M.C. Gainey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

155

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-01-18 (78 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

  • Lost

    Lost

  • Criminal Minds

    Criminal Minds

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Bones

    Bones

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • The Mentalist

    The Mentalist

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • 9-1-1

    9-1-1

  • ER

    ER

  • Glee

    Glee

  • Night Court

    Night Court

  • Riverdale

    Riverdale

  • Bosch

    Bosch

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • The A-Team

    The A-Team

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

  • Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Tangled

    Tangled

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Justified

    Justified

  • Burn Notice

    Burn Notice

  • Nash Bridges

    Nash Bridges

  • Renegade

    Renegade

  • Happy Days

    Happy Days

  • Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • The Magicians

    The Magicians

  • The Pretender

    The Pretender

  • T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

  • Django Unchained

    Django Unchained

  • The Conners

    The Conners

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Life

    Life

  • Wild Hogs

    Wild Hogs

  • The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

  • The Babymakers

    The Babymakers

  • Silk Stalkings

    Silk Stalkings

  • Speechless

    Speechless

  • Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

    Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

  • Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

    Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

  • Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

    Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

  • A Teacher

    A Teacher

  • Spellbinder

    Spellbinder

  • Beerfest

    Beerfest

  • Orchard Girl

    Orchard Girl

  • Club Dread

    Club Dread

  • Emperor

    Emperor

  • Girl Meets World

    Girl Meets World

  • The Finder

    The Finder

  • Happy, Texas

    Happy, Texas

  • Kingdom

    Kingdom

  • Relative Strangers

    Relative Strangers

  • Human Target

    Human Target

  • Apocalypse Oz

    Apocalypse Oz

  • Ringmaster

    Ringmaster

  • The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

    The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

  • Con Air

    Con Air

  • Designing Women

    Designing Women

  • Designing Women

    Designing Women

  • Time After Time

    Time After Time

  • Revolution

    Revolution

  • Mr. Woodcock

    Mr. Woodcock

  • Ratboy

    Ratboy

  • Geronimo: An American Legend

    Geronimo: An American Legend

  • Hearts Afire

    Hearts Afire

  • New Eden

    New Eden

  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

  • Man and Cat

    Man and Cat

  • The Pardon

    The Pardon

  • Pennies from Heaven

    Pennies from Heaven

  • Street Hawk

    Street Hawk

  • An Innocent Man

    An Innocent Man

  • King of the Ants

    King of the Ants

  • Ruby Road

    Ruby Road

  • Bad Trip

    Bad Trip

  • Caddie Woodlawn

    Caddie Woodlawn

  • Diary of a Sex Addict

    Diary of a Sex Addict

  • The Haunting

    The Haunting

  • The TV Set

    The TV Set

  • Citizen Ruth

    Citizen Ruth

  • Blue Thunder

    Blue Thunder

  • The Corridor Defended

    The Corridor Defended

  • The Dukes of Hazzard

    The Dukes of Hazzard

  • Leave

    Leave

  • Sideways

    Sideways

  • Are We There Yet?

    Are We There Yet?

  • Against the Law

    Against the Law

  • Women of the House

    Women of the House

  • Breakdown

    Breakdown

  • Starman

    Starman

  • All About Steve

    All About Steve

  • The Home Court

    The Home Court

  • The New Guy

    The New Guy

  • UC: Undercover

    UC: Undercover

  • Unearthed

    Unearthed

  • Hardball

    Hardball

  • Tangled: Before Ever After

    Tangled: Before Ever After

  • The Fan

    The Fan

  • Stolen

    Stolen

  • The Mighty Ducks

    The Mighty Ducks

  • Marker

    Marker

  • The Death and Life of Bobby Z

    The Death and Life of Bobby Z

  • The Pitts

    The Pitts

  • Doctor Doctor

    Doctor Doctor

  • Moonbase 8

    Moonbase 8

  • Frances

    Frances

  • Soul Man

    Soul Man

  • Hard Times

    Hard Times

  • Wonderland

    Wonderland

  • Secret of the Sundrop

    Secret of the Sundrop

  • Leap of Faith

    Leap of Faith

  • Highway

    Highway

  • Happy Town

    Happy Town

  • The Country Bears

    The Country Bears

  • Wizards and Warriors

    Wizards and Warriors

  • The Cooler

    The Cooler

  • Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

    Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

  • Misery Loves Company

    Misery Loves Company

  • Love Ranch

    Love Ranch

  • Run Ronnie Run

    Run Ronnie Run

  • Shifting Gears

    Shifting Gears

  • Greater

    Greater

  • Fatal Beauty

    Fatal Beauty

  • Meet the Deedles

    Meet the Deedles

  • Getting LOST

    Getting LOST

  • Trim

    Trim

  • Blind Justice

    Blind Justice

  • Bit

    Bit

  • Horse Sense

    Horse Sense

  • Frank Nitti: The Enforcer

    Frank Nitti: The Enforcer

  • One Tough Bastard

    One Tough Bastard

  • El Diablo

    El Diablo

  • Don't Look Back

    Don't Look Back

  • Haunted High

    Haunted High

  • The Cleaner

    The Cleaner

  • Deadman Standing

    Deadman Standing

  • Two Tickets to Paradise

    Two Tickets to Paradise

  • Dead Man's Revenge

    Dead Man's Revenge

  • Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

    Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

  • The Secret Agent Club

    The Secret Agent Club

  • Death Benefit

    Death Benefit

  • The Rape of Richard Beck

    The Rape of Richard Beck

  • Night Partners

    Night Partners

  • The Last Cowboy

    The Last Cowboy

  • The Week

    The Week

  • Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

    Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

  • Tripping Forward

    Tripping Forward

  • Ulterior Motives

    Ulterior Motives

  • Boogeyman Pop

    Boogeyman Pop