Richard Gant

Richard Gant (born March 10, 1944) is an American actor. His credits include the films Rocky V (as the Don King-esque George Washington Duke), for which he received widespread critical acclaim.
== Career ==
Gant's other roles includeMiami Vice season 5 episode 13 (1989), a possessed coroner in Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993), Deadwood, The Big Lebowski, Babylon 5, Special Unit 2, L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, Living Single, Posse, How I Met Your Mother, Men Don't Tell, and Charmed. He appeared in one episode of both Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Smallville. He 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 the 2007 comedy film, Daddy Day Camp, as Col. Buck Hinton.
On February 6, 2007, Gant joined the ABC daytime drama General Hospital in the role of Dr. Russell Ford. He starred in Men of a Certain Age for its entire two-season run on TNT (2009–2011).
== Other achievements ==
Gant was the campaign manager for federal elections in the country of Nigeria. He has been honored for his achievements by being presented the Keys to the City of Oakland, California by then-Mayor Jerry Brown. Gant is also a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity.
== Filmography ==
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1980	Attica 	Eddie Lewis 	TV Movie
1980	Night of the Juggler 	Hospital Cop 	
1981	Death of a Prophet 	 	TV Movie
1985	Krush Groove 	Jay B 	Credit as Richard E. Gant
1987	Suspect 	Everett Bennett 	
1988	Internal Affairs 	Police Commissioner 	TV Movie
1989	Collision Course 	Jarryd Guard #2 	
1990	Love or Money 	Zoo 	
1990	The Freshman 	Lloyd Simpson 	
1990	Rocky V 	George Washington Duke 	
1991	Stone Cold 	Cunningham 	
1991	False Arrest 	Detective John Volland 	
1991	Revenge of the Nerds 	P.T. Turner 	Unaired TV pilot
1991	Last Breeze of Summer 	Will Davis 	Short
1992	Condition: Critical 	Sergeant Lidner 	TV Movie
1993	The Tower 	Wilson 	TV Movie
1993	Diagnosis Murder 	Det. Jim Michaels 	TV Series
1993	CB4 	Baa Baa Ack 	
1993	Men Don't Tell 	Pope 	TV Movie
1993	Posse 	Doubletree 	
1993	Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday 	Phil the Coroner 	
1994	MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice	 	
1995	Trial by Fire 	Judge 	TV Movie
1996	City Hall 	Deputy Commissioner Samuels 	
1996	Ed 	Umpire, Sharks Game 	
1996	The Glimmer Man 	Detective Roden 	
1996	Raven 	Russ Carlson 	Direct-to-video release
1997	Bean 	Lieutenant Brutus 	
1998	The Big Lebowski 	Older Cop 	
1998	Sour Grapes 	Detective Crouch 	
1998	Godzilla 	Admiral Phelps 	Credit as Richard E. Gant
1998	Divorcing Jack 	Charles Parker 	
1998	Johnny B Good 	 	Credit as Richard E. Gant
2000	Nutty Professor II: The Klumps 	Mr. Gaines 	
2001	Kingdom Come 	Clyde Kincade 	
2002	Smallville 	Principal Terrance Reynolds 	TV Series
2003	The Partners 	Deputy Chief 	TV Movie
2005	Layla's Girl 	JB 	
2006	Hood of Horror 	Jackson 	
2006	Summertime 	Paul Reeseman 	
2007	Ezra 	Mac Mondale 	
2007	Norbit 	Preacher 	
2007	Fist of the Warrior 	Chief Matthews 	
2007	Young Ceaser 	 	
2007	Daddy Day Camp 	Colonel Buck Hinton 	
2007	Cover 	Robert Mass 	
2010	Waiting for Forever 	Albert 	
2010	Ashes 	Thomas Muller 	
2010	Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story 	Paps "Pure Plastic" Patterson	
2011	Mama & Me 	Himself 	Documentary
2013	Island Song 	Duke 	Short
2014	Bleach 	Harvey 	
2014	The Fright Night Files 	Michael 	TV Movie
==Roles in Ideas Wiki==
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