Biography
For many television viewers, actor Paul McCrane was forever identified as the ill-tempered Dr. Robert Romano, whose reign of terror as chief of staff on "ER" (NBC, 1994-2004) ended spectacularly when a falling helicopter crushed him on the roof of County General. But McCrane's lengthy career showed a much wider range of talent, including a Grammy-winning turn as a talented art school student in "Fame" (1980) as well as stints on sitcoms and …
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Career Milestones
1998 | Portrayed astronaut Pete Conrad in the HBO series "From the Earth to the Moon" | |
1998 | Directed Los Angeles stage production of "Home Grown" | |
1997 | Had recurring role as surgeon Dr. 'Rocket' Romano on the hit NBC medical drama "ER"; made regular as of the 1999-2000 season | |
1997 | Delivered memorable guest turn as Leonard Betts, a man who kept regenerating his body, in an episode of "The X-Files" | |
1996 | Cast as a heart surgeon in the short-lived ABC sitcom "Champs" | |
1994 | Made one-shot return to films as a guard in "The Shawshank Redemption" | |
1994 | Was series regular on the CBS police drama "Under Suspicion" | |
1993 | Co-starred as John Bishop in the TNT biopic "Zelda", starring Natasha Richardson as Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald | |
1991 | Had featured role in the Broadway production of John Guare's "Six Degrees of Separation" | |
1990 | TV series debut as regular, the short-lived musical drama "Cop Rock" (ABC) | |
1988 | Last film for six years, "The Blob" | |
1985 | Had featured role of Don Parritt in a Broadway revival of "The Iceman Cometh" alongside Barnard Hughes and Jason Robards | |
1980 | TV acting debut in the CBS TV-movie "Baby Comes Home" | |
1980 | Breakthrough film role as aspiring actor Montgomery MacNeil in "Fame"; also film singing debut | |
1979 | Film acting debut in small role in "Rocky II" | |
1978 | Broadway debut, "Runaways" | |
1977 | Stage acting debut in "Landscape of the Body" by John Guare; played the son of Shirley Knight | |
| Raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania | ||
Awards
2011 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series in Harry's Law |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in ER |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in ER |