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Donald Gibb

4th August 1954 New York City, New York, USA Acting

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Donald Gibb (August 4, 1954 — May 12, 2026), sometimes credited as Don Gibb, was an American actor. With an imposing 6 ft-4in frame, he was best known for portraying the hulking, dim-witted fraternity brother "Ogre" in several instalments of the Revenge of the Nerds film series. Raised in California, Gibb attended the University of New Mexico on a basketball scholarship, where he joined Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He then transferred to University of San Diego to play football. Gibb played briefly for the San Diego Chargers before turning to acting, beginning with small, uncredited roles in Stripes and Conan the Barbarian. Gibb is best known for his "Ogre" character portrayed first in Revenge of the Nerds and later in Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise and Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love. Chugging beer from a trophy, throwing nerds off fraternity buildings and competing in belching contests, Gibb gleefully played up his former days as a college football jock. Gibb's other famous recurring role was in a string of martial arts pictures. As American kumite entrant named Ray Jackson, he starred alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme in Bloodsport, and alone in the 1996 Bloodsport sequel. Gibb has appeared in more than 25 movies including Jocks and Amazon Women on the Moon. Gibb also had a starring role in the HBO sitcom, 1st & Ten, from 1984–1991, as Leslie "Dr. Death" Krunchner, a linebacker. Then he played small roles in Quantum Leap, MacGyver, Night Court, Renegade and Step by Step. Subsequently, he also played a small role in the PC game Zork: Grand Inquisitor as the man in the third portal with Lucy and can be seen in a bit role in the 2008 film Hancock, starring Will Smith. Gibb was the spokesman and co-owner for Chicago brewery, Trader Todd's, through which Gibb markets Ogre beer, named after his iconic character in Revenge of the Nerds. He can be seen portraying a pillager in the Capital One (credit card) "Pillagers" commercial series. In the commercials, he can be spotted as the pillager who smashes the musician's violin at a dinner table, or being told by a make-up artist that "you are definitely an Autumn," or as the pillager who breaks the lobsters open with a war mace. Description above from the Wikipedia article Donald Gibb, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

28 Movies 30 TV Shows 58 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Hands poster
Hands 8th January 2026 as Bas
Savate poster
Savate 24th August 1995 as Cody Johnson
Jocks poster
Jocks 14th November 1986 as Ripper
Arli$$ poster
Arli$$ 10th August 1996 as Jake's Father
Renegade poster
Renegade 19th September 1992 as Cletus Hog Adams
Seinfeld poster
Seinfeld 5th July 1989 as Letter 'S' in D E V I L S Body Painter
MacGyver poster
MacGyver 29th September 1985 as Herman the German
1st & Ten poster
1st & Ten 2nd December 1984 as Leslie 'Dr. Death' Crunchner
Night Court poster
Night Court 4th January 1984 as Terry Benoon (as Don Gibb)
Cheers poster
Cheers 30th September 1982 as Tiny