Michael McGlone (born August 10, 1972, in White Plains, New York) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and comedian. He is the film noiresque spokesman for GEICO insurance, posing rhetorical questions in the vein of Robert Stack or Rod Serling, which are then acted out in humorous fashion.

Mike McGlone
McGlone at the Carney Awards in 2016
Born
Michael McGlone

(1972-08-10) August 10, 1972 (age 52)
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, songwriter
Years active1993-present
Websitewww.michaelmcglone.com Edit this at Wikidata

McGlone's movie credits include two castings as writer/actor/director/producer Edward Burns's brother in the 1995 movie The Brothers McMullen and 1996's She's the One.[1] He also appeared in One Tough Cop and The Bone Collector.

On TV, McGlone's credits include Crash on the Starz and The Kill Point on Spike TV, as well as a recurring role on CBS's Person of Interest. He guest-starred in an episode of Psych. Voice-over credits include The Learning Channel's Trauma: Life in the E.R., Court TV's I, Detective, and History series Dead Reckoning. McGlone has also acted on stage.

His writing credits include the novels CAL, And All the Roses Dying..., Dice, Hourigan's Song and THE SOFT DRIVE. He has recorded and produced four albums, Hero (1999) and To Be Down (2002), SPEED (2016) and The Center EP (2017), as well as various singles, including "The Other Side", "The Hammer" and "Thank you again...".

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 The Brothers McMullen Patrick McMullen credited as Mike McGlone[2]
1996 Ed Oliver Barnett
1996 She's the One Francis "Franny" Fitzpatrick[3]
1998 One Tough Cop Richie La Cassa
1999 Jump Doug
1999 The Bone Collector Detective Kenny Solomon[4]
2000 Happy Accidents Tab
2000 Dinner Rush Carmen[5]
2001 Hardball Jimmy Fleming
2001 Get Well Soon Gunman Brian Maher
2003 A Walk in the Dark Nick Short film
2003 Glengarry, Bob Ross Brecht Raven Short film
2005 The War Within Mike O'Reilly
2005 Fortunes James Dougherty
2006 Dirty Work Frank Sullivan
2010 Kidnapping 101 Finley Short film
2012 The Fitzgerald Family Christmas Quinn Fitzgerald
2013 The Little Tin Man Lawyer Ron
2013 A Guy Named Rick Duke Cozwell
2015 Fall 4 You Charlie Short film
2015 Blind Pass Hunter Anderson
2017 Lost Cat Corona Johnny the Funeral Director
2017 The Bachelors Coach Keyes
2022 Peace At Home Professor Stan Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground John T. segment: "Love on the A Train"
1997–2002 Trauma: Life in the E.R. Narrator (voice role) Documentary
series regular (69 episodes)
1998–2001 Paramedics Narrator (voice role) series regular (18 episodes)
1999 Mummies: Frozen in Time Narrator (voice role) Documentary
2001–2002 That's Life Pat MacClay recurring role (5 episodes)[1]
2002–2006 I, Detective Narrator (voice role) Documentary
series regular (24 episodes)
2005 Biography Narrator (voice role) Documentary
Episode: "Pirates"
2006 Beyond Top Secret Narrator (voice role) Documentary
2007 The Kill Point Deputy Chief Nolan Abrami recurring role (7 episodes)
2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit George Tremblay Episode: "Unorthodox"
2008 Personal Convictions unknown role (voice role) unknown episode
2008 Day of the Shark Narrator (voice role) Documentary
2008 Killer Virus: Hunt for the Next Plague Narrator (voice role) Documentary
2008–2010 Mobsters Narrator (voice role) Documentary
2009 Crash Bobby recurring role (4 episodes)
2009 Day of the Shark 2 Narrator (voice role) Documentary
2009 Kidnapped for 18 Years: The Jaycee Dougard Story Narrator (voice role) Documentary
2010 Flipped: A Mobster Tells All Narrator (voice role) Television Movie
2010 Anatomy of Takedown Narrator (voice role) 2 episodes
– "Green River Killer"
– "BTK"
2010 Day of the Shark 3 Narrator (voice role) Documentary
2010 Hollywood's Hottest Car Chases Narrator (voice role) Documentary
2011–2016 Person of Interest Detective Bill Szymanski recurring role (5 episodes)
2013 Psych Mitch Murray Episode: "Office Space"
2015 Elementary Lloyd Episode: "Under My Skin"

References

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  1. ^ a b McGranaghan, Mike. "THE MOVIE DETECTIVE: Whatever Happened to the Cast of "The Brothers McMullen"?". Gamut Magazine. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. ^ Hadden, B.; Luce, H.R. (1996). "Theater". Time. No. v. 148, nos. 11-20. Time Incorporated. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  3. ^ Gerstel, Judy (23 August 1996). "This One builds on Burns' magic: She's The One AA Starring Edward Burns, Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, Mike McGlone and John Mahoney. Directed by Diane Keaton. Playing at the Plaza. ***". Toronto Star.
  4. ^ Zafra, Jessica (2000). Twisted. Anvil Publications. ISBN 978-971-27-1024-7. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  5. ^ H, HH (20 September 2002). "Small Screen: Dinner Rush ; Drama, cert 15, 94 mins, Starring: Danny Aiello, Edoardo Ballerini, Kirk Acevedo, Vivian Wu, Mike McGlone, Sandra Bernhard, John Corbett, Summer Phoenix". The Belfast News Letter.
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