Butch McCain is an American actor, an award winning broadcaster, producer and one-half of the singing-songwriting team, The McCain Brothers. Butch appeared as TV reporter Joachim West in MGM's Bio-Dome, the character, Creel, in Roger Corman's remake Humanoids From The Deep, dual roles as a uni-browed farmer and deputy in Bruce Campbell's My Name Is Bruce, and most recently as Mayor Eddie Modry in Dragon Soldiers. Butch and his brother, Ben McCain, wrote and performed the theme song of My Name is Bruce titled "The Legend of Guan Di". Butch is a multi-award winning broadcaster including Best Weathercaster of the year two years in a row by the Colorado Broadcasters Association.
Butch McCain | |
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| Born | |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Website | butchmccain.com |
Early life
editButch McCain was born in Muleshoe, Texas, and raised on a farm near Bovina in Parmer County, Texas.[1] McCain is a graduate of Bovina High School, South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, and West Texas State University now West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas.
Film and television
editFrom 1981 to 1994, Butch McCain and his brother Ben McCain worked at NBC affiliate KTVY (now KFOR-TV) and eventually at ABC affiliate KOCO-TV, where they also anchored that station's noon newscast.[2] The McCain brothers, with Ben anchoring the news and Butch forecasting the weather, hosted a morning TV show for 12 years (six each on KTVY and KOCO).
While hosting their daily morning television program, the brothers appeared on the syndicated TV show Hee Haw, as well as ABC soap operas General Hospital, All My Children, and Loving.[3]
Butch and his brother Ben have appeared in numerous films together, including MGM's cult classic Bio-Dome,[4] Roger Corman's Humanoids from the Deep, and Bruce Campbell's My Name is Bruce, where they wrote and performed the theme song, "The Legend of Guan Di".[5] In the movie, Ben plays the mayor and Butch has dual roles as the sheriff and a uni-browed farmer. In a 1997, Daily Variety article, columnist Andrew Hindes described the McCain Brothers as "multi-hyphenated".[6] Butch also appeared in Jonás Cuarón's Desierto Butch currently works in his underground studio doing voice-overs for clients all over the world while writing songs for he and his brother’s 6th album.
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-1988 | Nashville Now | Guest (3 Episodes) | ||
| 1986 | Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes | Weatherman | ||
| 1988 | Dark Before Dawn | News Producer | ||
| 1988 | All My Children | Inside Trader | ||
| 1989 | Loving | Bartender | ||
| 1993 - 1994 | General Hospital | 'Tex' the Cowboy, Policeman | ||
| 1996 | Bio-Dome | Reporter Joachim West | ||
| 1996 | In The House | Jennings | ||
| 1996 | Humanoids From The Deep | Creel | ||
| 1997 | Click (U.S. TV series) | Tofu Man #1 | ||
| 1997 | Midnight Blue (film) | First Executive | ||
| 1997 | Born Bad | TV Reporter | ||
| 1997-1998 | The Keenan Ivory Wayans Show | Various Skits (4 Episodes) | ||
| 1998 | Mr. Murder | News Anchorman | ||
| 1998 | Outside Ozona | Radio Furniture Salesman | ||
| 1998 | Under the Legs of Clouds | Salesman | ||
| 1998 | The Adventures of Pug and Zero | Outlaw Buck Toothman | ||
| 1998 | Outside Ozona | Radio Furniture Salesman | ||
| 1998 | Keenan and Kel | TV Anchorman | ||
| 1998 | All That | The Love Referee (2 Episodes) | ||
| 1999 | The Sex Monster | Radio Shock Jock | ||
| 1999 | Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story | Young Dick Clark | ||
| 1999 | Born Bad | News Reporter | ||
| 2000 | The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave | Reporter | ||
| 2000-2002 | The Tonight Show | Various Skits | ||
| 2000 | Martial Law | Airline Pilot | ||
| 2001 | Skippy (2001 film) | TV Reporter | ||
| 2001 | Accidents Don't Happen | Disc Jockey | ||
| 2004 | Uh Oh! | Pilot | ||
| 2007 | My Name Is Bruce | Deputy / Farmer | ||
| 2008 | Killer Tumbleweeds | Sheriff Billy Joe MacDonald | ||
| 2015 | Desierto | Radio Talk Show Host | ||
| 2015 | A Balanced Life | Voice of God (Voice) | ||
| 2016 | Callback | Double Thunder Waffle Maker(Voice) | ||
| 2017 | The Myth Seekers: The Legacy of Vulcan (Video Game) | (Voice) | ||
| 2017 | Indelible Winter | Narration | ||
| 2019 | Sullivan | Game Announcer(Voice) | ||
| 2019 | The Vaxx | Clint Campbell | ||
| 2020 | Dragon Soldiers | Mayor Eddie Mordry | ||
| 2021 | Hit Job | Additional Voices | ||
| 2021-2024 | Operation Healing Heroes | Narrator | ||
| 2021 | The Last Warrior | Opening Narration | ||
| 2021 | Jurassic Hunt | Corrigan | ||
| 2023 | Women, Guns and Ammo | Announcer | ||
| 2023 | Glowzies | Old Mose | ||
| TBA | Killer Tumbleweeds 2 | Sheriff Billy Joe MacDonald |
Music
editButch and his brother, Ben form the singing-songwriting duo, The McCain Brothers. They have recorded 6 albums. Film legend Roger Corman was the first producer to use their songs in a movie. The single, "If Love Was a Crime I Couldn't Get Arrested", went number one on 50,000-watt KOMA radio in Oklahoma City. Butch and Ben also hosted a syndicated TV music program called The McCain Brothers Show.[8] They also hosted a syndicated TV music show called The McCain Brothers Show.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Butch McCain". www.nbc11news.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-15.
- ^ "KOCO Takes McCain Brothers off the Air". 8 May 1994.
- ^ "Butch McCain". IMDb.
- ^ "Butch McCain". IMDb.
- ^ "My Name is Bruce - the Legend of Guandi | the McCain Brothers Lyrics, Song Meanings, Videos, Full Albums & Bios".
- ^ McCain Brothers Multi-Hyphenated
- ^ "Butch McCain". www.nbc11news.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-15.
- ^ "McCain Duo Bringing "Jobless Tour" to Fair". 16 September 1994.
- ^ "KOCO Takes McCain Brothers off the Air". 8 May 1994.