Richard Gere

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

111

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

  • Hachi: A Dog's Tale

    Hachi: A Dog's Tale

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Pretty Woman

    Pretty Woman

  • The Jackal

    The Jackal

  • The Agency: Central Intelligence

    The Agency: Central Intelligence

  • Cosmos

    Cosmos

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Primal Fear

    Primal Fear

  • 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

  • Unfaithful

    Unfaithful

  • Beau geste

    Beau geste

  • The Bonnie Hunt Show

    The Bonnie Hunt Show

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

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

  • Longing

    Longing

  • The Frank Skinner Show

    The Frank Skinner Show

  • American Gigolo

    American Gigolo

  • Koffee with Karan

    Koffee with Karan

  • An Officer and a Gentleman

    An Officer and a Gentleman

  • Charlie Rose

    Charlie Rose

  • Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

  • First Knight

    First Knight

  • Movie 43

    Movie 43

  • Final Analysis

    Final Analysis

  • Arbitrage

    Arbitrage

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • Red Corner

    Red Corner

  • Runaway Bride

    Runaway Bride

  • Chicago

    Chicago

  • Nights in Rodanthe

    Nights in Rodanthe

  • No Mercy

    No Mercy

  • The Double

    The Double

  • The Benefactor

    The Benefactor

  • Three Christs

    Three Christs

  • Breathless

    Breathless

  • Internal Affairs

    Internal Affairs

  • Strike Force

    Strike Force

  • Mr. Jones

    Mr. Jones

  • Sommersby

    Sommersby

  • The Flock

    The Flock

  • Yanks

    Yanks

  • Maybe I Do

    Maybe I Do

  • The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

    The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

  • Brooklyn's Finest

    Brooklyn's Finest

  • Power

    Power

  • Live 8

    Live 8

  • Rhapsody in August

    Rhapsody in August

  • Looking for Mr. Goodbar

    Looking for Mr. Goodbar

  • Shall We Dance?

    Shall We Dance?

  • Intersection

    Intersection

  • And the Band Played On

    And the Band Played On

  • Henry & Me

    Henry & Me

  • King David

    King David

  • Bloodbrothers

    Bloodbrothers

  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

  • The Cotton Club

    The Cotton Club

  • Autumn in New York

    Autumn in New York

  • Oh, Canada

    Oh, Canada

  • The Mothman Prophecies

    The Mothman Prophecies

  • I'm Not There

    I'm Not There

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

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

  • The Hunting Party

    The Hunting Party

  • MotherFatherSon

    MotherFatherSon

  • Dr. T & the Women

    Dr. T & the Women

  • Days of Heaven

    Days of Heaven

  • It Takes a Lunatic

    It Takes a Lunatic

  • Miles from Home

    Miles from Home

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

    My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

  • Bee Season

    Bee Season

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

  • Time Out of Mind

    Time Out of Mind

  • Unzipped

    Unzipped

  • The Honorary Consul

    The Honorary Consul

  • Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

    Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

  • The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

    The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

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

    Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

  • Baby Blue Marine

    Baby Blue Marine

  • The Concert for New York City

    The Concert for New York City

  • Report to the Commissioner

    Report to the Commissioner

  • The Buddha

    The Buddha

  • Amelia

    Amelia

  • The Dinner

    The Dinner

  • Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

    Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

  • The Simpsons: Christmas

    The Simpsons: Christmas

  • Lord of the Dance/Destroyer of Illusion

    Lord of the Dance/Destroyer of Illusion

  • This Emotional Life

    This Emotional Life

  • The Hoax

    The Hoax

  • Junket Whore

    Junket Whore

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Monk with a Camera

    Monk with a Camera

  • Reporters

    Reporters

  • Mustang: Journey of Transformation

    Mustang: Journey of Transformation

  • Project Happiness

    Project Happiness

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • 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

  • The Making Of

    The Making Of

  • A contracorrent: 10 anys d'Open Arms

    A contracorrent: 10 anys d'Open Arms

  • Compassion in Emptiness

    Compassion in Emptiness

  • Rachel: An American Conscience

    Rachel: An American Conscience

  • Left Seat

    Left Seat