Richard Gant
| Richard Gant | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Richard Edward Gant March 10, 1944 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse(s) | Arline Burks |
| Children | 1 |
Richard Gant (born March 10, 1944) is an American actor. His credits include the films Rocky V (as the Don King-esque George Washington Duke), for which he received widespread critical acclaim narrowly missing out on an Oscar nomination, Miami Vice Season 5 episode 13 (1989), possessed coroner in Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993), Deadwood, The Big Lebowski, Babylon 5, Special Unit 2, L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, Living Single, Posse, Men Don't Tell and Charmed. He appeared in one episode of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and had a recurring role as the high school principal in Smallville. He also appeared in Nutty Professor II: The Klumps and Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie as well as reporter Charles Parker in the cult classic adaptation of Colin Bateman's Divorcing Jack. He had a minor role as a senior naval officer in Roland Emmerich's Godzilla. Gant was also in the 2007 comedy film, Daddy Day Camp, as Col. Buck Hinton
On February 6, 2007, Gant joined the ABC daytime drama General Hospital in the role of Dr. Russell Ford. He starred in Men of a Certain Age for its entire two-season run on TNT (2009–2011).
Other achievements
Gant was the campaign manager for federal elections in the country of Nigeria. He has been honored for his achievements by being presented the Keys to the City of Oakland, California by then-Mayor Jerry Brown.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Attica | Eddie Lewis | TV Movie | |
| Night of the Juggler | Hospital Cop | |||
| 1981 | Death of a Prophet | Unknown Role | TV Movie | |
| 1985 | Krush Groove | Jay B | Credit as Richard E. Gant | |
| 1987 | Suspect | Everett Bennett | ||
| 1988 | Internal Affairs | Police Commissioner | TV Movie | |
| 1989 | Collision Course | Jarryd Guard #2 | ||
| 1990 | Love or Money | Zoo | ||
| The Freshman | Lloyd Simpson | |||
| Rocky V | George Washington Duke | |||
| 1991 | Stone Cold | Cunningham | ||
| False Arrest | Detective John Volland | |||
| Revenge of the Nerds | P.T. Turner | |||
| Last Breeze of Summer | Will Davis | Short | ||
| 1992 | Condition: Critical | Sergeant Lidner | TV Movie | |
| 1993 | The Tower | Wilson | TV Movie | |
| Diagnosis Murder | Det. Jim Michaels | TV Series | ||
| CB4 | Baa Baa Ack | |||
| Men Don't Tell | Pope | TV Movie | ||
| Posse | Doubletree | |||
| Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday | Phil the Coroner | |||
| 1994 | MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice | |||
| 1995 | Trial by Fire | Judge | TV Movie | |
| 1996 | City Hall | Deputy Commissioner Samuels | ||
| Ed | Umpire, Sharks Game | |||
| The Glimmer Man | Detective Roden | |||
| Raven | Russ Carlson | Direct-to-video release | ||
| 1997 | Bean | Lieutenant Brutus | ||
| 1998 | The Big Lebowski | Older Cop | ||
| Sour Grapes | Detective Crouch | |||
| Godzilla | Admiral Phelps | Credit as Richard E. Gant | ||
| Divorcing Jack | Charles Parker | |||
| Johnny B Good | Unknown Role | Credit as Richard E. Gant | ||
| 2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Denise's Father | ||
| 2001 | Kingdom Come | Clyde Kincade | ||
| 2003 | The Partners | Deputy Chief | TV Movie | |
| 2005 | Layla's Girl | JB | ||
| 2006 | Hood of Horror | Jackson | ||
| Summertime | Paul Reeseman | |||
| 2007 | Ezra | Mac Mondale | ||
| Norbit | Preacher | |||
| Fist of the Warrior | Chief Matthews | |||
| Young Ceaser | ||||
| Daddy Day Camp | Colonel Buck Hinton | |||
| Cover | Robert Mass | |||
| 2010 | Waiting for Forever | Albert | ||
| Ashes | Thomas Muller | |||
| Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story | Paps "Pure Plastic" Patterson | |||
| 2011 | Mama & Me | Himself | Documentary | |
| 2013 | Island Song | Duke | Short | |
| 2014 | Bleach | Harvey | ||
| The Fright Night Files | Michael | TV Movie |