M.C. Gainey
Acting • Born 1948-01-18
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
155 credits
Dead Man's Revenge
Movie • 1994
Breakdown
Movie • 1997
Earl
Con Air
Movie • 1997
"Swamp Thing"
The Cleaner
Movie • 2021
Doug
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Movie • 2007
Boom Boom
Wonderland
Movie • 2003
Billy Ward
The Dukes of Hazzard
Movie • 2005
Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
The Haunting
Movie • 1999
Large Man
Are We There Yet?
Movie • 2005
Al
Horse Sense
Movie • 1999
Twister
All About Steve
Movie • 2009
Norm the Truck Driver
Death Benefit
Movie • 1996
D.K. Graham
Beerfest
Movie • 2006
Priest
Sideways
Movie • 2004
Cammi's Husband
Citizen Ruth
Movie • 1996
Harlan
Meet the Deedles
Movie • 1998
Major Flower
Unearthed
Movie • 2007
Rob Horn
Blind Justice
Movie • 1994
Bull
Pennies from Heaven
Movie • 1981
Young Policeman
Love Ranch
Movie • 2010
Warren Stamp
The TV Set
Movie • 2007
Hutch
The Country Bears
Movie • 2002
Roadie
Django Unchained
Movie • 2012
Big John Brittle
The Rape of Richard Beck
Movie • 1985
Sonny
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
Movie • 1988
The Babymakers
Movie • 2012
Officer Malloy
Frances
Movie • 1982
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
Stolen
Movie • 2012
Hoyt
Haunted High
Movie • 2012
Alger Danforth
Tripping Forward
Movie • 2009
Jim Rose
Leave
Movie • 2011
Gus
The Pardon
Movie • 2013
Gibbs Duhon
Apocalypse Oz
Movie • 2006
Kurtz
Soul Man
Movie • 1986
Jail Cell Bigot
Ringmaster
Movie • 1998
Trucker
Tangled
Movie • 2010
Captain of the Guard (voice)
Leap of Faith
Movie • 1992
Tiny
Bad Trip
Movie • 1999
Sheriff Haggard
Wild Hogs
Movie • 2007
Murdock
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life
Movie • 1992
One-Armed Jack Sample
The Last Cowboy
Movie • 2003
Amos Russell
Don't Look Back
Movie • 1996
Red
Run Ronnie Run
Movie • 2002
Hark Trellis
The Secret Agent Club
Movie • 1996
Jock Dad
Man and Cat
Movie • 2001
Dog
Hard Times
Movie • 1975
Party Guest at Mansion (uncredited)
Getting LOST
Movie • 2024
Self
Two Tickets to Paradise
Movie • 2006
Barbosa
The Cooler
Movie • 2003
Highway Officer
An Innocent Man
Movie • 1989
Malcolm
King of the Ants
Movie • 2003
Coach Rack
Time After Time
Movie • 1979
London Bobby
Greater
Movie • 2016
Coach Ford
The New Guy
Movie • 2002
Clem
Trim
Movie • 2010
Ron
Tangled: Before Ever After
Movie • 2017
Captain of the Guard (voice)
El Diablo
Movie • 1990
Bebe
Geronimo: An American Legend
Movie • 1993
Unafraid Miner
Spellbinder
Movie • 1988
Brock
Caddie Woodlawn
Movie • 1989
Hankinson
The Fan
Movie • 1996
Man Behind Man
The Corridor Defended
Movie • 2017
Bartender
Boogeyman Pop
Movie • 2018
Ed
Shifting Gears
Movie • 2018
D. H. - Dirty Harry Hawkins
Deadman Standing
Movie • 2018
Hugh Anderson
Fatal Beauty
Movie • 1987
Barndollar
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Movie • 2004
Bartender
Starman
Movie • 1984
Cop #2
Relative Strangers
Movie • 2006
Spicer
Bit
Movie • 2019
Enoch
Diary of a Sex Addict
Movie • 2001
Theatre manager
Night Partners
Movie • 1983
Rapist
Emperor
Movie • 2020
Randolph Stevens
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Movie • 2003
Roadhouse Bouncer
Club Dread
Movie • 2004
Hank
Highway
Movie • 2002
Steven
New Eden
Movie • 1994
Thor
One Tough Bastard
Movie • 1996
Hank
Mr. Woodcock
Movie • 2007
Hal - Barber #1
Orchard Girl
Movie • 2019
Wheelchair Man
The Week
Movie • 2015
Doc
The Mighty Ducks
Movie • 1992
Lewis
Happy, Texas
Movie • 1999
Bob Maslow
Ulterior Motives
Movie • 1993
Max
Ratboy
Movie • 1986
Police Officer
Secret of the Sundrop
Movie • 2018
Captain of the Guard
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
Movie • 1992
Fat Boy Ochoa
Ruby Road
Movie
Nash Bridges
TV • 1996
Neil Gallow
Cheers
TV • 1982
Irving
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Frank Maddox
T. J. Hooker
TV • 1982
Earl Banks
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
TV • 1993
Big Smith
Desperate Housewives
TV • 2004
Claude
Designing Women
TV • 1986
T. Tommy Reed
L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Jack Markell
The A-Team
TV • 1983
C.W. Watkins
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
Smoky
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV • 1990
Luther
Matlock
TV • 1986
Marty Jensen
The Pretender
TV • 1996
Sharpton
Simon & Simon
TV • 1981
Bones
TV • 2005
Braxton Smalls
Knight Rider
TV • 1982
Jason Keller
Cold Case
TV • 2003
Coach Walters (2008)
Street Hawk
TV • 1985
Frankie Monroe
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV • 1993
Tingley
Life
TV • 2007
William Ford
Happy Days
TV • 1974
Burn Notice
TV • 2007
Jacob Orr
Doctor Doctor
TV • 1989
Criminal Minds
TV • 2005
Moretti
UC: Undercover
TV • 2001
Silk Stalkings
TV • 1991
Hart to Hart
TV • 1979
The X-Files
TV • 1993
Bo Taylor
Lost
TV • 2004
Tom Friendly
Hunter
TV • 1984
Magruder
The Fall Guy
TV • 1981
ER
TV • 1994
Darrion Walters
Wizards and Warriors
TV • 1983
Against the Law
TV • 1990
Hardball
TV • 1989
The Magnificent Seven
TV • 1998
Earl
Happy Town
TV • 2010
Sheriff Griffin Conroy
Misery Loves Company
TV • 1995
Glee
TV • 2009
Santa Claus
Riverdale
TV • 2017
Poppa Poutine
Revolution
TV • 2012
Frank Blanchard
Girl Meets World
TV • 2014
Pappy Joe
Kingdom
TV • 2014
Rick
The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Pete Barsocky
Hearts Afire
TV • 1992
M.C.
Bosch
TV • 2015
Ryan Rodgers
The Finder
TV • 2012
Pete Steck
Speechless
TV • 2016
Dom
The Magicians
TV • 2015
Stanley
Justified
TV • 2010
Bo Crowder
Knight Rider
TV • 1982
Jerry Nash
9-1-1
TV • 2018
Charlie
The Pitts
TV • 2003
Curtis
The Conners
TV • 2018
Group Leader
Women of the House
TV • 1995
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV • 1993
Craig
Designing Women
TV • 1986
Junior Jones
Night Court
TV • 1984
Eddie the Machete
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
TV • 2017
Captain of the Guard (voice)
Marker
TV • 1995
A Teacher
TV • 2020
Wyatt Wilson
Moonbase 8
TV • 2020
T-Boy
Renegade
TV • 1992
Mick Russell
Blue Thunder
TV • 1984
Saver
Human Target
TV • 2010
Donnelly
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
TV • 2017
Captain of the Guards (voice)
The Home Court
TV • 1995
Bobby Keaton