Paul McCrane

Director and actor. Born 19 January 1961 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Titles on Fi1m5 acting · 7 directing · 1 other

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Emmy1 won

Born

19 January 1961, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Active

1980–present

Frequently works with

Lesli Linka Glatter, Christopher Misiano, Elodie Keene, Bethany Rooney, Kate Woods, Laura Innes, Nelson McCormick, Paris Barclay

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Biography

Paul McCrane is an American actor, singer and director. Born in Philadelphia on 19 January 1961, he began his career with an uncredited role in Rocky II (1979) and appeared as Montgomery MacNeil in Fame (1980), also contributing vocals to the soundtrack.

He is known for his performances as Emil Antonowsky in RoboCop (1987), Guard Trout in The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and Dr Robert Romano in the NBC series ER (1997–2008). McCrane has directed episodes of numerous television series, including one episode of The West Wing (2006), as well as episodes of House, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D..

In 2011 he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role in Harry's Law.

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