Boyd Gaines Biography (1953-)

Born May 11, 1953, in Atlanta, GA; son of James and Ida Gaines; married Kathleen McNenny (an actress); children: Leslie Victoria. Addresses: Contact: Duva/Flack Associates, 200 West St., Suite 1407, New York, NY 10019.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: May 11, 1953; Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
(Off-Broadway debut) Melchior Gabor, Spring Awakening, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1978
Aleksei Belyayev, A Month in the Country, Roundabout Stage One, New York City, 1979
Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Philadelphia, PA, 1980
Stepan, Barbarians, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, 1980
Florizel, The Winter's Tale, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1980
Bailiff, Chronicle, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1980
Camera operator and radio announcer, Johnny on a Spot, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1980
Gunner Larsen, Vikings, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1980
Love's Labour's Lost, Center Stage, Baltimore, MD, 1982
Oliver Oliver, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1984
Double bassist, The Double Bass, New Theatre of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, 1985
Chuck DeButss, The Maderati, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1987
Dr. Peter Patrone, The Heidi Chronicles, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1988, then Plymouth Theatre, New York City, c. 1988-1989
Edward Voysey, The Voysey Inheritance, Long Wharf Theatre, 1990
On the Verge or the Geography of Learning, Yale Repertory Theatre,New Haven, CT, 1991
Antipholus of Ephesus, The Comedy of Errors, New York ShakespeareFestival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1992
Aubrey Piper, The Show-Off, Criterion Center Stage Right Theatre,New York City, 1992
Keith, The Extra Man, Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I, 1992
Broadway Canteen Seventh Annual Easter Bonnet Competition (benefit), Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1993
Georg Nowack, She Loves Me (musical), Criterion Center Stage RightTheatre, 1993-1994, then Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, c. 1994
Robert, Company, Criterion Center Stage Right Theatre, 1995
Garner Globalis, The Shawl, Jewish Repertory Theatre, Playhouse 91, New York City, 1996
Cusins, Major Barbara, Irish Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1997
Clifford Bradshaw, Cabaret, Roundabout Theatre Company, Kit Kat Klub, then Studio 54, both New York City, 1998
Michael Wiley, Contact, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City,1999-2000
Also appeared in The Importance of Being Earnest; Our Town,Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN; Tartuffe, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC; and The Tempest.
Film Appearances
Michael, Fame, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1980
Coach Brackett, Porky's (also known as Chez Porky), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
Porky's II, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
Jason, The Sure Thing, Embassy, 1985
First Lieutenant M. R. Ring, Heartbreak Ridge, Warner Bros., 1986
Bill, Call Me, Vestron, 1988
Sam Logan, Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (short film), Fox/Lorber, 1988
Narrator, The Grass Harp, Fine Line, 1995
Pete Danforth, I'm Not Rappaport, Gramercy, 1996
Richard, Second Best, Keep Your Head/Second Best, 2003
Televison Appearances

Series
Mark Royer, One Day at a Time, CBS, 1981-1984
Television Appearances
Miniseries
Chris Bradford, Evergreen, NBC, 1985
Christopher Hart III, Piece of Cake, PBS, 1990
Yusha Auchincloss, A Woman Named Jackie (also known as A WomanCalled Jackie), NBC, 1991
Movies
Dan Weston, A Son's Promise (also known as Fire in the Heart, The O'Kelley Brothers, and The Terry O'Kelley Story), ABC, 1990
Announcer, Earthly Possessions, HBO, 1999
Liam Clark, The Confession, Cinemax, 1999
Episodic
Jeff Strider, "Wedding," Hotel, ABC, 1984
Todd Myerson, "Grappling Steele," Remington Steele, NBC, 1985
Steven Parker, "Hearts and Minds," Hotel, ABC, 1985
Jim Perkins, "Those Lips, That Eye," L.A. Law, NBC, 1986
Jim Perkins, "El Sid," L.A. Law, NBC, 1986
Jim Perkins, "Sidney, the Dead-Nosed Reindeer," L.A. Law, NBC, 1986
Lieutenant Rodger Gage, "Undercurrents," Hotel, ABC, 1986
Alfie Gainer, "Skeletons in the Closet," Spencer: For Hire, ABC, 1988
"Here's a Rough Way to Learn a Foreign Language," The Days and Nightsof Molly Dodd, 1989
John Halsey, "Programmed for Murder," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1992
"Catherine Honey, I'm Home," Anything But Love, ABC, 1992
Lieutenant St. Clare, "Conduct Unbecoming," Law & Order, NBC,1992
Phil Patterson, "The Candidate," Frasier, NBC, 1994
Nathan Barclay, "Wannabe," Law & Order, NBC, 1994
Jerry, "Caroline and the Wayward Husband," Caroline in the City, NBC, 1997
Oliver Shane, "Matrimony," Law & Order, NBC, 1997
Congressman Bob Farraday, "A Girl Like Maple," Remember WENN, AMC,1997
Paul Finazzio, "Revisionism," The Education of Max Bickford, CBS,2001
Casper Quince, "Queenie's Running," 100 Centre Street, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Paul Finazzio, "The Cost of Living," The Education of Max Bickford, CBS, 2002
Casper Quince (some sources cite Mitchell Fox), "Fathers," 100 CentreStreet, Arts and Entertainment, 2002
Other
Jim Perkins, L.A. Law (pilot), NBC, 1986
Reverend Dobson, "Pigeon Feathers," American Playhouse (special),PBS, 1988
The 43rd Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1989
RECORDINGS
Audio Books
Spencerville, by Nelson Demille, Random House, 1994
Captain Bartholomew "Mac" Mackey, SSN, by Tom Clancy, 1996
Chromosome 6, by Robin Cook, Putnam Berkeley Audio, 1997
The Angel of Darkness, by Caleb Carr, Simon & Schuster Audio,1997
Into the Storm: A Study in Command, 1997
And the Waters Turned to Blood, by Rodney Barker, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1997
Charles Kuralt's American Moments, by Charles Kuralt and Peter Freundlich, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1998
The Five Temptations of a CEO: A Leadership Fable, by Patrick Lencioni, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1999
Ghost Canoe, by Will Hobbs, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio, 1999
Hunter, by James Byron Higgins, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1999
McNally's Dilemma, by Lawrence Sanders, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1999
Blind Eye: How the Medical Establishment Let a Doctor Get Away with Murder, by James B. Stewart, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1999
The Lion's Game, by Demille, Time Warner Audiobooks, 2000
Two O'Clock, Eastern Wartime, by John Dunning, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2000
Nine Minutes, Twenty Seconds: The Tragedy and Triumph of ASA Flight 529--A Revelation of the Human Spirit, by Gary M. Pomerantz, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2001
In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors, by Doug Stanton, Harper Audio, 2001
The Jazz Bird, by Craig Holden, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2002
Albums
She Loves Me (original cast recording), Varese Sarabande, 1994

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