M.C. Gainey

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.

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Filmography

2024

Getting LOST
Getting LOST
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/22/2024

2021

The Cleaner
The Cleaner
as Doug
Movie - Released: 10/12/2021

2020

Emperor
Emperor
as Randolph Stevens
Movie - Released: 8/18/2020
A Teacher
A Teacher
as Wyatt Wilson
TV - Released: 11/10/2020
Moonbase 8
Moonbase 8
as T-Boy
TV - Released: 11/8/2020

2019

Bit
Bit
as Enoch
Movie - Released: 5/24/2019
Orchard Girl
Orchard Girl
as Wheelchair Man
Movie - Released: 2/1/2019

2018

Boogeyman Pop
Boogeyman Pop
as Ed
Movie - Released: 6/21/2018
Shifting Gears
Shifting Gears
as D. H. - Dirty Harry Hawkins
Movie - Released: 3/23/2018
Deadman Standing
Deadman Standing
as Hugh Anderson
Movie - Released: 4/15/2018
9-1-1
9-1-1
as Charlie
TV - Released: 1/3/2018
The Conners
The Conners
as Group Leader
TV - Released: 10/16/2018

2017

Tangled: Before Ever After
Tangled: Before Ever After
as Captain of the Guard (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/10/2017
The Corridor Defended
The Corridor Defended
as Bartender
Movie - Released: 1/13/2017
Riverdale
Riverdale
as Poppa Poutine
TV - Released: 1/26/2017
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
as Captain of the Guard (voice)
TV - Released: 3/24/2017

2016

Greater
Greater
as Coach Ford
Movie - Released: 8/26/2016
Speechless
Speechless
as Dom
TV - Released: 9/21/2016

2015

The Week
The Week
as Doc
Movie - Released: 10/1/2015
Bosch
Bosch
as Ryan Rodgers
TV - Released: 1/14/2015
The Magicians
The Magicians
as Stanley
TV - Released: 12/16/2015

2014

Girl Meets World
Girl Meets World
as Pappy Joe
TV - Released: 6/27/2014
Kingdom
Kingdom
as Rick
TV - Released: 10/8/2014

2013

The Pardon
The Pardon
as Gibbs Duhon
Movie - Released: 3/22/2013

2012

Django Unchained
Django Unchained
as Big John Brittle
Movie - Released: 12/25/2012
The Babymakers
The Babymakers
as Officer Malloy
Movie - Released: 8/3/2012
Stolen
Stolen
as Hoyt
Movie - Released: 9/6/2012
Haunted High
Haunted High
as Alger Danforth
Movie - Released: 8/25/2012
Revolution
Revolution
as Frank Blanchard
TV - Released: 9/17/2012
The Finder
The Finder
as Pete Steck
TV - Released: 1/12/2012

2011

Leave
Leave
as Gus
Movie - Released: 5/3/2011

2010

Love Ranch
Love Ranch
as Warren Stamp
Movie - Released: 6/30/2010
Tangled
Tangled
as Captain of the Guard (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/24/2010
Trim
Trim
as Ron
Movie - Released: 1/1/2010
Happy Town
Happy Town
as Sheriff Griffin Conroy
TV - Released: 4/28/2010
Justified
Justified
as Bo Crowder
TV - Released: 3/16/2010

2009

All About Steve
All About Steve
as Norm the Truck Driver
Movie - Released: 8/6/2009
Tripping Forward
Tripping Forward
as Jim Rose
Movie - Released: 4/26/2009
Glee
Glee
as Santa Claus
TV - Released: 5/19/2009

2008

Unearthed
Unearthed
as Rob Horn
Movie - Released: 6/27/2008
The Mentalist
The Mentalist
as Pete Barsocky
TV - Released: 9/23/2008

2007

The Death and Life of Bobby Z
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
as Boom Boom
Movie - Released: 7/23/2007
The TV Set
The TV Set
as Hutch
Movie - Released: 4/6/2007
Wild Hogs
Wild Hogs
as Murdock
Movie - Released: 3/2/2007
Mr. Woodcock
Mr. Woodcock
as Hal - Barber #1
Movie - Released: 9/14/2007
Life
Life
as William Ford
TV - Released: 9/26/2007
Burn Notice
Burn Notice
as Jacob Orr
TV - Released: 6/28/2007

2006

Beerfest
Beerfest
as Priest
Movie - Released: 8/25/2006
Movie
Apocalypse Oz
as Kurtz
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
Two Tickets to Paradise
Two Tickets to Paradise
as Barbosa
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
Relative Strangers
Relative Strangers
as Spicer
Movie - Released: 5/1/2006

2005

The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard
as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
Movie - Released: 8/5/2005
Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet?
as Al
Movie - Released: 1/20/2005
Bones
Bones
as Braxton Smalls
TV - Released: 9/13/2005
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
as Moretti
TV - Released: 9/22/2005

2004

Sideways
Sideways
as Cammi's Husband
Movie - Released: 10/22/2004
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Bartender
Movie - Released: 12/28/2004
Club Dread
Club Dread
as Hank
Movie - Released: 2/27/2004
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
as Claude
TV - Released: 10/3/2004
Lost
Lost
as Tom Friendly
TV - Released: 9/22/2004

2003

Wonderland
Wonderland
as Billy Ward
Movie - Released: 10/23/2003
The Last Cowboy
The Last Cowboy
as Amos Russell
Movie - Released: 1/17/2003
The Cooler
The Cooler
as Highway Officer
Movie - Released: 11/26/2003
King of the Ants
King of the Ants
as Coach Rack
Movie - Released: 12/12/2003
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
as Roadhouse Bouncer
Movie - Released: 7/2/2003
Cold Case
Cold Case
as Coach Walters (2008)
TV - Released: 9/28/2003
TV
The Pitts
as Curtis
TV - Released: 3/30/2003

2002

The Country Bears
The Country Bears
as Roadie
Movie - Released: 7/26/2002
Run Ronnie Run
Run Ronnie Run
as Hark Trellis
Movie - Released: 1/20/2002
The New Guy
The New Guy
as Clem
Movie - Released: 5/10/2002
Highway
Highway
as Steven
Movie - Released: 3/26/2002

2001

Movie
Man and Cat
as Dog
Movie - Released: 11/8/2001
Diary of a Sex Addict
Diary of a Sex Addict
as Theatre manager
Movie - Released: 11/23/2001
UC: Undercover
UC: Undercover
TV - Released: 9/30/2001

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Frank Maddox
TV - Released: 10/6/2000

1999

The Haunting
The Haunting
as Large Man
Movie - Released: 7/23/1999
Horse Sense
Horse Sense
as Twister
Movie - Released: 11/20/1999
Bad Trip
Bad Trip
as Sheriff Haggard
Movie - Released: 10/7/1999
Happy, Texas
Happy, Texas
as Bob Maslow
Movie - Released: 12/3/1999

1998

Meet the Deedles
Meet the Deedles
as Major Flower
Movie - Released: 3/27/1998
Ringmaster
Ringmaster
as Trucker
Movie - Released: 11/25/1998
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven
TV - Released: 1/3/1998

1997

Breakdown
Breakdown
as Earl
Movie - Released: 5/2/1997
Con Air
Con Air
as "Swamp Thing"
Movie - Released: 6/5/1997

1996

Death Benefit
Death Benefit
as D.K. Graham
Movie - Released: 3/13/1996
Citizen Ruth
Citizen Ruth
as Harlan
Movie - Released: 11/21/1996
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
as Red
Movie - Released: 7/13/1996
The Secret Agent Club
The Secret Agent Club
as Jock Dad
Movie - Released: 8/16/1996
The Fan
The Fan
as Man Behind Man
Movie - Released: 8/15/1996
One Man's Justice
One Man's Justice
as Hank
Movie - Released: 7/26/1996
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges
TV - Released: 3/29/1996
The Pretender
The Pretender
as Sharpton
TV - Released: 9/19/1996

1995

Misery Loves Company
Misery Loves Company
TV - Released: 10/1/1995
Women of the House
Women of the House
TV - Released: 1/4/1995
Marker
Marker
TV - Released: 1/17/1995

1994

Dead Man's Revenge
Dead Man's Revenge
Movie - Released: 4/15/1994
Blind Justice
Blind Justice
as Bull
Movie - Released: 6/25/1994
New Eden
New Eden
as Thor
Movie - Released: 11/28/1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Smoky
TV - Released: 9/21/1994
ER
ER
as Darrion Walters
TV - Released: 9/19/1994

1993

Geronimo: An American Legend
Geronimo: An American Legend
as Unafraid Miner
Movie - Released: 12/10/1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
as Big Smith
Movie - Released: 8/27/1993
Ulterior Motives
Ulterior Motives
as Max
Movie - Released: 1/6/1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
as Big Smith
TV - Released: 8/27/1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Tingley
TV - Released: 4/21/1993
The X-Files
The X-Files
as Bo Taylor
TV - Released: 9/10/1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Craig
TV - Released: 4/21/1993

1992

Leap of Faith
Leap of Faith
as Tiny
Movie - Released: 12/18/1992
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life
as One-Armed Jack Sample
Movie - Released: 4/14/1992
The Mighty Ducks
The Mighty Ducks
as Lewis
Movie - Released: 10/2/1992
Hearts Afire
Hearts Afire
as M.C.
TV - Released: 9/14/1992
Renegade
Renegade
as Mick Russell
TV - Released: 9/19/1992

1991

Silk Stalkings
Silk Stalkings
TV - Released: 11/7/1991

1990

El Diablo
El Diablo
as Bebe
Movie - Released: 7/22/1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Luther
TV - Released: 9/10/1990
Against the Law
Against the Law
TV - Released: 9/23/1990

1989

An Innocent Man
An Innocent Man
as Malcolm
Movie - Released: 10/6/1989
Caddie Woodlawn
Caddie Woodlawn
as Hankinson
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989
Doctor Doctor
Doctor Doctor
TV - Released: 6/12/1989
Hardball
Hardball
TV - Released: 9/21/1989

1988

Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
Movie - Released: 4/17/1988
Spellbinder
Spellbinder
as Brock
Movie - Released: 9/23/1988

1987

Fatal Beauty
Fatal Beauty
as Barndollar
Movie - Released: 10/30/1987

1986

Soul Man
Soul Man
as Jail Cell Bigot
Movie - Released: 10/24/1986
Ratboy
Ratboy
as Police Officer
Movie - Released: 10/17/1986
Designing Women
Designing Women
as T. Tommy Reed
TV - Released: 9/29/1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Jack Markell
TV - Released: 9/15/1986
Matlock
Matlock
TV - Released: 3/3/1986
Designing Women
Designing Women
as Junior Jones
TV - Released: 9/29/1986

1985

The Rape of Richard Beck
The Rape of Richard Beck
as Sonny
Movie - Released: 5/27/1985
Street Hawk
Street Hawk
as Frankie Monroe
TV - Released: 1/4/1985

1984

Starman
Starman
as Cop #2
Movie - Released: 12/13/1984
Hunter
Hunter
as Magruder
TV - Released: 9/18/1984
Night Court
Night Court
as Eddie the Machete
TV - Released: 1/4/1984
Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder
as Saver
TV - Released: 1/6/1984

1983

Night Partners
Night Partners
as Rapist
Movie - Released: 10/11/1983
The A-Team
The A-Team
as C.W. Watkins
TV - Released: 1/23/1983
Wizards and Warriors
Wizards and Warriors
TV - Released: 2/26/1983

1982

Frances
Frances
as Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
Movie - Released: 12/3/1982
Cheers
Cheers
as Irving
TV - Released: 9/30/1982
T. J. Hooker
T. J. Hooker
as Earl Banks
TV - Released: 3/13/1982
Knight Rider
Knight Rider
as Jason Keller
TV - Released: 9/26/1982
Knight Rider
Knight Rider
as Jerry Nash
TV - Released: 9/26/1982

1981

Pennies from Heaven
Pennies from Heaven
as Young Policeman
Movie - Released: 12/11/1981
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
TV - Released: 11/24/1981
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy
TV - Released: 11/4/1981

1979

Time After Time
Time After Time
as London Bobby
Movie - Released: 9/28/1979
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart
TV - Released: 9/22/1979

1975

Hard Times
Hard Times
as Party Guest at Mansion (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/13/1975

1974

Happy Days
Happy Days
TV - Released: 1/15/1974