M.C. Gainey
Acting
🎂 1948-01-18
​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.
Cast credits(153)
Moretti
2005
Frank Maddox
2000
Pete Barsocky
2008
Ryan Rodgers
2015
Braxton Smalls
2005
Tom Friendly
2004
Claude
2004
Charlie
2018
Bo Taylor
1993
Poppa Poutine
2017
Jason Keller
1982
Jerry Nash
1982
C.W. Watkins
1983
Irving
1982
Darrion Walters
1994
Coach Walters (2008)
2003
1986
Santa Claus
2009
Eddie the Machete
1984
Mick Russell
1992
Jacob Orr
2007
Bo Crowder
2010
1981
1979
Captain of the Guard (voice)
2010
Tingley
1993
Craig
1993
1981
1996
1974
Magruder
1984
Jack Markell
1986
Sharpton
1996
Big John Brittle
2012
Group Leader
2018
Earl Banks
1982
1991
Stanley
2015
Smoky
1994
William Ford
2007
Luther
1990
Wyatt Wilson
2020
Pappy Joe
2014
Roadhouse Bouncer
2003
Captain of the Guard (voice)
2017
Dom
2016
"Swamp Thing"
1997
Rick
2014
T. Tommy Reed
1986
Junior Jones
1986
Donnelly
2010
M.C.
1992
Pete Steck
2012
Murdock
2007
Earl
1998
Al
2005
Frank Blanchard
2012
Earl
1997
Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
2005
Large Man
1999
Big Smith
1993
2001
Tiny
1992
Cammi's Husband
2004
Cop #2
1984
1989
Hoyt
2012
Captain of the Guard (voice)
2017
Saver
1984
Party Guest at Mansion (uncredited)
1975
Self
2024
Frankie Monroe
1985
Clem
2002
D.K. Graham
1996
Unafraid Miner
1993
Boom Boom
2007
Lewis
1992
Man Behind Man
1996
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
1982
Priest
2006
Twister
1999
Norm the Truck Driver
2009
Bartender
2004
Randolph Stevens
2020
Theatre manager
2001
Coach Ford
2016
Captain of the Guard
2018
Officer Malloy
2012
Highway Officer
2003
Bob Maslow
1999
Barndollar
1987
London Bobby
1979
Hugh Anderson
2018
Sheriff Griffin Conroy
2010
Hal - Barber #1
2007
Billy Ward
2003
Steven
2002
Curtis
2003
Jail Cell Bigot
1986
Spicer
2006
Roadie
2002
Bull
1994
1995
Young Policeman
1981
D. H. - Dirty Harry Hawkins
2018
Hark Trellis
2002
Thor
1994
Doug
2021
1983
1995
Trucker
1998
Malcolm
1989
Brock
1988
Coach Rack
2003
T-Boy
2020
Major Flower
1998
Bartender
2017
Kurtz
2006
Enoch
2019
Barbosa
2006
1989
1988
Rapist
1983
Jock Dad
1996
Hank
2004
One-Armed Jack Sample
1992
Alger Danforth
2012
Hutch
2007
Hankinson
1989
Sonny
1985
Amos Russell
2003
Big Smith
1993
Bebe
1990
Police Officer
1986
Jim Rose
2009
1995
Warren Stamp
2010
Rob Horn
2007
Hank
1996
Red
1996
Dog
2001
Max
1993
Harlan
1996
1994
1990
Doc
2015
Fat Boy Ochoa
1992
Gibbs Duhon
2013
Ed
2018
Ron
2010
Wheelchair Man
2019
Sheriff Haggard
1999
Gus
2011