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Richard Gere

Richard Gere

Acting

Born: August 31, 1949Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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
Filmography
La vida és Verdi

La vida és Verdi

2026
Together for Palestine

Together for Palestine

Self

2025
Oh, Canada

Oh, Canada

Leo Fife

2024
Longing

Longing

Daniel Bloch

2024
Maybe I Do

Maybe I Do

Howard

2023
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

Self

2020
It Takes a Lunatic

It Takes a Lunatic

Self

2019
Three Christs

Three Christs

Dr. Alan Stone

2017
The Dinner

The Dinner

Stan Lohman

2017
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

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

Norman Oppenheimer

2016
The Benefactor

The Benefactor

Franny

2015
Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind

George

2015
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Guy Chambers

2015
Henry & Me

Henry & Me

Henry

2014
Monk with a Camera

Monk with a Camera

Self

2014
Movie 43

Movie 43

Robert (segment "iBabe")

2013
Arbitrage

Arbitrage

Robert Miller

2012
The Double

The Double

Paul Shepherdson

2011
Project Happiness

Project Happiness

Self

2011
Compassion in Emptiness

Compassion in Emptiness

Self

2011

When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun

Self

2010
The Buddha

The Buddha

Narrator

2010
Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

Off. Eddie Dugan

2010

This Emotional Life

Self

2010
Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Self

2010
Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet

Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet

Narrator (voice)

2009
Amelia

Amelia

George Putnam

2009
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

Self

2009
Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Parker Wilson

2009
Mustang: Journey of Transformation

Mustang: Journey of Transformation

Narrator

2009
Nights in Rodanthe

Nights in Rodanthe

Paul

2008
I'm Not There

I'm Not There

Billy

2007
The Hunting Party

The Hunting Party

Simon Hunt

2007
The Flock

The Flock

Erroll Babbage

2007
The Hoax

The Hoax

Clifford Irving

2006
Live 8

Live 8

Self

2005
Bee Season

Bee Season

Saul

2005
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

Self - Presenter

2005
Rachel: An American Conscience

Rachel: An American Conscience

Self

2005
Shall We Dance?

Shall We Dance?

John Clark

2004
Celebrity Naked Ambition

Celebrity Naked Ambition

Self (archive footage)

2003
Chicago

Chicago

Billy Flynn

2002
Unfaithful

Unfaithful

Edward Sumner

2002
The Mothman Prophecies

The Mothman Prophecies

John Klein

2002
The Concert for New York City

The Concert for New York City

Self

2001
Dr. T & the Women

Dr. T & the Women

Dr. Sullivan Travis / Dr. T

2000
Autumn in New York

Autumn in New York

Will Keane

2000
Runaway Bride

Runaway Bride

Ike Graham

1999
Junket Whore

Junket Whore

Self

1998
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies

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

Self / Host

1998
The Jackal

The Jackal

Declan Mulqueen

1997
Red Corner

Red Corner

Jack Moore

1997
Primal Fear

Primal Fear

Martin Vail

1996
Unzipped

Unzipped

Self

1995

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

Narrator

1995
First Knight

First Knight

Lancelot

1995
The Making of '...And God Spoke'

The Making of '...And God Spoke'

Self (archive footage)

1994
Intersection

Intersection

Vincent Eastman

1994
Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

1993
And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On

The Choreographer

1993
Sommersby

Sommersby

John Robert Sommersby / Horace Townsend

1993
Final Analysis

Final Analysis

Isaac Barr

1992
Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August

Clark (Kane's Nephew)

1991
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

Self (uncredited)

1990
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

Self

1990
Pretty Woman

Pretty Woman

Edward Lewis

1990
Internal Affairs

Internal Affairs

Dennis Peck

1990
Miles from Home

Miles from Home

Frank Roberts

1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

Self

1988
No Mercy

No Mercy

Eddie Jillette

1986
Power

Power

Pete St. John

1986
King David

King David

King David

1985
Lord of the Dance/Destroyer of Illusion

Lord of the Dance/Destroyer of Illusion

Narrator (English language version)

1985
The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer

1984
The Honorary Consul

The Honorary Consul

Dr. Eduardo Plarr

1983
Breathless

Breathless

Jesse

1983
An Officer and a Gentleman

An Officer and a Gentleman

Zack Mayo

1982
Reporters

Reporters

Self

1981
American Gigolo

American Gigolo

Julian Kaye

1980
Yanks

Yanks

Matt Dyson

1979
Bloodbrothers

Bloodbrothers

Stony De Coco

1978
Days of Heaven

Days of Heaven

Bill

1978
Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Tony

1977
Baby Blue Marine

Baby Blue Marine

Raider

1976
Strike Force

Strike Force

Trooper Walter Spenser

1975
Report to the Commissioner

Report to the Commissioner

Billy

1975

Chelsea D.H.O.

Milo

1973