
Richard Gabai
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Richard is a veteran of Film and Television with an incredibly diverse body of work. His career began with a series of cult, genre, and family film films including the Quentin Tarantino favorite "Vice Girls," the Genesis Award winning, "The Bike Squad," and the groundbreaking "Call of the Wild 3D." "InSight" was theatrically released to critical acclaim Yahoo Movies calling it "Well Directed and Acted From Start to Finish." The feature starring Natalie Zea, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Christopher Lloyd was later picked up by A&E Networks for it's World Television Premiere. Subsequently, Richard Directed and Produced seven consecutive feature films that were picked up by A&E: "Imaginary Friend" starring Ethan Embry, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Schul, and Paul Sorvino, "In The Dark," starring Elisabeth Rohm, Sam Page, and Shannon Elizabeth, "The Good Mother," starring Helen Slater, Jean Louisa Kelly, Patrick Fabian and Beverly D' Angelo, "Non-Stop," starring Lacey Chabert, Drew Seeley, Will Kemp, and Veronica Cartwright, and "The Wrong Woman" (The Highest Rated Acquisition of All Time) starring Danica McKellar, Jonathan Bennett, Dina Meyer and Jim O'Heir, "Expecting Amish" which premiered as the Highest Rated Cable Program starring A J Michalka, Alyson Stoner, Jean Luc Bilodeau, and Jesse McCartney, and "Mommy I Didn't Do It," starring Danica McKellar, Jonathan Bennett and Jen Lilley. Richard's western, Justice, starring Nathan Parsons, Stephen Lang, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Jackson Rathbone, and Ellen Holman was picked up by Universal for theatrical and then digital release. He also recently directed two films for The Hallmark Channel, "A Gingerbread Romance," starring Tia Mowry and Duane Henry, and "A Feeling of Home" starring Nathan Parsons, Jonna Walsh and Robbie Benson. Richard was just nominated (2020) for an Emmy as a Producer on the popular Amazon Series "The Bay." Additionally, Richard was a producer on both Steve Boyum's Fox feature "Supercross" and the 2010 Toronto Discovery Award Winner "Beautiful Boy" which starred Michael Sheen and Maria Bello. A graduate of USC, Richard lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three children. - IMDb mini biography by: The Gersh Agency
Known for
Credits

Nightmare Sisters (1988)
as Kevin

Treasure Hunt (2003)
as Dan

Dinosaur Island (1994)
as John Skeemer

Demon Wind (1990)
as Willy

After Midnight (1989)
as Dave (segment "Allison's Story")

The Wasp Woman (1995)
as Nick

Solar Flare (2008)
as Dispatcher Tommy

Raptor (2001)
as Lewis

Assault on VA-33 (2021)
as Erik

Night of the Living Dead (2026)
as Harry

Final Voyage (1999)
as Daniels (uncredited)

Popstar (2005)
as Jerry Kaminski

Spider's Web (2002)
as Account Manager

Bikini Drive-In (1995)
as Brian Winston

Sexual Roulette (1997)
as Chick

Hard Bounty (1995)
as Bradly Hope

Glass Trap (2005)
as Jake Lewis

Motocross Kids (2004)
as Bud Cobra

Hot Under the Collar (1992)
as Jerry / T.V. Evangelist

Fugitive Mind (1999)
as Tony

The Curse of the Komodo (2004)
as Jeffries

Two Sinners and a Mule (2023)
as Skyler Weston

Virtual Girl 2: Virtual Vegas (2001)
as Pickford

Submerged (2000)
as Eddie

Vice Girls (1996)
as Quentin / Hilowitz

Virtual Girl (1998)
as Fred Renfield

Virgin High (1991)
as Jerry

The 3 Killer Pigs (—)
Actor

The Pandora Project (1998)
as Ensign Newbie

The Cowboy Killer (2025)
as Bailey

Piranha Women (2022)
as Detective Shayne

Assault of the Party Nerds II (1995)
as Ritchie

Cyberzone (1995)
as Plant Worker

Inner Sanctum II (1994)
as Paramedic

Mom, Can I Keep Her? (1998)
as Animal Control Officer

Cityscrapes: Los Angeles (1996)
as Guy In Line

Final Examination (2003)
as Ferguson

Stranded (2002)
as Peter

Maximum Security (1997)
as Caldwell

Tomorrow by Midnight (2001)
as Cop 1

Sideshow (2000)
as Agent

Dear Santa (1998)
as Kirk

The Capitol Conspiracy (1998)
as Vernon

Rapid Assault (1997)
as C.O. John Carter

Assault of the Party Nerds (1989)
as Ritchie

They Want Dick Dickster (2018)
as Baxter Stabberman

Jack-O 2: Blood Moon Rising (—)
as Richard Kelly

Letters at Christmas (2024)
Actor

Air Racers 3D (2012)
Actor

Trance (2002)
as Reporter

Malaika (1998)
as Greg Lamada

Little Miss Magic (1997)
as Jack

Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era (2011)
as Himself
Serenity Farm (2014)
as Jack

Night Visitors (1987)
as Robbie Whitmore

Blood Nasty (1989)
as Danny





