Cast & creator
M.C. Gainey
Best known for The Mentalist, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Minds
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.
Also known as: Mike Gainey , Mike Connor Gainey , M. C. Gainey, MC Gainey, М. К. Гейни
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film credits
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television credits
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1974–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (158)
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The Mentalist
Pete Barsocky
2008
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Frank Maddox
2000
Criminal Minds
Moretti
2005
Bones
Braxton Smalls
2005
Desperate Housewives
Claude
2004
The X-Files
Bo Taylor
1993
Lost
Tom Friendly
2004
9-1-1
Charlie
2018
Cheers
Irving
1982
ER
Darrion Walters
1994
Riverdale
Poppa Poutine
2017
Glee
Santa Claus
2009
Bosch
Ryan Rodgers
2015
Cold Case
Coach Walters (2008)
2003
Touched by an Angel
Smoky
1994
L.A. Law
Jack Markell
1986
Knight Rider
Jason Keller
1982Knight Rider
Jerry Nash
1982
The A-Team
C.W. Watkins
1983
Night Court
Eddie the Machete
1984
Matlock
Marty Jensen
1986
Happy Days
1974
T. J. Hooker
Earl Banks
1982
Nash Bridges
Neil Gallow
1996
Justified
Bo Crowder
2010
Simon & Simon
1981
Burn Notice
Jacob Orr
2007
Renegade
Mick Russell
1992
Hart to Hart
1979
The Pretender
Sharpton
1996
Walker, Texas Ranger
Tingley
1993Walker, Texas Ranger
Craig
1993
Silk Stalkings
1991
The Magicians
Stanley
2015
Hunter
Magruder
1984
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Luther
1990
The Conners
Group Leader
2018
Django Unchained
Big John Brittle
2012
The Fall Guy
1981
Speechless
Dom
2016
Girl Meets World
Pappy Joe
2014
Life
William Ford
2007
Tangled
Captain of the Guard (voice)
2010
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Captain of the Guard (voice)
2017Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Captain of the Guards (voice)
2017
Human Target
Donnelly
2010
A Teacher
Wyatt Wilson
2020
Designing Women
T. Tommy Reed
1986Designing Women
Junior Jones
1986
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Big Smith
1993
Kingdom
Rick
2014
Maron
Gus
2013
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Roadhouse Bouncer
2003
The Magnificent Seven
Earl
1998
The Finder
Pete Steck
2012
Con Air
"Swamp Thing"
1997
Hearts Afire
M.C.
1992
Revolution
Frank Blanchard
2012
Street Hawk
Frankie Monroe
1985
Doctor Doctor
1989
UC: Undercover
2001
Blue Thunder
Saver
1984Police Story
Rafferty
1988
The Haunting
Large Man
1999
The Dukes of Hazzard
Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
2005
The New Guy
Clem
2002
Women of the House
1995
Are We There Yet?
Al
2005
Happy Town
Sheriff Griffin Conroy
2010
Wild Hogs
Murdock
2007
Starman
Cop #2
1984
Marker
1995
Hardball
1989
The Home Court
Bobby Keaton
1995
Tangled: Before Ever After
Captain of the Guard (voice)
2017
Breakdown
Earl
1997
Moonbase 8
T-Boy
2020
The Mighty Ducks
Lewis
1992
Wizards and Warriors
1983The Pitts
Curtis
2003
Stolen
Hoyt
2012
All About Steve
Norm the Truck Driver
2009
Sideways
Cammi's Husband
2004
Against the Law
1990
Hard Times
Party Guest at Mansion (uncredited)
1975
The Fan
Man Behind Man
1996
Beerfest
Priest
2006
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Boom Boom
2007
Geronimo: An American Legend
Unafraid Miner
1993
The Country Bears
Roadie
2002
Wonderland
Billy Ward
2003
Mr. Woodcock
Hal - Barber #1
2007
The Babymakers
Officer Malloy
2012
Misery Loves Company
1995
Spellbinder
Brock
1988
Club Dread
Hank
2004
Leap of Faith
Tiny
1992
An Innocent Man
Malcolm
1989
Meet the Deedles
Major Flower
1998
Soul Man
Jail Cell Bigot
1986
Diary of a Sex Addict
Theatre manager
2001
The Cooler
Highway Officer
2003
Time After Time
London Bobby
1979
Last Train to Fortune
Snake
2026
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Bartender
2004
The Secret Agent Club
Jock Dad
1996
Don't Look Back
Red
1996
One Tough Bastard
Hank
1996
The Rape of Richard Beck
Sonny
1985
Horse Sense
Twister
1999
Frances
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
1982
Fatal Beauty
Barndollar
1987
Citizen Ruth
Harlan
1996
Leave
Gus
2011
The Cleaner
Doug
2021
Highway
Steven
2002
The TV Set
Hutch
2007
Run Ronnie Run
Hark Trellis
2002
Happy, Texas
Bob Maslow
1999
Pennies from Heaven
Young Policeman
1981
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
1988
Greater
Coach Ford
2016
Shifting Gears
D. H. - Dirty Harry Hawkins
2018
Relative Strangers
Spicer
2006
Blind Justice
Bull
1994
Emperor
Randolph Stevens
2020
Two Tickets to Paradise
Barbosa
2006
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life
One-Armed Jack Sample
1992
Love Ranch
Warren Stamp
2010
El Diablo
Bebe
1990
Getting LOST
Self
2024
Dead Man's Revenge
1994
Unearthed
Rob Horn
2007
Ratboy
Police Officer
1986
Haunted High
Alger Danforth
2012Ruby Road
Apocalypse Oz
Kurtz
2006
The Pardon
Gibbs Duhon
2013
Deadman Standing
Hugh Anderson
2018
Bit
Enoch
2019
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
Fat Boy Ochoa
1992
New Eden
Thor
1994
Ringmaster
Trucker
1998
King of the Ants
Coach Rack
2003
The Last Cowboy
Amos Russell
2003
The Corridor Defended
Bartender
2017
Night Partners
Rapist
1983
Ulterior Motives
Max
1993
Tripping Forward
Jim Rose
2009
Trim
Ron
2010
Last Rites
Quinn
1999
Bad Trip
Sheriff Haggard
1999
Death Benefit
D.K. Graham
1996Man and Cat
Dog
2001
The Week
Doc
2015
Orchard Girl
Wheelchair Man
2019
Caddie Woodlawn
Hankinson
1989
Boogeyman Pop
Ed
2018