M.C. Gainey

January 18, 1948 (age 78) Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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​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.

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Last updated: June 14, 2026

61 titles
Community avg: 7.56 /10
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    2010November 2010 by Nathan Greno
    Animation, Family, Adventure
    Animation, Family, Adventure
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    2003July 2003 by Jonathan Mostow
    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
    7.14 Good+
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    1997June 1997 by Simon West
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    7.71 Excellent-
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    2007March 2007 by Walt Becker
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    6.94 Good
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    2004October 2004 by Alexander Payne
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    8.04 Excellent
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    1997May 1997 by Jonathan Mostow
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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    2005August 2005 by Jay Chandrasekhar
    Comedy, Adventure, Action
    Comedy, Adventure, Action
    6.61 Good--
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    2005January 2005 by Brian Levant
    Family, Adventure, Comedy
    Family, Adventure, Comedy
    6.73 Good-
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    1999July 1999 by Jan de Bont
    Horror, Thriller, Fantasy
    Horror, Thriller, Fantasy
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    2012September 2012 by Simon West
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    Action, Crime, Thriller
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    2009August 2009 by Phil Traill
    Comedy
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    1984December 1984 by John Carpenter
    Science Fiction, Romance, Drama
    Science Fiction, Romance, Drama
    7.87 Excellent-
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    2006August 2006 by Jay Chandrasekhar
    Comedy
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    2002May 2002 by Ed Decter
    Comedy
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    2017March 2017 by Tom Caulfield
    Adventure, Animation, Comedy
    Adventure, Animation, Comedy
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    2007September 2007 by Craig Gillespie
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
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    2003November 2003 by Wayne Kramer
    Romance, Drama
    Romance, Drama
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    2004February 2004 by Jay Chandrasekhar
    Comedy, Horror, Mystery
    Comedy, Horror, Mystery
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    1979September 1979 by Nicholas Meyer
    Adventure, Drama, Comedy
    Adventure, Drama, Comedy
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    2003October 2003 by James Cox
    Crime, Mystery, Drama
    Crime, Mystery, Drama
    7.17 Good+
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    1992December 1992 by Richard Pearce
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    6.98 Good
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    2002July 2002 by Peter Hastings
    Adventure, Comedy, Family
    Adventure, Comedy, Family
    6.39 Decent++
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    1989October 1989 by Peter Yates
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    7.29 Good+
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    1996November 1996 by Alexander Payne
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.61 Excellent--
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    1999December 1999 by Mark Illsley
    Comedy, Crime
    Comedy, Crime
    7.01 Good
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    2016August 2016 by David Hunt
    Family, Drama
    Family, Drama
    8.04 Excellent
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    2002March 2002 by James Cox
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    6.86 Good-
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    1999November 1999 by Greg Beeman
    Drama, Family
    Drama, Family
    7.80 Excellent-
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    2012August 2012 by Jeffery Scott Lando
    Horror, Fantasy, Mystery
    Horror, Fantasy, Mystery
    6.74 Good-
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    2007April 2007 by Matthew Leutwyler
    Action, Adventure, Horror
    Action, Adventure, Horror
    6.27 Decent+
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    2012August 2012 by Jay Chandrasekhar
    Comedy
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    1998March 1998 by Steve Boyum
    Comedy, Family
    Comedy, Family
    6.42 Decent++
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    2020August 2020 by Mark Amin
    History, War, Drama
    History, War, Drama
    8.31 Excellent++
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    2010 by Scott Rosenberg
    Mystery
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    2007April 2007 by Jake Kasdan
    Comedy
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    7.30 Good++
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    1988September 1988 by Janet Greek
    Horror, Drama, Romance
    Horror, Drama, Romance
    7.24 Good+
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    2006May 2006 by Greg Glienna
    Comedy
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    6.91 Good
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    2002January 2002 by Troy Miller
    Comedy
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    7.25 Good+
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    2010June 2010 by Taylor Hackford
    Drama
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    1990July 1990 by Peter Markle
    Western, Comedy
    Western, Comedy
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    1998November 1998 by Neil Abramson
    Comedy
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    1994June 1994 by Richard Spence
    Action, Western, War
    Action, Western, War
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    2021October 2021 by Erin Elders
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    2019May 2019 by Brad Michael Elmore
    Horror, Comedy
    Horror, Comedy
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    2001November 2001 by Joseph Brutsman
    Drama
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    2011May 2011 by Robert Celestino
    Thriller, Mystery
    Thriller, Mystery
    7.71 Excellent-
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    2013March 2013 by Tom Anton
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.31 Good++
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    2018March 2018 by Jason Winn
    Action, Comedy, Family
    Action, Comedy, Family
    7.80 Excellent-
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    2024September 2024 by Taylor Morden
    Documentary
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    2018April 2018 by Nicholas Barton
    Thriller, Western
    Thriller, Western
    7.59 Excellent--
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    2009April 2009 by Marcus Nash
    Comedy
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    7.39 Good++
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    1999October 1999 by Erik Fleming
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.54 Excellent--
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    1996July 1996 by Geoff Murphy
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.62 Excellent--
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    1994April 1994 by Alan J. Levi
    Western, Action, Crime
    Western, Action, Crime
    7.65 Excellent--
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    1990–1991 by David Manson
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    2006January 2006
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    2010January 2010 by Ryan Bottiglieri
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
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    1993January 1993 by James Becket
    Drama, Action
    Drama, Action
    7.72 Excellent-
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    2015October 2015 by John W. Mann
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
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    1992April 1992 by Peter Werner
    Crime, Drama, Western
    Crime, Drama, Western
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    1983October 1983 by Noel Nosseck
    Crime, Action
    Crime, Action
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