Richard Gant Biography ((?)-)

Full name, Richard E. Gant; married Arline Burks (a costume designer); children: Dakota Pearl.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Night of the Juggler (also known as New York Killer), Columbia, 1980
(As Richard E. Gant) Jay B, Krush Groove, Warner Bros., 1985
Everett Bennett, Suspect, TriStar, 1987
Second Jarryd guard, Collision Course, President Home Entertainment, 1989
George W. Duke, Rocky V, United Artists, 1990
Love or Money, Hemdale, 1990
Lloyd Simpson, The Freshman, TriStar, 1990
Cunningham, Stone Cold, Columbia, 1991
Will Davis, Last Breeze of Summer (short film), American Film Institute, 1991
Baa Baa Ack, CB4, Universal, 1993
Coroner, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (also known as Friday the 13th IX), New Line Cinema, 1993
Doubletree, Posse, Gramercy, 1993
Third man, Conversations, 1994
Deputy Commissioner Samuels, City Hall, Columbia, 1996
Umpire at Sharks game, Ed, Universal, 1996
Detective Roden, The Glimmer Man, Warner Bros., 1996
Russ Carlson, Raven (also known as Raven Team), Segall Entertainment, 1997
Lieutenant Brutus, Bean (also known as Bean: The Movie andDr. Bean), Gramercy Pictures, 1997
Older cop, The Big Lebowski, Gramercy, 1998
Detective Crouch, Sour Grapes, Columbia, 1998
(As Richard E. Gant) Admiral Phelps, Godzilla, TriStar, 1998
Charles Parker, Divorcing Jack, Mosaic Movies, 1998
(As Richard E. Gant) Johnny B Good (also known as Johnny B.), 1998
Mr. Gaines, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (also known as The Klumps), MCA/Universal, 2000
Clyde, Kingdom Come, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Television Appearances
Series
Sergeant/Detective Bill Dornan, a recurring role, NYPD Blue, ABC,1998-1999
Captain Richard Page, Special Unit 2, UPN, 2001
Appeared as Joe Briggs, The Bonnie Hunt Show (also known as Bonny), CBS; also appeared in the series On Our Own, CBS, and Revenge of the Nerds, syndicated.
Miniseries
Police commissioner, Internal Affairs, CBS, 1988
Detective John Volland, False Arrest, ABC, 1991
Trade Winds, NBC, 1993
Movies

Condition: Critical (also known as Final Pulse), NBC, 1992
Pope, Men Don't Tell, CBS, 1993
Wilson, The Tower, Fox, 1993
MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice, NBC, 1994
Judge, Trial by Fire, ABC, 1995
Pilots
Built to Last, NBC, 1997
Lieutenant, The Job, ABC, 2001
Captain Richard Page, Special Unit 2, UPN, 2001
Also appeared in the pilot Southern Cross, CBS.
Episodic
"Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1989
Chief Inspector Johnny Denmark, "The Coltons," MacGyver, ABC, 1991
Alvin Pinkston, "The Silent Treatment," Reasonable Doubts, NBC, 1991
Alvin Pinkston, "Aftermath," Reasonable Doubts, NBC, 1991
Alvin Pinkston, "The Shadow of Death," Reasonable Doubts, NBC, 1992
Alvin Pinkston, "The Discomfort Zone," Reasonable Doubts, NBC, 1992
Inspector, "Meeting Mr. Pony," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1992
Black officer, "Roc Works for Joey," Roc, Fox, 1992
Judge, "Till Death or Next Thursday Do We Part," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1992
Mr. Holmes, "Bare Witness," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
Mr. Holmes, "Parent Trap," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
Fred, "The Pilot," Seinfeld, NBC, 1993
Jack, "Joe Blows II," Wings, NBC, 1993
Detective Michaels, "Vanishing Act: Parts 1 & 2," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1993
"The Ides of Metropolis," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, ABC, 1994
Reverend Barnes, "Arms Are for Hugging," Martin, Fox, 1994
8th Precinct desk sergeant, "Serge the Concierge," NYPD Blue, ABC,1994
Al Evans, "What's Next?," Living Single, Fox, 1994
Leroy Glover, "Travels with Andy," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1995
Desk sergeant, "Head Case," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1996
"The High Ground," The Client, CBS, 1996
Johnson, "Sins of the Father," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1996
Detective Darryl Harding, "Higher Powers," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1996
Mr. Veasey, "Home Loan," The Parent 'Hood, The WB, 1997
Deputy Chief Clark Nichols, "Hard-Boiled Murder," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1997
Dr. Rhodes, "The One with Ross's Thing," Friends, NBC, 1997
Reverend Simms, "Baby, It's You and You and You," Smart Guy, The WB, 1997
Captain Edward MacDougan, "No Surrender, No Retreat," Babylon 5, syndicated, 1997
Captain Edward MacDougan, "The Face of the Enemy," Babylon 5, syndicated, 1997
Judge George Goodwin, "Jury Duty, Again," Alright Already, The WB,1997
Steve's father, "Papa's Got a New Bag," The Steve Harvey Show, TheWB, 1998
Mr. Lipson, "Vanishing Act," ER, NBC, 1998
Mr. Talbot, "The Couple's Court," For Your Love, The WB, 1999
Judge John Wyles, "A Mother's Son," Family Law, CBS, 2000
Mr. Talbot, "Things I Do for Love," For Your Love, The WB, 2000
Reverend Lovechild, "Saving Private Rita," Moesha, UPN, 2001
Also appeared in episodes of The Drew Carey Show, ABC; Empty Nest, NBC; G vs. E, USA Network; and The Marshal, ABC.
Other
Appeared in Damon and Good News, UPN.
Stage Appearances
Appeared in The Mighty Gents, Ambassador Theatre, New York City; Playboy of the West Indies, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT; andThe Talented Tenth, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City.
Stage Work
Director of the play Karamu.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Akron Beacon Journal, October 31, 2001

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