--- name: "Richard Burgi" canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-burgi" fi1m_id: "richard-burgi" imdb_id: "nm0121404" tmdb_id: 25849 wikidata_id: "Q442274" roles: ["Actor"] born: "30 July 1958" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 73 average_as: "actor" average_over: 4 updated: "2026-10-05T04:02:57.118881+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Richard Burgi ## Identity Richard Burgi - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-burgi - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** richard-burgi - **IMDb ID:** nm0121404 - **TMDB ID:** 25849 - **Wikidata ID:** Q442274 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Burgi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q442274, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0121404/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/25849 Actor. Born 30 July 1958 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 30 July 1958, Montclair, New Jersey, USA - **Active:** 1989–2009 - **Also known as:** Richard William Burgi - **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 4 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 90 (1), 2000s 67 (3) - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 3, Crime 2, Drama 2, Mystery 1 - **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $202m across 1 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Burgi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q442274, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0121404/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/25849 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Fun with Dick and Jane*](https://film.one/film/fun-with-dick-and-jane.md) (50) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Richard Burgi is an American actor. Born Richard William Burgi on 30 July 1958 in Montclair, New Jersey, he began his career in the mid-1980s with roles in daytime soap operas including Another World and As the World Turns. He gained prominence with leading and recurring parts in primetime series such as The Sentinel (1996–1999) as Det. Jim Ellison, Desperate Housewives as Karl Mayer, and 24 as Kevin Carroll. He has also appeared in General Hospital and The Young and the Restless. Burgi's film credits include Cellular (2004), In Her Shoes (2005), the 2005 remake of Fun with Dick and Jane as Joe Cleeman, Hostel: Part II (2007) and Friday the 13th (2009). He has worked steadily in television and film since 1986. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (4) - *Castle* (2009), Fi1m 73, as Charlie Turner — [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md) - *Fun with Dick and Jane* (2005), Fi1m 50, as Joe Cleeman — [page](https://film.one/film/fun-with-dick-and-jane.md) - *Desperate Housewives* (2004), Fi1m 78, as Karl Mayer — [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md) - *Seinfeld* (1989), Fi1m 90, as Ben — [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md) ## Complete filmography (91) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Final Frequency* (2021), as Cyrus Slanton - *The 2nd* (2020), as CIA Director Phillips - *The Morning Show* (2019), series, as Zeke Pemberton - *Grand Hotel* (2019), series, as Michael Finn - *Nothingman* (2018), as Macklemore Fuentes - *ZOUA* (2018), as Narrator - *The Oath* (2018), series, as Nathan Andrews - *Decommissioned* (2016), as President Ford - *Rush Hour* (2016), series, as Todd Taymor - *No Letting Go* (2016), as Henry - *Patient Killer* (2015), as Doctor Sylvan - *Midnight Masquerade* (2014), as Howard Samford - *The Green Inferno* (2014), as Charles - *Crystal Skulls* (2014), as John Winston · Executive Producer - *Fatal Instinct* (2014), as Michael Decker - *13 Sins* (2014), as Kopeckny - *Reaver* (2013), as John - *Kirstie* (2013), series, as Tony Cameron - *Devious Maids* (2013), series, as Henri - *From The Woods* (2013), as Landlord/Sheriff - *Christmas Twister* (2012), as Logan - *How They Smiled* (2011), as Henry Jenkins - *Committed* (2011), as Desmond - *Super Eruption* (2011), as Charlie Young - *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as Councilman Tommy Mancini - *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Agent Novak — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md) - *The Glades* (2010), series, as William Grant - *Hot in Cleveland* (2010), series, as Timothy - *Harper's Island* (2009), series, as Thomas Wellington - *Castle* (2009), series, as Charlie Turner — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md) - *Friday the 13th* (2009), as Officer Bracke - *Lie to Me* (2009), series, as Governor Charles Brooks - *Christmas Cottage* (2008), as Bill Kinkade - *Big Shots* (2007), series, as Gavin Carter - *Reaper* (2007), series, as Mike Volta - *Chuck* (2007), series, as Clyde Decker — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md) - *Burn Notice* (2007), series, as Morris - *In God's Country* (2007), as Josiah Leavitt - *Hostel: Part II* (2007), as Todd - *Shanghai Red* (2007), as Michael Johnson - *Shark* (2006), series, as Dr. Neil Fuller — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/shark.md) - *Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone* (2006), as Richard Danville - *Fun with Dick and Jane* (2005), as Joe Cleeman — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/fun-with-dick-and-jane.md) - *In Her Shoes* (2005), as Jim Danvers - *Wheelmen* (2005), as Nick - *Eyes* (2005), series, as Matthew Hale - *Point Pleasant* (2005), series, as Ben Kramer - *Desperate Housewives* (2004), series, as Karl Mayer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md) - *Torn Apart* (2004), as Billy Westin - *Cellular* (2004), as Craig Martin - *Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation* (2004), as Captain Dax - *Decoys* (2004), as Detective Francis Kirk - *Darklight* (2004), as William Shaw - *NCIS* (2003), series, as Randall Hammond — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md) - *One Tree Hill* (2003), series, as Ted Davis — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md) - *Las Vegas* (2003), series, as Vince Peterson - *Nip/Tuck* (2003), series, as Dr. Logan Taper — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/nip-tuck.md) - *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Randall Stafford - *24* (2001), series, as Alan York, Kevin Carroll — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md) - *Bailey's Mistake* (2001), as Paul Donovan - *The District* (2000), series, as Vincent Hunter - *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Rick Weston - *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Richard Morgan - *Judging Amy* (1999), series, as Michael Cassidy - *Action* (1999), series, as Cole Riccardi, Cole Ricardi - *Twice in a Lifetime* (1999), series, as Jimmy O'Connor / Ray Tambor - *Providence* (1999), series, as Dr. J.D. Scanlon - *I Married a Monster* (1998), as Nicholas 'Nick' David Farrell - *The Wild Thornberrys* (1998), series, as Poacher #1 (voice) - *Veronica's Closet* (1997), series, as Mark - *Just Shoot Me!* (1997), series, as Robert Gallatin - *The Sentinel* (1996), series, as Jim Ellison - *Payback* (1995), as Al Keegan - *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Frank - *One West Waikiki* (1994), series, as Detective Mack Wolfe - *Viper* (1994), series, as Lane Cassidy - *The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade* (1992), as Curtis Bohannan / Deadly Nightshade - *Love & War* (1992), series, Actor - *Mann & Machine* (1992), series, Actor - *Nurses* (1991), series, Actor - *The Flash* (1990), series, as Curtis Bohannan - *Chameleons* (1989), as Philip - *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Ben — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md) - *Jake and the Fatman* (1987), series, Actor - *Matlock* (1986), series, as Roger Stratford - *Who's the Boss?* (1984), series, Actor - *The Young and the Restless* (1973), series, as Ashland Locke - *Days of Our Lives* (1965), series, as Philip Collier - *Another World* (1964), series, Actor - *General Hospital* (1963), series, as Paul Hornsby - *Six Days in Evergreen*, as William --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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