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My Take
Gerald McRaney is the kind of actor whose face you know long before you place the name, and that durability is what I admire. From Simon & Simon and Major Dad through Deadwood, House of Cards and NCIS: Los Angeles, he's spent decades being the reliable presence a show leans on. The 2017 Primetime Emmy for guest acting feels like overdue recognition of a craftsman who never needed top billing to leave a mark. Mississippi-raised and a University of Mississippi man, he carries a grounded gravity I associate with character actors who outlast the leading men. To me he's proof that consistency is its own kind of stardom.
Overview
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 the CBS drama series Jericho and the final season of the HBO series Deadwood.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gerald McRaney
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェラルド・マクレイニー
- Reading
- じぇらるど・まくれいにー
- Born
- August 19, 1947 (age 78)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Boar
- Origin
- Collins, Mississippi, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / director / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Mississippi
Awards & achievements
- 2017 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.