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Richard Gere

Born: 1949

Biography

Richard Tiffany Gere (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor and producer. He began in films in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) and a starring role in Days of Heaven (1978). He came to prominence with his role in the film American Gigolo (1980), which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. He went on to star in many well-received films, including An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), The Cotton Club (1984), Pretty Woman (1990), Sommersby (1993), Primal Fear (1996), Runaway Bride (1999), I'm Not There (2007), Arbitrage (2012) and Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2016). For portraying Billy Flynn in the Academy Award-winning musical Chicago (2002), he won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the cast. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Gere, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Resources

Movies

Pretty Woman

Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman

Sommersby

John Robert Sommersby / Horace Townsend in Sommersby

Breathless

Jesse in Breathless

Chicago

Billy Flynn in Chicago

The Cotton Club

Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer in The Cotton Club

Primal Fear

Martin Vail in Primal Fear

Unfaithful

Edward Sumner in Unfaithful

Autumn in New York

Will Keane in Autumn in New York

The Mothman Prophecies

John Klein in The Mothman Prophecies

Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones in Mr. Jones

An Officer and a Gentleman

Zack Mayo in An Officer and a Gentleman

I'm Not There

Billy in I'm Not There

American Gigolo

Julian Kaye in American Gigolo

And the Band Played On

The Choreographer in And the Band Played On

Dr. T & the Women

Dr. T in Dr. T & the Women

Shall We Dance?

John Clark in Shall We Dance?

Runaway Bride

Ike Graham in Runaway Bride

The Jackal

Declan Mulqueen in The Jackal

Final Analysis

Isaac Barr in Final Analysis

The Hunting Party

Simon Hunt in The Hunting Party

Internal Affairs

Dennis Peck in Internal Affairs

Rhapsody in August

Clark (Kane's Nephew) in Rhapsody in August

First Knight

Lancelot in First Knight

Yanks

Matt Dyson in Yanks

Bee Season

Saul in Bee Season

Amelia

George Putnam in Amelia

Red Corner

Jack Moore in Red Corner

Brooklyn's Finest

Off. Eddie Dugan in Brooklyn's Finest

No Mercy

Eddie Jillette in No Mercy

The Hoax

Clifford Irving in The Hoax

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Parker Wilson in Hachi: A Dog's Tale

The Flock

Erroll Babbage in The Flock

Report to the Commissioner

Billy in Report to the Commissioner

The Buddha

Narrator in The Buddha

Nights in Rodanthe

Paul in Nights in Rodanthe

King David

King David in King David

Arbitrage

Robert Miller in Arbitrage

Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Self in Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Tony in Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Days of Heaven

Bill in Days of Heaven

Oh, Canada

Leonard Fife in Oh, Canada

Intersection

Vincent Eastman in Intersection

Power

Pete St. John in Power

The Honorary Consul

Dr. Eduardo Plarr in The Honorary Consul

Miles from Home

Frank Roberts in Miles from Home

The Double

Paul Shepherdson in The Double

Compassion in Emptiness

Self in Compassion in Emptiness

Movie 43

Robert (segment "iBabe") in Movie 43

Bloodbrothers

Stony De Coco in Bloodbrothers

Strike Force

Trooper Walter Spenser in Strike Force

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

Self in My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies

Self / Host in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies

Longing

Daniel Bloch in Longing

When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun

Self in When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun

Maybe I Do

Howard in Maybe I Do

This Emotional Life

Self in This Emotional Life

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Guy Chambers in The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Mustang: Journey of Transformation

Narrator in Mustang: Journey of Transformation

Time Out of Mind

George in Time Out of Mind

Baby Blue Marine

Raider in Baby Blue Marine

Henry & Me

Henry (voice) in Henry & Me

Night of 100 Stars III

Self in Night of 100 Stars III

Rachel: An American Conscience

Self in Rachel: An American Conscience

A Concert for Hurricane Relief

Self - Presenter in A Concert for Hurricane Relief

The Benefactor

Franny in The Benefactor

Live 8

Self in Live 8

The Concert for New York City

Self in The Concert for New York City

Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet

Narrator (voice) in Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

Norman Oppenheimer in Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment, the Life and World of Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche

Narrator in Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment, the Life and World of Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche

The Dinner

Stan Lohman in The Dinner

Reporters

Self in Reporters

Junket Whore

Self in Junket Whore

Three Christs

Dr. Alan Stone in Three Christs

The Simpsons: Christmas

in The Simpsons: Christmas

Lord of the Dance/Destroyer of Illusion

Narrator (English language version) in Lord of the Dance/Destroyer of Illusion

It Takes a Lunatic

Self in It Takes a Lunatic

Project Happiness

Self in Project Happiness

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

Self in The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

Self (uncredited) in Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

The Making Of

in The Making Of

Unzipped

Self in Unzipped

TV Shows