Richard Gere
Acting
- Born:
- 1949-08-31
- Place of birth:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Filmography
The Basics of Philosophy
La vida és Verdi
Terrence Malick - Filming the Invisible
Eyes on Ukraine
A contracorrent: 10 anys d'Open Arms
Together for Palestine
Oh, Canada
The Agency
Wisdom of Happiness
Longing
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
The Super Models
Maybe I Do
Beau geste
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
It Takes a Lunatic
MotherFatherSon
Three Christs
The Dinner
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
The Benefactor
Time Out of Mind
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Henry & Me
Monk with a Camera
Cosmos
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Chicago in the Spotlight: A Retrospective with the Cast and Crew
Movie 43
Arbitrage
The Double
Project Happiness
Compassion in Emptiness
When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun
The Buddha
Brooklyn's Finest
This Emotional Life
Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet
Amelia
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Mustang: Journey of Transformation
Nights in Rodanthe
The Bonnie Hunt Show
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
I'm Not There
The Hunting Party
The Flock
Dreaming Lhasa
The Graham Norton Show
The Hoax
On Life & Enlightenment
Live 8
Bee Season
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Rachel: An American Conscience
Koffee with Karan
Shall We Dance?
Che tempo che fa