Raynor Scheine (born Raynor Johnston; January 19, 1942) is an American actor who has appeared in films for three decades dating back to 1979, including My Cousin Vinny and Fried Green Tomatoes. His name is a play on the phrase "rain or shine". Raised in Emporia, VA, he received a degree at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Broadway performances

Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Mar 27, 1988 – June 26, 1988) – Rutherford Selig

Gem of the Ocean (December 6, 2004 – February 6, 2005) – Rutherford Selig

Inherit the Wind (Present) – Elijah

Filmography

Movie roles

Something Short of Paradise (1979) .... Professor

Bloodrage (1979) .... Fred

A Stranger is Watching (1982) .... Derelict

Lovesick (1983) .... Shelter

Touched (1983) .... Mitchell

Nothing Lasts Forever (1984) .... Hillbilly

Insignificance (1985) .... Autograph Hunter

Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986) .... Pizza Delivery Boy

No Mercy (1986) .... Curtis

Stars and Bars (1988) .... Drunk

Funny Farm (1988) .... Oates

Lip Service (1988, TV Movie) .... Walter the 'Weather Moose'

Johnny Handsome (1989) .... Gun dealer

Ghost Dad (1990) .... Curtis Burch, the Cabbie

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) .... Explosion Thug #1

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) .... Sheriff Curtis Smoote

My Cousin Vinny (1992) .... Ernie Crane

The Real McCoy (1993) .... Baker

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) .... Woodstock

The War (1994) .... Mr. Lipnicki

The Fence (1994) .... Jesse

The Quick and the Dead (1995) .... Ratsy

Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996) .... Trusty

First Kid (1996) .... Maintenance Worker

Last Man Standing (1996) .... Gas Station Attendant

Extreme Measures (1996) .... Half-Mole

Gone Fishin' (1997) .... Glenn

Montana (1998) .... Fuller

Joe the King (1999) .... Doctor

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000) .... Rustin Parr

Reveille (2001, Short) .... The Dude

The Jimmy Show (2001) .... Pharmacist

The Rookie (2002) .... Frank

Season of the Hunted (2003) .... Roy

Transamerica (2005) .... Bobby Jensen

The New World (2005) .... Raynor

The Sentinel (2006) .... Walter Xavier

Man of the Year (2006) .... Mechanic

Sugar Creek (2007) .... Frank Killings

Magic (2010) .... Transient

Zenith (2010) .... Dale

Lincoln (2012) .... Josiah S. 'Beanpole' Burton

TV roles

The Cosby Show – "Denise Kendall: Babysitter" (1989) .... Bob

L.A. Law – "Love in Bloom" (1992) .... Lenny Varnes

The West Wing – "In Excelsis Deo" (1999) .... Homeless Man

Sliders – "Slidecage", "Way Out West" (1999) .... Koitar

Third Watch – "Spring Forward, Fall Back" (2000) .... Fitz

The Jimmy Show (2001) .... Pharmacist

ER – "Freefall" (2003) .... Mr. Garland

The District – "A House Divided" (2003) .... William 'Boots' Burke

Deadwood – "Deadwood" (2004) Law & Order: Criminal Intent – "Silencer" (2007) .... Antonio A Stranger's Heart (2007) .... Frank

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Video game roles

Dark Reign: The Future of War (1997) (VG) (voice) Medal of Honor: Frontline (2002) (VG) (voice) .... Additional Voices Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Pedestrian Red Dead Revolver (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Blind Willie Wilson / Cowboys #10 BioShock (2007) (VG) (voice)

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External links

20th Anniversary of My Cousin Vinny Interview at Abnormal Use

1942 births

Living people

American male film actors

American male stage actors

American male television actors

People from Emporia, Virginia

Male actors from Virginia

Raynor Scheine