Imagine being an actor for 45 years and you're best remembered as the naked fella who chased Paul Giamatti down the street. That's the fate that befalls some of Hollywood's unsung heroes. It's not a bad thing to be remembered I suppose but c'mon, they all deserve better than that. M.C. (Michael Connor) Gainey does for definite. He's one of those faces that instantly lights up a film. A beast of a man with a brilliant 40 fags a day kind of laugh. He started in one of the most underrated films of the 70's and he's still pumping out TV and film appearances in 2020.
He's the man who landed a plane full of criminals and scumbags on the Las Vegas strip. He terrorised Kurt Russell in the New Mexico desert. Got the shit kicked out of him by a T-800. Played an ale loving priest/bastard in Beerfest. He's taken on Michael Knight,The A-Team, The Harts and TJ Hooker. Had a beer in Cheers and caused problems for the Fresh Prince Of Bel Air. He's been shot down by Raylan Givens, Hieronymous Bosch and Django Freeman. Turned up in the most gentle John Carpenter film of the 80's and a film called One Tough Bastard in the 90's.He's been sent to the big house by Matlock and beaten up by Nash Bridges, Briscoe County Jr and Fox Mulder. Hell he's even popped up in an episode of Glee. GLEE! He's done it all. All of it. Think of a genre and there's a good chance he'll appear in one of it's films. He's great. He's deserves more attention. Here's his 45 year long, 188 credit career
Greatest Hits
Con Air - Swamp Thing. Career criminal and pilot supreme. Gives the film it's impetus and gets the funniest scene.
Breakdown - Earl. A vicious, kidnapping scumbag. Plays the part to a chilling T. Gets a very satisfying comeuppance.
Lost - Tom Friendly. The spokesman of The Others. A handy fella to have around. Wears a fake beard well.
Django Unchained - Big John Brittle. The first slave owner to face the ire of Django. Dies well but covered in bible pages for some reason.
Previous heroes
Mare Winningham
Dale Dickey
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Harris Yulin
Pepe Serna
Udo Kier
Fairuza Balk
Ernie Hudson
Lin Shaye
James Remar
Cloris Leachman
James Hong
David Strathairn
Frankie Faison
Conchata Ferrell
Dick Miller
Veronica Cartwright
Edie McClurg
Barry Shabaka Henley
Raymond Cruz
Reg E.Cathey
Elizabeth McGovern
John Amos
Bruce Greenwood
Mary McDonnell
Gerald McSorley
John Rothman
Margo Martindale
Kurtwood Smith
Paula Malcolmson
Luis Guzman
David Morse
Linda Hunt
Keith David
Zeljko Ivanek
Fiona Shaw
Xander Berkeley
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
C.C.H Pounder
William Forsythe
Beth Grant
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Regina King
Ric Young
Mark Rolston
Illeana Douglas
Jeanette Goldstein
Al Leong
Allan Graf
Bill Nunn
Thomas Rosales Jr
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