Richard Gere
Known for Acting · 126 credits
- Born
- 1949-08-31 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Richard Tiffany Gere
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.
Known For
TV Shows (33)
The Simpsons
1989
as Richard Gere (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
Leute heute
1997
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
The Agency
2024
as James 'Bosko' Bradley
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
Kojak
1973
as Geno Papas
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Bonnie Hunt Show
2008
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Cosmos
2014
as Clair Patterson (voice)
Koffee with Karan
2004
as Self
Beau geste
2023
as Self
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
as Self - Guest
The Early Show
1999
as Self - Guest
Charlie Rose
1991
as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
1998
as Self - Host
The Super Models
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MotherFatherSon
2019
as Max Finch
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
2008
as Self
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
The Off Weeks
as Jonathan
Sternstunde Religion
1998
as Self
A contracorrent: 10 anys d'Open Arms
2025
as Self
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
Movies (93)
Unfaithful
2002
as Edward Sumner
Pretty Woman
1990
as Edward Lewis
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009
as Parker Wilson
The Honorary Consul
1983
as Dr. Eduardo Plarr
Primal Fear
1996
as Martin Vail
Movie 43
2013
as Robert (segment "iBabe")
The Jackal
1997
as Declan Mulqueen
Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
2010
as Self
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982
as Zack Mayo
The Mothman Prophecies
2002
as John Klein
Chicago
2002
as Billy Flynn
Shall We Dance?
2004
as John Clark
Red Corner
1997
as Jack Moore
Runaway Bride
1999
as Ike Graham
Arbitrage
2012
as Robert Miller
First Knight
1995
as Lancelot
Sommersby
1993
as John Robert Sommersby / Horace Townsend
American Gigolo
1980
as Julian Kaye
Days of Heaven
1978
as Bill
I'm Not There
2007
as Billy
Maybe I Do
2023
as Howard
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
as Off. Eddie Dugan
Three Christs
2017
as Dr. Alan Stone
Junket Whore
1998
as Self
The Cotton Club
1984
as Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer
Nights in Rodanthe
2008
as Paul
Internal Affairs
1990
as Dennis Peck
The Buddha
2010
as Narrator
Autumn in New York
2000
as Will Keane
Final Analysis
1992
as Isaac Barr
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
as Guy Chambers
Mr. Jones
1993
as Mr. Jones
Breathless
1983
as Jesse
The Dinner
2017
as Stan Lohman
The Double
2011
as Paul Shepherdson
No Mercy
1986
as Eddie Jillette
And the Band Played On
1993
as The Choreographer
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Oh, Canada
2024
as Leo Fife
Longing
2024
as Daniel Bloch
Intersection
1994
as Vincent Eastman
Dr. T & the Women
2000
as Dr. Sullivan Travis / Dr. T
The Hunting Party
2007
as Simon Hunt
Unzipped
1995
as Self
Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet
2009
as Narrator (voice)
Rhapsody in August
1991
as Clark (Kane's Nephew)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977
as Tony
Together for Palestine
2025
as Self
Asymmetry
as Ezra
Bee Season
2005
as Saul
La vida és Verdi
2026
Live 8
2005
as Self
The Concert for New York City
2001
as Self
Time Out of Mind
2015
as George
Yanks
1979
as Matt Dyson
Rachel: An American Conscience
2005
as Self
Amelia
2009
as George Putnam
Baby Blue Marine
1976
as Raider
The Flock
2007
as Erroll Babbage
The Benefactor
2015
as Franny
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016
as Norman Oppenheimer
Reporters
1981
as Self
King David
1985
as King David
The Hoax
2006
as Clifford Irving
When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun
2010
as Self
Power
1986
as Pete St. John
It Takes a Lunatic
2019
as Self
Chelsea D.H.O.
1973
as Milo
Miles from Home
1988
as Frank Roberts
Strike Force
1975
as Trooper Walter Spenser
Bloodbrothers
1978
as Stony De Coco
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
as Self - Presenter
Blast 'Em
1992
as Self (uncredited)
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
as Self (uncredited)
On Life & Enlightenment
2006
as Self
Report to the Commissioner
1975
as Billy
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020
as Self
The Making Of
Compassion in Emptiness
2011
as Self
This Emotional Life
2010
as Self
Project Happiness
2011
as Self
Terrence Malick - Suche nach dem Unsichtbaren
2026
as Self - actor
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
as Self
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
2009
as Self
Henry & Me
2014
as Henry
Chicago in the Spotlight: A Retrospective with the Cast and Crew
2014
as Self
Monk with a Camera
2014
as Self
Mustang: Journey of Transformation
2009
as Narrator
Left Seat
Lord of the Dance/Destroyer of Illusion
1985
as Narrator (English language version)
Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment, the Life and World of Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche
1995
as Narrator
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies
1998
as Self / Host
About Richard Gere
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 N… With 126 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Richard Gere has appeared in 93 films and 33 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard Gere Movies
- Unfaithful (2002) — as Edward Sumner
- Pretty Woman (1990) — as Edward Lewis
- Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) — as Parker Wilson
- The Honorary Consul (1983) — as Dr. Eduardo Plarr
- Primal Fear (1996) — as Martin Vail
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