Place of Birth: Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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 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.
Movie | Cast | Year |
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Dead Man's Revenge | 1994 | |
Breakdown | Earl | 1997 |
Con Air | "Swamp Thing" | 1997 |
The Cleaner | Doug | 2021 |
The Death and Life of Bobby Z | Boom Boom | 2007 |
Wonderland | Billy Ward | 2003 |
The Dukes of Hazzard | Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane | 2005 |
The Haunting | Large Man | 1999 |
Are We There Yet? | Al | 2005 |
Horse Sense | Twister | 1999 |
All About Steve | Norm the Truck Driver | 2009 |
Death Benefit | D.K. Graham | 1996 |
Beerfest | Priest | 2006 |
Sideways | Cammi's Husband | 2004 |
Citizen Ruth | Harlan | 1996 |
Meet the Deedles | Major Flower | 1998 |
Unearthed | Rob Horn | 2008 |
Blind Justice | Bull | 1994 |
Pennies from Heaven | Young Policeman | 1981 |
Love Ranch | Warren Stamp | 2010 |
The TV Set | Hutch | 2007 |
The Country Bears | Roadie | 2002 |
Django Unchained | Big John Brittle | 2012 |
The Rape of Richard Beck | Sonny | 1985 |
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer | 1988 | |
The Babymakers | Officer Malloy | 2012 |
Frances | Reporter / Publicist / Photographer | 1982 |
Stolen | Hoyt | 2012 |
Haunted High | Danforth | 2012 |
Tripping Forward | Jim Rose | 2009 |
Leave | Gus | 2011 |
The Pardon | Gibbs Duhon | 2013 |
Apocalypse Oz | Kurtz | 2006 |
Soul Man | Jail Cell Bigot | 1986 |
Ringmaster | Trucker | 1998 |
Tangled | Captain of the Guard (voice) | 2010 |
Leap of Faith | Tiny | 1992 |
Bad Trip | Sheriff Haggard | 1999 |
Wild Hogs | Murdock | 2007 |
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life | One-Armed Jack Sample | 1992 |
The Last Cowboy | Amos Russell | 2003 |
Don't Look Back | Red | 1996 |
Run Ronnie Run | Hark Trellis | 2002 |
The Secret Agent Club | Jock Dad | 1996 |
Man and Cat | Dog | 2001 |
Hard Times | Party Guest at Mansion (uncredited) | 1975 |
Getting LOST | Self | 2024 |
Two Tickets to Paradise | Barbosa | 2006 |
The Cooler | Highway Officer | 2003 |
An Innocent Man | Malcolm | 1989 |
King of the Ants | Coach Rack | 2003 |
Time After Time | London Bobby | 1979 |
Greater | Coach Ford | 2016 |
The New Guy | Clem | 2002 |
Trim | Ron | 2010 |
Tangled: Before Ever After | Captain of the Guard (voice) | 2017 |
El Diablo | Bebe | 1990 |
Geronimo: An American Legend | Unafraid Miner | 1993 |
Spellbinder | Brock | 1988 |
Caddie Woodlawn | Hankinson | 1989 |
The Fan | Man Behind Man | 1996 |
The Corridor Defended | Bartender | 2017 |
Boogeyman Pop | Ed | 2018 |
Shifting Gears | D. H. - Dirty Harry Hawkins | 2018 |
Deadman Standing | Hugh Anderson | 2018 |
Fatal Beauty | Barndollar | 1987 |
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Bartender | 2004 |
Starman | Cop #2 | 1984 |
Relative Strangers | Spicer | 2006 |
Bit | Enoch | 2019 |
Diary of a Sex Addict | Theatre manager | 2001 |
Night Partners | Rapist | 1983 |
Emperor | Randolph Stevens | 2020 |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Roadhouse Bouncer | 2003 |
Club Dread | Hank | 2004 |
Highway | Steven | 2002 |
New Eden | Thor | 1994 |
One Man's Justice | Hank | 1996 |
Mr. Woodcock | Hal - Barber #1 | 2007 |
Orchard Girl | Wheelchair Man | 2019 |
The Week | Doc | 2015 |
The Mighty Ducks | Lewis | 1992 |
Happy, Texas | Bob Maslow | 1999 |
Series | Cast | Year |
Nash Bridges | 1996 | |
Cheers | Irving | 1982 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Frank Maddox | 2000 |
T. J. Hooker | Earl Banks | 1982 |
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Big Smith | 1993 |
Desperate Housewives | Claude | 2004 |
Designing Women | T. Tommy Reed | 1986 |
L.A. Law | Jack Markell | 1986 |
The A-Team | C.W. Watkins | 1983 |
Touched by an Angel | Smoky | 1994 |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Luther | 1990 |
Matlock | 1986 | |
The Pretender | Sharpton | 1996 |
Simon & Simon | 1981 | |
Bones | Braxton Smalls | 2005 |
Knight Rider | Jason Keller | 1982 |
Cold Case | Coach Walters (2008) | 2003 |
Street Hawk | Frankie Monroe | 1985 |
Walker, Texas Ranger | Tingley | 1993 |
Life | William Ford | 2007 |
Happy Days | 1974 | |
Burn Notice | Jacob Orr | 2007 |
Doctor Doctor | 1989 | |
Criminal Minds | Moretti | 2005 |
UC: Undercover | 2001 | |
Silk Stalkings | 1991 | |
Hart to Hart | 1979 | |
The X-Files | Bo Taylor | 1993 |
Lost | Tom Friendly | 2004 |
Hunter | Magruder | 1984 |
The Fall Guy | 1981 | |
ER | Darrion Walters | 1994 |
Wizards and Warriors | 1983 | |
Against the Law | 1990 | |
Hardball | 1989 | |
The Magnificent Seven | 1998 | |
Happy Town | Sheriff Griffin Conroy | 2010 |
Misery Loves Company | 1995 | |
Glee | Santa Claus | 2009 |
Riverdale | Poppa Poutine | 2017 |
Revolution | Frank Blanchard | 2012 |
Girl Meets World | Pappy Joe | 2014 |
Kingdom | Rick | 2014 |
The Mentalist | Pete Barsocky | 2008 |
Hearts Afire | M.C. | 1992 |
Bosch | Ryan Rodgers | 2015 |
The Finder | Pete Steck | 2012 |
Speechless | Dom | 2016 |
The Magicians | Stanley | 2015 |
Justified | Bo Crowder | 2010 |
Knight Rider | Jerry Nash | 1982 |
9-1-1 | Charlie | 2018 |
The Pitts | Curtis | 2003 |
The Conners | Group Leader | 2018 |
Women of the House | 1995 | |
Walker, Texas Ranger | Craig | 1993 |
Designing Women | Junior Jones | 1986 |
Night Court | Eddie the Machete | 1984 |
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | Captain of the Guard (voice) | 2017 |
Marker | 1995 | |
A Teacher | Wyatt Wilson | 2020 |
Moonbase 8 | T-Boy | 2020 |
Renegade | Mick Russell | 1992 |