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
- A Teacher as Wyatt Wilson
- Moonbase 8 as T-Boy
- Emperor as Randolph Stevens
2019
- Bit as Enoch
- Orchard Girl as Wheelchair Man
2018
- 9-1-1 as Charlie
- The Conners as Group Leader
- Deadman Standing as Hugh Anderson
- Shifting Gears as D. H. - Dirty Harry Hawkins
- Boogeyman Pop as Ed
- Secret of the Sundrop as Captain of the Guard
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
- Maron as Gus
- The Pardon as Gibbs Duhon
2012
- Django Unchained as Big John Brittle
- Revolution as Frank Blanchard
- The Finder as Pete Steck
- The Babymakers as Officer Malloy
- Stolen as Hoyt
- Haunted High as Alger Danforth
2011
- Leave as Gus
2010
- Justified as Bo Crowder
- Tangled as Captain of the Guard (voice)
- Human Target as Donnelly
- Happy Town as Sheriff Griffin Conroy
- Love Ranch as Warren Stamp
- 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
- Mr. Woodcock as Hal - Barber #1
- The Death and Life of Bobby Z as Boom Boom
- The TV Set as Hutch
- Unearthed as Rob Horn
2006
- Beerfest as Priest
- Relative Strangers as Spicer
- Apocalypse Oz as Kurtz
- Two Tickets to Paradise as Barbosa
2005
- Criminal Minds as Moretti
- Bones as Braxton Smalls
- The Dukes of Hazzard as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
- Are We There Yet? as Al
2004
- Lost as Tom Friendly
- Desperate Housewives as Claude
- Sideways as Cammi's Husband
- Club Dread as Hank
- Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Bartender
2003
- Cold Case as Coach Walters (2008)
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines as Roadhouse Bouncer
- The Pitts as Curtis
- Wonderland as Billy Ward
- The Cooler as Highway Officer
- The Last Cowboy as Amos Russell
- King of the Ants as Coach Rack
2002
- The New Guy as Clem
- The Country Bears as Roadie
- Run Ronnie Run as Hark Trellis
- Highway as Steven
2001
- UC: Undercover
- Diary of a Sex Addict as Theatre manager
- Man and Cat as Dog
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
- Meet the Deedles as Major Flower
- Ringmaster as Trucker
1996
- Nash Bridges as Neil Gallow
- The Pretender as Sharpton
- The Fan as Man Behind Man
- Don't Look Back as Red
- Citizen Ruth as Harlan
- Death Benefit as D.K. Graham
- One Tough Bastard as Hank
- The Secret Agent Club as Jock Dad
1995
- Marker
- The Home Court as Bobby Keaton
- Women of the House
- Misery Loves Company
1994
- ER as Darrion Walters
- Touched by an Angel as Smoky
- Blind Justice as Bull
- New Eden as Thor
- Dead Man's Revenge
1993
- The X-Files as Bo Taylor
- Walker, Texas Ranger as Tingley
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. as Big Smith
- Geronimo: An American Legend as Unafraid Miner
- Ulterior Motives as Max
1992
- Renegade as Mick Russell
- Hearts Afire as M.C.
- The Mighty Ducks as Lewis
- Leap of Faith as Tiny
- Raven: Return of the Black Dragons as Fat Boy Ochoa
- Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life as One-Armed Jack Sample
1991
1990
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Luther
- Against the Law
- El Diablo as Bebe
1989
- Doctor Doctor
- Hardball
- An Innocent Man as Malcolm
- Caddie Woodlawn as Hankinson
1988
- Police Story as Rafferty
- 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
- Blue Thunder as Saver
- Starman as Cop #2
1983
- The A-Team as C.W. Watkins
- Wizards and Warriors
- Night Partners as Rapist
1982
- Cheers as Irving
- Knight Rider as Jason Keller
- T. J. Hooker as Earl Banks
- Frances as Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
1981
- Simon & Simon
- The Fall Guy
- 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)