M.C. Gainey
Acting
Born: Jan 18, 1948
From: Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cleaner | Doug | 2021 | 5.5 |
| Django Unchained | Big John Brittle | 2012 | 8.189 |
| The Babymakers | Officer Malloy | 2012 | 5.0 |
| Stolen | Hoyt | 2012 | 5.485 |
| Haunted High | Alger Danforth | 2012 | 4.3 |
| Love Ranch | Warren Stamp | 2010 | 5.4 |
| All About Steve | Norm the Truck Driver | 2009 | 4.961 |
| Tripping Forward | Jim Rose | 2009 | 2.714 |
| The Death and Life of Bobby Z | Boom Boom | 2007 | 6.176 |
| Unearthed | Rob Horn | 2007 | 4.231 |
| The TV Set | Hutch | 2007 | 6.043 |
| Beerfest | Priest | 2006 | 5.843 |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane | 2005 | 5.609 |
| Are We There Yet? | Al | 2005 | 5.693 |
| Sideways | Cammi's Husband | 2004 | 7.119 |
| Wonderland | Billy Ward | 2003 | 6.1 |
| The Country Bears | Roadie | 2002 | 4.76 |
| The Haunting | Large Man | 1999 | 5.491 |
| Horse Sense | Twister | 1999 | 6.813 |
| Meet the Deedles | Major Flower | 1998 | 4.557 |
| Breakdown | Earl | 1997 | 6.907 |
| Con Air | "Swamp Thing" | 1997 | 6.769 |
| Death Benefit | D.K. Graham | 1996 | 4.0 |
| Citizen Ruth | Harlan | 1996 | 6.593 |
| Dead Man's Revenge | 1994 | 5.286 | |
| Blind Justice | Bull | 1994 | 5.15 |
| Frank Nitti: The Enforcer | 1988 | 5.846 | |
| The Rape of Richard Beck | Sonny | 1985 | 6.85 |
| Frances | Reporter / Publicist / Photographer | 1982 | 6.889 |
| Pennies from Heaven | Young Policeman | 1981 | 6.087 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1948 |
| From | Jackson, Mississippi, USA |