Actor profile

Richard Gant

10th March 1944 San Francisco, California, USA Acting

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).

41 Movies 57 TV Shows 98 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday poster

Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday 8th March 2025 as Self

The Fright Night Files 8th October 2014 as Micheal

Island Song 1st January 2013 as Duke

Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story poster

Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story 1st October 2010 as Paps 'Pure Plastic' Patterson

Ashes poster

Ashes 9th September 2010 as Thomas Muller

Waiting for Forever poster

Waiting for Forever 10th February 2010 as Albert

Daddy Day Camp poster

Daddy Day Camp 8th August 2007 as Buck

Young Cesar poster

Young Cesar 26th June 2007

Fist of the Warrior poster

Fist of the Warrior 4th June 2007 as Chief Matthews

Cover poster

Cover 8th May 2007 as Robert Maas

Norbit poster

Norbit 8th February 2007 as Preacher

Ezra poster

Ezra 1st January 2007 as Mac Mondale

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror poster

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror 27th June 2006 as Jackson

Kingdom Come poster

Kingdom Come 11th April 2001 as Clyde Kincade

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps poster

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps 27th July 2000 as Denise's Father

Johnny B Good 4th October 1998

Divorcing Jack poster

Divorcing Jack 1st October 1998 as Charles Parker

Godzilla poster

Godzilla 20th May 1998 as Admiral Phelps

Sour Grapes poster

Sour Grapes 17th April 1998 as Detective Crouch

The Big Lebowski poster

The Big Lebowski 6th March 1998 as Older Cop

Bean poster

Bean 3rd July 1997 as Lieutenant Brutus

Raven poster

Raven 11th December 1996 as Russ Carlson

The Glimmer Man poster

The Glimmer Man 4th October 1996 as Detective Roden

Ed poster

Ed 15th March 1996 as Umpire - Sharks Game

City Hall poster

City Hall 16th February 1996 as Deputy Commissioner Samuels

Trial by Fire poster

Trial by Fire 1st October 1995 as Judge

The Tower poster

The Tower 16th August 1993 as Wilson

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday poster

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday 13th August 1993 as Coroner

Posse poster

Posse 14th May 1993 as Doubletree

Men Don't Tell poster

Men Don't Tell 14th March 1993 as Pope

CB4 poster

CB4 12th March 1993 as Baa Baa Ack

Condition: Critical poster

Condition: Critical 20th December 1992 as Sgt. Lidner

Stone Cold poster

Stone Cold 17th May 1991 as Cunningham

Rocky V poster

Rocky V 16th November 1990 as George Washington Duke

The Freshman poster

The Freshman 20th July 1990 as Lloyd Simpson

Collision Course poster

Collision Course 27th April 1989 as Jarryd Guard #2

Internal Affairs poster

Internal Affairs 6th November 1988 as Police Commissioner

Suspect poster

Suspect 23rd October 1987 as Everett Bennett

Krush Groove poster

Krush Groove 25th October 1985 as Jay B (as Richard E. Gant)

Night of the Juggler poster

Night of the Juggler 6th June 1980 as Hospital Cop

Attica poster

Attica 2nd March 1980 as Eddie Lewis

The Wonder Years poster

The Wonder Years 22nd September 2021 as Granddaddy Clisby

Mr. Iglesias poster

Mr. Iglesias 21st June 2019 as Ray Hayward

Doom Patrol poster

Doom Patrol 15th February 2019 as General Tony Anderson

The Neighborhood poster

The Neighborhood 1st October 2018 as Walter

Magnum P.I. poster

Magnum P.I. 24th September 2018 as Joseph

Champions poster

Champions 8th March 2018 as Chester

The Chi poster

The Chi 7th January 2018 as Mr. Bennett

This Is Us poster

This Is Us 20th September 2016 as Albert Jones

Greenleaf poster

Greenleaf 21st June 2016 as Percy Lee

The Mindy Project poster

The Mindy Project 25th September 2012 as Melville Fuller

The Soul Man poster

The Soul Man 20th June 2012 as Fred

The Deep End poster

The Deep End 21st January 2010 as Judge Byron Cole

Men of a Certain Age poster

Men of a Certain Age 7th December 2009 as Owen Thoreau Sr.

The Middle poster

The Middle 30th September 2009 as Pastor Watkins

NCIS: Los Angeles poster

NCIS: Los Angeles 22nd September 2009 as Raymond Hanna

Eli Stone poster

Eli Stone 31st January 2008 as Judge Marlon Anderson

General Hospital: Night Shift poster

General Hospital: Night Shift 12th July 2007

In Justice poster

In Justice 1st January 2006 as Judge Walker

How I Met Your Mother poster

How I Met Your Mother 19th September 2005 as Judge

Bones poster

Bones 13th September 2005 as Arthur Lang

American Dad! poster

American Dad! 6th February 2005 as Narrator (voice)

Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal 3rd October 2004 as Judge Vincent Kimball

Deadwood poster

Deadwood 21st March 2004 as Hostetler

Eve poster

Eve 15th September 2003 as Andrew Hunter

Smallville poster

Smallville 16th October 2001 as Terrence Reynolds

Special Unit 2 poster

Special Unit 2 11th April 2001 as Captain Richard Page

Titus poster

Titus 20th March 2000 as FBI Agent

Family Law poster

Family Law 20th September 1999 as Judge John Wyles

Charmed poster

Charmed 7th October 1998 as Head Witch Doctor

Damon poster

Damon 22nd March 1998 as Judge Miller

Smart Guy poster

Smart Guy 26th March 1997 as Reverend Simms

The Steve Harvey Show poster

The Steve Harvey Show 25th August 1996 as Clarence Hightower

Moesha poster

Moesha 23rd January 1996 as Rev. Lovejoy

Bonnie 22nd September 1995 as Joe Briggs

The Client poster

The Client 17th September 1995 as Tom

The Drew Carey Show poster

The Drew Carey Show 13th September 1995 as Reverend Holloway

The Parent 'Hood poster

The Parent 'Hood 18th January 1995

Friends poster

Friends 22nd September 1994 as Rhodes

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as Johnson

ER poster

ER 19th September 1994 as Mr. Lipson

Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope 18th September 1994 as Darryl Harding

Babylon 5 poster

Babylon 5 26th January 1994 as Captain Edward MacDougan

Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder 29th October 1993 as Deputy Chief Clark Nichols

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman poster

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 12th September 1993 as Judge R. Cobb

Living Single poster

Living Single 29th August 1993 as Al Evans

Renegade poster

Renegade 19th September 1992 as Michael Prince

Martin poster

Martin 27th August 1992 as Rev. Barnes

Reasonable Doubts poster

Reasonable Doubts 26th September 1991 as Alvin Pinkston

Roc poster

Roc 25th August 1991 as Black Officer

Beverly Hills, 90210 poster

Beverly Hills, 90210 4th October 1990 as The Inspector

Wings poster

Wings 19th April 1990 as Jack

Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld 5th July 1989 as Fred

L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Mr. Holmes

MacGyver poster

MacGyver 29th September 1985 as Asst. D.A. Johnny Denmark

The Cosby Show poster

The Cosby Show 20th September 1984 as Moving Man

Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice 16th September 1984 as Battlin' Barry Gay

Revenge of the Nerds as P.T. Turner