | 1988 |
| The People Across the Lake | Chuck Yoman | 1988 |
| A Hobo's Christmas | Charlie / Charlie Grovner | 1987 |
| Designing Women | Dash Goff | 1986 |
| Jackals | Jake Wheeler | 1986 |
| Easy Prey | Christopher Wilder | 1986 |
| City Killer | Lieutenant 'Eck' Eckford / Lt. 'Eck' Eckford | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Terry Folger | 1984 |
| The NeverEnding Story | Bastian's Father | 1984 |
| The Haunting Passion | Dan Evans | 1983 |
| It's Not Easy | Jack Long | 1983 |
| Newhart | Gerald McRaney | 1982 |
| An Evening at the Improv | Self - Host | 1982 |
| Simon & Simon | Rick Simon | 1981 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| Magnum, P.I. | Rick Simon | 1980 |
| Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case | Cliff Sulkes | 1980 |
| Palmerstown, U.S.A. | Hugh | 1980 |
| The Aliens Are Coming | Patrolman Ashley | 1980 |
| The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Jake | 1979 |
| 240-Robert | Nick | 1979 |
| Roots: The Next Generations | Harry Owens | 1979 |
| Women in White | Dr. Gus Henderson | 1979 |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | First Workman | 1979 |
| The Incredible Hulk | Sam Roberts / Denny Kayle / Colin Roark / Chief Frank Rhodes | 1977 |
| Logan's Run | Gera | 1977 |
| CHiPs | Demick | 1977 |
| Eight Is Enough | Drunken Heckler at Club | 1977 |
| The Fantastic Journey | The Co-Pilot | 1977 |
| Most Wanted | Otis | 1976 |
| How the West Was Won | Thorne | 1976 |
| The Oregon Trail | Daniel J. Morehead | 1976 |
| The Blue Knight | Steinmetz | 1975 |
| Switch | Hit Man | 1975 |
| The Law | Hiller | 1975 |
| Keep Off My Grass! | David Sherman | 1975 |
| Baretta | Tommy | 1975 |
| The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One | Smith | 1974 |
| Police Woman | Comet | 1974 |
| Petrocelli | Cliff / Santo | 1974 |
| The Rockford Files | D.A. John Pleasance / Irv / Jerryl / Manager | 1974 |
| Sons and Daughters | Mr. Wilson | 1974 |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Bob Marsh | 1974 |
| Barnaby Jones | Dave Boyette / Jim Cabe / Pete | 1973 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Alex--As an Adult | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Buck / Jeff Dixon | 1972 |
| The Waltons | Tim Collins | 1972 |
| The Brain Machine | Willie West | 1972 |
| Cannon | Winston | 1971 |
| Alias Smith and Jones | Telegrapher | 1971 |
| Women and Bloody Terror | Terrance Bradford | 1970 |
| Night Gallery | Tuttle (segment "Deliveries in the Rear") | 1969 |
| Night of Bloody Horror | Wesley Stuart | 1969 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Tim Ryder | 1968 |
| Mannix | Professor Jim Duncan | 1967 |
| The F.B.I. | Sheriff's Deputy | 1965 |
| Gunsmoke | Gentry / Lonnie Colby / Pete Murphy | 1955 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Major Dad | 1989 |
| Simon & Simon | 1981 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Heart of the Country | 2013 |
| Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou | 1995 |
| Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again | 1995 |
| Blind Vengeance | 1990 |
| Major Dad | 1989 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Won |
