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

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • Bones

    Bones

  • 9-1-1

    9-1-1

  • Lost

    Lost

  • Bosch

    Bosch

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Riverdale

    Riverdale

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • The A-Team

    The A-Team

  • ER

    ER

  • Glee

    Glee

  • Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

  • Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

  • Burn Notice

    Burn Notice

  • T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

  • Night Court

    Night Court

  • Justified

    Justified

  • Happy Days

    Happy Days

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

  • Renegade

    Renegade

  • The Pretender

    The Pretender

  • Tangled

    Tangled

  • Django Unchained

    Django Unchained

  • Nash Bridges

    Nash Bridges

  • Silk Stalkings

    Silk Stalkings

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • The Magicians

    The Magicians

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

  • A Teacher

    A Teacher

  • Designing Women

    Designing Women

  • Designing Women

    Designing Women

  • The Conners

    The Conners

  • Girl Meets World

    Girl Meets World

  • Speechless

    Speechless

  • Life

    Life

  • Kingdom

    Kingdom

  • Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

    Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

  • Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

    Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

  • Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

    Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

  • Human Target

    Human Target

  • Wild Hogs

    Wild Hogs

  • The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

    The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

  • Revolution

    Revolution

  • Con Air

    Con Air

  • Hearts Afire

    Hearts Afire

  • The Finder

    The Finder

  • The Haunting

    The Haunting

  • Sideways

    Sideways

  • The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

    The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

  • The Dukes of Hazzard

    The Dukes of Hazzard

  • Starman

    Starman

  • The Cooler

    The Cooler

  • Are We There Yet?

    Are We There Yet?

  • Haunted High

    Haunted High

  • Pennies from Heaven

    Pennies from Heaven

  • Street Hawk

    Street Hawk

  • Marker

    Marker

  • Blue Thunder

    Blue Thunder

  • The Country Bears

    The Country Bears

  • Leap of Faith

    Leap of Faith

  • Hard Times

    Hard Times

  • The Mighty Ducks

    The Mighty Ducks

  • Soul Man

    Soul Man

  • The New Guy

    The New Guy

  • Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

    Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

  • UC: Undercover

    UC: Undercover

  • Two Tickets to Paradise

    Two Tickets to Paradise

  • Frank Nitti: The Enforcer

    Frank Nitti: The Enforcer

  • The TV Set

    The TV Set

  • Mr. Woodcock

    Mr. Woodcock

  • Hardball

    Hardball

  • The Fan

    The Fan

  • One Tough Bastard

    One Tough Bastard

  • Club Dread

    Club Dread

  • Spellbinder

    Spellbinder

  • New Eden

    New Eden

  • Secret of the Sundrop

    Secret of the Sundrop

  • Citizen Ruth

    Citizen Ruth

  • Tangled: Before Ever After

    Tangled: Before Ever After

  • Wizards and Warriors

    Wizards and Warriors

  • Breakdown

    Breakdown

  • Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

    Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

  • Geronimo: An American Legend

    Geronimo: An American Legend

  • Death Benefit

    Death Benefit

  • The Death and Life of Bobby Z

    The Death and Life of Bobby Z

  • Love Ranch

    Love Ranch

  • Women of the House

    Women of the House

  • Moonbase 8

    Moonbase 8

  • Getting LOST

    Getting LOST

  • Doctor Doctor

    Doctor Doctor

  • All About Steve

    All About Steve

  • Frances

    Frances

  • King of the Ants

    King of the Ants

  • The Corridor Defended

    The Corridor Defended

  • Bit

    Bit

  • Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

    Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

  • The Week

    The Week

  • Shifting Gears

    Shifting Gears

  • Emperor

    Emperor

  • Ulterior Motives

    Ulterior Motives

  • Man and Cat

    Man and Cat

  • Run Ronnie Run

    Run Ronnie Run

  • An Innocent Man

    An Innocent Man

  • Dead Man's Revenge

    Dead Man's Revenge

  • Horse Sense

    Horse Sense

  • The Pitts

    The Pitts

  • Wonderland

    Wonderland

  • Leave

    Leave

  • Time After Time

    Time After Time

  • Meet the Deedles

    Meet the Deedles

  • Deadman Standing

    Deadman Standing

  • Beerfest

    Beerfest

  • The Rape of Richard Beck

    The Rape of Richard Beck

  • The Last Cowboy

    The Last Cowboy

  • Happy, Texas

    Happy, Texas

  • Blind Justice

    Blind Justice

  • Greater

    Greater

  • Stolen

    Stolen

  • Don't Look Back

    Don't Look Back

  • Happy Town

    Happy Town

  • Unearthed

    Unearthed

  • Relative Strangers

    Relative Strangers

  • Against the Law

    Against the Law

  • The Cleaner

    The Cleaner

  • Bad Trip

    Bad Trip

  • Caddie Woodlawn

    Caddie Woodlawn

  • Apocalypse Oz

    Apocalypse Oz

  • El Diablo

    El Diablo

  • Diary of a Sex Addict

    Diary of a Sex Addict

  • Fatal Beauty

    Fatal Beauty

  • The Pardon

    The Pardon

  • The Babymakers

    The Babymakers

  • Orchard Girl

    Orchard Girl

  • Misery Loves Company

    Misery Loves Company

  • Ratboy

    Ratboy

  • Night Partners

    Night Partners

  • Ringmaster

    Ringmaster

  • The Secret Agent Club

    The Secret Agent Club

  • Highway

    Highway

  • Ruby Road

    Ruby Road

  • Tripping Forward

    Tripping Forward

  • Trim

    Trim

  • Boogeyman Pop

    Boogeyman Pop