Grainger Hines (born August 18, 1948) is an American actor, writer, producer, and director.
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. 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.
Family
He was once the partner of Michelle Phillips, 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
Together for Days (1972) - Shelley's Dance Partner
Summer School Teachers (1974) - Bob
The Day of the Locust (1975) - French Lt. Rocky II (1979) - Emergency Room Aide Protocol (1984) - Jerry Innerspace (1987) - Rusty False Identity (1990) - Tommy Soldier's Fortune (1991) - Link Street Knight (1993) - Murphy Discretion Assured (1994) - Austin The Outsider (1994) - John Gower Strong Island Boys (1997) - Coach When (1999) - Austin Just for the Time Being (2000) - Mike Fischer Sally (2000) - Ben A Terceira Morte de Joaquim Bolívar (2000) - Michael Phillips Beacon Hill (2004) - Spanky Reardon Ghost Whisperer (2008) - Detective Pete Richardson The Mill (2008) - A Killer Beneath the Dark (2010) - Tim Lincoln (2012) - Gideon Welles Slightly Single in L.A. (2013) - Detective Johnson Bloodline (2013) - Ranger Ray Martial Science (2013) - Dick Roberts Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink (2014) - Sheriff Roscoe Hardin North Blvd (2014) - Sid Hollywood (2015) - Dave The Family Fang (2015) - Sheriff Hale JOB's Daughter (2016) - Sheriff Conolly C Street (2016) - Reverend Fink Kensho at the Bedfellow (2017) - Frank The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) - Mr. Arthur Dr. Death (2021) - Earl Burke Muzzle (2023) - Aldo Damon