M.C. Gainey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

155

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-01-18 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Jackson, Mississippi, USA

M.C. Gainey

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.

Known For

  • Criminal Minds

    Criminal Minds

  • The Mentalist

    The Mentalist

  • Bones

    Bones

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • Lost

    Lost

  • 9-1-1

    9-1-1

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • The A-Team

    The A-Team

  • Bosch

    Bosch

  • Riverdale

    Riverdale

  • Glee

    Glee

  • ER

    ER

  • Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

  • Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Justified

    Justified

  • Happy Days

    Happy Days

  • Django Unchained

    Django Unchained

  • Tangled

    Tangled

  • The Magicians

    The Magicians

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Night Court

    Night Court

  • Renegade

    Renegade

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Burn Notice

    Burn Notice

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Girl Meets World

    Girl Meets World

  • Designing Women

    Designing Women

  • Designing Women

    Designing Women

  • Nash Bridges

    Nash Bridges

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

  • T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • The Pretender

    The Pretender

  • Life

    Life

  • The Conners

    The Conners

  • Silk Stalkings

    Silk Stalkings

  • Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

    Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

  • Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

    Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

  • Speechless

    Speechless

  • Human Target

    Human Target

  • Kingdom

    Kingdom

  • Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

    Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

  • Sideways

    Sideways

  • Con Air

    Con Air

  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

  • A Teacher

    A Teacher

  • Revolution

    Revolution

  • Wild Hogs

    Wild Hogs

  • Orchard Girl

    Orchard Girl

  • The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

    The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

  • The Finder

    The Finder

  • Hard Times

    Hard Times

  • The Fan

    The Fan

  • Caddie Woodlawn

    Caddie Woodlawn

  • The Haunting

    The Haunting

  • Hearts Afire

    Hearts Afire

  • Are We There Yet?

    Are We There Yet?

  • The Dukes of Hazzard

    The Dukes of Hazzard

  • Emperor

    Emperor

  • Soul Man

    Soul Man

  • New Eden

    New Eden

  • Shifting Gears

    Shifting Gears

  • Bad Trip

    Bad Trip

  • Getting LOST

    Getting LOST

  • The Cooler

    The Cooler

  • Citizen Ruth

    Citizen Ruth

  • El Diablo

    El Diablo

  • The Week

    The Week

  • Street Hawk

    Street Hawk

  • Death Benefit

    Death Benefit

  • UC: Undercover

    UC: Undercover

  • Horse Sense

    Horse Sense

  • Tangled: Before Ever After

    Tangled: Before Ever After

  • Love Ranch

    Love Ranch

  • The New Guy

    The New Guy

  • The Cleaner

    The Cleaner

  • Happy, Texas

    Happy, Texas

  • Apocalypse Oz

    Apocalypse Oz

  • Blind Justice

    Blind Justice

  • Blue Thunder

    Blue Thunder

  • The Death and Life of Bobby Z

    The Death and Life of Bobby Z

  • All About Steve

    All About Steve

  • Leave

    Leave

  • Relative Strangers

    Relative Strangers

  • Haunted High

    Haunted High

  • Unearthed

    Unearthed

  • Spellbinder

    Spellbinder

  • Greater

    Greater

  • The Babymakers

    The Babymakers

  • Frances

    Frances

  • Bit

    Bit

  • Geronimo: An American Legend

    Geronimo: An American Legend

  • Club Dread

    Club Dread

  • One Tough Bastard

    One Tough Bastard

  • Starman

    Starman

  • Mr. Woodcock

    Mr. Woodcock

  • Deadman Standing

    Deadman Standing

  • The Pardon

    The Pardon

  • Ulterior Motives

    Ulterior Motives

  • Night Partners

    Night Partners

  • Beerfest

    Beerfest

  • Breakdown

    Breakdown

  • Hardball

    Hardball

  • Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

    Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

  • The Mighty Ducks

    The Mighty Ducks

  • Ratboy

    Ratboy

  • Stolen

    Stolen

  • Moonbase 8

    Moonbase 8

  • Time After Time

    Time After Time

  • Diary of a Sex Addict

    Diary of a Sex Addict

  • The Rape of Richard Beck

    The Rape of Richard Beck

  • Ringmaster

    Ringmaster

  • Frank Nitti: The Enforcer

    Frank Nitti: The Enforcer

  • Women of the House

    Women of the House

  • Meet the Deedles

    Meet the Deedles

  • Leap of Faith

    Leap of Faith

  • The TV Set

    The TV Set

  • The Home Court

    The Home Court

  • Ruby Road

    Ruby Road

  • An Innocent Man

    An Innocent Man

  • Marker

    Marker

  • The Country Bears

    The Country Bears

  • Happy Town

    Happy Town

  • Doctor Doctor

    Doctor Doctor

  • Dead Man's Revenge

    Dead Man's Revenge

  • Wonderland

    Wonderland

  • Secret of the Sundrop

    Secret of the Sundrop

  • The Pitts

    The Pitts

  • Run Ronnie Run

    Run Ronnie Run

  • Against the Law

    Against the Law

  • The Last Cowboy

    The Last Cowboy

  • King of the Ants

    King of the Ants

  • Pennies from Heaven

    Pennies from Heaven

  • Don't Look Back

    Don't Look Back

  • The Corridor Defended

    The Corridor Defended

  • Misery Loves Company

    Misery Loves Company

  • Two Tickets to Paradise

    Two Tickets to Paradise

  • Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

    Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

  • Wizards and Warriors

    Wizards and Warriors

  • Man and Cat

    Man and Cat

  • The Secret Agent Club

    The Secret Agent Club

  • Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

    Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

  • Fatal Beauty

    Fatal Beauty

  • Highway

    Highway

  • Trim

    Trim

  • Boogeyman Pop

    Boogeyman Pop

  • Tripping Forward

    Tripping Forward