Acting · San Francisco, California, USA · Born March 10, 1944
Richard Edward Gant (born March 10, 1944) is an American actor. His notable credits include the film Rocky V (1990), where he played the Don King-esque George Washington Duke; Hostetler in Deadwood (2004–2006); and Owen in Men of a Certain Age (2009–2012).
MovieHearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday
2025
as Self
TVThe Wonder Years
2021
as Granddaddy Clisby
TVMr. Iglesias
2019
as Ray Hayward
TVDoom Patrol
2019
as General Tony Anderson
TVThe Neighborhood
2018
as Walter
TVMagnum P.I.
2018
as Joseph
TVChampions
2018
as Chester
TVThe Chi
2018
as Mr. Bennett
TVThis Is Us
2016
as Albert Jones
TVGreenleaf
2016
as Percy Lee
The Fright Night Files
2014
as Micheal
Island Song
2013
as Duke
TVThe Mindy Project
2012
as Melville Fuller
TVThe Soul Man
2012
as Fred
MovieScrewball: The Ted Whitfield Story
2010
as Paps 'Pure Plastic' Patterson
MovieAshes
2010
as Thomas Muller
MovieWaiting for Forever
2010
as Albert
TVThe Deep End
2010
as Judge Byron Cole
TVMen of a Certain Age
2009
as Owen Thoreau Sr.
TVThe Middle
2009
as Pastor Watkins
TVNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Raymond Hanna
TVEli Stone
2008
as Judge Marlon Anderson
MovieDaddy Day Camp
2007
as Buck
TVGeneral Hospital: Night Shift
2007
MovieYoung Cesar
2007
MovieFist of the Warrior
2007
as Chief Matthews
MovieCover
2007
as Robert Maas
MovieNorbit
2007
as Preacher
MovieEzra
2007
as Mac Mondale
TVVanished
2006
as Police Chief
MovieSnoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
as Jackson
TVIn Justice
2006
as Judge Walker
TVHow I Met Your Mother
2005
as Judge
TVBones
2005
as Arthur Lang
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Fireman #2 (voice)
TVBoston Legal
2004
as Judge Vincent Kimball
TVDeadwood
2004
as Hostetler
TVEve
2003
as Andrew Hunter
TVSmallville
2001
as Terrence Reynolds
MovieKingdom Come
2001
as Clyde Kincade
TVSpecial Unit 2
2001
as Captain Richard Page
MovieNutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000
as Denise's Father
TVTitus
2000
as FBI Agent
TVFamily Law
1999
as Judge John Wyles
TVCharmed
1998
as Head Witch Doctor
Johnny B Good
1998
MovieDivorcing Jack
1998
as Charles Parker
MovieGodzilla
1998
as Admiral Phelps
MovieSour Grapes
1998
as Detective Crouch
TVDamon
1998
as Judge Miller
MovieThe Big Lebowski
1998
as Older Cop
MovieBean
1997
as Lieutenant Brutus
TVSmart Guy
1997
as Reverend Simms
MovieRaven
1996
as Russ Carlson
MovieThe Glimmer Man
1996
as Detective Roden
TVThe Steve Harvey Show
1996
as Clarence Hightower
MovieEd
1996
as Umpire - Sharks Game
MovieCity Hall
1996
as Deputy Commissioner Samuels
TVMoesha
1996
as Rev. Lovejoy
MovieTrial by Fire
1995
as Judge
Bonnie
1995
as Joe Briggs
TVThe Client
1995
as Tom
TVThe Drew Carey Show
1995
as Reverend Holloway
TVThe Parent 'Hood
1995
TVFriends
1994
as Rhodes
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Johnson
TVER
1994
as Mr. Lipson
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Darryl Harding
TVBabylon 5
1994
as Captain Edward MacDougan
TVDiagnosis: Murder
1993
as Det. Jim Michaels
TVLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Judge R. Cobb
TVLiving Single
1993
as Al Evans
MovieThe Tower
1993
as Wilson
MovieJason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
1993
as Coroner
MoviePosse
1993
as Doubletree
MovieMen Don't Tell
1993
as Pope
MovieCB4
1993
as Baa Baa Ack
MovieCondition: Critical
1992
as Sgt. Lidner
TVRenegade
1992
as Michael Prince
TVMartin
1992
as Rev. Barnes
TVReasonable Doubts
1991
as Alvin Pinkston
TVRoc
1991
as Black Officer
MovieStone Cold
1991
as Cunningham
MovieRocky V
1990
as George Washington Duke
TVBeverly Hills, 90210
1990
as The Inspector
MovieThe Freshman
1990
as Lloyd Simpson
TVWings
1990
as Jack
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Fred
MovieCollision Course
1989
as Jarryd Guard #2
MovieInternal Affairs
1988
as Police Commissioner
MovieSuspect
1987
as Everett Bennett
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Mr. Holmes
MovieKrush Groove
1985
as Jay B (as Richard E. Gant)
TVMacGyver
1985
as Asst. D.A. Johnny Denmark
TVThe Cosby Show
1984
as Moving Man
TVMiami Vice
1984
as Battlin' Barry Gay
MovieNight of the Juggler
1980
as Hospital Cop
MovieAttica
1980
as Eddie Lewis
Revenge of the Nerds
as P.T. Turner
