Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about GERALD MCRANEY!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Gerald Lee McRaney is an American television and movie actor . he is best known as one of the stars of the television shows Simon & Simon, Major Dad, Promised Land and House of Cards . recently, McRaney is of Scottish and Choctaw ancestry . he attended college at the University of Mississippi . before finding success as an actor, he worked in the Louisiana oil fields . McRaney is perhaps best known for his role as Rick Simon in the 1980s television show Simon & Simon . he also had starring roles in Major Dad and Promised Land, and a recurring role on Design in the late 2000s, he co-hosted the cable outdoor hunting and shooting series The World of Beretta . he also starred in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Diagnosis: Murder in 2010, he starred as the villainous General Morrison in the film The A-Team (2010) . he played a recurring role as CIA handler Carlton Shaw in the NBC action drama Undercovers he appeared in the Netflix series house of cards as the billionaire Raymond Tusk . he also made two appearances in a supporting role on the fx network drama Justified . from 2012 to 2017, he Jake Owens is the son of dolly parton’s maternal grandfather and preacher . in 2016, he appeared as main antagonist and recurring character Mason Wood (LockSat) in the eighth and final season of Castle he made many visits to support the soldiers in Operation Desert Storm . he signed autographs for the men on board ships ported in toulon, france . while on board the USS Ashland, he chaired the 2002 national salute to hospitalized veterans campaign . most recently he has appeared in commercials for the Wounded Warrior Project .