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Richard Gere


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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Filmography

Hide HideActor (51 titles)
2013 Henry & Me (post-production)
Henry (voice)
 
2013 Movie 43
Boss (segment "iBabe")
 
2009 Brooklyn's Finest
Eddie
 
2007 The Flock
Errol Babbage
 
2005 Bee Season
Saul
 
2003 Freedom: A History of Us (TV series documentary)
Lloyd Staley / Patrick Henry
Independence (2003) … Patrick Henry
Safe for Democracy (2003) … Lloyd Staley
 
1993 Mr. Jones
Mr. Jones
 
1991 Rhapsody in August
Clark (as Richâdo Gia)
 
1988 Miles from Home
Frank Roberts
 
1985 King David
David
 
1983 Beyond the Limit
Dr. Eduardo Plarr
 
1979 Yanks
Matt Dyson
 
1978 Bloodbrothers
Stony De Coco
 
1976 Kojak (TV series)
Geno Papas
Birthday Party (1976) … Geno Papas
 
1976 Baby Blue Marine
Raider
 
1975 Strike Force (TV movie)
Trooper Walter Spenser
 
1973 Chelsea D.H.O. (TV movie)
Milo
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (7 titles)
2007 Premio Donostia a Richard Gere (TV movie) (performer: "All I Care About Is Love" 1975)
 
2005 Reel Paradise (documentary) (performer: "We Both Reached For The Gun")
 
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")
 
1984 The Cotton Club (performer: "Am I Blue?" - uncredited)
 
1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar (performer: "Nel blu dipinto di blu Volare" 1958 - uncredited)
 
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 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 (131 titles)
2013 The 85th Oscars (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2013 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
Himself
 
2013 The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee
 
2012 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself -Guest
Episode dated 28 December 2012 (2012) … Himself -Guest
Episode dated 20 September 2012 (2012) … Himself -Guest
 
2012 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 December 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 CBS News Sunday Morning (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 25 November 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
1996-2012 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 October 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 27 September 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 24 May 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
2008-2012 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 September 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 25 October 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2012 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #10.245 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
1993-2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
Episode #21.1 (2012) … Himself
Episode #11.8 (2003) … Himself
Episode #10.62 (2002) … Himself
Episode #10.4 (2002) … Himself
Episode dated 30 August 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
2012 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #1.180 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
1996-2012 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 14 September 2012 (2012) … 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
 
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
 
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 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 Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Richard Gere (2008) … Himself - Guest
 
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
 
2004-2007 Live with Kelly and Michael (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
 
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
 
2005 The Barbara Walters Summer Special (TV series)
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)
 
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
 
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)
Himself
 
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 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 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
 
1989-1990 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 March 1990 (1990) … Himself
Episode dated 1 May 1989 (1989) … 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
 
1987 Àngel Casas show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.33 (1987) … 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 (35 titles)
2013 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
 
2011 Close Up (TV series)
 
2011 Celebrity Naked Ambition (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008-2010 Memòries de la tele (TV series)
 
2009 Eiga no tatsujin 2: End Credits (TV series)
 
2009 Almost Famous II (TV documentary)
 
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 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)
 
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 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
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)
 

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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  | 13 Articles  | 31 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

The Gere Foundation | See more »

Alternate Names:

Richâdo Gia

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Pretty Woman is something I never would have done. Neither is An Officer and a Gentleman. I had no interest in these scripts whatsoever. It was the same person knocking my door down on both of them, Jeffrey Katzenberg, first at Paramount, then at Disney, who was one of my first friends out here and still is. At the point of Pretty Woman... See more »

Trivia:

Co-owner, with wife Carey Lowell, of the "Bedford Post Inn" in Bedford, New York. The Inn has eight rooms, two restaurants, a yoga studio, a meditation center. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo