M.C. Gainey
Born: 1948-01-18 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2024
- Getting LOST as Self
2021
- The Cleaner as Doug
2020
- Emperor as Randolph Stevens
- A Teacher as Wyatt Wilson
- Moonbase 8 as T-Boy
2019
- Orchard Girl as Wheelchair Man
- Bit as Enoch
2018
- 9-1-1 as Charlie
- The Conners as Group Leader
- Shifting Gears as D. H. - Dirty Harry Hawkins
- Deadman Standing as Hugh Anderson
- Secret of the Sundrop as Captain of the Guard
- Boogeyman Pop as Ed
2017
- Riverdale as Poppa Poutine
- Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure as Captain of the Guard (voice)
- Tangled: Before Ever After as Captain of the Guard (voice)
- The Corridor Defended as Bartender
2016
- Speechless as Dom
- Greater as Coach Ford
2015
- Bosch as Ryan Rodgers
- The Magicians as Stanley
- The Week as Doc
2014
- Girl Meets World as Pappy Joe
- Kingdom as Rick
2013
- The Pardon as Gibbs Duhon
2012
- Django Unchained as Big John Brittle
- Revolution as Frank Blanchard
- Haunted High as Alger Danforth
- The Finder as Pete Steck
- The Babymakers as Officer Malloy
- Stolen as Hoyt
2011
- Leave as Gus
2010
- Tangled as Captain of the Guard (voice)
- Justified as Bo Crowder
- Human Target as Donnelly
- Love Ranch as Warren Stamp
- Happy Town as Sheriff Griffin Conroy
- Trim as Ron
2009
- Glee as Santa Claus
- All About Steve as Norm the Truck Driver
- Tripping Forward as Jim Rose
2008
- The Mentalist as Pete Barsocky
2007
- Burn Notice as Jacob Orr
- Life as William Ford
- Wild Hogs as Murdock
- Unearthed as Rob Horn
- The Death and Life of Bobby Z as Boom Boom
- Mr. Woodcock as Hal - Barber #1
- The TV Set as Hutch
2006
- Apocalypse Oz as Kurtz
- Relative Strangers as Spicer
- Beerfest as Priest
- Two Tickets to Paradise as Barbosa
2005
- Criminal Minds as Moretti
- Bones as Braxton Smalls
- Are We There Yet? as Al
- The Dukes of Hazzard as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
2004
- Lost as Tom Friendly
- Desperate Housewives as Claude
- Sideways as Cammi's Husband
- Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Bartender
- Club Dread as Hank
2003
- Cold Case as Coach Walters (2008)
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines as Roadhouse Bouncer
- The Cooler as Highway Officer
- Wonderland as Billy Ward
- King of the Ants as Coach Rack
- The Last Cowboy as Amos Russell
- The Pitts as Curtis
2002
- The New Guy as Clem
- The Country Bears as Roadie
- Run Ronnie Run as Hark Trellis
- Highway as Steven
2001
- UC: Undercover
- Man and Cat as Dog
- Diary of a Sex Addict as Theatre manager
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Frank Maddox
1999
- The Haunting as Large Man
- Horse Sense as Twister
- Happy, Texas as Bob Maslow
- Bad Trip as Sheriff Haggard
1998
- The Magnificent Seven as Earl
- Ringmaster as Trucker
- Meet the Deedles as Major Flower
1996
- Nash Bridges as Neil Gallow
- The Pretender as Sharpton
- The Fan as Man Behind Man
- Death Benefit as D.K. Graham
- Citizen Ruth as Harlan
- One Tough Bastard as Hank
- Don't Look Back as Red
- The Secret Agent Club as Jock Dad
1995
- Women of the House
- The Home Court as Bobby Keaton
- Misery Loves Company
- Marker
1994
- ER as Darrion Walters
- Touched by an Angel as Smoky
- New Eden as Thor
- Blind Justice as Bull
- Dead Man's Revenge
1993
- The X-Files as Bo Taylor
- Walker, Texas Ranger as Tingley
- Ulterior Motives as Max
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. as Big Smith
- Geronimo: An American Legend as Unafraid Miner
1992
- Renegade as Mick Russell
- Hearts Afire as M.C.
- The Mighty Ducks as Lewis
- Leap of Faith as Tiny
- Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life as One-Armed Jack Sample
- Raven: Return of the Black Dragons as Fat Boy Ochoa
1991
1990
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Luther
- El Diablo as Bebe
- Against the Law
1989
- Caddie Woodlawn as Hankinson
- An Innocent Man as Malcolm
- Hardball
- Doctor Doctor
1988
- Spellbinder as Brock
- Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
1987
- Fatal Beauty as Barndollar
1986
- Matlock as Marty Jensen
- L.A. Law as Jack Markell
- Designing Women as T. Tommy Reed
- Soul Man as Jail Cell Bigot
- Ratboy as Police Officer
1985
- Street Hawk as Frankie Monroe
- The Rape of Richard Beck as Sonny
1984
- Night Court as Eddie the Machete
- Hunter as Magruder
- Starman as Cop #2
- Blue Thunder as Saver
1983
- The A-Team as C.W. Watkins
- Night Partners as Rapist
- Wizards and Warriors
1982
- Knight Rider as Jason Keller
- Cheers as Irving
- T. J. Hooker as Earl Banks
- Frances as Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
1981
- The Fall Guy
- Simon & Simon
- Pennies from Heaven as Young Policeman
1979
- Hart to Hart
- Time After Time as London Bobby
1975
- Hard Times as Party Guest at Mansion (uncredited)