M.C. Gainey
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Mentalist
Pete Barsocky
2008
Series
Criminal Minds
Moretti
2005
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Frank Maddox
2000
Series
Bones
Braxton Smalls
2005
Series
9-1-1
Charlie
2018
Series
Lost
Tom Friendly
2004
Series
Desperate Housewives
Claude
2004
Series
The X-Files
Bo Taylor
1993
Series
Glee
Santa Claus
2009
Series
Riverdale
Poppa Poutine
2017
Series
Cheers
Irving
1982
Series
ER
Darrion Walters
1994
Series
Bosch
Ryan Rodgers
2015
Series
Cold Case
Coach Walters (2008)
2003
Series
The A-Team
C.W. Watkins
1983
Series
Knight Rider
Jason Keller
1982
Series
Knight Rider
Jerry Nash
1982
Series
Justified
Bo Crowder
2010
Series
Burn Notice
Jacob Orr
2007
Film
Django Unchained
Big John Brittle
2012
Series
Happy Days
1974
Series
Hunter
Magruder
1984
Series
Hart to Hart
1979
Series
The Magicians
Stanley
2015
Series
Night Court
Eddie the Machete
1984
Series
Touched by an Angel
Smoky
1994
Series
L.A. Law
Jack Markell
1986
Series
Matlock
Marty Jensen
1986
Film
Tangled
Captain of the Guard (voice)
2010
Series
T. J. Hooker
Earl Banks
1982
Series
Nash Bridges
Neil Gallow
1996
Series
Renegade
Mick Russell
1992
Series
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Captain of the Guard (voice)
2017
Series
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Captain of the Guards (voice)
2017
Series
Simon & Simon
1981
Series
Walker, Texas Ranger
Tingley
1993
Series
Walker, Texas Ranger
Craig
1993
Series
Silk Stalkings
1991
Series
The Fall Guy
1981
Series
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Luther
1990
Series
The Pretender
Sharpton
1996
Series
Girl Meets World
Pappy Joe
2014
Series
The Conners
Group Leader
2018
Series
A Teacher
Wyatt Wilson
2020
Series
Designing Women
T. Tommy Reed
1986
Series
Designing Women
Junior Jones
1986
Series
Life
William Ford
2007
Film
Con Air
"Swamp Thing"
1997
Series
Human Target
Donnelly
2010
Series
Speechless
Dom
2016
Film
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Roadhouse Bouncer
2003
Series
Kingdom
Rick
2014
Series
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Big Smith
1993
Series
Revolution
Frank Blanchard
2012
Series
The Finder
Pete Steck
2012
Series
Maron
Gus
2013
Series
Hearts Afire
M.C.
1992
Series
The Magnificent Seven
Earl
1998
Police Story
Rafferty
1988
Film
Sideways
Cammi's Husband
2004
Film
The Haunting
Large Man
1999
Film
Wild Hogs
Murdock
2007
Series
Street Hawk
Frankie Monroe
1985
Film
Breakdown
Earl
1997
Film
Starman
Cop #2
1984
Film
The Dukes of Hazzard
Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
2005
Film
The Fan
Man Behind Man
1996
Film
The New Guy
Clem
2002
Series
Blue Thunder
Saver
1984
Film
Hard Times
Party Guest at Mansion (uncredited)
1975
Film
Are We There Yet?
Al
2005
Film
All About Steve
Norm the Truck Driver
2009
Film
Tangled: Before Ever After
Captain of the Guard (voice)
2017
Film
An Innocent Man
Malcolm
1989
Film
Stolen
Hoyt
2012
Series
UC: Undercover
2001
Film
The Mighty Ducks
Lewis
1992
Series
Hardball
1989
Series
Doctor Doctor
1989
Film
Mr. Woodcock
Hal - Barber #1
2007
Film
Beerfest
Priest
2006
Series
The Home Court
Bobby Keaton
1995
Film
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Boom Boom
2007
Film
Geronimo: An American Legend
Unafraid Miner
1993
Film
The Babymakers
Officer Malloy
2012
Series
Happy Town
Sheriff Griffin Conroy
2010
Film
Leap of Faith
Tiny
1992
Film
Club Dread
Hank
2004
Film
Wonderland
Billy Ward
2003
Series
Moonbase 8
T-Boy
2020
Series
Marker
1995
Series
Women of the House
1995
Film
Time After Time
London Bobby
1979
Film
The Country Bears
Roadie
2002
Film
Run Ronnie Run
Hark Trellis
2002
Film
Soul Man
Jail Cell Bigot
1986
Series
Against the Law
1990
The Pitts
Curtis
2003
Series
Wizards and Warriors
1983
Film
Blind Justice
Bull
1994
Film
The TV Set
Hutch
2007
Film
Fatal Beauty
Barndollar
1987
Film
Spellbinder
Brock
1988
Film
The Cooler
Highway Officer
2003
Film
Diary of a Sex Addict
Theatre manager
2001
Film
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Bartender
2004
Film
Getting LOST
Self
2024
Series
Misery Loves Company
1995
Film
Citizen Ruth
Harlan
1996
Film
Horse Sense
Twister
1999
Film
Happy, Texas
Bob Maslow
1999
Film
Relative Strangers
Spicer
2006
Film
Pennies from Heaven
Young Policeman
1981
Film
The Cleaner
Doug
2021
Film
Emperor
Randolph Stevens
2020
Film
El Diablo
Bebe
1990
Film
Love Ranch
Warren Stamp
2010
Film
Highway
Steven
2002
Film
Frances
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
1982
Film
Last Train to Fortune
Snake
2025
Film
Greater
Coach Ford
2016
Film
Meet the Deedles
Major Flower
1998
Film
Don't Look Back
Red
1996
Film
Unearthed
Rob Horn
2007
Film
Ringmaster
Trucker
1998
Film
Bit
Enoch
2019
Film
Haunted High
Alger Danforth
2012
Film
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
1988
Film
One Tough Bastard
Hank
1996
Ruby Road
Film
Leave
Gus
2011
Film
Deadman Standing
Hugh Anderson
2018
Film
The Last Cowboy
Amos Russell
2003
Film
Bad Trip
Sheriff Haggard
1999
Film
Ratboy
Police Officer
1986
Film
Two Tickets to Paradise
Barbosa
2006
Film
King of the Ants
Coach Rack
2003
Film
The Pardon
Gibbs Duhon
2013
Film
The Secret Agent Club
Jock Dad
1996
Film
Night Partners
Rapist
1983
Film
The Rape of Richard Beck
Sonny
1985
Film
Death Benefit
D.K. Graham
1996
Film
The Corridor Defended
Bartender
2017
Film
Dead Man's Revenge
1994
Film
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life
One-Armed Jack Sample
1992
Film
New Eden
Thor
1994
Film
Shifting Gears
D. H. - Dirty Harry Hawkins
2018
Film
Secret of the Sundrop
Captain of the Guard
2018
Film
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
Fat Boy Ochoa
1992
Film
Last Rites
Quinn
1999
Film
Caddie Woodlawn
Hankinson
1989
Man and Cat
Dog
2001
Film
Trim
Ron
2010
Film
Ulterior Motives
Max
1993
Apocalypse Oz
Kurtz
2006
Film
Tripping Forward
Jim Rose
2009
Film
Boogeyman Pop
Ed
2018
Film
The Week
Doc
2015
Film
Orchard Girl
Wheelchair Man
2019