Chi McBride
Highest Rated: 84% Narc (2002)
Lowest Rated: 10% The Family Tree (2010)
Birthday: Sep 23, 1961
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
A former musician who turned to acting, Chi McBride earned a reputation for adding depth and humanity to the stock no-nonsense authority figure in a wide variety of film and television projects. Following a few guest appearances on TV, McBride had his first significant role as Heavy Gene, the surly bus station janitor on "The John Larroquette Show" (NBC, 1993-96). Almost out of the gate, he showed an unfortunate knack of landing quality roles on series that ultimately proved short-lived. From there, McBride landed supporting turns in features like "Hoodlum" (1997) and "Mercury Rising" (1998), and courted controversy as the fictional black butler to Abraham Lincoln on "The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer" (UPN, 1998). He went on to land one of his most beloved roles, playing beleaguered high school principal Steven Harper on "Boston Public" (Fox, 2000-04) while securing higher-profile films like "The Terminal" (2004) and "I, Robot" (2004). McBride had memorable leading roles on "Pushing Daisies" (ABC, 2007-09) and "Human Target" (Fox, 2010-11), but again was the victim of cancellation. Regardless of his lack of a ratings hit, McBride was a durable character actor who added grace and gravitas to every performance.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 54% | LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled | Nick Fury (Voice) | - | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 20% | Pawn Shop Chronicles | Johnson (Character) | $4.9K | 2013 |
| 10% | 24% | The Family Tree | Simon Krebbs (Character) | $3.7K | 2010 |
| 12% | 57% | First Sunday | Pastor Arthur Mitchell (Character) | $37.9M | 2008 |
| 38% | 62% | Who Do You Love | Willie Dixon (Character) | - | 2008 |
| 16% | 31% | The Brothers Solomon | James (Character) | $900.9K | 2007 |
| 12% | 48% | Let's Go to Prison | Barry (Character) | $4.6M | 2006 |
| 10% | 60% | Annapolis | Coach McNally (Character) | $17.1M | 2006 |
| 30% | 75% | Waiting ... | Bishop (Character) | $16.1M | 2005 |
| 65% | 70% | Roll Bounce | Curtis (Character) | $17.4M | 2005 |
| 56% | 70% | I, Robot | Lt. John Bergin (Character) | $144.8M | 2004 |
| 61% | 74% | The Terminal | Joe Mulroy (Character) | $77M | 2004 |
| 84% | 79% | Narc | Captain Cheevers (Character) | $10.5M | 2002 |
| 77% | 64% | Undercover Brother | The Chief (Character) | $38.2M | 2002 |
| 53% | 93% | Paid in Full | Pip (Character) | $3M | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 17% | Muhammad Ali: King of the World | Drew 'Bundini' Brown (Character) | - | 2000 |
| 26% | 77% | Gone in Sixty Seconds | Donny Astricky (Character) | $101.6M | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 47% | Magicians | Tom (Character) | - | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 73% | Dancing in September | Security Guard (Character) | - | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Disney's The Kid | Kenny (Character) | $69.7M | 2000 |
| 21% | 40% | Mercury Rising | Thomas 'Bizzi' Jordan (Character) | $32.9M | 1998 |
| 43% | 65% | Hoodlum | Illinois Gordon (Character) | $23.5M | 1997 |
| 64% | 71% | The Frighteners | Cyrus (Character) | $16.5M | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cosmic Slop | T-Bone (Character) | - | 1994 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93% | 75% | This Is Us | Paul (Guest Star) | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | 73% | Hawaii Five-0 |
Lou Grover (Character), Unknown (Guest Star), Writer |
2013-2020 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fancy Nancy | Gus the Mailman (Guest Voice) | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | 78% | Ultimate Spider-Man | Nick Fury (Voice) | 2012-2017 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled | Nick Fury (Voice) | 2015 |
| 90% | 86% | Suits | Terrence Wolf (Guest Star) | 2015 2011 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2013-2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Arsenio Hall Show | Guest | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lego Marvel Super Heroes | Nick Fury (Voice) | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload | Nick Fury (Voice) | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder Police | Randall Hickox (Voice) | 2013 |
| 58% | 67% | Golden Boy | Detective Don Owen (Character) | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | HawthoRNe | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| 83% | 84% | How I Met Your Mother | Rod (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| 75% | 91% | Human Target | Winston (Character) | 2010-2011 |
| 89% | 92% | Psych | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| 96% | 96% | Pushing Daisies | Emerson Cod (Character) | 2007-2009 |
| 0% | No Score Yet | Killer Instinct | Lt. Ray Cavanaugh (Character) | 2007 2005 |
| 100% | No Score Yet | The Nine | Malcolm Jones (Character) | 2006-2007 |
| 91% | 91% | Monk | Mayor Ray Nicholson (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Boston Public | Principal Steven Harper (Character) | 2000-2005 |
| 90% | 96% | House | Edward Vogler (Guest Star) | 2005 |
| 86% | 90% | Boston Legal | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Max Steel | Unknown (Voice) | 2000-2002 |
| 55% | No Score Yet | God, the Devil and Bob | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2000-2001 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Parkers | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
| 20% | No Score Yet | The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer | Unknown (Character) | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The John Larroquette Show | Heavy Gene (Character) | 1995-1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nash Bridges | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Married ... With Children | Dexter (Guest Star) | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | 93% | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 |
QUOTES FROM Chi McBride CHARACTERS
Lt. John Bergin says: Spoon, nice shoes.
Lt. John Bergin says: So, what's the look?
Del Spooner says: What look?
Lt. John Bergin says: That look.
Del Spooner says: This is my face. What look?
Del Spooner says: What if I'm right?
Lt. John Bergin says: [sighs] Well, then I guess we're gonna miss the good old days.
Del Spooner says: What good old days?
Lt. John Bergin says: When people were killed by *other people*.
The Chief says: General Boutwell: This chicken is the b-o-m-b !
The Chief says: This chicken is the b-o-m-b !
Barry says: Eskimo kisses!
Bishop says: So, when things in your life become stagnant - you know, you're no longer happy with what you're doing - then you figure out what's important to you. Then create your own penis-showing game.
Cyrus says: And she was so young and beautiful!
Simon says: Stop. Hammer time.