M.C. Gainey

Michael Connor Gainey (born January 18, 1948) is an American character actor best known for playing Tom Friendly in Lost (2005–2008), and appearing in The Mighty Ducks, Con Air (1997), The Dukes of Hazzard (2005), Wild Hogs (2007), and Love Ranch (2010).

Gainey received some media notoriety for performing a full frontal nude scene in the film Sideways (2004).

Early life Gainey was born in Jackson, Mississippi. In the early 1970s, he attended the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California, with Ken Hixon. Prior to this, he attended the University of Southern Mississippi. He worked as a mortician's apprentice before he decided to study acting. He served in the U.S. Army and was the company mailman at his post in Chakmakli, Turkey in 1969.

Career In 1981, he made his big-screen debut in Herbert Ross's musical Pennies from Heaven starring Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters. Sideways (2004), He also played murderous drug dealer Bo Crowder in season one on the hit FX series Justified. 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, Criminal Minds, CSI, Girl Meets World, Cheers, Days of Our Lives, The X-Files, Desperate Housewives, The Mentalist, Burn Notice, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

In 2003, Gainey appeared in The Last Cowboy, playing the role of Lance Henriksen's friend, along with Bradley Cooper and Jennie Garth. In 2004, Gainey appeared as a cuckolded husband in full frontal nudity in the award-winning arthouse film Sideways. He played Kurtz / The Wizard in the controversial road-revenge short film Apocalypse Oz. In 2007, he appeared in Mr. Woodcock, Wild Hogs, and Unearthed. In 2010, he appeared in Love Ranch and voiced the Captain of the Palace Guard in Tangled and he reprised this role for the TV series Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure in 2017–2020. In 2012, he appeared in Quentin Tarantino's film Django Unchained.

Personal life

He has been married to his wife Kim Novicki since 2002.

On being typecast, Gainey stated:

Film Year Title Role Notes 1975Hard Times Party Guest At Mansion (uncredited) 1979Time After Time London Bobby (credited as Mike Gainey) 1981 Pennies from Heaven Policeman 1982 Frances Reporter / Publicist / Photographer 1984 Starman Cop #2 1986 Ratboy Police Officer Soul Man Man In Cell 1987 Fatal Beauty Detective Barndollar 1988 Spellbinder Brock Two Idiots in Hollywood Sergeant Albert 1989 An Innocent Man Malcolm Caddie Woodlawn Hankinson 1992 The Mighty Ducks Lewis Ulterior Motives Max Leap of Faith "Tiny" 1993 Geronimo: An American Legend Unafraid Miner 1995 Citizen Ruth Harlan 1996 One Tough Bastard Hank The Fan Man Behind Man The Secret Agent Club Jock Dad 1997 Breakdown Earl Con Air Earl "Swamp Thing" Williams 1998 Meet the Deedles Major Ed Flowers Ringmaster Trucker 1999 Happy, Texas Bob Allen Maslow The Haunting Large Man Tyrone Sheriff Haggard 2001 Diary of a Sex Addict Theatre Manager (Video) 2002 Run Ronnie Run! Hark Trellis Highway Steven The New Guy Clem The Country Bears Roadie 2003 The Cooler Highway Officer King of the Ants Coach Rack Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Roadhouse Bouncer Wonderland Detective Billy Ward 2004 Club Dread Hank Sideways Cammi's Husband Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie The Bartender (Video) 2005 At Last Earl Singleton Are We There Yet? Al The Dukes of Hazzard Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane 2006 Two Tickets to Paradise Barbosa The TV Set Hutch Beerfest Priest Relative Strangers Spicer Apocalypse Oz Kurtz (Short) 2007 Wild Hogs Murdock Unearthed Rob Horn The Death and Life of Bobby Z "Boom-Boom" Mr. Woodcock Hal 2009 Tripping Forward Jim Rose, Interviewer All About Steve Norm, The Truck Driver 2010 The Not Goods Anthology: This Is Absolutely Not Good M.C. Not Good (Video short) Love Ranch Warren Stamp Tangled Captain of The Guard Trim Ron 2011 Leave Gus 2012 Stolen Donald Hoyt The Babymakers Officer Malloy Django Unchained John "Big John" Brittle Ghost Quake Principal Alger Danforth 2013 The Pardon Gibbs Duhon 2015 Father's Day Dad (Short) The Week Doc 2016 Greater Coach Ford 2017 The Corridor Defended The Bartender (Short) 2018 Shifting Gears D.H. "Dirty Harry" Hawkins Town of Samhain Marquee (voice) (Short) Boogeyman Pop Ed Deadman Standing Hugh Anderson 2019 The Orchard Girl "Wheelchair" (Short) Bit Enoch 2020 Emperor Randolph Stevens 2021 The Cleaner Doug 2025 Last Train to Fortune Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 1981 Dynasty Worker Episode: "The Bordello" 1982 Bring 'Em Back Alive Miller Episode: "Escape from Kampoon" Father Murphy Foreman Episode: "The Reluctant Runaway: Part 2" Happy Days Elmo Episode: "Hi Yo, Fonzie Away" Knight Rider Jason Keller Episode: "A Plush Ride" The Dukes of Hazzard Peters Episode: "Bad Day in Hazzard" The Blue and the Gray Sykes Episode: "Part 1" 1983 T. J. Hooker Earl Banks Episode: "Too Late for Love" Wizards and Warriors Episode: "The Kidnap" The A-Team C.W. Watkins Episode: "A Nice Place to Visit" Night Partners Rapist TV movie 1983–1988 Simon & Simon Clarence "Buzz-Saw" Cooder / Mr. Bad / Dexter 3 episodes 1984 Blue Thunder Saver Episode: "Arms Race" Hart to Hart Hayward Episode: "The Shooting" Whiz Kids Episode: "The Sufi Project" The New Mike Hammer "PeeWee" Episode: "Too Young to Die" 1985 Street Hawk Frankie Monroe Episode: "The Arabian" The Rape of Richard Beck Sonny TV movie 1986 Cheers Irving Episode: "Suspicion" Knight Rider Jerry Nash Episode: "Out of the Woods" 1988 Frank Nitti: The Enforcer TV movie Police Story: Gladiator School Rafferty TV movie Something Is Out There Deputy Episode: "The Keeper" 1988–1991 Designing Women T. Tommy Reed / Junior 3 episodes 1989 CBS Summer Playhouse Benger Episode: "Elysian Fields" Major Dad Zaff Episode: "Just Polly & Me, and the Kids Make Five" The Young Riders Gabe Colter Episode: "Ten-Cent Hero" 1989–1990 Hardball "Moose" Dobson 2 episodes 1990 Doctor Doctor Darren DuFine Episode: "Doctors and Other Strangers" Hunter Magruder Episode: "Street Wise: Part 2" El Diablo "Bebe" Patterson TV movie 1990–1991 Against the Law J.T. "Miggsy" Meigs 17 episodes 1991 Matlock Marty Jensen 2 episodes The Commish Si Prince Episode: "Nothing to Fear But Fear" L.A. Law Jack Markell Episode: "Monkey on My Back Lot" 1992 Night Court Eddie "The Machete" Episode: "Shave and a Haircut" Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life Jack "One-Armed Jack" Sample TV movie Raven "Fat Boy" Ochoa Episode: "Return of the Black Dragon" 1993 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Luther Episode: "Robbing the Banks" Danger Theatre George "Mad Dog" Munson (segment: "Vengeance in the Grass") Episode: "Comes a Searcher/Vengeance in the Grass" The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. "Big" Smith 2 episodes Hearts Afire M.C. Episode: "The Stud Club" 1993–2000 Walker, Texas Ranger Craig / Tingley 2 episodes 1994 Renegade Mick Russell Episode: "The Posse" Dead Man's Revenge TV movie Blind Justice "Bull" TV movie Thunder Alley Mr. Ohrt Episode: "Give 'Em Hell, Bobbi" Touched by an Angel "Smoky" Episode: "The Heart of the Matter" New Eden Thor TV movie 1995 Women of the House Moving Man #2 Episode: "Miss Sugarbaker Goes to Washington" Marker Floyd Episode: "High & Wild" Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge Gaylon TV movie Misery Loves Company "Scar" Episode: "Uneasy Rider" M.A.N.T.I.S. Cabin Dweller Episode: "Ghost of the Ice" 1996 Silk Stalkings Lucien "Bayou" Boudreau Episode: "Uncivil Wars" Death Benefit D.K. Graham TV movie Don't Look Back "Red" TV movie The Lazarus Man Everett Henderson Episode: "The Angel Maker" 1997 Nash Bridges Neil Gallow Episode:: "Payback" 1998 The Pretender Sharpton Episode: "Amnesia" Last Rites "Quinn" Quint TV movie Buddy Faro Dyer Episode: "Get Me Cody Swift" 1999 The Magnificent Seven Earl Episode: "The New Law" Pensacola: Wings of Gold Clyde Donaldson Episode: "Sortie" Horse Sense "Twister" TV movie 2001 The X-Files Bo Taylor Episode: "Vienen" Dead Last Hagerty Episode: "Teen Spirit" UC: Undercover "Cubby" Episode: "Zero Option" 2002 Days of Our Lives Chauncey "Big Chauncey" O'Hanrahan 5 episodes 2003 The Last Cowboy Amos Russell TV movie The Pitts Curtis Episode: "Ticket to Riot" CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Frank Maddox Episode: "Homebodies" 2005 Criminal Minds Moretti Episode: "Derailed" 2005–2008 Lost Tom Friendly 19 episodes 2008 Bones Braxton Smalls Episode: "The Man in the Mud" The Young and the Restless Dick Dentner 2 episode Cold Case Coach Walters '08 Episode: "Glory Days" 2009 Burn Notice Jacob Orr Episode: "Seek and Destroy" Life William Ford Episode: "I Heart Mom" ER Darrion Walters Episode: "Shifting Equilibrium" 2010 Happy Town Sheriff Griffin Conroy 6 episodes Human Target Donnelly Episode: "The Wife's Tale" 2010–2011 Justified Bo Crowder 6 episodes 2010–2015 The Mentalist Pete Barsocky / Pete 3 episodes 2011 Enlightened Rick Episode: "The Weekend" 2012 The Finder Pete Steck Episode: "Eye of the Storm" Haunted High Danforth TV movie 2013 Glee Santa Episode: "Previously Unaired Christmas" 2014 Revolution General Frank Blanchard 2 episodes The Walking Dead Walker Episode: "Slabtown" (uncredited) 2014–2015 Kingdom Rick 6 episodes 2015 Married Ed Episode: "Thanksgiving" Girl Meets World Pappy Joe 2 episodes 2016 The Magicians Stanley 2 episodes Lopez Broughton Goodson 2 episodes Maron Gus 2 episodes American Gothic Al Jenkins Episode: "The Oxbow" 2017 Outcast Bob "Junkyard Bob" Caldwell 8 episodes Speechless Dominic "Dom" Episode: "S-H-- SHIPPING" 2017–2018 Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Captain of The Guard 14 episodes 2018 Riverdale Papa Poutine 9-1-1 Charlie Episode: "Under Pressure" The Conners Group Leader Episode: "The Separation of Church and Dan" 2019 The Passage Bob Episode: "Last Lesson" Bosch Ryan Rodgers 5 episodes 2020 A Teacher Wyatt Wilson 3 episodes 2023 Tacoma FD McSwiggins Episode "Gone Dutch" 2026 The Boroughs Tim Hauser Episode: "Forbidden Fruit"

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