Richard Gant

Richard Gant (born March 10, 1944) is an American actor. His credits include the film Rocky V, where he played the Don King-esque George Washington Duke; Hostetler in Deadwood (2004–2006); and Owen in Men of a Certain Age (2009–2012).

He has also appeared in a 1989 episode of Miami Vice, as Battlin’ Barry Gay; as a possessed coroner in Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993); and in the films and TV shows Deadwood, The Big Lebowski, Babylon 5, Special Unit 2, L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, Living Single, Posse, Seinfeld, Friends, How I Met Your Mother, Men Don't Tell, and Charmed. He appeared in one episode each of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Smallville.

He has also appeared in Nutty Professor II: The Klumps and Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie, as well as reporter Charles Parker in the cult classic adaptation of Colin Bateman’s Divorcing Jack.

He had a minor role as a senior naval officer in Roland Emmerich's Godzilla. Gant was also in Daddy Day Camp as Col. Buck Hinton. Gant joined General Hospital on February 6, 2007 in the role of Dr. Russell Ford. He starred in Men of a Certain Age for its entire two-season run on TNT from 2009 to 2011.

Filmography Year Title RoleNotes 1980 Attica Eddie Lewis television movie Night of the Juggler Hospital Cop 1981 Death of a Prophet Unknown television movie 1985 Krush Groove Jay B. Credit as Richard E. Gant 1987 Suspect Everett Bennett 1988 Internal Affairs Police Commissioner television movie 1989 Collision Course Jarryd Guard #2 1990 Love or Money "Zoo" The Freshman Lloyd Simpson Rocky V George Washington Duke 1991 Stone Cold FBI Agent Cunningham False Arrest Detective John Volland Revenge of the Nerds P.T. Turner unaired television pilot Last Breeze of Summer Will Davis short 1992 Condition: Critical Sergeant Lidner television movie 1993 The Tower Wilson television movie Diagnosis Murder Detective Jim Michaels television series CB4 "Baa-Baa" Ack Men Don't Tell "The Pope" television movie Posse DoubletreeJason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday Phil, The CoronerRenegade Michael Prince television series 1994 MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice Unknown 1995 Trial by Fire Judge television movie 1996 City Hall Deputy Commissioner Samuels Ed Umpire, Sharks Game The Glimmer Man Detective Roden Raven Russ Carlson direct to video release 1997 Bean Lieutenant Brutus Friends Dr. RhodesSeason 3, Episode 23 Babylon 5 Captain Edward MacDougan television series 1998 The Big Lebowski Older Cop Sour Grapes Detective Crouch Godzilla Admiral Phelps Credit as Richard E. GantThe Steve Harvey ShowClarence HightowerSeason 2, Episode 15 ER Mr. Lipson 1 episode Divorcing Jack Charles Parker Johnny B Good Unknown Credit as Richard E. Gant 2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Mr. Gaines 2001 Kingdom Come Clyde Kincade 2001–2002 Special Unit 2 Captain Richard Page television series 2002 Smallville Principal Terrance Reynolds Episode: "Redux" 2003 The Partners Deputy Chief television movie2003 - 2005 EveAndrew Hunter4 episodes 2004–2006 Deadwood Hostetler Recurring role 2005 Layla’s Girl J.B. 2006 Hood of Horror Jackson Summertime Paul Reeseman 2007 Ezra Mac Mondale Norbit Preacher Fist of the Warrior Chief Matthews Young Ceaser Unknown Daddy Day Camp Colonel Buck Hinton Cover Robert Mass 2009–2011 Men of a Certain Age Owen Thoreau Sr. series regular 2010 Waiting for Forever Albert Ashes Thomas Muller Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story Paps "Pure Plastic" Patterson 2011 Mama & Me Himself documentary 2013 Island Song "Duke" short2013–2015The GameWalter Mackfour episodes 2014 Bleach Harvey The Fright Night Files Michael television movie 2019–2020 Mr. Iglesias Ray Hayward Netflix (original series) 2020–2021 The Neighborhood Walter three episodes 2021 Doom Patrol General Tony Episode: "Subconscious Patrol" Magnum P.I. Joseph Episode: "A New Lease on Death" 2021–22 The Wonder Years Granddaddy Clisby Two episodes 2022- 2023 NCIS: Los Angeles Raymond Hanna Season 13 and 14