Richard Gere

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

110

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-08-31 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Richard Gere

Biography

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

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Leute heute

    Leute heute

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • The Bonnie Hunt Show

    The Bonnie Hunt Show

  • Cosmos

    Cosmos

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Unfaithful

    Unfaithful

  • Pretty Woman

    Pretty Woman

  • Koffee with Karan

    Koffee with Karan

  • The Agency: Central Intelligence

    The Agency: Central Intelligence

  • Hachi: A Dog's Tale

    Hachi: A Dog's Tale

  • Primal Fear

    Primal Fear

  • The Jackal

    The Jackal

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • Nights in Rodanthe

    Nights in Rodanthe

  • The Frank Skinner Show

    The Frank Skinner Show

  • Beau geste

    Beau geste

  • Movie 43

    Movie 43

  • First Knight

    First Knight

  • Internal Affairs

    Internal Affairs

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

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

  • The Benefactor

    The Benefactor

  • Brooklyn's Finest

    Brooklyn's Finest

  • American Gigolo

    American Gigolo

  • Days of Heaven

    Days of Heaven

  • The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

    The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

  • The Flock

    The Flock

  • Charlie Rose

    Charlie Rose

  • Longing

    Longing

  • Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

  • Autumn in New York

    Autumn in New York

  • The Honorary Consul

    The Honorary Consul

  • Final Analysis

    Final Analysis

  • Breathless

    Breathless

  • Shall We Dance?

    Shall We Dance?

  • Sommersby

    Sommersby

  • Runaway Bride

    Runaway Bride

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

    Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

  • An Officer and a Gentleman

    An Officer and a Gentleman

  • And the Band Played On

    And the Band Played On

  • The Double

    The Double

  • Three Christs

    Three Christs

  • Rhapsody in August

    Rhapsody in August

  • I'm Not There

    I'm Not There

  • Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

    Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

  • Intersection

    Intersection

  • Power

    Power

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Chicago

    Chicago

  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

  • The Hunting Party

    The Hunting Party

  • Dr. T & the Women

    Dr. T & the Women

  • Lord of the Dance/Destroyer of Illusion

    Lord of the Dance/Destroyer of Illusion

  • Mr. Jones

    Mr. Jones

  • The Concert for New York City

    The Concert for New York City

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

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

  • Henry & Me

    Henry & Me

  • The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

    The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

  • Miles from Home

    Miles from Home

  • The Dinner

    The Dinner

  • Oh, Canada

    Oh, Canada

  • The Mothman Prophecies

    The Mothman Prophecies

  • Arbitrage

    Arbitrage

  • Maybe I Do

    Maybe I Do

  • Red Corner

    Red Corner

  • Looking for Mr. Goodbar

    Looking for Mr. Goodbar

  • It Takes a Lunatic

    It Takes a Lunatic

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • MotherFatherSon

    MotherFatherSon

  • Strike Force

    Strike Force

  • My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

    My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

  • Report to the Commissioner

    Report to the Commissioner

  • The Cotton Club

    The Cotton Club

  • Live 8

    Live 8

  • Amelia

    Amelia

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

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

  • Baby Blue Marine

    Baby Blue Marine

  • This Emotional Life

    This Emotional Life

  • Bloodbrothers

    Bloodbrothers

  • Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

    Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

  • No Mercy

    No Mercy

  • Time Out of Mind

    Time Out of Mind

  • Yanks

    Yanks

  • Bee Season

    Bee Season

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • The Simpsons: Christmas

    The Simpsons: Christmas

  • Junket Whore

    Junket Whore

  • The Hoax

    The Hoax

  • King David

    King David

  • Reporters

    Reporters

  • Unzipped

    Unzipped

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • Rachel: An American Conscience

    Rachel: An American Conscience

  • Left Seat

    Left Seat

  • Project Happiness

    Project Happiness

  • The Buddha

    The Buddha

  • The Making Of

    The Making Of

  • When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun

    When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun

  • Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet

    Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet

  • Mustang: Journey of Transformation

    Mustang: Journey of Transformation

  • Compassion in Emptiness

    Compassion in Emptiness

  • A contracorrent: 10 anys d'Open Arms

    A contracorrent: 10 anys d'Open Arms