Paul McCrane

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Paul McCrane
Born (1961-01-19) January 19, 1961 (age 64)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
Years active1979–present

Paul McCrane (born January 19, 1961) is an American film, television and theatre actor, as well as a television director and singer. He is known for his portrayal of Montgomery MacNeil in the 1980 film Fame , Frank Berry in the 1984 film The Hotel New Hampshire , Emil Antonowsky in RoboCop , and Robert Romano on the NBC medical drama television series ER.

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Early life

McCrane was born on January 19, 1961, [1] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Eileen C. (née Manyak) and James J. McCrane, Jr. [2] His family moved to Richboro, Pennsylvania, where he lived until he moved to New York City after graduating from Holy Ghost Preparatory School in 1978. He studied theatre at HB Studio [3] in New York City.

Career

An early role, when he was just 18 years of age, is in a short scene in Rocky II , playing a multi-fracture patient who asks for Rocky's autograph on his head cast ("Hey Rocky...sign my head!").

With an abundance of red hair, McCrane portrayed the earnest Montgomery MacNeil in Fame . He was the lead vocalist on three songs in the feature film: "Dogs in the Yard", "Miles from Here" and "Is it Okay if I Call You Mine?" He also had a solo in "I Sing the Body Electric".

Later, he played confused Frank Berry in The Hotel New Hampshire , murderous Emil Antonowsky in RoboCop , followed by astronaut Pete Conrad in From the Earth to the Moon , Guard Trout in The Shawshank Redemption , cancer-absorbing mutant Leonard Betts in The X-Files . After a recurring role as the snarky Dr. Robert "Rocket" Romano on ER, he became a regular cast member (1997–2003) and returned for one episode during its 15th and final season (2008). McCrane guest-starred in 24 Seasons 5 and 6 as Graem Bauer. He has also appeared on Ugly Betty and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation .

In 2011, McCrane took on the recurring role of Assistant District Attorney Josh Peyton in the NBC television program Harry's Law, a project of producer David E. Kelley. McCrane won the 2011 Emmy Award for Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in the role. [4] In 2019, he was cast in a recurring role on the CBS TV series All Rise .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979 Rocky II Pete
1980 Fame Montgomery MacNeillNominated — Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film
1984 The Hotel New Hampshire Frank
1984 Purple Hearts Brenner
1987 RoboCop Emil Antonowsky
1988 The Blob Deputy Bill Briggs
1994 The Shawshank Redemption Guard Trout
2000 The Last Producer Austin Green
2012 Atlas Shrugged II Wesley Mouch
2017 Take the 10 Carey

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 Nurse George Nicholas1 episode
1986 Hill Street Blues Albert Sawyer1 episode
1989 The Equalizer CrockerEpisode: "Silent Fury"
1989 Wiseguy Johnny Medley4 episodes
1990 Cop Rock Det. Bob McIntireMain role, 9 episodes
1992 The Adventures of Superboy Chaos2 episodes
1993 Law & Order James Lee Pawl1 episode
1993 Sirens Leon1 episode
1993 The Commish Neil Perry1 episode
1994 North and South, Book III KlawdellMiniseries, 1 episode
1994–1995 Under Suspicion Detective Patrick ClarkMain role, 18 episodes
1996 Chicago Hope Bob Broussard1 episode
1996 Champs Dr. Herb BartonMain role, 12 episodes
1997 The X-Files Leonard Morris BettsEpisode: "Leonard Betts"
1997–2003; 2008 ER Dr. Robert Romano Main role, 107 episodes
Won—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1999)
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2000–01)
1997 Touched by an Angel Grant Abbott1 episode
1997 Life with Louie MelVoice role, 1 episode
1997 The Practice Martin Parks2 episodes
1998 From the Earth to the Moon Pete Conrad Miniseries, 1 episode
2001 Citizen Baines Sherman Bloom2 episodes
2005 Unscripted Support Group Leader1 episode
2006–2007 24 Graem BauerRecurring role, 9 episodes
2008 Ugly Betty District Attorney Weitz1 episode
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Phil Carpenter1 episode
2011 Harry's Law Josh PeytonRecurring role, 7 episodes
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
2013 Major Crimes Agent Mark Evans1 episode
2015 Under the Dome Patrick Walters2 episodes
2019–2022 All Rise Judge Jonas LaskiRecurring role, 14 episodes
2022 The Offer Jack BallardMiniseries, 5 episodes
2022 The Terminal List Mike Tedesco3 episodes
2023 Barry MarkEpisode: "it takes a psycho"

Discography

References

  1. Rose, Mike (January 19, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 19, 2023 includes celebrities Dolly Parton, Jodie Sweetin". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  2. "Paul McCrane Biography". Yahoo! . Archived from the original on September 11, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  3. HB Studio Alumni
  4. Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, 2011 at Emmys.com