Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 10, 1944
Place of Birth:
San Francisco, California, USA
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Richard Gant
Biography
Richard Edward Gant (born March 10, 1944) is an American actor. His notable credits include the film Rocky V (1990), where he played the Don King-esque George Washington Duke; Hostetler in Deadwood (2004–2006); and Owen in Men of a Certain Age (2009–2012).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday | Self |
| 2014 | The Fright Night Files | Micheal |
| 2013 | Island Song | Duke |
| 2010 | Waiting for Forever | Albert |
| 2010 | Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story | Paps 'Pure Plastic' Patterson |
| 2010 | Ashes | Thomas Muller |
| 2007 | Ezra | Mac Mondale |
| 2007 | Daddy Day Camp | Buck |
| 2007 | Fist of the Warrior | Chief Matthews |
| 2007 | Young Cesar | |
| 2007 | Cover | Robert Maas |
| 2007 | Norbit | Preacher |
| 2006 | Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror | Jackson |
| 2001 | Kingdom Come | Clyde Kincade |
| 2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Denise's Father |
| 1998 | Godzilla | Admiral Phelps |
| 1998 | Divorcing Jack | Charles Parker |
| 1998 | Sour Grapes | Detective Crouch |
| 1998 | The Big Lebowski | Older Cop |
| 1998 | Johnny B Good | |
| 1997 | Bean | Lieutenant Brutus |
| 1996 | City Hall | Deputy Commissioner Samuels |
| 1996 | The Glimmer Man | Detective Roden |
| 1996 | Raven | Russ Carlson |
| 1996 | Ed | Umpire - Sharks Game |
| 1995 | Trial by Fire | Judge |
| 1993 | Men Don't Tell | Pope |
| 1993 | Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday | Coroner |
| 1993 | The Tower | Wilson |
| 1993 | Posse | Doubletree |
| 1993 | CB4 | Baa Baa Ack |
| 1992 | Condition: Critical | Sgt. Lidner |
| 1991 | Stone Cold | Cunningham |
| 1991 | Revenge of the Nerds Unaired Pilot | P.T. Turner |
| 1990 | Rocky V | George Washington Duke |
| 1990 | The Freshman | Lloyd Simpson |
| 1989 | Collision Course | Jarryd Guard #2 |
| 1988 | Internal Affairs | Police Commissioner |
| 1987 | Suspect | Everett Bennett |
| 1985 | Krush Groove | Jay B (as Richard E. Gant) |
| 1980 | Attica | Eddie Lewis |
| 1980 | Night of the Juggler | Hospital Cop |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Wonder Years | Granddaddy Clisby |
| 2019 | Doom Patrol | General Tony Anderson |
| 2019 | Mr. Iglesias | Ray Hayward |
| 2018 | The Neighborhood | Walter |
| 2018 | Champions | Chester |
| 2018 | The Chi | Mr. Bennett |
| 2016 | Greenleaf | Percy Lee |
| 2016 | This Is Us | Albert Jones |
| 2012 | The Mindy Project | Melville Fuller |
| 2009 | Men of a Certain Age | Owen Thoreau Sr. |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Raymond Hanna |
| 2009 | The Middle | Pastor Watkins |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Judge Marlon Anderson |
| 2007 | General Hospital: Night Shift | |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother | Judge |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Fireman #2 (voice) |
| 2005 | American Dad! | (voice) |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Narrator (voice) |
| 2005 | Bones | Arthur Lang |
| 2004 | Deadwood | Hostetler |
| 2003 | Eve | Andrew Hunter |
| 2001 | Smallville | Principal Terrence Reynolds |
| 2001 | Special Unit 2 | Captain Richard Page |
| 1999 | Family Law | Judge John Wyles |
| 1998 | Damon | Judge Miller |
| 1998 | Charmed | Head Witch Doctor |
| 1996 | Moesha | Rev. Lovejoy |
| 1996 | The Steve Harvey Show | Clarence Hightower |
| 1995 | The Parent 'Hood | |
| 1995 | The Client | Tom |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show | Reverend Holloway |
| 1995 | Bonnie | Joe Briggs |
| 1994 | Friends | Rhodes |
| 1994 | Babylon 5 | Captain Edward MacDougan |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Johnson |
| 1994 | ER | Mr. Lipson |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | Det. Jim Michaels |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | Deputy Chief Clark Nichols |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | |
| 1992 | Martin | |
| 1992 | Renegade | Michael Prince |
| 1991 | Roc | Black Officer |
| 1991 | Reasonable Doubts | Alvin Pinkston |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | The Inspector |
| 1990 | Wings | Jack |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Fred |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Mr. Holmes |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Asst. D.A. Johnny Denmark |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Moving Man |