# Raynor Scheine

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**Raynor Scheine** (born **Raynor Johnston**; January 19, 1942) is an American actor who has appeared in films for three decades dating back to 1979, including *[My Cousin Vinny](/source/My_Cousin_Vinny)* and *[Fried Green Tomatoes](/source/Fried_Green_Tomatoes_(film)).* His name is a play on the phrase "rain or shine". Raised in [Emporia, VA](/source/Emporia,_VA), he received a degree at [Virginia Commonwealth University](/source/Virginia_Commonwealth_University).

## Broadway performances

- *[Joe Turner's Come and Gone](/source/Joe_Turner's_Come_and_Gone)* (Mar 27, 1988 – June 26, 1988) – Rutherford Selig
- *[Gem of the Ocean](/source/Gem_of_the_Ocean)* (December 6, 2004 – February 6, 2005) – [Rutherford Selig](/source/Rutherford_Selig)
- *[Inherit the Wind](/source/Inherit_the_Wind_(play))* (Present) – Elijah

## Filmography

### Movie roles

- *[Something Short of Paradise](/source/Something_Short_of_Paradise)* (1979) .... Professor
- *[Bloodrage](/source/Bloodrage)* (1979) .... Fred
- *[A Stranger is Watching](/source/A_Stranger_Is_Watching_(film))* (1982) .... Derelict
- *[Lovesick](/source/Lovesick_(1983_film))* (1983) .... Shelter
- *[Touched](/source/Touched_(1983_film))* (1983) .... Mitchell
- *[Nothing Lasts Forever](/source/Nothing_Lasts_Forever_(film))* (1984) .... Hillbilly
- *[Insignificance](/source/Insignificance_(film))* (1985) .... Autograph Hunter
- *[Nine 1/2 Weeks](/source/Nine_1/2_Weeks)* (1986) .... Flower Delivery Guy
- *[No Mercy](/source/No_Mercy_(1986_film))* (1986) .... Curtis
- *[Stars and Bars](/source/Stars_and_Bars_(1988_film))* (1988) .... Drunk
- *[Funny Farm](/source/Funny_Farm_(film))* (1988) .... Oates
- *[Lip Service](/source/Lip_Service_(1988_film))* (1988, TV Movie) .... Walter the 'Weather Moose'
- *[Johnny Handsome](/source/Johnny_Handsome)* (1989) .... Gun dealer
- *[Ghost Dad](/source/Ghost_Dad)* (1990) .... Curtis Burch, the Cabbie
- *[The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear](/source/The_Naked_Gun_2%C2%BD:_The_Smell_of_Fear)* (1991) .... Explosion Thug #1
- *[Fried Green Tomatoes](/source/Fried_Green_Tomatoes_(film))* (1991) .... Sheriff Curtis Smoote
- *[My Cousin Vinny](/source/My_Cousin_Vinny)* (1992) .... Ernie Crane
- *[The Real McCoy](/source/The_Real_McCoy_(film))* (1993) .... Baker
- *[Ace Ventura: Pet Detective](/source/Ace_Ventura:_Pet_Detective)* (1994) .... Woodstock
- *[The War](/source/The_War_(1994_film))* (1994) .... Mr. Lipnicki
- *The Fence* (1994) .... Jesse
- *[The Quick and the Dead](/source/The_Quick_and_the_Dead_(1995_film))* (1995) .... Ratsy
- *[Killer: A Journal of Murder](/source/Killer:_A_Journal_of_Murder)* (1996) .... Trusty
- *[First Kid](/source/First_Kid)* (1996) .... Maintenance Worker
- *[Last Man Standing](/source/Last_Man_Standing_(1996_film))* (1996) .... Gas Station Attendant
- *[Extreme Measures](/source/Extreme_Measures)* (1996) .... Half-Mole
- *[Gone Fishin'](/source/Gone_Fishin'_(film))* (1997) .... Glenn
- *[Montana](/source/Montana_(1998_film))* (1998) .... Fuller
- *[Joe the King](/source/Joe_the_King)* (1999) .... Doctor
- *[Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2](/source/Book_of_Shadows:_Blair_Witch_2)* (2000) .... Rustin Parr
- *Reveille* (2001, Short) .... The Dude
- *[The Jimmy Show](/source/The_Jimmy_Show)* (2001) .... Pharmacist
- *[The Rookie](/source/The_Rookie_(2002_film))* (2002) .... Frank
- *Season of the Hunted* (2003) .... Roy
- *[Transamerica](/source/Transamerica_(film))* (2005) .... Bobby Jensen
- *[The New World](/source/The_New_World_(2005_film))* (2005) .... Raynor
- *[The Sentinel](/source/The_Sentinel_(2006_film))* (2006) .... Walter Xavier
- *[Man of the Year](/source/Man_of_the_Year_(2006_film))* (2006) .... Mechanic
- *[Sugar Creek](/source/Sugar_Creek_(film))* (2007) .... Frank Killings
- *Magic* (2010) .... Transient
- *[Zenith](/source/Zenith_(film))* (2010) .... Dale
- *[Lincoln](/source/Lincoln_(film))* (2012) .... Josiah S. 'Beanpole' Burton
- *[Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1](/source/Horizon:_An_American_Saga_%E2%80%93_Chapter_1)* (2024) .... Hermit

### TV roles

- *[The Cosby Show](/source/The_Cosby_Show)* – "Denise Kendall: Babysitter" (1989) .... Bob
- *[L.A. Law](/source/L.A._Law)* – "Love in Bloom" (1992) .... Lenny Varnes
- *[The West Wing](/source/The_West_Wing)* – "[In Excelsis Deo](/source/In_Excelsis_Deo)" (1999) .... Homeless Man
- *[Sliders](/source/Sliders_(TV_series))* – "Slidecage", "Way Out West" (1999) .... Koitar
- *[Third Watch](/source/Third_Watch)* – "Spring Forward, Fall Back" (2000) .... Fitz
- *[The Jimmy Show](/source/The_Jimmy_Show)* (2001) .... Pharmacist
- *[ER](/source/ER_(TV_series))* – "Freefall" (2003) .... Mr. Garland
- *[The District](/source/The_District)* – "A House Divided" (2003) .... William 'Boots' Burke
- *[Deadwood](/source/Deadwood_(TV_series))* – "Deadwood" (2004)
- *[Law & Order: Criminal Intent](/source/Law_%26_Order:_Criminal_Intent)* – "[Silencer](/source/Silencer_(Law_%26_Order:_Criminal_Intent))" (2007) .... Antonio
- *[A Stranger's Heart](/source/A_Stranger's_Heart)* (2007) .... Frank

### Video game roles

- *[Dark Reign: The Future of War](/source/Dark_Reign:_The_Future_of_War)* (1997) (VG) (voice)
- *[Medal of Honor: Frontline](/source/Medal_of_Honor:_Frontline)* (2002) (VG) (voice) .... Additional Voices
- *[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas](/source/Grand_Theft_Auto:_San_Andreas)* (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Pedestrian
- *[Red Dead Revolver](/source/Red_Dead_Revolver)* (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Blind Willie Wilson / Cowboys #10
- *[BioShock](/source/BioShock)* (2007) (VG) (voice)

## External links

- [Raynor Scheine](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1807200/) at IMDb
- [20th Anniversary of My Cousin Vinny Interview](http://abnormaluse.com/2012/03/my-cousin-vinny-interview-actor-raynor-scheine.html) at Abnormal Use

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