M.C. Gainey
Known for Acting · 154 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)
The Mentalist
2008
as Pete Barsocky
Criminal Minds
2005
as Moretti
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Frank Maddox
Bones
2005
as Braxton Smalls
Lost
2004
as Tom Friendly
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Claude
9-1-1
2018
as Charlie
The X-Files
1993
as Bo Taylor
Riverdale
2017
as Poppa Poutine
ER
1994
as Darrion Walters
The A-Team
1983
as C.W. Watkins
Bosch
2015
as Ryan Rodgers
Glee
2009
as Santa Claus
Cheers
1982
as Irving
Cold Case
2003
as Coach Walters (2008)
Night Court
1984
as Eddie the Machete
Matlock
1986
as Marty Jensen
Hunter
1984
as Magruder
Justified
2010
as Bo Crowder
L.A. Law
1986
as Jack Markell
Knight Rider
1982
as Jason Keller / Jerry Nash
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Smoky
Burn Notice
2007
as Jacob Orr
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Earl Banks
Hart to Hart
1979
Simon & Simon
1981
The Magicians
2015
as Stanley
Happy Days
1974
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Tingley / Craig
Renegade
1992
as Mick Russell
Nash Bridges
1996
as Neil Gallow
The Pretender
1996
as Sharpton
Silk Stalkings
1991
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017
as Captain of the Guard (voice) / Captain of the Guards (voice)
Speechless
2016
as Dom
The Conners
2018
as Group Leader
The Fall Guy
1981
Human Target
2010
as Donnelly
Life
2007
as William Ford
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Luther
Designing Women
1986
as T. Tommy Reed / Junior Jones
A Teacher
2020
as Wyatt Wilson
Revolution
2012
as Frank Blanchard
Girl Meets World
2014
as Pappy Joe
Kingdom
2014
as Rick
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
as Big Smith
The Magnificent Seven
1998
as Earl
The Finder
2012
as Pete Steck
Maron
2013
as Gus
Hearts Afire
1992
as M.C.
Street Hawk
1985
as Frankie Monroe
Police Story
1988
as Rafferty
Blue Thunder
1984
as Saver
UC: Undercover
2001
The Home Court
1995
as Bobby Keaton
Moonbase 8
2020
as T-Boy
Against the Law
1990
Marker
1995
Hardball
1989
Doctor Doctor
1989
Movies (89)
Django Unchained
2012
as Big John Brittle
Tangled
2010
as Captain of the Guard (voice)
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
Tangled: Before Ever After
2017
as Captain of the Guard (voice)
Breakdown
1997
as Earl
The Dukes of Hazzard
2005
as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
The Haunting
1999
as Large Man
Stolen
2012
as Hoyt
Sideways
2004
as Cammi's Husband
Diary of a Sex Addict
2001
as Theatre manager
The Fan
1996
as Man Behind Man
Starman
1984
as Cop #2
Beerfest
2006
as Priest
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993
as Unafraid Miner
The Mighty Ducks
1992
as Lewis
Last Train to Fortune
2025
as Snake
Are We There Yet?
2005
as Al
Club Dread
2004
as Hank
Hard Times
1975
as Party Guest at Mansion (uncredited)
The Country Bears
2002
as Roadie
The Babymakers
2012
as Officer Malloy
The Corridor Defended
2017
as Bartender
All About Steve
2009
as Norm the Truck Driver
An Innocent Man
1989
as Malcolm
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
2007
as Boom Boom
Time After Time
1979
as London Bobby
Mr. Woodcock
2007
as Hal - Barber #1
Pennies from Heaven
1981
as Young Policeman
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
1988
Wonderland
2003
as Billy Ward
Leave
2011
as Gus
Ruby Road
Getting LOST
2024
as Self
Relative Strangers
2006
as Spicer
Soul Man
1986
as Jail Cell Bigot
Highway
2002
as Steven
Don't Look Back
1996
as Red
Leap of Faith
1992
as Tiny
Fatal Beauty
1987
as Barndollar
Secret of the Sundrop
2018
as Captain of the Guard
Spellbinder
1988
as Brock
Dead Man's Revenge
1994
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
as Bartender
Frances
1982
as Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
The Last Cowboy
2003
as Amos Russell
Haunted High
2012
as Alger Danforth
Meet the Deedles
1998
as Major Flower
One Tough Bastard
1996
as Hank
Run Ronnie Run
2002
as Hark Trellis
The Rape of Richard Beck
1985
as Sonny
The Secret Agent Club
1996
as Jock Dad
The Cooler
2003
as Highway Officer
Greater
2016
as Coach Ford
Emperor
2020
as Randolph Stevens
El Diablo
1990
as Bebe
Citizen Ruth
1996
as Harlan
Apocalypse Oz
2006
as Kurtz
The Cleaner
2021
as Doug
Blind Justice
1994
as Bull
The Pardon
2013
as Gibbs Duhon
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life
1992
as One-Armed Jack Sample
Two Tickets to Paradise
2006
as Barbosa
Unearthed
2007
as Rob Horn
The TV Set
2007
as Hutch
Death Benefit
1996
as D.K. Graham
Happy, Texas
1999
as Bob Maslow
Trim
2010
as Ron
Ratboy
1986
as Police Officer
Deadman Standing
2018
as Hugh Anderson
Tripping Forward
2009
as Jim Rose
New Eden
1994
as Thor
Horse Sense
1999
as Twister
Ringmaster
1998
as Trucker
Ulterior Motives
1993
as Max
Night Partners
1983
as Rapist
Man and Cat
2001
as Dog
Shifting Gears
2018
as D. H. - Dirty Harry Hawkins
Orchard Girl
2019
as Wheelchair Man
Bad Trip
1999
as Sheriff Haggard
Love Ranch
2010
as Warren Stamp
Bit
2019
as Enoch
The Week
2015
as Doc
King of the Ants
2003
as Coach Rack
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992
as Fat Boy Ochoa
Boogeyman Pop
2018
as Ed
Caddie Woodlawn
1989
as Hankinson
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 154 credits spanning from 1974 to 2025, M.C. Gainey has appeared in 89 films and 65 TV shows.
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- Django Unchained (2012) — as Big John Brittle
- Tangled (2010) — as Captain of the Guard (voice)
- 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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