Richard Gere
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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
Credits
Pretty Woman (1990)
as Edward Lewis
Unfaithful (2002)
as Edward Sumner
Primal Fear (1996)
as Martin Vail
Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
as Parker Wilson
The Jackal (1997)
as Declan Mulqueen
Runaway Bride (1999)
as Ike Graham
Movie 43 (2013)
as Robert (segment "iBabe")
First Knight (1995)
as Lancelot
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
as Zack Mayo
The Cotton Club (1984)
as Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
as John Klein
Chicago (2002)
as Billy Flynn
Shall We Dance? (2004)
as John Clark
Red Corner (1997)
as Jack Moore
The Honorary Consul (1983)
as Dr. Eduardo Plarr
I'm Not There (2007)
as Billy
Maybe I Do (2023)
as Howard
Autumn in New York (2000)
as Will Keane
American Gigolo (1980)
as Julian Kaye
Brooklyn's Finest (2010)
as Off. Eddie Dugan
Sommersby (1993)
as John Robert Sommersby / Horace Townsend
Arbitrage (2012)
as Robert Miller
Days of Heaven (1978)
as Bill
Internal Affairs (1990)
as Dennis Peck
Oh, Canada (2024)
as Leo Fife
Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
as Paul
Three Christs (2017)
as Dr. Alan Stone
Rhapsody in August (1991)
as Clark (Kane's Nephew)
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
as Guy Chambers
The Hunting Party (2007)
as Simon Hunt
The Double (2011)
as Paul Shepherdson
The Dinner (2017)
as Stan Lohman
Final Analysis (1992)
as Isaac Barr
No Mercy (1986)
as Eddie Jillette
Dr. T & the Women (2000)
as Dr. Sullivan Travis / Dr. T
Mr. Jones (1993)
as Mr. Jones
And the Band Played On (1993)
as The Choreographer
Time Out of Mind (2015)
as George
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2016)
as Norman Oppenheimer
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
as Tony
Intersection (1994)
as Vincent Eastman
Yanks (1979)
as Matt Dyson
Breathless (1983)
as Jesse
The Flock (2007)
as Erroll Babbage
Amelia (2009)
as George Putnam
Longing (2024)
as Daniel Bloch
The Concert for New York City (2001)
as Self
The Hoax (2006)
as Clifford Irving
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast (2005)
as Self - Presenter
Junket Whore (1998)
as Self
Bee Season (2005)
as Saul
Unzipped (1995)
as Self
The Benefactor (2015)
as Franny
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall (2020)
as Self
King David (1985)
as King David
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
Live 8 (2005)
as Self
Power (1986)
as Pete St. John
Report to the Commissioner (1975)
as Billy
Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Miles from Home (1988)
as Frank Roberts
The Buddha (2010)
as Narrator
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1990)
as Self (uncredited)
It Takes a Lunatic (2019)
as Self
Henry & Me (2014)
as Henry (voice)
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story (2009)
as Self
Together for Palestine (2025)
as Self
La vida és Verdi (2026)
Actor
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988)
as Self
Reporters (1981)
as Self
The Basics of Philosophy (2026)
Actor
Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (2010)
as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998)
as Self / Host
Strike Force (1975)
as Trooper Walter Spenser
Asymmetry (—)
as Ezra
Bloodbrothers (1978)
as Stony De Coco
Blast 'Em (1992)
as Self (uncredited)
When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun (2010)
as Self
Baby Blue Marine (1976)
as Raider
Chelsea D.H.O. (1973)
as Milo
Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet (2009)
as Narrator (voice)
Project Happiness (2011)
as Self
Chicago in the Spotlight: A Retrospective with the Cast and Crew (2014)
as Self
Monk with a Camera (2014)
as Self
Terrence Malick - Filming the Invisible (2026)
as Self - actor
Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment, the Life and World of Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche (1995)
as Narrator
This Emotional Life (2010)
as Self
Mustang: Journey of Transformation (2009)
as Narrator
Rachel: An American Conscience (2005)
as Self
The Making Of (—)
Actor
Lord of the Dance/Destroyer of Illusion (1985)
as Narrator (English language version)
On Life & Enlightenment (2006)
as Self
Left Seat (—)
Actor
Compassion in Emptiness (2011)
as Self