Raynor Scheine

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 and Fried Green Tomatoes. His name is a play on the phrase "rain or shine". Raised in Emporia, VA, he received a degree at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Raynor Scheine
Left to right: Grant Varjas, Raynor Scheine, Jim Parsons and William Atherton in David Fishelson's version of Franz Kafka's The Castle at Manhattan Ensemble Theatre in January 2002.
Born	Raynor Johnston (1942-01-19) January 19, 1942 Emporia, Virginia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1971-present

Broadway performances

• Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Mar 27, 1988 – June 26, 1988) – Rutherford Selig
• Gem of the Ocean (December 6, 2004 – February 6, 2005) – Rutherford Selig
• Inherit the Wind (Present) – Elijah

Filmography

Movie roles

• Something Short of Paradise (1979) .... Professor
• Bloodrage (1979) .... Fred
• A Stranger is Watching (1982) .... Derelict
• Lovesick (1983) .... Shelter
• Touched (1983) .... Mitchell
• Nothing Lasts Forever (1984) .... Hillbilly
• Insignificance (1985) .... Autograph Hunter
• Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986) .... Flower Delivery Guy
• No Mercy (1986) .... Curtis
• Stars and Bars (1988) .... Drunk
• Funny Farm (1988) .... Oates
• Lip Service (1988, TV Movie) .... Walter the 'Weather Moose'
• Johnny Handsome (1989) .... Gun dealer
• Ghost Dad (1990) .... Curtis Burch, the Cabbie
• The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) .... Explosion Thug #1
• Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) .... Sheriff Curtis Smoote
• My Cousin Vinny (1992) .... Ernie Crane
• The Real McCoy (1993) .... Baker
• Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) .... Woodstock
• The War (1994) .... Mr. Lipnicki
• The Fence (1994) .... Jesse
• The Quick and the Dead (1995) .... Ratsy
• Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996) .... Trusty
• First Kid (1996) .... Maintenance Worker
• Last Man Standing (1996) .... Gas Station Attendant
• Extreme Measures (1996) .... Half-Mole
• Gone Fishin' (1997) .... Glenn
• Montana (1998) .... Fuller
• Joe the King (1999) .... Doctor
• Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000) .... Rustin Parr
• Reveille (2001, Short) .... The Dude
• The Jimmy Show (2001) .... Pharmacist
• The Rookie (2002) .... Frank
• Season of the Hunted (2003) .... Roy
• Transamerica (2005) .... Bobby Jensen
• The New World (2005) .... Raynor
• The Sentinel (2006) .... Walter Xavier
• Man of the Year (2006) .... Mechanic
• Sugar Creek (2007) .... Frank Killings
• Magic (2010) .... Transient
• Zenith (2010) .... Dale
• Lincoln (2012) .... Josiah S. 'Beanpole' Burton
• Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (2024) .... Hermit

TV roles

• The Cosby Show – "Denise Kendall: Babysitter" (1989) .... Bob
• L.A. Law – "Love in Bloom" (1992) .... Lenny Varnes
• The West Wing – "In Excelsis Deo" (1999) .... Homeless Man
• Sliders – "Slidecage", "Way Out West" (1999) .... Koitar
• Third Watch – "Spring Forward, Fall Back" (2000) .... Fitz
• The Jimmy Show (2001) .... Pharmacist
• ER – "Freefall" (2003) .... Mr. Garland
• The District – "A House Divided" (2003) .... William 'Boots' Burke
• Deadwood – "Deadwood" (2004)
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent – "Silencer" (2007) .... Antonio
• A Stranger's Heart (2007) .... Frank

Video game roles

• Dark Reign: The Future of War (1997) (VG) (voice)
• Medal of Honor: Frontline (2002) (VG) (voice) .... Additional Voices
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Pedestrian
• Red Dead Revolver (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Blind Willie Wilson / Cowboys #10
• BioShock (2007) (VG) (voice)

External links

• Raynor Scheine at IMDb
• 20th Anniversary of My Cousin Vinny Interview at Abnormal Use