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