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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 m…
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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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BODY OF WORK
M.C. Gainey's Filmography
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Last Train to Fortune
as Snake
Getting LOST
as Self
The Cleaner
as Doug
Emperor
as Randolph Stevens
Bit
as Enoch
Orchard Girl
as Wheelchair Man
Boogeyman Pop
as Ed
Deadman Standing
as Hugh Anderson
Shifting Gears
as D. H. - Dirty Harry Hawkins
Tangled: Before Ever After
as Captain of the Guard (voice)
The Corridor Defended
as Bartender
Greater
as Coach Ford
The Week
as Doc
The Pardon
as Gibbs Duhon
Django Unchained
as Big John Brittle
Stolen
as Hoyt
Haunted High
as Alger Danforth
The Babymakers
as Officer Malloy
Leave
as Gus
Tangled
as Captain of the Guard (voice)
Love Ranch
as Warren Stamp
Trim
as Ron
All About Steve
as Norm the Truck Driver
Tripping Forward
as Jim Rose
Mr. Woodcock
as Hal - Barber #1
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
as Boom Boom
Unearthed
as Rob Horn
The TV Set
as Hutch
Wild Hogs
as Murdock
Beerfest
as Priest
Relative Strangers
as Spicer
Two Tickets to Paradise
as Barbosa
No Poster
Apocalypse Oz
as Kurtz
The Dukes of Hazzard
as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
Are We There Yet?
as Al
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Bartender
Sideways
as Cammi's Husband
Club Dread
as Hank
King of the Ants
as Coach Rack
The Cooler
as Highway Officer
Wonderland
as Billy Ward
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
as Roadhouse Bouncer
The Last Cowboy
as Amos Russell
The Country Bears
as Roadie
The New Guy
as Clem
Highway
as Steven
Run Ronnie Run
as Hark Trellis
Diary of a Sex Addict
as Theatre manager
No Poster
Man and Cat
as Dog
Happy, Texas
as Bob Maslow
Horse Sense
as Twister
Bad Trip
as Sheriff Haggard
The Haunting
as Large Man
Last Rites
as Quinn
Ringmaster
as Trucker
Meet the Deedles
as Major Flower
Con Air
as "Swamp Thing"
Breakdown
as Earl
Citizen Ruth
as Harlan
The Secret Agent Club
as Jock Dad
The Fan
as Man Behind Man
One Tough Bastard
as Hank
Don't Look Back
as Red
Death Benefit
as D.K. Graham
New Eden
as Thor
Blind Justice
as Bull
Dead Man's Revenge
Geronimo: An American Legend
as Unafraid Miner
Ulterior Motives
as Max
Leap of Faith
as Tiny
The Mighty Ducks
as Lewis
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
as Fat Boy Ochoa
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life
as One-Armed Jack Sample
El Diablo
as Bebe
An Innocent Man
as Malcolm
Caddie Woodlawn
as Hankinson
Spellbinder
as Brock
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
Fatal Beauty
as Barndollar
Soul Man
as Jail Cell Bigot
Ratboy
as Police Officer
The Rape of Richard Beck
as Sonny
Starman
as Cop #2
Night Partners
as Rapist
Frances
as Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
Pennies from Heaven
as Young Policeman
Time After Time
as London Bobby
Hard Times
as Party Guest at Mansion (uncredited)
No Poster