Richard Gant
Biography
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).
Gallery
Known For
Acting History
2025
Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday as Self
2021The Wonder Years as Granddaddy Clisby
2019Mr. Iglesias as Ray Hayward
2019Doom Patrol as General Tony Anderson
2018The Neighborhood as Walter
2018Magnum P.I. as Joseph
2018Champions as Chester
2018The Chi as Mr. Bennett
2016This Is Us as Albert Jones
2016Greenleaf as Percy Lee
2014The Fright Night Files as Micheal
2013Island Song as Duke
2012The Mindy Project as Melville Fuller
2012The Soul Man as Fred
2010Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story as Paps 'Pure Plastic' Patterson
2010Ashes as Thomas Muller
2010Waiting for Forever as Albert
2010The Deep End as Judge Byron Cole
2009Men of a Certain Age as Owen Thoreau Sr.
2009The Middle as Pastor Watkins
2009NCIS: Los Angeles as Raymond Hanna
2008Eli Stone as Judge Marlon Anderson
2007Daddy Day Camp as Buck
2007General Hospital: Night Shift
2007Young Cesar
2007Fist of the Warrior as Chief Matthews
2007Cover as Robert Maas
2007Norbit as Preacher
2007Ezra as Mac Mondale
2006Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror as Jackson
2005How I Met Your Mother as Judge
2005Bones as Arthur Lang
2005American Dad! as Fireman #2 (voice)
2005American Dad! as (voice)
2005American Dad! as Narrator (voice)
2004Boston Legal as Judge Vincent Kimball
2004Deadwood as Hostetler
2003Eve as Andrew Hunter
2001Smallville as Principal Terrence Reynolds
2001Kingdom Come as Clyde Kincade
2001Special Unit 2 as Captain Richard Page
2000Nutty Professor II: The Klumps as Denise's Father
2000Titus as FBI Agent
1999Family Law as Judge John Wyles
1998Charmed as Head Witch Doctor
1998Johnny B Good
1998Divorcing Jack as Charles Parker
1998Godzilla as Admiral Phelps
1998Sour Grapes as Detective Crouch
1998Damon as Judge Miller
1998The Big Lebowski as Older Cop
1997Bean as Lieutenant Brutus
1997Smart Guy as Reverend Simms
1996Raven as Russ Carlson
1996The Glimmer Man as Detective Roden
1996The Steve Harvey Show as Clarence Hightower
1996Ed as Umpire - Sharks Game
1996City Hall as Deputy Commissioner Samuels
1996Moesha as Rev. Lovejoy
1995Trial by Fire as Judge
1995Bonnie as Joe Briggs
1995The Client as Tom
1995The Drew Carey Show as Reverend Holloway
1995The Parent 'Hood
1994Friends as Rhodes
1994Touched by an Angel as Johnson
1994ER as Mr. Lipson
1994Chicago Hope as Darryl Harding
1994Babylon 5 as Captain Edward MacDougan
1993Diagnosis: Murder as Det. Jim Michaels
1993Diagnosis: Murder as Deputy Chief Clark Nichols
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Judge R. Cobb
1993Living Single as Al Evans
1993The Tower as Wilson
1993Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday as Coroner
1993Posse as Doubletree
1993Men Don't Tell as Pope
1993CB4 as Baa Baa Ack
1992Condition: Critical as Sgt. Lidner
1992Renegade as Michael Prince
1992Martin as Rev. Barnes
1991Reasonable Doubts as Alvin Pinkston
1991Roc as Black Officer
1991Stone Cold as Cunningham
1990Rocky V as George Washington Duke
1990Beverly Hills, 90210 as The Inspector
1990The Freshman as Lloyd Simpson
1990Wings as Jack
1989Seinfeld as Fred
1989Collision Course as Jarryd Guard #2
1988Internal Affairs as Police Commissioner
1987Suspect as Everett Bennett
1986L.A. Law as Mr. Holmes
1985Krush Groove as Jay B (as Richard E. Gant)
1985MacGyver as Asst. D.A. Johnny Denmark
1984The Cosby Show as Moving Man
1984Miami Vice as Battlin' Barry Gay
1980Night of the Juggler as Hospital Cop
1980Attica as Eddie Lewis
—Revenge of the Nerds as P.T. Turner