M.C. Gainey
Known for Acting · 153 credits
- Born
- 1948-01-18 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Jackson, Mississippi, USA
- Also known as
- Mike Gainey · Mike Connor Gainey · M. C. Gainey · MC Gainey · М. К. Гейни · Michael Connor Gainey
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mike Connor Gainey (born January 18, 1948) is an American film and television actor whose distinctive mustache, 6'2½" height, and threatening look have given him supporting roles as Southern/Southwestern types, thugs, and criminals. M.C. Gainley attended the University of Southern Mississippi prior to moving to California. He worked as an undertaker's apprentice before he decided to study acting. In the early 1970s he attended the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco along with Ken Hixon. In 1981, he made his big-screen debut in the Steve Martin musical Pennies from Heaven. Since the early 1980s he has been in over 50 movies and made for TV movies, including Breakdown, Two Idiots in Hollywood, Con Air, The Mighty Ducks, Are We There Yet, Terminator 3, Sideways, and 2005's The Dukes of Hazzard. He was one of the stars of the short-lived television series Against the Law. He has guest starred on over 40 television shows, including The Dukes of Hazzard, Knight Rider, Designing Women, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., Walker, Texas Ranger, CSI, Cheers, Days of our Lives, The X-Files, Desperate Housewives, Burn Notice, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and had a role as Tom Friendly on the series Lost, a character who appeared in 20 episodes, as many as some former main cast members. He also played the murderous drug dealer Bo Crowder in a recurring role in the 2010 season of the hit FX TV show Justifed. He attended the 2007 Emmys with Lost's show runners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. Gainey played Kurtz/The Wizard in the controversial road-revenge film Apocalypse Oz, a film containing no original dialogue as it is all taken from Apocalypse Now or The Wizard of Oz. In 2007 he appeared in a trio of films including Mr. Woodcock, Wild Hogs, and the sci/horror film Unearthed; in 2010 he appeared in Love Ranch. In 2010, he voiced one of the characters of the animated musical film Tangled as Captain of the Palace Guard.
Known For
TV Shows (65)
Criminal Minds
2005
as Moretti
The Mentalist
2008
as Pete Barsocky
Bones
2005
as Braxton Smalls
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Frank Maddox
Lost
2004
as Tom Friendly
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Claude
The X-Files
1993
as Bo Taylor
9-1-1
2018
as Charlie
ER
1994
as Darrion Walters
Bosch
2015
as Ryan Rodgers
Cheers
1982
as Irving
Glee
2009
as Santa Claus
Riverdale
2017
as Poppa Poutine
Cold Case
2003
as Coach Walters (2008)
The A-Team
1983
as C.W. Watkins
Burn Notice
2007
as Jacob Orr
Knight Rider
1982
as Jason Keller / Jerry Nash
L.A. Law
1986
as Jack Markell
Night Court
1984
as Eddie the Machete
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Smoky
Justified
2010
as Bo Crowder
Simon & Simon
1981
Happy Days
1974
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Earl Banks
Matlock
1986
as Marty Jensen
Nash Bridges
1996
as Neil Gallow
Renegade
1992
as Mick Russell
Hart to Hart
1979
Hunter
1984
as Magruder
The Pretender
1996
as Sharpton
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Tingley / Craig
The Magicians
2015
as Stanley
Silk Stalkings
1991
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Luther
The Fall Guy
1981
The Conners
2018
as Group Leader
Speechless
2016
as Dom
Life
2007
as William Ford
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017
as Captain of the Guard (voice) / Captain of the Guards (voice)
Girl Meets World
2014
as Pappy Joe
Designing Women
1986
as T. Tommy Reed / Junior Jones
Revolution
2012
as Frank Blanchard
Kingdom
2014
as Rick
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
as Big Smith
A Teacher
2020
as Wyatt Wilson
Human Target
2010
as Donnelly
Hearts Afire
1992
as M.C.
The Magnificent Seven
1998
as Earl
The Finder
2012
as Pete Steck
UC: Undercover
2001
Maron
2013
as Gus
Street Hawk
1985
as Frankie Monroe
Blue Thunder
1984
as Saver
The Home Court
1995
as Bobby Keaton
Marker
1995
Hardball
1989
The Pitts
2003
as Curtis
Women of the House
1995
Doctor Doctor
1989
Happy Town
2010
as Sheriff Griffin Conroy
Movies (88)
Tangled
2010
as Captain of the Guard (voice)
Django Unchained
2012
as Big John Brittle
Con Air
1997
as "Swamp Thing"
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003
as Roadhouse Bouncer
The New Guy
2002
as Clem
Wild Hogs
2007
as Murdock
The Haunting
1999
as Large Man
Breakdown
1997
as Earl
Starman
1984
as Cop #2
Beerfest
2006
as Priest
Sideways
2004
as Cammi's Husband
The Dukes of Hazzard
2005
as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
Stolen
2012
as Hoyt
The Mighty Ducks
1992
as Lewis
All About Steve
2009
as Norm the Truck Driver
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
as Bartender
The Fan
1996
as Man Behind Man
Tangled: Before Ever After
2017
as Captain of the Guard (voice)
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993
as Unafraid Miner
Are We There Yet?
2005
as Al
Club Dread
2004
as Hank
Highway
2002
as Steven
The Cleaner
2021
as Doug
Spellbinder
1988
as Brock
The Cooler
2003
as Highway Officer
Wonderland
2003
as Billy Ward
Soul Man
1986
as Jail Cell Bigot
Love Ranch
2010
as Warren Stamp
Hard Times
1975
as Party Guest at Mansion (uncredited)
Leap of Faith
1992
as Tiny
Haunted High
2012
as Alger Danforth
Mr. Woodcock
2007
as Hal - Barber #1
Time After Time
1979
as London Bobby
Frances
1982
as Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
Emperor
2020
as Randolph Stevens
Diary of a Sex Addict
2001
as Theatre manager
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
2007
as Boom Boom
Getting LOST
2024
as Self
The Country Bears
2002
as Roadie
Ringmaster
1998
as Trucker
Fatal Beauty
1987
as Barndollar
El Diablo
1990
as Bebe
Citizen Ruth
1996
as Harlan
Relative Strangers
2006
as Spicer
Run Ronnie Run
2002
as Hark Trellis
An Innocent Man
1989
as Malcolm
The Babymakers
2012
as Officer Malloy
Pennies from Heaven
1981
as Young Policeman
Don't Look Back
1996
as Red
Horse Sense
1999
as Twister
Blind Justice
1994
as Bull
Meet the Deedles
1998
as Major Flower
The Pardon
2013
as Gibbs Duhon
The TV Set
2007
as Hutch
Ratboy
1986
as Police Officer
Apocalypse Oz
2006
as Kurtz
Bit
2019
as Enoch
Bad Trip
1999
as Sheriff Haggard
Deadman Standing
2018
as Hugh Anderson
The Rape of Richard Beck
1985
as Sonny
Happy, Texas
1999
as Bob Maslow
Greater
2016
as Coach Ford
Unearthed
2007
as Rob Horn
Secret of the Sundrop
2018
as Captain of the Guard
Two Tickets to Paradise
2006
as Barbosa
One Tough Bastard
1996
as Hank
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992
as Fat Boy Ochoa
Night Partners
1983
as Rapist
Leave
2011
as Gus
Shifting Gears
2018
as D. H. - Dirty Harry Hawkins
The Secret Agent Club
1996
as Jock Dad
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
1988
Trim
2010
as Ron
Death Benefit
1996
as D.K. Graham
The Week
2015
as Doc
Tripping Forward
2009
as Jim Rose
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life
1992
as One-Armed Jack Sample
Ulterior Motives
1993
as Max
Dead Man's Revenge
1994
The Last Cowboy
2003
as Amos Russell
Man and Cat
2001
as Dog
New Eden
1994
as Thor
Caddie Woodlawn
1989
as Hankinson
Ruby Road
King of the Ants
2003
as Coach Rack
The Corridor Defended
2017
as Bartender
Boogeyman Pop
2018
as Ed
Orchard Girl
2019
as Wheelchair Man
About M.C. Gainey
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mike Connor Gainey (born January 18, 1948) is an American film and television actor whose distinctive mustache, 6'2½" height, and threatening look have given him supporting roles as Southern/Southwestern types, thugs, and criminals. M.C. Gainley attended the University of Southern Mississippi prior to moving to California. He worked as an undertaker's apprentice before he decided to study acting. In the early 1970s he attended the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco along with Ken Hixon. In 198… With 153 credits spanning from 1974 to 2024, M.C. Gainey has appeared in 88 films and 65 TV shows.
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- Tangled (2010) — as Captain of the Guard (voice)
- Django Unchained (2012) — as Big John Brittle
- Con Air (1997) — as "Swamp Thing"
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) — as Roadhouse Bouncer
- The New Guy (2002) — as Clem
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