Grainger Hines

Actor

Popular As Frank Hines

Birthday August 18, 1948

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Greenwood, South Carolina, U.S.

Age 76 years old

Nationality United States

Height 6' 1" (1.85 m)

#39887 Most Popular

1948

Grainger Hines (born August 18, 1948) 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 appeared in the miniseries War and Remembrance and The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory.

1968

Hines was a member of musical group The Swingin' Medallions between 1968 and 1971.

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.

1984

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.

2014

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.