---
name: "Rick Rossovich"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rick-rossovich"
fi1m_id: "rick-rossovich"
imdb_id: "nm0001685"
tmdb_id: 2717
wikidata_id: "Q1139727"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 August 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T18:28:04.033765+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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# Rick Rossovich

## Identity

Rick Rossovich

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rick-rossovich
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rick-rossovich
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001685
- **TMDB ID:** 2717
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1139727
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rossovich, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139727, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001685/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2717

Actor. Born 28 August 1957 in Palo Alto, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 August 1957, Palo Alto, California, USA
- **Active:** 1984–1986
- **Also known as:** Frederic Enrico Rossovich
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rossovich, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139727, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001685/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2717

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*The Terminator*](https://film.one/film/the-terminator.md) (88)
- **Hulu:** [*Top Gun*](https://film.one/film/top-gun.md) (71)

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## Biography

Rick Rossovich, also credited as Frederic Enrico Rossovich, is an American actor. He is known for his role as Matt in the 1984 film *The Terminator*.

Rossovich was born on 28 August 1957 in Palo Alto, California. He gained further recognition for portraying Ron 'Slider' Kerner in *Top Gun* (1986) and Chris McConnell in *Roxanne* (1987). His other film credits include *Streets of Fire* (1984), *Navy SEALs* (1990) and *Miracle in Lane 2* (2002). On television he appeared in *ER* (1994–95) as Dr John Taglieri and *Pacific Blue* (1995–98) as Lt Anthony Palermo.

His brother, Tim Rossovich, was a professional American football player and actor. Rossovich was active from the late 1970s until 2017.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Top Gun* (1986), Fi1m 71, as Slider — [page](https://film.one/film/top-gun.md)
- *The Terminator* (1984), Fi1m 88, as Matt — [page](https://film.one/film/the-terminator.md)

## Complete filmography (43)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Beautiful Day* (2016), as Jack
- *Sandbar* (2012), as Ronnie McCubbing
- *Artworks* (2003), as Bret Rogers
- *Miracle in Lane 2* (2000), as Myron Yoder
- *Killer Deal* (1999), as Sgt. James 'Jimmy' Quinn
- *Telling You* (1998), as McQueeney
- *Black Scorpion II: Aftershock* (1997), as Construction Foreman
- *Truth or Consequences, N.M.* (1997), as Robert Boylan
- *Legend of the Lost Tomb* (1997), as Dr. Eric Leonhardt
- *Pacific Blue* (1996), series, as Anthony Palermo
- *Cover Me* (1995), as Sgt. Bobby Colter
- *Black Scorpion* (1995), as Lt. Stan Walker
- *New Crime City: Los Angeles 2020* (1994), as Anthony Ricks
- *Due South* (1994), series, as Mark Smithbauer
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Marshall
- *ER* (1994), series, as John Taglieri — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Future Shock* (1994), as Frat Boy Leader
- *Tropical Heat* (1993), as Gravis
- *The Evil Inside Me* (1993), as Daniel
- *Mad About You* (1992), series, as Sherman Williams
- *The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw* (1991), as Ethan Cassidy
- *Sons and Daughters* (1991), series, as Spud Lincoln
- *Navy Seals* (1990), as James Leary
- *Paint It Black* (1990), as Jonathan Dunbar
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Hans/Younger Carlton Webster (segment "The Switch")
- *The Roommate* (1989), Actor
- *Spellbinder* (1988), as Derek Clayton
- *Cognac* (1988), as Bogoljub / Prior Nikamia
- *14 Going on 30* (1988), as Roy «Jackjaw» Kelton
- *Roxanne* (1987), as Chris McConnell
- *The Morning After* (1986), as Detective
- *Let's Get Harry* (1986), as Kurt Klein
- *Top Gun* (1986), as Slider — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/top-gun.md)
- *Warning Sign* (1985), as Bob
- *Fast Forward* (1985), Actor
- *MacGruder and Loud* (1985), series, as Officer Geller
- *The Terminator* (1984), as Matt — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-terminator.md)
- *Single Bars, Single Women* (1984), as Dolph
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Steve Gantry
- *Streets of Fire* (1984), as Officer Cooley
- *Losin' It* (1983), as Marine
- *Deadly Lessons* (1983), as Craig
- *The Lords of Discipline* (1983), as Dante `Pig` Pignetti

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