---
name: "Richard Gross"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-gross-158126"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1948"
died: "11 August 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T08:28:46.494614+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."
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# Richard Gross

Actor. Born 1 January 1948 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 11 August 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1948, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 11 August 2022
- **Active:** 2008–2016
- **Also known as:** 리처드 그로스
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 83 (1), 2010s 75 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23008465, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0343478/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/158126

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Swiss Army Man*](https://film.one/film/swiss-army-man.md) (75)

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## Biography

Richard Gross (1948–2022) was an American actor. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he moved to California as a child and earned a BA in Theatre Arts from California State University, Dominguez Hills. He was active with the Foothill Theatre Company, a regional theatre in Nevada City, before returning to Los Angeles in 1991 to resume his screen career.

Gross appeared in films such as *Phenomenon* (1996), *Hard Eight* (1997), *Milk* (2008) and *Swiss Army Man* (2016), in which he played Hank's Dad. His television credits include *Malcolm in the Middle*, *24*, *CSI: Miami*, *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* and *13 Reasons Why*. He also performed in numerous skits on *The Tonight Show with Jay Leno*.

*Sources: imdb.com, theunion.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Swiss Army Man* (2016), Fi1m 75, as Hank's Dad — [page](https://film.one/film/swiss-army-man.md)
- *Milk* (2008), Fi1m 83, as Riot Cop — [page](https://film.one/film/milk.md)

## Also known for

- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), Dave
- *13 Reasons Why* (2017), Judge
- *24* (2001), Fire Marshal
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), Gardener
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), Officer Kirk
- *Phenomenon* (1996), Customer at Malley's
- *Hard Eight* (1997), Floorman
- *Chasing Mavericks* (2012), Brenda's Father

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