Richard Gant

About Richard Gant

Veteran actor, director, and cultural strategist whose career spans over five decades…

Experience

1. Professional Actor

   Actor Sag, Aftra

   Jan 1990 — Present

   In 1990, Sylvester Stallone brought Mr. Gant to Los Angeles. There he starred in what has become his memorable film role, George Washington Duke in ROCKY V. In Los Angeles, Richard fully dedicated his career to film and television. Within this time, Mr. Gant has guest starred in countless television shows, recurring notably in NYPD BLUE, BABYLON FIVE, FOR YOUR LOVE and the UPN sitcom, EVE. As a series regular, Richard has starred in the BONNIE HUNT SHOW and as Captain Page in SPECIAL UNIT II In the arena of feature films, Mr. Gant’s diversity is apparent. He can be seen in the very funny film KINGDOM COME with Whoopi Goldberg, LL Cool Jay and Jada Pinkett and in the Northern Irish thriller, DIVORCING JACK, shot in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He appeared in the gripping Child Soldier film, EZRA, shot in Rwanda, East Africa, and the controversial urban drama, COVER, by Bill Duke. Back to comedy, Richard recently starred as Colonel Buck in Cuba Gooding’s hilarious DADDY DAY CAMP.It can be argued Mr. Gant’s most memorable television character is Hoestetler in the HBO blockbuster series, DEADWOOD. To the Daytime audiences, enthusiastic fans know and love Richard as Dr Russell Ford, Chief of Staff on the venerable GENERAL HOSPITAL.Rooted in a depth of experience, knowledge and expertise in theater, Richard was honored to direct SIMPLY HEAVENLY, by Langston Hughes on the 100th anniversary of the poet’s birth in Cleveland. The musical began a year long celebration of Ohio’s favorite son and of Black America’s most famous Poet. SIMPLY HEAVENLY was presented at the Karamu House, Hughes’ home theater and the oldest Black theater in America. Richard Gant has come full circle.

Education

• California State University - East Bay

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Visual and Performing Arts

• Film School of Half Moon Bay

  Certificate, Film

• Merritt College

  Associate of Arts (A.A.), Liberal Arts. AfroAmerican Studies

  1967

• Goddard College

  Graduate Program Multimedia Theater

  1971