Jack McGee is an American television and film character actor. He has appeared in over 100 films and television series.
McGee was born in the South Bronx, New York, the youngest of eight children. He attended Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx,where he was class president and also played on the Football team, and appeared as a member of the background harmony in The Young Rascals. In 1977, he became a firefighter for the New York City Fire Department in order to pursue his acting career. As a firefighter, he served with FDNY Engine Co. 89 and Ladder Co. 50 in the Bronx. His first wife was Eileen. His first major role was in the 1985 firefighter film Turk 182.
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