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