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Humanitarian and actor, Richard Gere was born on August 31, 1949, in Philadelphia. The second of five children, his father, Homer, was an insurance salesman, and his mother was Doris. Richard started early as a musician, playing a number of instruments in high school and writing music for high school productions... See full bio »

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Richard Tiffany Gere
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2013 Red Band (post-production)
Boss
 
2012 Henry & Me (post-production)
Henry (voice)
 
2012 Arbitrage
Robert Miller
 
2011/I The Double
Paul Shepherdson
 
2009 Amelia
George Putnam
 
2009 Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Parker Wilson
 
2009 Brooklyn's Finest
Eddie
 
2008 Nights in Rodanthe
Dr. Paul Flanner
 
2007 The Hunting Party
Simon Hunt
 
2007 I'm Not There.
Billy
 
2007 The Flock
Errol Babbage
 
2006 The Hoax
Clifford Irving
 
2005 Bee Season
Saul
 
2004 Shall We Dance
John Clark
 
2003 Freedom: A History of Us (TV series documentary)
Lloyd Staley / Patrick Henry
– Independence (2003) … Patrick Henry
– Safe for Democracy (2003) … Lloyd Staley
 
2002 Chicago
Billy Flynn
 
2002 Unfaithful
Ed Sumner
 
2002 The Mothman Prophecies
John Klein
 
2000 Dr T and the Women
Dr. T
 
2000 Autumn in New York
Will Keane
 
1999 Runaway Bride
Ike Graham
 
1997 The Jackal
Declan Mulqueen
 
1997 Red Corner
Jack Moore
 
1996 Primal Fear
Martin Vail
 
1995 First Knight
Lancelot
 
1994 Intersection
Vincent Eastman
 
1993 Mr. Jones
Mr. Jones
 
1993 And the Band Played On (TV movie)
The Choreographer
 
1993 Sommersby
John Robert 'Jack' Sommersby
 
1992 Final Analysis
Dr. Isaac Barr
 
1991 Rhapsody in August
Clark (as Richâdo Gia)
 
1990 Pretty Woman
Edward Lewis
 
1990 Internal Affairs
Dennis Peck
 
1988 Miles from Home
Frank Roberts
 
1986 No Mercy
Eddie Jillette
 
1986 Power
Pete St. John
 
1985 King David
David
 
1984 The Cotton Club
Dixie Dwyer
 
1983 Beyond the Limit
Dr. Eduardo Plarr
 
1983 Breathless
Jesse Lujack
 
1982 An Officer and a Gentleman
Zack Mayo
 
1980 American Gigolo
Julian
 
1979 Yanks
Matt Dyson
 
1978 Bloodbrothers
Stony De Coco
 
1978 Days of Heaven
Bill
 
1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Tony
 
1976 Kojak (TV series)
Geno Papas
– Birthday Party (1976) … Geno Papas
 
1976 Baby Blue Marine
Raider
 
1975 Strike Force (TV movie)
Trooper Walter Spenser
 
1975 Report to the Commissioner
Billy
 
1973 Chelsea D.H.O. (TV movie)
Milo
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
2010 Yankeeland: In the Shadow of the Stadium (documentary) (producer) (post-production)
 
2009 Hachi: A Dog's Tale (producer)
 
2005 Dreaming Lhasa (executive producer)
 
1993 Mr. Jones (executive producer)
 
1993 Sommersby (executive producer)
 
1992 Final Analysis (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (5 titles)
2007 Premio Donostia a Richard Gere (TV movie) (performer: "All I Care About Is Love" 1975)
 
2002 Unfaithful (writer: "Piano Lesson Score Cue" 2002 / performer: "Piano Lesson Score Cue" 2002)
 
2002 Chicago (performer: "All I Care About Is Love" 1975, "We Both Reached For The Gun" 1975, "Razzle Dazzle" 1975)
 
1990 Pretty Woman (writer: "Richard Gere's Piano Solo" / performer: "Richard Gere's Piano Solo")
 
1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar (performer: "Nel blu dipinto di blu Volare" 1958 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1984 The Cotton Club (musician: cornet solos)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2006 Celebrating Schlesinger (video short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (117 titles)
2011 Project Happiness (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Conflict and Chaos: Brooklyn's Finest (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 The Buddha (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2007-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 October 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 4 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
See all 9 episodes »
 
2010 Journey from Zanskar (documentary)
Narrator
 
2010 When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun (documentary)
Himself
 
2008-2010 Gomorron (TV series)
Himself - I'm Not There / Himself - Om A Dog's Story
– Episode dated 22 January 2010 (2010) … Himself - Om A Dog's Story
– Om filmen 'I'm Not There' (2008) … Himself - I'm Not There
 
2009 Che tempo che fa (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #7.19 (2009) … Himself - Guest
 
2009 Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet (documentary)
 
2009 Tetsuko's Room (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Richard Gere (2009) … Himself - Guest
 
2009 Waratte iitomo! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 July 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Martha (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 March 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Mustang: Journey of Transformation (documentary short)
Narrator
 
2008 Música de cine (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2008 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 October 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Eigo de shabera-night (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Out in India: A Family's Journey (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Renee Zellweger (2008) … Himself
 
2007 One x One Gala (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Julia Roberts: An American Cinematheque Tribute (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004-2007 LIVE! with Kelly (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 November 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 September 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 October 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2007 Premio Donostia a Richard Gere (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree
 
2007 Channel nº 4 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.16 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 September 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2004-2007 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 August 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 March 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 October 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2007 Koffee with Karan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.15 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 An Officer and a Gentleman: 25 Years Later (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– Richard Gere (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 April 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
1996-2007 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 3 April 2007 (2007) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 14 January 2003 (2003) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 8 May 2002 (2002) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 19 October 2000 (2000) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 2 August 1999 (1999) … Himself - Guest
See all 6 episodes »
 
2007 Caiga quien caiga (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 February 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2006 This Week (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 February 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Celebrating Schlesinger (video short)
Himself
 
2006 What It Takes (TV series)
Himself
– Richard Gere (2006) … Himself
 
2006 On Life and Enlightenment: Principles of Buddhism with His Holiness the Dalai Lama (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Barbara Walters Summer Special (TV series)
Himself
– Heaven: Where Is It? How Do We Get There? (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Ending Aids: The Search for a Vaccine (documentary)
Narrator
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 A Concert for Hurricane Relief (TV special)
Himself
 
2005 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.2 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 GMTV (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 February 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Fahrenheit 9/11: A Movement in Time (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Early Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 October 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Richard Gere (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 October 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Moving Image Salutes Richard Gere (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Freedom2speak v2.0 (documentary)
Himself - Actor, USA
 
2004 The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy
 
2004 Discovering Buddhism (video documentary)
Himself - Host
 
2003 Dreaming of Tibet (documentary)
 
2003 Day by Day: A Director's Journey Part II (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Day by Day: A Director's Journey Part I (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: 'Chicago' Film Clip
 
2003 Everyman (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Richard Gere's Buddhism (2003) … Himself
 
2003 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2003 Le journal des bonnes nouvelles (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 February 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 What's Going On? (TV series documentary)
– Homeless Children in Mongolia
 
2003 The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
 
2003 Bollywood Bound (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Diane Lane (2002) … Himself
 
2002 The Frank Skinner Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.12 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 VH-1 Behind the Movie (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Chicago (2002) … Himself
 
2002 On a tout essayé (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 June 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
1997-2002 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 May 2002 (2002) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 January 2002 (2002) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 October 2000 (2000) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 November 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
2002 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.13 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Leute heute (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 April 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
1993-2002 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 April 2002 (2002) … Himself
– Episode dated 4 January 2002 (2002) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 November 1997 (1997) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 April 1996 (1996) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 October 1993 (1993) … Himself
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2002 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Robert Altman in England (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Shabana! Actor, Activist, Woman (documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of Paul Schrader (2002) … Himself
 
2001 The Simpsons (TV series)
Himself
– She of Little Faith (2001) … Himself (voice)
 
2001 The Concert for New York City (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Bravo Profiles (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Richard Gere (2001) … Himself
 
2001 The Making of 'Dr. T and the Women' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV special documentary)
Presenter (uncredited)
 
1999 ABC 2000: The Millennium (TV documentary)
 
1998 Junket Whore (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (TV special documentary)
Himself/Host
 
1998 The Making of 'The Jackal' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
 
1997 Frontline (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Dreams of Tibet (1997) … Himself
 
1996 Very Important Pennis (TV series)
Himself
– Very Important Pennis: Part 2 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Mundo VIP (TV series)
Himself
– Show nº7 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 May 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Primer plano (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 April 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1995 World AIDS Day Special (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Journey to Enlightenment (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1995 Shadow Over Tibet: Stories in Exile (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Unzipped (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1993 This Morning (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode dated 7 April 1993 (1993) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
 
1992 In a New Light: A Call to Action in the War Against AIDS (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Free to Laugh: A Comedy and Music Special for Amnesty International (TV special)
Himself
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Cinematography
 
1991 Akira Kurosawa Making 'Rhapsody in August' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1991 Voices that Care (TV documentary)
Himself - Choir Member
 
1991 The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 Un dia és un dia (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.20 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 The Howard Stern Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 September 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 Night of 100 Stars III (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 Wogan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 April 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 April 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 March 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 March 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 Red Hot and Blue (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1989 Aspel & Company (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.14 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 The Probe Team (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1981 Reporters (documentary)
Himself
 
1980 The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Medal of Commendation
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (32 titles)
2011 Celebrity Naked Ambition (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008-2010 Memòries de la tele (TV series)
 
2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Eiga no tatsujin 2: End Credits (TV series)
 
2009 Los mejores momentos de 'Sé lo que hicisteis' (video)
Himself
 
2009 Almost Famous II (TV documentary)
 
2008 Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2008 Corazón, corazón (TV series)
 
2008 1 quart de 3 (TV series)
 
2008 Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005-2008 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2007 La rentadora (TV series)
 
2007 Ceremonia de apertura - 55º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (TV movie)
 
2007 TV Land Confidential (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Have I Got News for You (TV series)
 
2007 Al rojo vivo con María Celeste (TV series)
 
2007 Manufacturing Dissent: Uncovering Michael Moore (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 I Love the '70s: Volume 2
Himself
 
2006 Tan a gustito (TV series)
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
 
2005 From Stage to Screen: The History of Chicago (video documentary short)
Billy Flynn (uncredited)
 
2005 ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Retrosexual: The 80's
 
2004 Les 40 ans de la 2 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Michael Moore, el gran agitador (TV documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Musicals (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Celebrity Naked Ambition (TV documentary)
 
2003 Celebrities Uncensored (TV series)
 
2002 The Kid Stays in the Picture (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998 Sharon Stone - Una mujer de 100 caras (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998 Femmes Fatales: Sharon Stone (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1993 The Making of '...And God Spoke'
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

1999: TV commercial in Italy for Ferrero Chocolates. Salary: $1 million. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies  | 1 Print Biography  | 12 Interviews  | 12 Articles  | 30 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

The Gere Foundation | See more »

Alternate Names:

Richâdo Gia

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on George W. Bush] We have a President right now who lies constantly and gets away with it, apparently. See more »

Trivia:

In a London Evening Standard interview to promote Chicago, he claimed to have brought a 750cc Triumph T140V Bonneville from Triumph's Meriden factory with his first paycheck while touring with the stage production of "Grease". He also rode the same updated model, a 1978 T140E, in An Officer and a Gentleman and an even earlier model, a 1960s 650cc T120R Bonneville. in Mr. Jones. See more »

Trademark:

Premature silver grey hair See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo