John C. McGinley

Born: 1959-08-03

John C. McGinley is an American actor, writer, and producer. He was born on August 3, 1959, in New York City, New York. McGinley is widely recognized for his versatile performances in both film and television, often portraying intense and memorable characters. One of McGinley's most notable roles is as Dr. Perry Cox in the television series "Scrubs," which aired from 2001 to 2010. His portrayal of the acerbic yet compassionate doctor earned critical acclaim and a dedicated fan following. McGinley's performance in "Scrubs" showcased his ability to seamlessly transition between comedic and dramatic moments, making the character one of the show's highlights. Prior to "Scrubs," McGinley appeared in a variety of films, including "Platoon" (1986), directed by Oliver Stone, where he portrayed Sergeant Red O'Neill. He has worked with Stone on multiple occasions, including in films like "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989) and "Wall Street" (1987). McGinley's roles in these films showcased his range and versatility as an actor. He has also appeared in other notable films such as "Office Space" (1999), "Any Given Sunday" (1999), "Identity" (2003), and "Se7en" (1995), among others. McGinley's performances often leave a lasting impression, and he has been praised for his ability to bring complexity and depth to his characters. In addition to his work in film and television, John C. McGinley has also made appearances in theater productions. He has performed on Broadway in plays such as "Requiem for a Heavyweight" and "Glengarry Glen Ross." Beyond acting, McGinley has taken on roles as a producer and writer. He co-wrote and produced the film "Colin Fitz Lives!" (1997) and served as an executive producer on "Scrubs."


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Released: 1996-06-07

When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to...

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The Belko Experiment

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as Bob Slydell
Released: 1999-02-19

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Identity

as George York
Released: 2003-04-25

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World Trade Center

as Fireman (uncredited)
Released: 2006-08-09

Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World...

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Nixon

as Earl in Training Film
Released: 1995-12-22

A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while...

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42

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Wild Hogs

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Get Carter

as Con McCarty
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Any Given Sunday

as Jack Rose
Released: 1999-12-22

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The Animal

as Sgt. Sisk
Released: 2001-06-01

When loser Marvin Mange is involved in a horrible car accident, he's brought back to life by a...

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Wall Street

as Marvin
Released: 1987-12-10

A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading...

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Highway

as Johnny the Fox
Released: 2002-03-26

Jack is caught with the wife of his employer, a Vegas thug. The thug sends goons after Jack, who...

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Released: 2012-10-18

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as MacGruder
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Wagons East!

as Julian
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After the 1860s Wild West, a group of misfit settlers - including ex-doctor Phil Taylor,...

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Summer Catch

as Hugh Alexander
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Local boy Ryan Dunne, now a pitcher for Boston College, meets Tenley Parrish, the daughter of a...

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Battle of the Sexes

as Herb
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The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ...

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as Stu
Released: 1988-12-21

A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program...

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Surviving the Game

as John Griffin
Released: 1994-04-15

A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip...

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as Chuck Mitchell, Jr.
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as Detective Strode
Released: 1996-11-06

Four inner-city Black women, determined to end their constant struggle, decide to live by one...

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Kid Cannabis

as John Grefard
Released: 2014-04-18

An eighteen year old high school drop out and his twenty-seven year old friend start trafficking...

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Sweet Liberty

as Floyd
Released: 1986-05-16

Michael has written a schollarly book on the revolutionary war. He has sold the film rights. The...

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Fat Man and Little Boy

as Richard Schoenfield
Released: 1989-10-20

Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves is a stern military...

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Highlander II: The Quickening

as David Blake
Released: 1991-01-13

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as Metallo (voice)
Released: 2009-09-29

United States President Lex Luthor uses the oncoming trajectory of a Kryptonite meteor to frame...

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Mother

as Carl
Released: 1996-12-25

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Get a Job

as Diller
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Life after college graduation is not exactly going as planned for Will and Jillian who find...

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as Davis "Rig" Lanlow
Released: 1997-07-18

Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state...

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Born on the Fourth of July

as Official #1 - Democratic Convention, Pushing Wheelchair
Released: 1989-12-20

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political...

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Article 99

as Dr. Rudy Bobrick
Released: 1992-03-13

Dr. Richard Sturgess leads a team of compassionate doctors at a veteran's hospital. Along with...

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Stealing Harvard

as Detective Charles
Released: 2002-09-13

John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But...

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Shakedown

as Sean Phillips
Released: 1988-05-06

When a local drug dealer shoots a dishonest cop in self-defense, lawyer and renegade undercover...

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The Drowning

as Teddy
Released: 2016-10-08

A psychiatrist faces his past, present and future when he finds himself involved in the...

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Fathers and Sons

as Gary (uncredited)
Released: 1992-01-01

A beach runner and bookworm has difficulty communicating with his son. He meets a psychic on a...

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Intensity

as Edgler Foreman Vess
Released: 1997-08-05

Chyna Shepherd is a twenty-six-year-old psychology student who survived an extremely troubled...

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The Pentagon Wars

as Colonel J.D. Bock
Released: 1998-02-28

From the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the...

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Lost Angels

as Dr. Farmer
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Target Earth

as FBI Agent Vincent Naples
Released: 1998-01-01

Unlikely heroes must overcome incredible dangers to save mankind from the threat of an alien...

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Flypaper

as Joe
Released: 1998-02-01

Greed, lust and fate bring together a motley collection of oddballs and lowlifes for some rather...

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Lil' Pimp

as Man Cub Master (voice)
Released: 2005-01-11

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as Dr. Perry Cox
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Three to Tango

as Strauss
Released: 1999-10-22

Oscar and Peter land a career-making opportunity when a Chicago tycoon chooses them to compete...

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Johns

as Danny Cohen
Released: 1996-12-10

It's the day before Christmas, the day before John's 21st birthday. He's a prostitute on Santa...

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The Jack Bull

as Woody
Released: 1999-04-17

The Jack Bull tells the story of Myrl Redding, a Wyoming horse trader who clashes with Henry...

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Little Noises

as Stu Slovack
Released: 1992-04-24

A struggling writer steals poems written by his mute friend to achieve fame and fortune.

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American Crude

as Jim
Released: 2008-06-03

Quite a bit can happen over the course of a single day in L.A., and when smooth-talking scam...

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A Midnight Clear

as Major Griffin
Released: 1992-04-24

In 1944 France, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German Platoon wishing to surrender...

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as Rick
Released: 1993-03-26

Mike, Danny, and Rick are grown men who share a house in Chicago. They take on a fourth house...

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The Discoverers

as Bill Birch
Released: 2014-05-16

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Suffering Bastards

as Buddy Johnson
Released: 1989-12-09

Two brothers try to get back the nightclub that was swindled from their mother.

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Colin Fitz

as Groundskeeper
Released: 1997-01-19

Two security guards, Paul and Grady, are hired to guard the grave of dead rock legend, Colin...

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Alien Planet

as Narrator
Released: 2005-05-14

The dynamic meeting of solid science and futuristic simulation culminates in a dramatic...

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Mother's Boys

as Mr. Fogel, Teacher
Released: 1993-10-01

Sexy but unstable wife and mother Jude walked out on her family three years ago. Now, just as...

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The Last Outlaw

as Wills
Released: 1993-10-30

The story follows a band of former Confederate soldiers who were part of a cavalry unit. Their...

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Born to Be Wild

as Max Carr
Released: 1995-03-31

Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of...

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Clinton and Nadine

as Turner
Released: 1988-05-04

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Watercolor Postcards

as Merlin
Released: 2013-01-01

A Hollywood actress and a former NFL star strive to save a troubled Texas town while bonding...

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Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing

as Grumblegard (voice)
Released: 2020-07-24

When a musical dragon with a beautiful voice hypnotizes the dragons and people of Huttsgalor,...

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Puff, Puff, Pass

as Jerry Dupree
Released: 2006-05-09

Danny Masterson (TV's 'That '70s Show') leads a hilarious ensemble cast in a tale about two...

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Truth or Consequences, N.M.

as Eddie Grillo
Released: 1997-05-02

Raymond Lembecke is a con just out of prison after serving time for selling drugs for his mob...

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The Good Catholic

as Ollie
Released: 2017-09-08

An idealistic young priest is dedicated to his calling until he meets a woman at confession....

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Benched

as Don
Released: 2018-08-17

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The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.

as Det. Sgt. Harry McBride
Released: 1995-03-06

Lieutenant Rick Hunter's girlfriend is murdered.

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Car 54, Where Are You?

as Officer Francis Muldoon
Released: 1994-01-28

Brash NYC policeman Officer Gunther Toody is partnered with stiff, by-the-book Officer Francis...

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Hear No Evil

as Mickey O'Malley
Released: 1993-03-26

Jillian Shanahan, a deaf woman, becomes the target of a ruthless and corrupt cop. The cop is...

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Two Tickets to Paradise

as Mark
Released: 2006-01-01

Three guys on the verge of forty begin to realize all the best things in their lives happened...

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Prisoners of Inertia

as Ogden
Released: 1989-01-23

A romantic comedy of misadventure.

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Crazy As Hell

as Parker
Released: 2002-10-23

A famous psychiatrist (Ty Adams) takes on the job of trying to cure patients at the Sedah State...

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The Face Is Familiar

as uncredited
Released: 2009-06-08

Get to know some of Hollywood's most talented character actors, who have supported leading roles...

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A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'

as Self
Released: 2001-01-01

A documentary about the making of Oliver Stone's Vietnam War film, Platoon (1986).

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Chicago P.D.

as uncredited
First aired: 2014-01-08

A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21...

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Chicago P.D.

as Brian Kelton
First aired: 2014-01-08

A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21...

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Frasier

as Danny Kriezel
First aired: 1993-09-16

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...

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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self
First aired: 2005-01-03

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish...

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Scrubs

as Perry Cox
First aired: 2001-10-02

In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine,...

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Frank O'Sullivan
First aired: 2013-09-17

A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New...

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King of the Hill

as One-Armed Ronnie / Ranger (voice)
First aired: 1997-01-12

Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives...

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self
First aired: 2003-09-08

The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show...

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Kim Possible

as Rudolph Farnsworth / White Stripe (voice)
First aired: 2002-06-07

If there's danger or trouble, Kim Possible is there on the double to save the world from...

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The Practice

as Leonard Goode
First aired: 1997-03-04

A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their...

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Justice League Unlimited

as The Atom / Ray Palmer (voice)
First aired: 2004-07-31

Justice League Unlimited is an American animated television series that was produced by Warner...

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Justice League Unlimited

as The Atom (voice)
First aired: 2004-07-31

Justice League Unlimited is an American animated television series that was produced by Warner...

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Burn Notice

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-06-28

A formerly blacklisted spy uses his unique skills and training to help people in desperate...

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Burn Notice

as Tom Card
First aired: 2007-06-28

A formerly blacklisted spy uses his unique skills and training to help people in desperate...

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American Dragon: Jake Long

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-01-21

American Dragon is a coming of age comedy-action series about Jake Long, a 13-year-old...

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Justice League

as Executive / Bookie (voice)
First aired: 2001-11-17

The long-awaited rebirth of the greatest superhero team of all time: Batman, Superman, Wonder...

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WordGirl

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-09-07

WordGirl is an American children’s animated television series for children aged 9 –12, produced...

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The Boondocks

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-11-06

When Robert “Granddad” Freeman becomes legal guardian to his two grandsons, he moves from the...

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Clone High

as Creepy Trucker (voice)
First aired: 2002-11-02

A group of high-school teens are the products of government employees' secret experiment. They...

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Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

as Richard Damien (voice)
First aired: 2003-07-11

Bitten by an irradiated spider, teenager Peter Parker gains arachnid-like powers that make him...

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The Nightmare Room

as Dr. Young
First aired: 2001-08-31

The Nightmare Room is an American children's anthology horror series that aired on Kids' WB. The...

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Talkshow with Spike Feresten

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-09-16

Talkshow with Spike Feresten was an American late-night talk show television program on Fox...

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Stan Against Evil

as Stanley Miller
First aired: 2016-10-31

An aging police sheriff who has recently lost his position due to an angry outburst begrudgingly...

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Ground Floor

as Remington Stewart Mansfield
First aired: 2013-11-14

Brody, a young hot-shot banker at Whitestone Trust, thought he was just having a one-night stand...

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Cruel Doubt

as Attorney Jim Vos Burgh
First aired: 1992-05-17

A college student and two friends are accused of murdering one's stepfather and injuring his...

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MADtv

as Self - Special Guest / Paul a Postal Worker
First aired: 1995-10-14

MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The...

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Intensity

as Edgler Foreman Vess
First aired: 1997-08-05

Chyna Shepherd is a twenty-six-year-old psychology student who survived an extremely troubled...

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