Biography
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Gerald Lee "Mac" McRaney (born August 19, 1947) is an American television and movie actor.
Biography
Early life
McRaney was born in Collins, Mississippi of Scottish and Choctaw Indian ancestry. Before hitting it big as an actor, McRaney worked in the Louisiana oil fields. He also starred in 1969's Night of Bloody Horror, a low-budget slasher film in which he played the lead character Wesley Stuart. Wesley goes out on a killing spree while experiencing the nightmares of his brother, who was murdered 13 years prior.
Career
He holds the distinction of being the last guest star to meet Matt Dillon in a gunfight on Gunsmoke (1955), in the episode "Hard Labor", which first broadcast on February 24, 1975 (he lost). He also played a deranged police chief in an episode of The Incredible Hulk. McRaney is perhaps best known as one of the stars of the 1980s television show Simon & Simon. A veteran actor of television, he is also known for starring roles on Major Dad and Promised Land. He played a prominent role in the second and third seasons of HBO television series Deadwood (TV Series), as famed gold prospector George Hearst. McRaney has a starring role in the new CBS post-apocalyptic series Jericho (TV series) as Mayor Green. In addition, he has acted in many television films such as Not Our Son (1995) and Going For Broke (2003) and apeared as Dan's father in Season Two of One Tree Hill (TV series).
Personal life
He married actress Delta Burke on May 28, 1989. She is his third wife. Although he is not a veteran himself, McRaney has always been very supportive of veterans. He made many visits to support the soldiers in Operation Desert Storm. He personally delivered a message that blessed the troops on winning the war. During one USO-sponsored trip, McRaney visited the sailors and Marines onboard ships ported in Toulon, France on Thanksgiving of 1993. He signed autographs for the men onboard the ships. While onboard the USS Ashland, he even autographed one sailor's cowboy hat.
Politically he is a conservative Republican. In September 2004, McRaney was treated, apparently completely successfully, surgically for lung cancer in Houston, Texas.
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