Grainger Hines (born August 18, 1948)[2] is an American actor, writer, producer, and director.
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 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.
He wrote, produced and starred in the western drama, The Outsider and directed the horror thriller, The Mill.