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Richard Gant

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Richard Gant
Gant in 2017
Born (1944-03-10) March 10, 1944 (age 80)
OccupationActor
Years active1980–present

Richard Gant (born March 10, 1944)[1] is an American actor. His credits include the film Rocky V (1990), where he played the Don King-esque George Washington Duke;[2][3][4] Hostetler in Deadwood (2004–2006); and Owen in Men of a Certain Age (2009–2012).

He has also appeared in a 1989 episode of Miami Vice, as Battlin’ Barry Gay; as a possessed coroner in Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993); and in the films and TV shows Deadwood, The Big Lebowski, Babylon 5, Special Unit 2, L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, Living Single, Posse, Seinfeld, Friends, How I Met Your Mother, Men Don't Tell, and Charmed. He appeared in one episode each of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Smallville.

He has 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 Daddy Day Camp as Col. Buck Hinton. Gant joined General Hospital on February 6, 2007 in the role of Dr. Russell Ford. He starred in Men of a Certain Age for its entire two-season run on TNT from 2009 to 2011.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1980 Attica Eddie Lewis television movie
Night of the Juggler Hospital Cop
1981 Death of a Prophet Unknown television movie
1985 Krush Groove Jay B. Credit as Richard E. Gant
1987 Suspect Everett Bennett
1988 Internal Affairs Police Commissioner television movie
1989 Collision Course Jarryd Guard #2
1990 Love or Money "Zoo"
The Freshman Lloyd Simpson
Rocky V George Washington Duke
1991 Stone Cold FBI Agent Cunningham
False Arrest Detective John Volland
Revenge of the Nerds P.T. Turner unaired television pilot
Last Breeze of Summer Will Davis short
1992 Condition: Critical Sergeant Lidner television movie
1993 The Tower Wilson television movie
Diagnosis Murder Detective Jim Michaels television series
CB4 "Baa-Baa" Ack
Men Don't Tell "The Pope" television movie
Posse Doubletree
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday Phil, The Coroner
Renegade Michael Prince television series
1994 MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice Unknown
1995 Trial by Fire Judge television 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
Friends Dr. Rhodes
Babylon 5 Captain Edward MacDougan television series
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 Credit as Richard E. Gant
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Mr. Gaines
2001 Kingdom Come Clyde Kincade
2001–2002 Special Unit 2 Captain Richard Page television series
2002 Smallville Principal Terrance Reynolds Episode: "Redux"
2003 The Partners Deputy Chief television movie
2004–2006 Deadwood Hostetler Recurring role
2005 Layla’s Girl J.B.
2006 Hood of Horror Jackson
Summertime Paul Reeseman
2007 Ezra Mac Mondale
Norbit Preacher
Fist of the Warrior Chief Matthews
Young Ceaser Unknown
Daddy Day Camp Colonel Buck Hinton
Cover Robert Mass
2009–2011 Men of a Certain Age Owen Thoreau Sr. series regular
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
2013–2015 The Game Walter Mack four episodes
2014 Bleach Harvey
The Fright Night Files Michael television movie
2019–2020 Mr. Iglesias Ray Hayward Netflix (original series)
2020–2021 The Neighborhood Walter three episodes
2021 Doom Patrol General Tony Episode: "Subconscious Patrol"
Magnum P.I. Joseph Episode: "A New Lease on Death"
2021–22 The Wonder Years Granddaddy Clisby Two episodes
2022 NCIS: Los Angeles Raymond Hanna Two episodes

References

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  1. ^ Rose, Mike (March 10, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for March 10, 2023 includes celebrities Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde". Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  2. ^ Maslin, Janet (16 November 1990). "REVIEW/FILM; Rocky, Buffeted by Fists and Life, Returns to His Roots". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ Keiser, Tom (25 November 2015). "Looking Back at "Rocky V," The Movie That Nearly Knocked Out a Beloved Franchise". Vice. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ^ "BBC - Films - review - Rocky V". www.bbc.co.uk. 13 June 2000. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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