Courtney Gains (Back to the Future) Net Worth, Wife, Children

• Courtney Gains was born in Los Angeles, California in 1965
• He is an actor best known for his portrayal of Dixon in the 1985 movie “Back to the Future”
• His career began in 1984 with a role in the movie “Children of the Corn”
• He has appeared in over 130 movies and TV series
• As of September 2020, his net worth is estimated at over $3 million

Known for movies

Back to the Future (1985)
as Dixon

Faster (2010)
as Telemarketer

Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
as Kenneth Wurman

Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
as Sheriff Wade

Who is Courtney Gains (Back to the Future)?

Courtney Gains was born in Los Angeles, California USA, on 22 August 1965 – his zodiac sign is Leo and he holds American nationality. He is an actor, perhaps still best known for his portrayal of Dixon in the evergreen science fiction adventure comedy movie “Back to the Future” in 1985, written and directed by Robert Zemeckis, and which starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson. The story follows a 17-year old boy Marty McFly who gets sent into the past a

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Courtney Gains, nacido el 22 de agosto de 1965, es un actor estadounidense mejor conocido por su interpretación de Malachai en la película de terror de 1984 Children of the Corn. Gains logró el éxito durante la década de 1980 con una variedad de papeles en películas como Children of the Corn , Hardbodies , Lust in the Dust , Back to the Future , Can't Buy Me Love , Secret Admirer , Colors , The 'Burbs y Memphis Belle. . Las películas posteriores incluyen Sweet Home Alabama , Dorm Daze (que también fue productor ejecutivo), Desolation Canyon y un cameo en la nueva versión de Halloween de Rob Zombie. #courtneygains #actor #cine #movies #undíacomohoy #nació22agosto1965 #happybirthday🎉🎈🎁🎂

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fter using his friend’s Doc Brown’s time machine DeLorean – the film won 20 awards including an Oscar, and was nominated for 25 other awards.

Courtney has won 13 awards for his performances in movies, and has been nominated for one other.

Early life and education

Courtney was raised in Los Angeles an only child by his father who was a construction worker, and his mother who was a housewife – he spent part of his childhood watching movies and TV series with his mother.

Courtney became interested in acting while attending elementary school, as he was a member of the school’s drama club, and was steadily getting better and better roles in school plays. He continued acting upon enrolling at a high school, at which he was also physically active as he played football, and after he matriculated in 1983, Courtney focused on his acting career and didn’t enroll at college.

Roles in movies

Courtney has been credited with roughly 130 movie and TV series appearances, and we are about to cover some of his most notable performances in this article.

He made his debut film appearance in 1984, when he portrayed Malachai in the critically acclaimed supernatural folk horror movie “Children of the Corn”, closely based on the eponymous short story written by Stephen King. The same year saw Courtney star alongside Grant Cramer and Gary Wood in the sex comedy movie “Hardbodies”, which follows three older men who are trying to pick up ladies at the beach with the help of a younger man.

In 1985, Courtney appeared in two award-winning movies: the western comedy “Lust in the Dust” and the teen romantic comedy “Secret Admirer”.

He made a cameo appearance in the drama movie “Ratboy” in 1986, and was then cast to play the supporting character Goose Trammel in the drama “Winners Take All”, as well as Kenneth Wurman in the teen romantic comedy “Can’t Buy Me Love”. The year 1988 saw him portray Whitey in the police procedural action crime movie “Colors”, while some of his following roles were in the 1989 black comedy “The ‘Burbs” which starred Tom Hanks, the British-American war movie “Memphis Belle” in 1990, and the action movie “Behind Enemy Lines” in 1997.

In 1998, Courtney played the supporting character Ernie in the independent mystery-thriller movie “Shadow of Doubt” and the same year saw him star alongside Charlie Sheen in the action crime thriller “No Code of Conduct”.

He played Sheriff Wade in the critically acclaimed romantic comedy “Sweet Home Alabama” in 2002 and the following year he was cast as Lorenzo the Black Hand in the romantic crime mystery comedy “National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze”. 2006 saw him appear in the psychological thriller “The Phobic”, and four years later Courtney made a cameo appearance in the horror movie “The Quiet Ones”. Some of his notable performances in the following years were in the horror “Mimesis: Night of the Living Dead” in 2011, the 2013 comedy “The House Across the Street”, and the war drama “Field of Lost Shoes” 2014.

Three of Courtney’s most recent roles in movies have been in the ghost film “Camp Cold Brook” and the comedy horror “Hell’s Kitty” both in 2018, and another horror, “Candy Corn” in 2019.

Second movie of the night – @josh__hasty’s #CandyCorn starring @TonyTodd54 @pjsolestotally @PanchoMolerP and #CourtneyGains #CandyCornMovie pic.twitter.com/giVbmLNwbN

— Heather Haberman (@LivingDeadGurl_) April 5, 2020

Roles in TV series

Courtney made his debut TV series appearance in 1984, when he guest starred as Joe Newbolt in the episode “Welcome Home, Jellybean” of the “CBS Schoolbreak Special”, and from there he appeared in single episodes of many series, such as “Misfits of Science” in 1985, “21 Jump Street” in 1987, and “Superboy” in 1988.

His first notable performance in a series was in 1993, when he guest starred as Coley Hiffern in two episodes of the mystery drama “In the Heat of the Night”, starring Carroll O’Connor and Alan Autry, and which follows the police force working in Sparta, Mississippi. Courtney continued to appear in single episodes of many series, such as the episode “Runaway Daughters” of the drama “Rebel Highway” in 1994, the episode “Survivors” of the action crime series “JAG” in 1996, and the episode “Payback” of the action crime series “Nash Bridges” in 1997.

He went on to guest star in over 20 other TV series, before portraying Parro in three episodes of the fantasy series “We Are Angels” which is set in a world where angels and demons live amongst humans.

Three of Courtney’s most recent roles in TV series have been in the episode “The Gang Hits the Slops” of the sitcom “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, a single episode of the comedy series “Wild Cardz” and the episode “Keeper” of the crime mystery series “Criminal Minds” both in 2016.

Current works

Courtney is currently shooting for a number of movies. He has been cast to appear in the horror movie “Death Camp” and the comedy “The Next Cassavetes” set to be released by the end of 2020, and the short movie “Room 13” the release date of which is yet to be announced.

Courtney is also shooting for the comedy film “Never Too Late”, the adventure comedy “My Red Neck Neighbor” and the thriller “Haunted: 333”, while it has recently been announced that he will appear in both the comedy “Turning Tables” and the biographical comedy “Hollywoodland of Hope & Lies”, which will soon start filming.

Wife and children

Courtney has been keeping details of his love life hidden from the media’s attention, but there are rumors circulating the internet that he is a married man and is leading a happy life with his wife and children in Los Angeles, California, however, no proof has been provided to show that Courtney is a married man and that he has children.

There are many people who believe that Courtney is gay, and that this is why he hasn’t talked about any women he might have dated – two of his fans have even claimed on Reddit.com that they have seen Courtney being rather too close to a male friend at a club in Los Angeles, but the posts have since been removed.

As he hasn’t commented on his love life nor his sexuality, Courtney is officiallly single as of September 2020, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.

Hobbies and other interests

Courtney has always been a simple man who enjoys spending time with his fans, signing autographs and answering their questions.

He is an avid traveler who has been all around the world for both work and pleasure, and he mostly enjoys spending time at attractive natural destinations rather than in overcrowded touristic cities.

He is a lover of animals who has had many pet dogs, and has volunteered at and donated money to several animal shelters.

Courtney is a fan of rock music and has been to numerous festivals, while two of his favorite rock bands are AC/DC and Aerosmith.

He enjoys watching movies late at night, and some of his favorite actors and actresses are Bill Murray, Tom Hanks and Andie MacDowell, and some of his favorite movies are “The Groundhog Day”, “The Terminal” and “Cast Away”.

Net worth

Courtney’s age is 55. He has short ginger hair and blue eyes, his height is 5ft 11ins (1.8m) and he weighs around 159lbs (72kgs).

As of September 2020, his net worth has been estimated at over $3 million.

Facts

#	Fact
1	Good friends with Children of the Corn (1984) co star, John Franklin.
2	Writes songs and plays Guitar
3	Had to attend bootcamp before filming Memphis Belle (1990)

Pictures

Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Red Man's View	2018	pre-production	Jenkins
It Happened One Valentine's	2017	completed	Freddy Craig
Death Camp	2017	post-production	Detective Beckett
Eden Falls	2017	pre-production	Dr.Mason
Hell's Kitty	2016	post-production	Mordicia
Trafficked	2016/I	completed	Frank Anderson
Corbin Nash		post-production	Detective Holloway
Deadly Crush		post-production	Lawrence
Haunted: 333		post-production	Deputy Jed
HOLLYWOODLAND of HOPE & LIES		announced	The Manager
Scramble		post-production	Canada Rick
The Next Cassavetes		filming	Producer
Urban Myths		post-production	Stanley
Criminal Minds	2016	TV Series	Todd Burton
Wild Cardz	2016	TV Series	Courtney
The Bronx Bull	2016		Chain Gang Guard
Prettyface	2016	Short	Shorty
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	2016	TV Series	Roach
The Funhouse Massacre	2015		Dennis
Texas Rising	2015	TV Mini-Series	Cole Hornfischer
Hell's Kitty	2015	TV Series	Mordicia
Halcyon	2015/I		Robert
Ride the Lightning	2014	TV Series	Red Russo
Perception	2014	TV Series	Officer James McKenzie
We Are Angels	2014	TV Series	Parro
The Middle	2014	TV Series	Phil
My Trip Back to the Dark Side	2014		Bobby G.
Bones	2014	TV Series	Super
Field of Lost Shoes	2014		Capt. Chinook
Switched at Birth	2014	TV Series	Donny
Franklin & Bash	2013	TV Series	Lyle
The House Across the Street	2013		Ned
Ambush at Dark Canyon	2012		Sheriff Hurley
Lose Yourself	2012	Video	Bobby G
2 Flats	2011	Short	Tow Truck Driver
My Trip to the Dark Side	2011	Video	Bobby G.
Mimesis	2011		Gordon
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury	2011		Gil Highdecker
L.A. Noire	2011	Video Game	Eli Rooney (voice)
Discipline	2011		Jack Baldwin
Southland	2011	TV Series
Watch Out for Slick	2010		Benji
Faster	2010		Telemarketer
Raven	2010		Danny
The Quiet Ones	2010		Michael's Father
Cinema Salvation	2010		Courtney
The Ascent	2010		Andrew
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	2009	TV Series	Stan Gerber
Shadowheart	2009	Video	Finch
Benny Bliss and the Disciples of Greatness	2009		Benny Bliss
He's Such a Girl	2009		Barrista
Sibling Rivalry	2009		The Stranger
My Name Is Earl	2008	TV Series	Lloyd
Alien Encounter	2008		Donovan
Monk	2008	TV Series	Six Fingered Man / Frank Nunn
Halloween	2007		Jack Kendall (uncredited)
The Phobic	2006		Dr. Cecil Westlake
NCIS	2006	TV Series	Gary Silverstein
Desolation Canyon	2006	TV Movie	Jack McAllister
Freezerburn	2005		Scooter the Grip
Studio House	2005	TV Movie	Scotty
Headshot	2004	Short	The Writer
No Ordinary Hero	2004	Short	W. Fritz Bean
The Guardian	2003-2004	TV Series	Roy Cantwell
Dorm Daze	2003		Lorenzo the Black Hand
Alias	2003	TV Series	Holden Gemler
Fastlane	2002	TV Series	Det. Guthrie
Sweet Home Alabama	2002		Sheriff Wade
Charmed	2000	TV Series	D. J., Bane's Right Hand
Her Married Lover	1999		Hood
King Cobra	1999	Video	Dr. Joseph McConnell
Dreamers	1999/I		Mike
No Code of Conduct	1998		Cameron
The Landlady	1998		Tyson Johns
Arli$$	1998	TV Series	Dealer
The Killing Grounds	1998	Video	Vincent Reynosa
Shadow of Doubt	1998		Ernie
Brooklyn South	1998	TV Series	Joe Beldon
Dilemma	1997		Tex
Diagnosis Murder	1997	TV Series	Dwayne
Nash Bridges	1997	TV Series
Behind Enemy Lines	1997		Church
Pacific Blue	1996	TV Series	Jim-Joe
Silk Stalkings	1996	TV Series	Norman Harrison
JAG	1996	TV Series	Pete
Legend	1995	TV Series
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger	1994	Video Game	Lt. Ted 'Radio' Rollins
ER	1994	TV Series	Ronnie - Chloe's Boyfriend
Rebel Highway	1994	TV Series	Deputy 1
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance	1994	TV Movie	Barlow
Tales from the Crypt	1993	TV Series	Frat Boy
Bakersfield P.D.	1993	TV Series	Doug
In the Heat of the Night	1993	TV Series	Coley Hiffern
Seinfeld	1993	TV Series	Clerk
FBI: The Untold Stories	1993	TV Series	Kirby Anthony
Memphis Belle	1990		Sgt. Eugene McVey
CBS Summer Playhouse	1989	TV Series	Silas
The 'Burbs	1989		Hans Klopek
Superboy	1988	TV Series	Jeff Hilford
Vietnam War Story	1988	TV Series	Albertson
Colors	1988		Whitey
Can't Buy Me Love	1987		Kenneth Wurman
21 Jump Street	1987	TV Series	Birch
Starman	1987	TV Series	Bo
Winners Take All	1987		Goose Trammel
American Harvest	1987	TV Movie	Chips
Ratboy	1986		Kid in Car
The Children of Times Square	1986	TV Movie	Punk who robs Brian
Misfits of Science	1985	TV Series	Mechanic
The Orkly Kid	1985	Short
Back to the Future	1985		Dixon
Secret Admirer	1985		Doug
Lust in the Dust	1985		Red Dick Barker
Hardbodies	1984		Rag
CBS Schoolbreak Special	1984	TV Series	Joe Newbolt
Children of the Corn	1984		Malachai

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Nine Eleven	2017	co-producer completed
Benny Bliss and the Disciples of Greatness	2009	producer
Sibling Rivalry	2009	executive producer
The Phobic	2006	co-producer
Dorm Daze	2003	co-executive producer

Writer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Benny Bliss and the Disciples of Greatness	2009	writer

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
Colors	1988	performer: "LOVE GUARANTEE"

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Big Dreams Little Tokyo	2006	special thanks
84C MoPic	1989	thanks

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Breaking Dating	2015	TV Series	Himself
There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of 'The 'Burbs'	2014	Video documentary	Himself
Martin Mayo Big Time Hollywood Director	2014	Documentary	Courtney Gains
Tattoos: A Scarred History	2009	Documentary	Himself
E! True Hollywood Story	2007	TV Series documentary	Himself / Kenneth Wurman
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments	2006	TV Mini-Series	Himself
The John Kerwin Show	2005	TV Series	Himself
Harvesting Horror: Children of the Corn	2004	Video documentary short	Himself
The Making of Bret Michaels	2002		Himself