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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-03-10 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

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

Acting

2025

2021

The Wonder Years as Granddaddy Clisby

2019

Doom Patrol as General Tony Anderson
Mr. Iglesias as Ray Hayward

2018

Champions as Chester
The Chi as Mr. Bennett

2016

Greenleaf as Percy Lee
This Is Us as Albert Jones

2014

2013

Island Song as Duke

2012

The Mindy Project as Melville Fuller

2010

Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story as Paps 'Pure Plastic' Patterson
Ashes as Thomas Muller

2009

Men of a Certain Age as Owen Thoreau Sr.
NCIS: Los Angeles as Raymond Hanna
The Middle as Pastor Watkins

2007

Ezra as Mac Mondale
Fist of the Warrior as Chief Matthews
Cover as Robert Maas
Norbit as Preacher

2006

2005

American Dad! as Fireman #2 (voice)
American Dad! as (voice)
American Dad! as Narrator (voice)
Bones as Arthur Lang

2004

Deadwood as Hostetler

2003

Eve as Andrew Hunter

2001

Kingdom Come as Clyde Kincade
Smallville as Principal Terrence Reynolds
Special Unit 2 as Captain Richard Page

2000

1999

Family Law as Judge John Wyles

1998

Godzilla as Admiral Phelps
Divorcing Jack as Charles Parker
Sour Grapes as Detective Crouch
The Big Lebowski as Older Cop
Damon as Judge Miller
Charmed as Head Witch Doctor

1997

Bean as Lieutenant Brutus

1996

City Hall as Deputy Commissioner Samuels
The Glimmer Man as Detective Roden
Raven as Russ Carlson
Ed as Umpire - Sharks Game
Moesha as Rev. Lovejoy
The Steve Harvey Show as Clarence Hightower

1995

Trial by Fire as Judge
The Client as Tom
The Drew Carey Show as Reverend Holloway
Bonnie as Joe Briggs

1994

Friends as Rhodes
Babylon 5 as Captain Edward MacDougan
ER as Mr. Lipson

1993

The Tower as Wilson
Posse as Doubletree
CB4 as Baa Baa Ack
Diagnosis: Murder as Det. Jim Michaels
Diagnosis: Murder as Deputy Chief Clark Nichols

1992

Condition: Critical as Sgt. Lidner
Renegade as Michael Prince

1991

Stone Cold as Cunningham
Roc as Black Officer
Reasonable Doubts as Alvin Pinkston

1990

Rocky V as George Washington Duke
The Freshman as Lloyd Simpson
Beverly Hills, 90210 as The Inspector
Wings as Jack

1989

Collision Course as Jarryd Guard #2
Seinfeld as Fred

1988

Internal Affairs as Police Commissioner

1987

Suspect as Everett Bennett

1986

L.A. Law as Mr. Holmes

1985

Krush Groove as Jay B (as Richard E. Gant)
MacGyver as Asst. D.A. Johnny Denmark

1984

The Cosby Show as Moving Man

1980

Attica as Eddie Lewis
Night of the Juggler as Hospital Cop