Boyd Gaines Movies and Career Information

Boyd Payne Gaines (born May 11, 1953) is an American stage, film, and television actor. Gaines was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Ida and James Gaines. He has appeared in a number of films and television shows, including Fame, L.A. Law and Law & Order, but perhaps he is best known for playing a dental student and dentist Mark Royer, who married Valerie Bertinelli's Barbara Cooper on One Day at a Time and as Coach Brackett from the 1982 movie Porky's. Gaines is a voice-actor, and is credited with recording several audiobooks. Gaines was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play in 2007, for Journey's End, making him the first actor to be nominated in each of the four Tony categories for which an actor is eligible. He has won the Tony Award for the following performances: