Gerald Lee McRaney (born August 19, 1947) is an American television
and movie 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 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.McRaney was born in Collins, Mississippi, the son of Clyde and
Edna McRaney. He is of Scottish and Choctaw ancestry. He attended
college at the University of Mississippi. Before finding success as an
actor, McRaney worked in the Louisiana oil fields.In film, he starred
in Night of Bloody Horror (1969), a low-budget slasher film in which
he played the lead character Wesley Stuart.On television, McRaney
appeared in The Dukes of Hazzard in the episode "Hazzard Connection"
(November 9, 1979), played a receptionist in two different episodes of
The Rockford Files, and portrayed Tim Ryder, a heroin-addicted Vietnam
War veteran in one episode of Hawaii Five-O. In addition, he starred
in numerous episodes of The Incredible Hulk playing roles as a jealous
boyfriend, a jealous race car driver, an angry police officer, and a
disturbed police chief, and his miniseries roles include Dr. Henderson
in Women in White (1979) and a town local, Harry Owens in Roots: The
Next Generations (1979). However, McRaney is perhaps best known for
his role as Rick Simon in the 1980s television show Simon & Simon. He
also had starring roles in Major Dad and Promised Land, and a
recurring role on Designing Women.
and movie 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 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.McRaney was born in Collins, Mississippi, the son of Clyde and
Edna McRaney. He is of Scottish and Choctaw ancestry. He attended
college at the University of Mississippi. Before finding success as an
actor, McRaney worked in the Louisiana oil fields.In film, he starred
in Night of Bloody Horror (1969), a low-budget slasher film in which
he played the lead character Wesley Stuart.On television, McRaney
appeared in The Dukes of Hazzard in the episode "Hazzard Connection"
(November 9, 1979), played a receptionist in two different episodes of
The Rockford Files, and portrayed Tim Ryder, a heroin-addicted Vietnam
War veteran in one episode of Hawaii Five-O. In addition, he starred
in numerous episodes of The Incredible Hulk playing roles as a jealous
boyfriend, a jealous race car driver, an angry police officer, and a
disturbed police chief, and his miniseries roles include Dr. Henderson
in Women in White (1979) and a town local, Harry Owens in Roots: The
Next Generations (1979). However, McRaney is perhaps best known for
his role as Rick Simon in the 1980s television show Simon & Simon. He
also had starring roles in Major Dad and Promised Land, and a
recurring role on Designing Women.
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