--- name: "Ford Rainey" canonical: "https://film.one/person/ford-rainey" roles: ["Actor"] born: "8 August 1908" died: "25 July 2005" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 74 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-20T04:42:01.963718+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Ford Rainey Actor. Born 8 August 1908 in Mountain Home, Idaho, USA. Died 25 July 2005. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 8 August 1908, Mountain Home, Idaho, USA - **Died:** 25 July 2005 - **Active:** 1966–1974 - **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 66 (1), 1970s 83 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Rainey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1436958, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0707077/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/83812 ## Biography Ford Rainey (8 August 1908 – 25 July 2005) was an American stage, film and television actor. Born in Mountain Home, Idaho, he studied at Centralia College and the Cornish School in Seattle before training at the Michael Chekhov Theatre Studio in Connecticut. He made his Broadway debut in 1939 and appeared in productions including Twelfth Night and J.B. Rainey’s film career began with White Heat (1949). He played Harris in The Sand Pebbles (1966) and appeared in 3:10 to Yuma (1957), Two Rode Together (1961) and Halloween II (1981). On television he had recurring or guest roles in series such as Bonanza, M*A*S*H, The Bionic Woman and The King of Queens. He also served in the US Coast Guard during the Second World War. Rainey was married to Sheila Hayden from 1954 until his death from complications following strokes. He remained active in theatre into his nineties. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com, latimes.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *The Rockford Files* (1974), Fi1m 83, as Manny Tolan — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md) - *The Sand Pebbles* (1966), Fi1m 66, as Harris — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sand-pebbles.md) ## Complete filmography (129) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Inferno* (1999), as Pop Reynolds - *The King of Queens* (1998), series, as Mickey - *Ned & Stacey* (1995), series, as Nate - *ER* (1994), series, as Army Armstrong — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md) - *Bed & Breakfast* (1991), as Amos - *The Cellar* (1989), as T.C. van Houten - *China Beach* (1988), series, Actor - *Wiseguy* (1987), series, Actor - *Amerika* (1987), series, as Will Milford - *Who Is Julia?* (1986), as The Commentator - *Matlock* (1986), series, as Judge Donald Powell - *Moonlighting* (1985), series, as Judge — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md) - *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, as Doc Bogert — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md) - *It Takes Two* (1982), series, Actor - *Newhart* (1982), series, as Mr. Hinton - *Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice* (1982), as Beatrice's Father - *Falcon Crest* (1981), series, as Paolo Bellini - *Halloween II* (1981), as Dr. Mixter - *Code Red* (1981), series, Actor - *Friendly Fire* (1980), as Mr. Hamilton - *Gideon's Trumpet* (1980), as 2nd Supreme Court Justice - *Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter* (1979), as Mr. Meecham - *Backstairs at the White House* (1979), series, as Navy Secretary - *A Family Upside Down* (1978), as Mr. Case - *Our Town* (1977), as Joe Stoddard - *Babe* (1977), as Dr. Tatum - *Guardian of the Wilderness* (1976), as Abraham Lincoln - *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), series, Actor - *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Mr. Harkins - *The Last of Mrs. Lincoln* (1976), as Ninnian Edwards - *The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe* (1976), as The Judge - *The Bionic Woman* (1976), series, Actor - *Medical Story* (1975), series, as Dr. Patterson - *Strange New World* (1975), as Sirus - *The Bionic Woman* (1975), as Jim Elgin - *The Rockford Files* (1974), series, as Manny Tolan — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md) - *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), series, as Dr. Burke - *The Manhunter* (1974), series, as James Barrett - *The Parallax View* (1974), as Commission Spokesman #2 - *The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd* (1974), as Mr. Suggs - *The Stranger Who Looks Like Me* (1974), as Mr. Gilbert - *Manhunter* (1974), as James Barrett - *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), series, as Jim Elgin - *Key West* (1973), as Prescott Webb - *Linda* (1973), as Police Chief Vernon - *Doc Elliot* (1973), series, Actor - *Kung Fu* (1972), series, as Jacob Sterne - *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, Actor - *M*A*S*H* (1972), series, Actor — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md) - *The Waltons* (1972), series, Actor - *Search* (1972), series, Actor - *The Rookies* (1972), series, Actor - *Sixteen* (1972), as Father - *Probe* (1972), as Aaron Johannes (uncredited) - *A Howling in the Woods* (1971), as Bud Henshaw - *Cannon* (1971), series, as Farmer - *My Old Man's Place* (1971), as Sheriff Coleman - *Alias Smith and Jones* (1971), series, Actor - *Night Gallery* (1970), series, as The Sheriff - *The Traveling Executioner* (1970), as Stanley Mae - *The Immortal* (1970), series, Actor - *The Naked Zoo* (1970), as Harry Golden - *The Andersonville Trial* (1970), as Board of Military Judges - *My Sweet Charlie* (1970), as Treadwell - *The D.A.: Murder One* (1969), as Dr. Ellis Anders - *The Gypsy Moths* (1969), as Stand Owner - *My Friend Tony* (1969), series, Actor - *The Mod Squad* (1968), series, Actor - *Mannix* (1967), series, as Dr. Crow - *The Guns of Will Sonnett* (1967), series, Actor - *Judd, for the Defense* (1967), series, Actor - *Cimarron Strip* (1967), series, Actor - *Ironside* (1967), series, Actor - *The Invaders* (1967), series, as George Grundy, Gen. Jonathan Blaine - *The Sand Pebbles* (1966), as Harris — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sand-pebbles.md) - *The Time Tunnel* (1966), series, as President Abraham Lincoln - *Johnny Tiger* (1966), as Sam Tiger - *Gunpoint* (1966), as Tom Emerson - *Lassie, the Voyager* (1966), as Henry Decatur - *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Harry Fortier, Greer, Burke, John Prysock - *Get Smart* (1965), series, as Professor Sontag - *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, as Admiral Hammond - *Lost in Space* (1965), series, as The President - *The Big Valley* (1965), series, as Colin Murdoch - *Run for Your Life* (1965), series, as Gen. Andrew Douglas - *Lost in Space - No Place to Hide* (1965), as The President - *Profiles in Courage* (1964), series, as Bird - *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, as Matawa, John Gist, Jonas Wilkes - *Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea* (1964), series, as U.S. President - *Kings of the Sun* (1963), as The chief - *Mr. Novak* (1963), series, as Eason - *The Richard Boone Show* (1963), series, Actor - *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Lt. C. Wynn, Oliver Corman — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md) - *The Outer Limits* (1963), series, as D.A. Thomas Coyle - *40 Pounds of Trouble* (1962), as Judge - *Stoney Burke* (1962), series, Actor - *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Sheriff Sam Roebuck, Marshal Floyd Buckman, County Prosecutor, Sam Claypool, Sheriff - *Window on Main Street* (1961), series, Actor - *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Dr. Andy Meadows, Dr. Walter Untermeyer - *Claudelle Inglish* (1961), as Reverend Armstrong - *Cain's Hundred* (1961), series, as Capt. Martin Amherst - *Ada* (1961), as Speaker - *Two Rode Together* (1961), as Rev. Henry Clegg - *Parrish* (1961), as John Donati (uncredited) - *Dead to the World* (1961), as Congressman Keach - *Flaming Star* (1960), as Doc Phillips - *Route 66* (1960), series, Actor - *Checkmate* (1960), series, as Paul O'Neill - *The Tall Man* (1960), series, Actor - *The New Girl* (1960), as Mr. Dennis - *The Detectives* (1959), series, Actor - *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Sam Kane, Capt. Arnholt, Judge Taylor, Col. Tyson, Gabriel Bingham, Judge Josh Wyllit, Judge Simms, John Clarke - *John Paul Jones* (1959), as Lt. Simpson - *The Last Mile* (1959), as Red Kirby - *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Sheriff, Broken Bow, Col. Hart - *The Badlanders* (1958), as Yuma Prison Warden - *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Russell W. Durham, Harry Trilling, Senator Randolph Cartwell, Dr. Fisher - *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, Actor - *3:10 to Yuma* (1957), as Bisbee Marshal - *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Tate, Hode Embry, Storekeeper - *Macbeth* (1954), as Menteith - *The Human Jungle* (1954), as Jones - *Lassie* (1954), series, Actor - *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Menteith, 2nd Supreme Court Justice - *The Adventures of Kit Carson* (1951), series, Actor - *Perfect Strangers* (1950), as Ernest Craig (uncredited) - *Robert Montgomery Presents* (1950), series, as Rev. C.K. Dickey - *White Heat* (1949), as Zuckie - *Studio One* (1948), series, as Sam Forrest ## Gallery - ![Ford Rainey](https://film.one/media/person/468781/gallery-6b7f21fb82e7.jpg) Ford Rainey — On Film, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Ford_Rainey_in_The_New_Girl_in_the_Office_%281960%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Ford Rainey](https://film.one/media/person/468781/gallery-21c5ae98e160.jpg) Ford Rainey — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/ford-rainey