Chelcie Ross
# Chelcie Ross

Chelcie Claude Ross (born June 20, 1942) is an American character actor, most known for Above the Law, Major League, Basic Instinct, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Hoosiers, Rudy, Trouble with the Curve and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

He served in Vietnam as an officer in the United States Air Force where he was awarded a Bronze Star, before leaving the service in 1970. He later earned an MFA from the Dallas Theater Center.

## Filmography

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1977 | Keep My Grave Open | Kevin | |
| 1981 | On the Right Track | Customer | |
| 1983 | The Big Score | Hoffa | |
| 1983 | The Last Leaf | Constable | Short |
| 1986 | One More Saturday Night | Mr. Lundahl | |
| 1986 | Hoosiers | George Walker | |
| 1987 | The Untouchables | Reporter | |
| 1988 | Above the Law | Nelson Fox | |
| 1989 | Major League | Eddie Harris | |
| 1989 | The Package | General Hopkins | |
| 1990 | The Long Walk Home | Martin | |
| 1991 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | Colonel Oats | |
| 1991 | The Last Boy Scout | Senator Calvin Baynard | |
| 1992 | Basic Instinct | Captain Talcott | |
| 1993 | Amos & Andrew | Earl | |
| 1993 | Rudy | Dan Devine | |
| 1994 | Richie Rich | Ferguson | |
| 1996 | Chain Reaction | FBI Agent Ed Rafferty | |
| 1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding | Priest | Uncredited |
| 1998 | Primary Colors | Senator Charlie Martin | |
| 1998 | A Simple Plan | Sheriff Carl Jenkins | |
| 1999 | Charming Billy | Raymond Starkman | |
| 2000 | The Gift | Kenneth King | |
| 2001 | Madison | Roger Epperson | |
| 2001 | Novocaine | Mike | |
| 2001 | The Majestic | Avery Wyatt | |
| 2002 | Waking Up in Reno | Fred Bush | |
| 2003 | Uncle Nino | Stewart | Uncredited |
| 2008 | The Express: The Ernie Davis Story | Lew Andreas | |
| 2009 | The Strip | Mr. Davis | |
| 2009 | Horsemen | Police Chief Krupa | |
| 2009 | Drag Me to Hell | Leonard Dalton | |
| 2009 | Formosa Betrayed | Daltry | |
| 2011 | The Dilemma | Thomas Fern | |
| 2011 | Fertile Ground | Avery | |
| 2011 | The Last Rites of Joe May | Billy Tidrow | |
| 2012 | At Any Price | Byron | |
| 2012 | Trouble with the Curve | 'Smitty' Smith | |
| 2015 | Consumed | Senator Bob McHenry | |
| 2017 | Cowboy Drifter | Mortician | |
| 2017 | New Money | Boyd Tisdale | |
| 2018 | Imperfections | 'Lil Pop' | |
| 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Trapper | Segment: "The Mortal Remains" |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1978 | The Awakening Land | Billy Harbison | TV miniseries |
| 1979 | Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter | 'Buck' Harkness | TV film |
| 1981 | The Children Nobody Wanted | Ralph | TV film |
| 1987 | Night of Courage | Lieutenant Beiber | TV film |
| 1987 | Jack and Mike | Polaski | "Till Death Do Us Part" |
| 1987 | Sable | Mr. Wylie | "Evangelist" |
| 1990 | Elvis | Bill Kenney | "Grand Ole Opry" |
| 1990 | Tales from the Crypt | George Yates | "Four-Sided Triangle" |
| 1990 | Rainbow Drive | Tom Cutler | TV film |
| 1990 | Gabriel's Fire | Captain Jack O'Neil | "Pilot", "To Catch a Con: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1990 | Dallas | Dr. Wykoff | "April in Paris", "Charade", "One Last Kiss" |
| 1991 | Equal Justice | Coach Nichols | "The Devil His Due" |
| 1992 | The Burden of Proof | Dr. Nate Cawley | TV miniseries |
| 1992 | Legacy of Lies | Phil MacFarlane | TV film |
| 1994 | Against Their Will: Women in Prison | Warden Henley | TV film |
| 1994-95 | Christy | Ben Pentland | Recurring role |
| 1996 | Evil Has a Face | McGarrell | TV film |
| 1997 | Chicago Hope | FBI Agent Tom Strickler | "The Day of the Rope" |
| 1997 | Early Edition | Nick Harper | "Dad" |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Simon McKinley | "Last Tango in Hartford" |
| 2000 | Once and Again | Warren Wyler | "Ozymandias 2.0" |
| 2001 | King of the Hill | Councilman Fred Ebberd (voice) | "It's Not Easy Being Green" |
| 2001 | Snap Decision | Detective John Collins | TV film |
| 2003 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Reverend Stevens | "Robert's Wedding" |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Henry Phillips | "A Time to Hate" |
| 2004 | JAG | Dr. Mallory | "A Girl's Best Friend" |
| 2005 | Prison Break | Bishop McMorrow | "Pilot" |
| 2006 | A Little Thing Called Murder | Ken Kimes Sr. | TV film |
| 2007 | My Name Is Earl | Mr. White | "Get a Real Job", "The Trial" |
| 2009 | The Beast | Alan Posner | "Infected" |
| 2009 | Mad Men | Conrad 'Connie' Hilton | Recurring role |
| 2010, 2017 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Harper Avery | "Perfect Little Accident", "Go Big or Go Home" |
| 2011 | CSI: Miami | Wesley Habeck | "Hunting Ground" |
| 2012 | Boss | Royczyk | "Backflash", "The Conversation" |
| 2012 | The Mob Doctor | Seamus O'Connell | "Game Changers" |
| 2012 | Scandal | Harold Pierce | "Defiance" |
| 2014 | NCIS | Joseph Hanlon | "Crescent City: Part 2" |
| 2014–16 | Chicago P.D. | Robert Platt | "Turn the Light Off", "All Cylinders Firing" |
| 2019–20 | Billions | Robert Beaufort | "Infinite Game" |
| 2022 | Super Pumped | David Bonderman | Recurring role |

## Other media

In 2007, Ross appeared, along with Sean Astin and Charles S. Dutton, in an episode of My Name Is Earl that was a homage to the film Rudy. He played an appliance store manager whose relationship to Earl mirrors that of his relationship to Rudy.

In 2008, he played Beverly Weston in the National Theatre production of August: Osage County.

He also played a fictionalized Conrad Hilton in the award-winning series Mad Men.

In 2012 he appeared in Boss as the chief of the Chicago Police Department.

