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Luce Rains

Actor

Luce Rains

Born September 1, 1951 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA60 films

The slightly ragged and roughshod character actor Luce Rains specialized in playing unpolished redneck individuals, including many a lawman, sheriff, and cowboy. Rains debuted with a bit part the 1978 disco picture Thank God It's Friday; subsequent credits include such outings as Wyatt Earp (1994), Vampires (1998), and Dreamland (2005). Rains made a particularly strong impact as Marshal Weathers in James Mangold's 2007 remake of the classic Western 3:10 to Yuma.

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No Country for Old Men posterFirst watchNo Country for Old Men20078.0as Pickup DriverLlewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on…View film

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Filmography

60 films as actor
  1. TBAHellbentGrizzly Bo
  2. 2025At the End of the Santa Fe Trail
  3. 2024RustFrank Bascom
  4. 2024RivalsKennicke
  5. 2023Butch vs. SundanceSheriff Mills
  6. 2023Two Sinners and a MuleZek Daniels
  7. 2023SurroundedGoldie
  8. 2023Out of ExileSheriff Dan Pogue
  9. 2022Land of DreamsOliver
  10. 2022Night of the CootersSkip
  11. 2021The Manson Brothers: Midnight Zombie MassacreReferee Moon
  12. 2021The MarksmanEverett
  13. 2020The Devil to PayPercy Knox
  14. 2019Running with the DevilThe Keeper
  15. 2019She's MissingGun Shop Owner
  16. 2019Sister Aimee
  17. 2018Woman Walks AheadOld Man at Train Station
  18. 2018Deadman StandingFaro Fred
  19. 2017HostilesVirgil Lounde
  20. 2017The Space Between UsHomeless Man
  21. 2016PricelessOfficer Melton
  22. 2016Blood FatherDennis Trucker
  23. 2016Kill or Be KilledSheriff Everheart
  24. 2016The Lost PuebloSt. Gregory
  25. 2016Outlaws and AngelsAugustus
  26. 2015BareTravis
  27. 2014The CabiningJasper
  28. 2014TranscendenceRoger
  29. 2014The Redemption of Henry MyersSheriff Tom
  30. 2013SweetwaterKingfisher
  31. 2013Dark Around the StarsHarlan
  32. 2012Dead Man's BurdenJoe McCurry
  33. 2011Beyond the BlackboardJoe
  34. 2011Here's the KickerAl Matthews
  35. 2010Love RanchRanch John #3
  36. 2010KitesBounty Hunter
  37. 2010Deadly ImpactRed Tie
  38. 2009BrothersThe Nose
  39. 2009The KeeperJason Cross
  40. 2009Georgia O'Keeffe
  41. 2008Shoot First And Pray You LivePhil Branch
  42. 2008LinewatchHarris
  43. 2008AppaloosaDean
  44. 2008Love Lies BleedingGault
  45. 2007No Country for Old MenPickup Driver
  46. 20073:10 to YumaMarshall Weathers
  47. 2006First SnowRoy Harrison
  48. 2006DreamlandDreamer
  49. 2003UnspeakablePrison Doctor
  50. 1998VampiresClerk
  51. 1995Escape from Terror: The Teresa Stamper StoryCharlie
  52. 1992Revenge on the HighwayIrwin Maltz
  53. 1991Brotherhood of the GunEngineer (uncredited)
  54. 1991Late for DinnerDuane Gardener (as Steven Schwartz-Hartley)
  55. 1991Into the BadlandsTom
  56. 1990Enid Is SleepingFireman
  57. 1990Sparks: The Price of PassionKiller
  58. 1982Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann8th Outlaw
  59. 1978Thank God It's FridaySwinger in Phone Booth
  60. 1978An Enemy of the People