Grainger Hines

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Grainger Hines
Born (1948-08-18) August 18, 1948 (age 76)
Years active1963–present
Partner Michelle Phillips (1981–1984) [1]

Grainger Hines (born August 18, 1948) [2] is an American actor, writer, producer, and director.

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Career

He has appeared in numerous television shows - True Blood , Boston Legal , Nip/Tuck , CSI: Miami , Cold Case , Las Vegas , Matlock, Saving Grace , Ghost Whisperer , In the Heat of the Night , Blue Bloods , Airwolf , The Fall Guy , Star Trek: The Next Generation (uncredited), Hell on Wheels among others. He also has appeared in many films such as Lincoln , Protocol , Innerspace , Rocky II , False Identity, Abuse of Power, Thicker Than Water, Amber Waves, Summer School Teachers , and others. Hines also appeared in the miniseries War and Remembrance and The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory . Hines also starred in the soap opera, One Life to Live as Brian Beckett from 1984 - 1986, General Hospital as Kyle Morgan from 1990 - 1991 and The City as Malcolm Christerphor from 1994 - 1995. [3] Hines made his New York stage debut in Valentine's Day, directed by Horton Foote, and has appeared in many plays in New York and Los Angeles. From 2014 to 2015, Hines portrayed Captain August Robertson in the Cinemax TV series The Knick .

He wrote, produced and starred in the western drama, The Outsider and directed the horror thriller, The Mill.

Hines was a member of musical group The Swingin' Medallions between 1968 and 1971. [4]

Family

He was once the partner of Michelle Phillips, [1] most notable as a singer in The Mamas & the Papas. Hines has three sons Aron Hines, and Austin Hines, and Gray Hines. Aron and Austin's mother is Michelle Phillips. Hines continues to write, produce, direct and act in television and films.

Partial filmography

YearFilmRole
1972 Together for Days Shelley's Dance Partner
1974 Summer School Teachers Bob
1975 The Day of the Locust French Lt.
1979 Rocky II Emergency Room Aide
1984 Protocol Jerry
1987 Innerspace Rusty
1990 False Identity Tommy
1991Soldier's FortuneLink
1993 Street Knight Murphy
1994Discretion AssuredAustin
1994The OutsiderJohn Gower
1997Strong Island BoysCoach
1999WhenAustin
2000Just for the Time BeingMike Fischer
2000 Sally Ben
2000A Terceira Morte de Joaquim BolívarMichael Phillips
2004Beacon HillSpanky Reardon
2008 Ghost Whisperer Detective Pete Richardson
2008The MillA Killer
2010 Beneath the Dark Tim
2012 Lincoln Gideon Welles
2013 Slightly Single in L.A. Detective Johnson
2013 Bloodline Ranger Ray
2013Martial ScienceDick Roberts
2014Hot Bath an' a Stiff DrinkSheriff Roscoe Hardin
2014North BlvdSid
2015HollywoodDave
2015 The Family Fang Sheriff Hale
2016JOB's DaughterSheriff Conolly
2016C StreetReverend Fink
2017Kensho at the BedfellowFrank
2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Mr. Arthur
2021 Dr. Death Earl Burke
2023 Muzzle Aldo Damon

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References

  1. 1 2 "Michelle Phillips Is a Mama Again, and Grainger Hines Is a Papa, but Don't Bill Them as Mr. and Mrs". PEOPLE.com.
  2. Adams Sloan, Robin (1981) "The Gossip Column", Lewiston Morning Tribune , October 6, 1981, p. 12E. Retrieved November 18, 2013
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