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Birthday: Jan 18, 1948
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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
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
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