--- name: "Richard Gant" canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-gant" roles: ["Actor"] born: "10 March 1944" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 61 average_as: "actor" average_over: 4 updated: "2026-09-19T15:48:17.924396+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 Gant Actor. Born 10 March 1944 in San Francisco, California, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 10 March 1944, San Francisco, California, USA - **Active:** 1990–2007 - **Also known as:** ریچارد گنت - **Average Fi1m score:** 61, as actor, over 4 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 71 (3), 2000s 31 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 57 to 51 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, Crime 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $327m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Gant, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1280821, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0304579/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16662 ## Streaming the US now - **AMC+:** [*Rocky V*](https://film.one/film/rocky-v.md) (54) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Richard Gant is an American actor born on 10 March 1944 in San Francisco, California. He is known for his role as the boxing promoter George Washington Duke in the film *Rocky V* (1990). Gant has appeared in numerous films and television series, including *The Big Lebowski* (1998), *Godzilla* (1998), *Bean* (1997), *Deadwood* (2004–2006) as Hostetler, *Friends* (1994), *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), *Smallville* (2001), *Charmed* (1998), *Bones* (2005), *Norbit* (2007) and *Men of a Certain Age* (2009–2012) as Owen. He trained at California State University, East Bay and Samuel Merritt University, served in the US Air Force, and worked in off-Broadway theatre before his screen career began in 1980. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (4) - *Norbit* (2007), Fi1m 31, as Preacher — [page](https://film.one/film/norbit.md) - *The Big Lebowski* (1998), Fi1m 85, as Older Cop — [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-lebowski.md) - *Babylon 5* (1994), Fi1m 74, as Captain Edward MacDougan — [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-5.md) - *Rocky V* (1990), Fi1m 54, as George Washington Duke — [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-v.md) ## Complete filmography (98) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Wonder Years* (2021), series, as Granddaddy Clisby - *Mr. Iglesias* (2019), series, as Ray Hayward - *Doom Patrol* (2019), series, as General Tony Anderson - *The Neighborhood* (2018), series, as Walter - *Magnum P.I.* (2018), series, as Joseph - *Champions* (2018), series, as Chester - *The Chi* (2018), series, as Mr. Bennett - *This Is Us* (2016), series, as Albert Jones - *Greenleaf* (2016), series, as Percy Lee - *The Fright Night Files* (2014), as Micheal - *Island Song* (2013), as Duke - *The Mindy Project* (2012), series, as Melville Fuller - *The Soul Man* (2012), series, as Fred - *Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story* (2010), as Paps 'Pure Plastic' Patterson - *Ashes* (2010), as Thomas Muller - *Waiting for Forever* (2010), as Albert - *The Deep End* (2010), series, as Judge Byron Cole - *Men of a Certain Age* (2009), series, as Owen Thoreau Sr. - *The Middle* (2009), series, as Pastor Watkins - *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), series, as Raymond Hanna - *Eli Stone* (2008), series, as Judge Marlon Anderson - *Daddy Day Camp* (2007), as Buck - *General Hospital: Night Shift* (2007), series, Actor - *Young Cesar* (2007), Actor - *Fist of the Warrior* (2007), as Chief Matthews - *Cover* (2007), as Robert Maas - *Norbit* (2007), as Preacher — Fi1m 31, [page](https://film.one/film/norbit.md) - *Ezra* (2007), as Mac Mondale - *Vanished* (2006), series, as Police Chief - *Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror* (2006), as Jackson - *In Justice* (2006), series, as Judge Walker - *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), series, as Judge - *Bones* (2005), series, as Arthur Lang - *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Fireman #2 (voice), (voice), Narrator (voice) - *Boston Legal* (2004), series, as Judge Vincent Kimball — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md) - *Deadwood* (2004), series, as Hostetler, Arnette Hostetler — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md) - *Eve* (2003), series, as Andrew Hunter - *Smallville* (2001), series, as Terrence Reynolds - *Kingdom Come* (2001), as Clyde Kincade - *Special Unit 2* (2001), series, as Captain Richard Page - *Nutty Professor II: The Klumps* (2000), as Denise's Father - *Titus* (2000), series, as FBI Agent - *Family Law* (1999), series, as Judge John Wyles - *Charmed* (1998), series, as Head Witch Doctor - *Johnny B Good* (1998), Actor - *Divorcing Jack* (1998), as Charles Parker - *Godzilla* (1998), as Admiral Phelps - *Sour Grapes* (1998), as Detective Crouch - *Damon* (1998), series, as Judge Miller - *The Big Lebowski* (1998), as Older Cop — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-lebowski.md) - *Bean* (1997), as Lieutenant Brutus - *Smart Guy* (1997), series, as Reverend Simms - *Raven* (1996), as Russ Carlson - *The Glimmer Man* (1996), as Detective Roden - *The Steve Harvey Show* (1996), series, as Clarence Hightower - *Ed* (1996), as Umpire - Sharks Game - *City Hall* (1996), as Deputy Commissioner Samuels - *Moesha* (1996), series, as Rev. Lovejoy - *Trial by Fire* (1995), as Judge - *Bonnie* (1995), series, as Joe Briggs - *The Client* (1995), series, as Tom - *The Drew Carey Show* (1995), series, as Reverend Holloway - *The Parent 'Hood* (1995), series, Actor - *Friends* (1994), series, as Rhodes — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/friends.md) - *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Johnson - *ER* (1994), series, as Mr. Lipson — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md) - *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Darryl Harding - *Babylon 5* (1994), series, as Captain Edward MacDougan — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-5.md) - *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), series, as Det. Jim Michaels, Deputy Chief Clark Nichols - *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman* (1993), series, as Judge R. Cobb - *Living Single* (1993), series, as Al Evans - *The Tower* (1993), as Wilson - *Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday* (1993), as Coroner - *Posse* (1993), as Doubletree - *Men Don't Tell* (1993), as Pope - *CB4* (1993), as Baa Baa Ack - *Condition: Critical* (1992), as Sgt. Lidner - *Renegade* (1992), series, as Michael Prince - *Martin* (1992), series, as Rev. Barnes - *Reasonable Doubts* (1991), series, as Alvin Pinkston - *Roc* (1991), series, as Black Officer - *Stone Cold* (1991), as Cunningham - *Rocky V* (1990), as George Washington Duke — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-v.md) - *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, as The Inspector - *The Freshman* (1990), as Lloyd Simpson - *Wings* (1990), series, as Jack - *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Fred — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md) - *Collision Course* (1989), as Jarryd Guard #2 - *Internal Affairs* (1988), as Police Commissioner - *Suspect* (1987), as Everett Bennett - *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Mr. Holmes - *Krush Groove* (1985), as Jay B (as Richard E. Gant) - *MacGyver* (1985), series, as Asst. D.A. Johnny Denmark - *The Cosby Show* (1984), series, as Moving Man - *Miami Vice* (1984), series, as Battlin' Barry Gay — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md) - *Night of the Juggler* (1980), as Hospital Cop - *Attica* (1980), as Eddie Lewis - *Revenge of the Nerds*, series, as P.T. Turner ## Gallery - ![Richard Gant](https://film.one/media/person/412861/gallery-c5f0fcfd9427.jpg) Richard Gant — Empower Sports Magazine Also posted on the personal channel of Empower's founder Satish Sekar, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Richard_Gant_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Richard Gant](https://film.one/media/person/412861/gallery-cff6e15bba5a.jpg) Richard Gant — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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