Paul McCrane

ActorDirector Jan 19 (age 65) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 1979–2026 (47 year career)

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Biography

Paul David McCrane (born January 19, 1961) is an American actor, director and singer. Featured in films like Fame, Robocop, and The Shawshank Redemption, Paul is possibly best known for his role as Robert Romano on the NBC medical drama series, ER (1997-2008).

Known For

Film

The Shawshank Redemption

Guard Trout

Film

House

Director

Film

Grey's Anatomy

Director

Film

Chicago P.D.

Director

Film

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Director

Film

Chicago Fire

Director

Film

RoboCop

Emil Antonowsky

Film

Rocky II

Young Patient (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (55)

Movies (24)

I Don't Love You Anymore

2026

6.0

Atlas Shrugged: Part II

as Wesley Mouch

New Suit

as Braggy Shoot

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

as Self

Last Mistake

2000

as Jimmy

The Last Producer

2000

as Austin Greene

4.2

The Shawshank Redemption

1994

as Guard Trout

8.7

RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement

1994

as Emil Antonowsky

6.9

RoboCop 3

1993

as Emil M. Antonowsky (archive footage)

Strapped

as Mitch Corman

The Portrait

as Bartel

With Murder in Mind

Money, Power, Murder.

1989

as Billy Lynn

3.8

The Blob

1988

as Deputy Bill Briggs

6.8

Deadline: Madrid

1988

as Doug Dugan

RoboCop

1987

as Emil Antonowsky

7.4

The Hotel New Hampshire

as Frank Berry

Purple Hearts

as Brenner

We're Fighting Back

as Preacher

Fame

as Montgomery MacNeil

6.4

Baby Comes Home

1980

as Bobby Moore

On Location with: FAME

1980

as Self - ‘Montgomery’

6.0

Death Penalty

1980

as Joey Rodick

Rocky II

1979

as Young Patient (uncredited)

7.3

Television (31)

Margo's Got Money Troubles

2026

as Judge Andrew Spence

8.2

RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop

as Self

The Terminal List

as Mike Tedesco

The Offer

as Jack Ballard

All Rise

as Jonas Laski

The Movies That Made Us

as Self

Barry

as Mark

Under the Dome

as Patrick Walters

Harry's Law

as Josh Peyton

Ugly Betty

as District Attorney Weitz

as Graem Bauer

Citizen Baines

as Sherman Bloom

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Phil Carpenter

Where Are They Now?

as Self

From the Earth to the Moon

as Pete Conrad

The Practice

as Martin Parks

Champs

as Dr. Herb Barton

as Robert Romano

as Robert Romano

Chicago Hope

as Bob Broussard

Touched by an Angel

as Grant Abbott

Under Suspicion

as Det. Patrick Clarke

7.5

The X-Files

1993

as Leonard Morris Betts

The Commish

Law & Order

as James Lee Pawl

Cop Rock

as Detective Bob McIntyre

Superboy

Wiseguy

The Equalizer

as Crocker

Hill Street Blues

Nurse

as George Nicholas

Crew (32)

Television (32)

All Rise

Director

The Resident

Director

Shades of Blue

Director

Star

Director

Empire

Director

Chicago P.D.

Director

Extant

Director

Betrayal

Director

Chicago Fire

Director

Nashville

Director

The Defenders

Director

Chase

Director

Detroit 1-8-7

Director

Miami Medical

Director

Glee

Director

Lie to Me

Director

The Forgotten

Director

Eleventh Hour

Director

Life

Director

Shark

Director

Jericho

Director

Justice

Director

Grey's Anatomy

Director

The Closer

Director

Close to Home

Director

House

Director

Without a Trace

Director

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

Director

7.6

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Director

The West Wing

Director

Third Watch

Director

Director