Richard Gere

**Richard Tiffany Gere** (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor and activist. He grew up in Syracuse, New York. He has been acting for over 20 years. In favour with 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, Gere is a devout Tibetan Buddhist, which he converted to in 1978. He has three sisters and a brother. Gere was married to model Cindy Crawford from 1991 until 1995, when the two divorced.

## Movies

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1975|_Report to the Commissioner_|Billy|||
|1976|_Baby Blue Marine_|Raider|||
|1977|_Looking for Mr. Goodbar_|Tony Lopanto|||
|1978|_Bloodbrothers_|Thomas Stony De Coco|||
|1978|_Days of Heaven_|Bill|||
|1979|_Yanks_|Matt Dyson|||
|1980|_American Gigolo_|Julian Kaye|||
|1982|_An Officer and a Gentleman_|Zack Mayo|||
|1983|_The Honorary Consul_|Dr. Eduardo Plarr|a.k.a. _Beyond the Limit_||
|1983|_Breathless_|Jesse Lujack|||
|1984|_The Cotton Club_|Dixie Dwyer|||
|1985|_King David_|David|||
|1986|_No Mercy_|Eddie Jillette|||
|1986|_Power_|Pete St. John|||
|1988|_Miles from Home_|Frank Roberts, Jr.|||
|1990|_Internal Affairs_|Dennis Peck|||
|1990|_Pretty Woman_|Edward Lewis|||
|1991|_Rhapsody in August_|Clark|||
|1992|_Final Analysis_|Dr. Isaac Barr|Also executive producer||
|1993|_Mr. Jones_|Mr. Jones|Also executive producer||
|1993|_Sommersby_|John Robert 'Jack' Sommersby|Also executive producer||
|1994|_Intersection_|Vincent Eastman|||
|1995|_First Knight_|Lancelot|||
|1996|_Primal Fear_|Martin Vail|||
|1997|_The Jackal_|Declan Joseph Mulqueen|||
|1997|_Red Corner_|Jack Moore|||
|1999|_Runaway Bride_|Ike Graham|||
|2000|_Dr. T & the Women_|Dr. T|||
|2000|_Autumn in New York_|Will Keane|||
|2002|_The Mothman Prophecies_|John Klein|||
|2002|_Unfaithful_|Edward Sumner|||
|2002|_Chicago_|William "Billy" Flynn|||
|2004|_Shall We Dance?_|John Clark|||
|2005|_Bee Season_|Saul Naumann|||
|2006|_The Hoax_|Clifford Irving|||
|2007|_The Hunting Party_|Simon|||
|2007|_I'm Not There_|Bob Dylan as Billy The Kid|||
|2007|_The Flock_|Agent Erroll Babbage|||
|2008|_Nights in Rodanthe_|Dr. Paul Flanner|||
|2009|_Amelia_|George Putnam|||
|2009|_Hachi: A Dog's Tale_|Parker Wilson|Also producer||
|2009|_Brooklyn's Finest_|Eddie Dugan|||
|2011|_The Double_|Paul Shepherdson|||
|2012|_Arbitrage_|Robert Miller|||
|2013|_Movie 43_|Boss|Segment "iBabe"||
|2014|_Henry & Me_|Henry|Voice||
|2014|_Time Out of Mind_|George Hammond|Also producer||
|2015|_The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel_|Guy Chambers|||
|2015|_The Benefactor_|Franny|||
|2016|_Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer_|Norman Oppenheimer|||
|2017|_The Dinner_|Stan Lohman|||
|2017|_Three Christs_|Dr. Alan Stone|||

## Other websites

- _Hello Magazine_, Hello! Profile
- The Gere Foundation

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Richard Gere
- **image**: Richardgere.jpg
- **caption**: Richard Gere in October 2007
- **birth name**: Richard Tiffany Gere
- **birth place**: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **alias**: Richâdo Gia
- **nationality**: United States, American
- **occupation**: Celebrity, Activist
- **height**: 178 cm
- **credits**: * "Zack Mayo" in _An Officer and a Gentleman_
* "Edward Lewis" in _Pretty Woman_
* "Billy Flynn" in _Chicago (2002 movie), Chicago_
- **awards**: **Golden Globe Awards**
* Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical/Comedy
:2003 _Chicago (2002 film), Chicago_
- **spouse**: Cindy Crawford
(m. 1991 - 1995, divorced)
Carey Lowell (2002 - 2016; divorced)

- **children**: 3
- **parents**: Homer Gere
Doris (née Tiffany)
- **alma mater**: University of Massachussetts Amerhurst (dropped out)