Richard Gere biography
Richard Gere is an American actor (born 1949), born on 31 August 1949 in Philadelphia.
Richard Gere's screen career began in 1975 with Strike Force, playing Officer Walter C. Spenser.
Richard Gere has appeared in 63 films and 7 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are The Basics of Philosophy (2026), Longing (2024), Oh, Canada (2024).
Honours include Donostia Award, Marian Anderson Award and Geuzenpenning.
Coming up next: Left Seat (2027), Asymmetry (2027), The Off Weeks.
- Also known as
- Richard Tiffany Gere
- Born
- 31 August 1949 (age 77)
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia
- Work
- Actor, Film actor, Film producer, Film director, Human rights defender
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1969 to present
- Awards
- Donostia Award
- Marian Anderson Award
- Geuzenpenning
- Light of Truth Award
- James Parks Morton Interfaith Award
- Theatre World Award
Richard Gere filmography
65 films and 8 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Left Seat | Post-production | ||
| 2027 | Asymmetry | Ezra | Filming | |
| 2026 | The Basics of Philosophy | |||
| 2024 | Longing | Daniel | ||
| 2024 | Oh, Canada | Leonard Fife | ||
| 2023 | Maybe I Do | Howard | ||
| 2019 | It Takes a Lunatic | |||
| 2017 | The Dinner | Stan Lohman | ||
| 2017 | Three Christs | Dr. Alan Stone | ||
| 2016 | Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer | English | ||
| 2016 | Norman | Norman Oppenheimer | ||
| 2015 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Guy Chambers | ||
| 2015 | The Benefactor | Franny | ||
| 2014 | Time Out of Mind | George Hammond | Also producer | |
| 2014 | Henry & Me | Henry | Voice | |
| 2013 | Movie 43 | Boss | Segment: "iBabe" | |
| 2012 | Arbitrage | Robert Miller | ||
| 2011 | The Double | Paul Shepherdson | ||
| 2009 | Hachi: A Dog's Tale | Parker Wilson | Also producer | |
| 2009 | Brooklyn's Finest | Eddie Dugan | ||
| 2009 | Amelia | George Putnam | ||
| 2008 | Nights in Rodanthe | Dr. Paul Flanner | ||
| 2007 | The Hunting Party | Simon | ||
| 2007 | The Flock | Agent Erroll Babbage | ||
| 2007 | Manufacturing Dissent | English |
Show all 65 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | I'm Not There | Bob Dylan as Billy the Kid | ||
| 2006 | The Hoax | Clifford Irving | ||
| 2005 | Bee Season | Saul Naumann | ||
| 2004 | Shall We Dance? | John Clark | ||
| 2003 | Day by Day: A Director's Journey Part I | |||
| 2002 | The Mothman Prophecies | John Klein | ||
| 2002 | Unfaithful | Edward Sumner | ||
| 2002 | Chicago | William "Billy" Flynn | ||
| 2001 | The Concert for New York City | |||
| 2000 | Autumn in New York | Will Keane | ||
| 2000 | Dr. T & the Women | Dr. Sullivan Travis | ||
| 1999 | Runaway Bride | Homer Eisenhower "Ike" Graham | ||
| 1998 | Junket Whore | English | ||
| 1997 | The Jackal | Declan Joseph Mulqueen | ||
| 1997 | Red Corner | Jack Moore | ||
| 1996 | Primal Fear | Martin "Marty" Vail | ||
| 1995 | First Knight | Lancelot | ||
| 1994 | Intersection | Vincent Eastman | ||
| 1993 | Sommersby | John Robert 'Jack' Sommersby | Also executive producer | |
| 1993 | Mr. Jones | Mr. Jones | Also executive producer | |
| 1992 | Final Analysis | Dr. Isaac Barr | Also executive producer | |
| 1991 | Rhapsody in August | Clark | ||
| 1990 | Pretty Woman | Edward Lewis | ||
| 1990 | Internal Affairs | Dennis Peck | ||
| 1988 | Miles from Home | Frank Roberts, Jr. | ||
| 1986 | Power | Pete St. John | ||
| 1986 | No Mercy | Eddie Jillette | ||
| 1985 | King David | David | ||
| 1984 | The Cotton Club | Dixie Dwyer | ||
| 1983 | The Honorary Consul | Dr. Eduardo Plarr | a.k.a. Beyond the Limit | |
| 1983 | Breathless | Jesse Lujack | ||
| 1982 | An Officer and a Gentleman | Zack Mayo | ||
| 1981 | Reporter | French | ||
| 1980 | American Gigolo | Julian Kaye | ||
| 1979 | Yanks | Matt Dyson | ||
| 1978 | Bloodbrothers | Thomas Stony De Coco | ||
| 1978 | Days of Heaven | Bill | ||
| 1977 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Tony Lopanto | ||
| 1976 | Baby Blue Marine | Raider | ||
| 1975 | Report to the Commissioner | Billy |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Off Weeks | Jonathan | Upcoming | ||
| 2024 | The Agency | James 'Bosko' Bradley | Main role | |
| 2019 | MotherFatherSon | Max Finch | 8 episodes | |
| 2014 | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | Clair Cameron Patterson (voice) | Episode: "The Clean Room" | |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | The Choreographer | Television film | |
| 1976 | Kojak | Geno Papas | Episode: "Birthday Party" | |
| 1975 | Strike Force | Officer Walter C. Spenser | Television film | |
| 1975 | Chelsea D.H.O | Milo | Television film |