| # | Quote |
|---|
| 1 | I don't really think of myself as a comic actor. In fact, I have a hard time watching myself. I take very little enjoyment from watching myself in things. It's a rare occasion when I look at something I did and say, "I was good, and I think I looked good, and I think I did a good job." That's a triumvirate I don't hit very often. |
| 2 | [on Sideways (2004)] It's really funny, I've been doing this for thirty years and I got more attention doing that - than anything else. It's almost transformed my career. If I'd only known thirty years ago, I would've dropped my pants then! |
| 3 | "'Swamp Thing' in Con Air (1997). In a movie that has so many villains, take a look at my character closely - not that it supports the weight of a careful examination - and you'll see that I don't really get in anyone's face, I don't really kill anyone, I'm not really a bad guy - I'm just a guy who likes to fly. He made the mistake of landing his plane full of controlled substances in the wrong place and finds himself in the system. In terms of bad guys, though, the character I played in Breakdown (1997) was a very bad human being. There's nothing redeeming about that character" - on the question, out of the characters he's played, who was his favorite and who was his least likable character. |
| 4 | With a face like this, there aren't a lot of lawyers or priest roles coming my way. I've gotta face that was meant for a mug shot and that's what I've been doing for the past thirty years. If I play a cop, it's always a racist cop, or a trigger-happy cop or a crooked cop - but by and large I play cowboys, bikers, and convicts. |
| # | Fact |
|---|
| 1 | Studied Shakespeare before pursuing his screen acting career in Hollywood. |
| 2 | He is a huge fan of jazz music and regularly attends the New Orleans Jazz Festival. |
| 3 | Due to his interest in acting, he attained an extra role in the Charles Bronson vehicle Hard Times (1975). There he met veteran character actor Strother Martin, who became a mentor for Gainey. |
| 4 | Attended the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS. |
| 5 | His given name "Mike Connor" is in memory of the first Irish governor of Mississippi, his home state. |
| 6 | This threatening-looking, usually-mustached actor frequently plays hillbilly-type criminals. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Tangled | 2017 | TV Series announced | Captain of the Guard |
| Boogeyman Pop | | filming | Ed |
| Shifting Gears | | post-production | D. H. - Dirty Harry Hawkins |
| Greater | 2016 | | Coach Ford |
| American Gothic | 2016 | TV Series | Al Jenkins |
| Maron | 2016 | TV Series | Gus |
| Lopez | 2016 | TV Series | Broughton Goodson |
| The Corridor Defended | 2016 | Short | Bartender |
| The Magicians | 2016 | TV Series | Stanley |
| Outcast | 2016 | TV Series | Junkyard Bob Caldwell |
| Kingdom | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Rick |
| The Week | 2015 | | Doc |
| Father's Day | 2015/II | Short | Dad |
| Girl Meets World | 2015 | TV Series | Pappy Joe |
| Married | 2015 | TV Series | Ed |
| The Mentalist | 2010-2015 | TV Series | Pete Barsocky Pete |
| The Walking Dead | 2014 | TV Series | Walker |
| Revolution | 2014 | TV Series | Frank Blanchard |
| Glee | 2013 | TV Series | Santa |
| The Pardon | 2013 | | Gibbs Duhon |
| Django Unchained | 2012 | | Big John Brittle |
| Stolen | 2012 | | Hoyt |
| Haunted High | 2012 | TV Movie | Danforth |
| The Babymakers | 2012 | | Officer Malloy |
| The Finder | 2012 | TV Series | Pete Steck |
| Enlightened | 2011 | TV Series | Rick |
| Leave | 2011 | | Gus |
| Justified | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Bo Crowder |
| Human Target | 2010 | TV Series | Donnelly |
| Tangled | 2010 | | Captain of the Guard (voice) |
| Happy Town | 2010 | TV Series | Sheriff Griffin Conroy |
| Love Ranch | 2010 | | Warren Stamp |
| The Not Goods Anthology: This Is Absolutely Not Good | 2010 | Video short | M.C. Not Good |
| Trim | 2010 | | Ron |
| All About Steve | 2009 | | Norm the Truck Driver |
| Tripping Forward | 2009 | | Jim Rose - Interviewer |
| ER | 2009 | TV Series | Darrion Walters |
| Life | 2009 | TV Series | William Ford |
| Burn Notice | 2009 | TV Series | Jacob Orr |
| Cold Case | 2008 | TV Series | Coach Walters '08 |
| The Young and the Restless | 2008 | TV Series | Dick Dentner |
| Bones | 2008 | TV Series | Braxton Smalls |
| Lost | 2005-2008 | TV Series | Tom Friendly |
| Lost: Via Domus | 2008 | Video Game | Tom Friendly (voice) |
| Mr. Woodcock | 2007 | | Hal - Barber #1 |
| The Death and Life of Bobby Z | 2007 | | Boom Boom |
| Unearthed | 2007 | | Rob Horn |
| Wild Hogs | 2007 | | Murdock |
| Beerfest | 2006 | | Priest |
| Everlast | 2006 | Short | Detective Roberts |
| Relative Strangers | 2006 | | Spicer |
| Desperate Housewives | 2006 | TV Series | Claude |
| The TV Set | 2006 | | Hutch |
| Two Tickets to Paradise | 2006 | | Barbosa |
| Apocalypse Oz | 2006 | Short | Kurtz |
| Criminal Minds | 2005 | TV Series | Moretti |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | 2005 | | Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane |
| Are We There Yet? | 2005 | | Al |
| At Last | 2005 | | Earl Singleton |
| Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | 2004 | Video | Bartender |
| Sideways | 2004 | | Cammi's Husband |
| Club Dread | 2004 | | Hank |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2003 | TV Series | Frank Maddox |
| Wonderland | 2003 | | Billy Ward |
| Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | 2003 | | Roadhouse Bouncer |
| The Cooler | 2003 | | Highway Officer (as MC Gainey) |
| The Last Cowboy | 2003 | TV Movie | Amos Russell |
| King of the Ants | 2003/II | | Coach Rack |
| The Country Bears | 2002 | | Roadie |
| The New Guy | 2002 | | Clem |
| Highway | 2002/I | | Steven |
| Run Ronnie Run | 2002 | | Hark Trellis |
| UC: Undercover | 2001 | TV Series | Cubby |
| Diary of a Sex Addict | 2001 | Video | Theatre manager |
| Dead Last | 2001 | TV Series | Hagerty |
| The X-Files | 2001 | TV Series | Bo Taylor |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | 1993-2000 | TV Series | Craig / Tingley |
| Tyrone | 1999 | | Sheriff Haggard |
| Horse Sense | 1999 | TV Movie | Twister |
| The Haunting | 1999 | | Large Man |
| Last Rites | 1999 | TV Movie | 'Quinn' Quint |
| Pensacola: Wings of Gold | 1999 | TV Series | Clyde Donaldson |
| The Magnificent Seven | 1999 | TV Series | Earl |
| Happy, Texas | 1999 | | Robert 'Bob' Allen Maslow |
| Buddy Faro | 1998 | TV Series | Dyer |
| Ringmaster | 1998 | | Trucker |
| Yakima Wash | 1998 | | |
| Meet the Deedles | 1998 | | Major Flower |
| The Pretender | 1998 | TV Series | Sharpton |
| Nash Bridges | 1997 | TV Series | Neil Gallow |
| Con Air | 1997 | | Swamp Thing |
| Breakdown | 1997/I | | Earl |
| The Fan | 1996 | | Man Behind Man |
| The Secret Agent Club | 1996 | | Jock Dad |
| Don't Look Back | 1996 | TV Movie | Red |
| The Home Court | 1996 | TV Series | Bobby Keaton |
| Death Benefit | 1996 | TV Movie | D.K. Graham |
| One Tough Bastard | 1996 | | Hank |
| Silk Stalkings | 1996 | TV Series | Lucien 'Bayou' Boudreau |
| Citizen Ruth | 1996 | | Harlan |
| Misery Loves Company | 1995 | TV Series | Scar |
| Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge | 1995 | TV Movie | Gaylon |
| Marker | 1995 | TV Series | Floyd |
| Women of the House | 1995 | TV Series | Moving Man #2 |
| M.A.N.T.I.S. | 1995 | TV Series | Cabin Dweller |
| New Eden | 1994 | TV Movie | Thor |
| Touched by an Angel | 1994 | TV Series | Smoky |
| Thunder Alley | 1994 | TV Series | Mr. Ohrt |
| Blind Justice | 1994 | TV Movie | Bull |
| Dead Man's Revenge | 1994 | TV Movie | |
| Renegade | 1994 | TV Series | Mick Russell |
| Ulterior Motives | 1993 | | Max |
| Hearts Afire | 1993 | TV Series | M.C. |
| Geronimo: An American Legend | 1993 | | Unafraid Miner |
| The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. | 1993 | TV Series | Big Smith |
| Danger Theatre | 1993 | TV Series | George 'Mad Dog' Munson (segment "Vengeance in the Grass") |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | 1993 | TV Series | Luther |
| Leap of Faith | 1992 | | Tiny |
| The Mighty Ducks | 1992 | | Lewis |
| Raven | 1992 | TV Series | Fat Boy Ochoa |
| Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life | 1992 | TV Movie | One-Armed Jack Sample |
| Night Court | 1992 | TV Series | Eddie the Machete |
| L.A. Law | 1991 | TV Series | Jack Markell |
| The Commish | 1991 | TV Series | Si Prince |
| Designing Women | 1988-1991 | TV Series | T. Tommy Reed / Junior |
| Matlock | 1991 | TV Series | Marty Jensen |
| Against the Law | 1990-1991 | TV Series | J.T. 'Miggsy' Meigs |
| El Diablo | 1990 | TV Movie | Bebe |
| Hardball | 1989-1990 | TV Series | Moose Dobson |
| Hunter | 1990 | TV Series | Magruder |
| Doctor Doctor | 1990 | TV Series | Darren DuFine |
| Caddie Woodlawn | 1989 | | Hankinson |
| The Young Riders | 1989 | TV Series | Gabe Colter |
| An Innocent Man | 1989 | | Malcolm |
| Major Dad | 1989 | TV Series | Zaff |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | 1989 | TV Series | Benger |
| Simon & Simon | 1983-1988 | TV Series | Clarence 'Buzz-Saw' Cooder / Mr. Bad / Dexter |
| Police Story: Gladiator School | 1988 | TV Movie | Rafferty |
| Two Idiots in Hollywood | 1988 | | Sgt. Albert |
| Spellbinder | 1988 | | Brock |
| Frank Nitti: The Enforcer | 1988 | TV Movie | |
| Something Is Out There | 1988 | TV Series | Deputy |
| Fatal Beauty | 1987 | | Barndollar |
| Soul Man | 1986 | | Man in Cell |
| Ratboy | 1986 | | Police Officer |
| Knight Rider | 1982-1986 | TV Series | Jerry Nash / Jason Keller |
| Cheers | 1986 | TV Series | Irving |
| The Rape of Richard Beck | 1985 | TV Movie | Sonny |
| Street Hawk | 1985 | TV Series | Frankie Monroe |
| Starman | 1984 | | Cop #2 |
| The New Mike Hammer | 1984 | TV Series | PeeWee |
| Whiz Kids | 1984 | TV Series | |
| Hart to Hart | 1984 | TV Series | Hayward |
| Blue Thunder | 1984 | TV Series | Saver |
| Night Partners | 1983 | TV Movie | Rapist |
| The A-Team | 1983 | TV Series | C.W. Watkins |
| Wizards and Warriors | 1983 | TV Series | |
| T.J. Hooker | 1983 | TV Series | Earl Banks |
| Frances | 1982 | | Reports, Publicists, Photographers |
| Bring 'Em Back Alive | 1982 | TV Series | Miller |
| Father Murphy | 1982 | TV Series | Foreman |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | 1982 | TV Series | Peters |
| Happy Days | 1982 | TV Series | Elmo |
| Pennies from Heaven | 1981 | | Young Policeman |
| Dynasty | 1981 | TV Series | Worker |
| Time After Time | 1979 | | London Bobby (as Mike Gainey) |
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