Richard Gere

Richard Gere

1949-08-31 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 92 Credits

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)...

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4'33

4'33

2025

as (Archive footage)

Acting

Experimental film essay about art as a universal language. Characters from different films and different times travel to the same concert hall to hear...

Oh, Canada

Oh, Canada

2024

as Leo Fife

6.1
Acting

Famed Canadian-American leftist documentary filmmaker Leonard Fife was one of sixty thousand draft evaders and deserters who fled to Canada to avoid s...

Wisdom of Happiness

Wisdom of Happiness

2024

Executive Producer

5.7
Producing

A deeply intimate and highly cinematic documentary featuring the Dalai Lama, who, at nearly ninety year of age, offers practical advice for navigating...

Longing

Longing

2024

as Daniel Bloch

5.7
Acting

A business mogul runs into his old small town girlfriend while she is visiting the big city only to find out that they had a child together that he wa...

Maybe I Do

Maybe I Do

2023

as Howard

5.5
Acting

Michelle and Allen, who have reached the point in their relationship where they are considering next steps, decide to invite their parents to finally...

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

2020

as Self

7.7
Acting

In a heartfelt tribute to Hollywood legend Garry Marshall, his family and friends share their favorite memories of the creative genius behind some of ...

It Takes a Lunatic

It Takes a Lunatic

2019

as Self

5.3
Acting

The extraordinary life of beloved acting teacher and theatre producer Wynn Handman is recalled in this portrait of a provocative, innovative artist.

Three Christs

Three Christs

2017

as Dr. Alan Stone

6.7
Acting

Dr. Alan Stone breaks new ground for treatment of the mentally ill through an experiment on three paranoid schizophrenic patients who believe they are...

The Dinner

The Dinner

2017

as Stan Lohman

4.5
Acting

Two brothers and their wives meet up at a haute-cuisine restaurant to discuss what to do about a horrific crime that their sons committed together. As...

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

2016

as Norman Oppenheimer

5.5
Acting

A financial schemer finds himself in the middle of an international scandal after he becomes a political adviser to the new Prime Minister of Israel.

The Benefactor

The Benefactor

2015

as Franny

4.9
Acting

A newly married couple are forced to navigate the all-consuming interest of a powerful, mysterious, and possessive philanthropist.

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2015

as Guy Chambers

6.4
Acting

As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals - Sonny pursues his expans...

Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind

2014

as George

5.6
Acting

Evicted from his squat and suddenly alone on the streets, George is a man without a home. Struggling with his demons and desperately trying to connect...

Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind

2014

Producer

5.6
Producing

Evicted from his squat and suddenly alone on the streets, George is a man without a home. Struggling with his demons and desperately trying to connect...

Henry & Me

Henry & Me

2014

as Henry

5.1
Acting

A guardian angel takes a gravely ill boy on a magical journey to meet legendary players from the New York Yankees, both past and present.

Movie 43

Movie 43

2013

as Robert (segment "iBabe")

4.6
Acting

A series of interconnected short films are the backdrop for a maniac screenwriter who pitches insane storylines featuring some of Hollywood's biggest ...

Arbitrage

Arbitrage

2012

as Robert Miller

6.3
Acting

A troubled hedge fund magnate, desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire, makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for ...

The Double

The Double

2011

as Paul Shepherdson

5.8
Acting

The mysterious murder of a US senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary Soviet assassin 'Cassius', forces retired CIA operative, Paul...

Project Happiness

Project Happiness

2011

as Self

6.0
Acting

Happiness, I want more! From the alleys of Nigeria and the beaches of California to the mountains of India, ordinary young people lead us on an extrao...

Compassion in Emptiness

Compassion in Emptiness

2011

as Self

Acting

Over the course of a three-day series of teachings and a public lecture, the Dalai Lama discusses numerous Buddhist tenets, such as maintaining compas...

When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun

2010

as Self

Acting
The Buddha

The Buddha

2010

as Narrator

6.6
Acting

This documentary for PBS by award-winning filmmaker David Grubin and narrated by Richard Gere, tells the story of the Buddha’s life, a journey especia...

Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

2010

as Off. Eddie Dugan

6.3
Acting

Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty...

This Emotional Life

2010

as Self

7.0
Acting

This Emotional Life is a three-part series that explores improving our social relationships, learning to cope with depression and anxiety, and becomin...

Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

2010

as Self

7.0
Acting

Brilliant Moon chronicles the life of the writer, poet, and meditation master Khyentse Rinpoche, one of Tibet's most revered 20th-century Buddhist tea...

Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet

Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet

2009

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

In Tibet, the word for woman translates as "lower rebirth." In a remote eastern region of the country, the Tsoknyi Nangchen nuns defy this definition....

Amelia

Amelia

2009

as George Putnam

5.7
Acting

A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a fli...

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

2009

as Self

8.5
Acting

Famous New Yorkers and the pooches they love are the focus of this refreshingly honest and endearing series of interviews that celebrates the meaningf...

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

2009

as Parker Wilson

8.0
Acting

A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

2009

Producer

8.0
Producing

A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.

Mustang: Journey of Transformation

Mustang: Journey of Transformation

2009

as Narrator

7.7
Acting

Lost in time, the Himalayan Kingdom of Mustang is one of the last sanctuaries of authentic Tibetan Buddhist culture. But, long isolated by geography a...

Nights in Rodanthe

Nights in Rodanthe

2008

as Paul

6.3
Acting

Adrienne is trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not, and her life changes when Paul, a doctor who is travelling to reconcile w...

I'm Not There

I'm Not There

2007

as Billy

6.5
Acting

Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger...

The Hunting Party

The Hunting Party

2007

as Simon Hunt

6.5
Acting

A young journalist, an experienced cameraman and a discredited reporter find their bold plan to capture Bosnia's top war criminal quickly spiraling ou...

The Flock

The Flock

2007

as Erroll Babbage

5.6
Acting

Erroll Babbage has spent his career tracking sex offenders and his unorthodox methods are nearly as brutal as the criminals he monitors. When he links...

Dreaming Lhasa

Dreaming Lhasa

2007

Executive Producer

4.9
Producing

Karma, a Tibetan filmmaker from New York, goes to Dharamsala, the Dalai Lama's exile headquarters in northern India, to make a documentary about forme...

The Hoax

The Hoax

2006

as Clifford Irving

6.3
Acting

In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1...

Live 8

Live 8

2005

as Self

7.4
Acting

On 2 July 2005 an estimated 3 billion people came together in the fight against extreme poverty. LIVE 8 - 10 concerts featuring over 1000 musicians fr...

Bee Season

Bee Season

2005

as Saul

5.1
Acting

Wife and mother Miriam begins a downward emotional spiral as her husband avoids their collapsing marriage by immersing himself in his 11-year-old daug...

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

2005

as Self - Presenter

2.0
Acting

A one-hour, commercial-free benefit concert television special that aired simulcast worldwide on September 9, 2005, at 8 pm ET/CT live.

Rachel: An American Conscience

Rachel: An American Conscience

2005

as Self

Acting

A documentary about the killing of American activist Rachel Corrie by an Israeli military bulldozer while she was protecting Palestinian homes from de...

Shall We Dance?

Shall We Dance?

2004

as John Clark

6.4
Acting

A bored estate lawyer spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and ...

The Simpsons: Christmas

The Simpsons: Christmas

2003

7.0
Acting

A collection of five different Simpson holiday specials; Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire, Mr. Plow, Miracle on Evergreen Terrace, Grift of the Magi,...

Chicago

Chicago

2002

as Billy Flynn

7.1
Acting

Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chic...

Unfaithful

Unfaithful

2002

as Edward Sumner

6.7
Acting

Connie is a wife and mother whose 11-year marriage to Edward has lost its sexual spark. When Connie literally runs into handsome book collector Paul, ...

The Mothman Prophecies

The Mothman Prophecies

2002

as John Klein

6.2
Acting

Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror and unthinkable chaos when fate draws him to a sleepy West Virginia town whose reside...

The Concert for New York City

The Concert for New York City

2001

as Self

4.8
Acting

The Concert for New York City took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden. It was a celebration of the strength of New York and a thank-yo...

Dr. T & the Women

Dr. T & the Women

2000

as Dr. Sullivan Travis / Dr. T

4.9
Acting

A successful Texas gynecologist finds himself amid a bevy of women and their problems – his wife’s breakdown, his daughter's fake marriage, his other ...

Autumn in New York

Autumn in New York

2000

as Will Keane

6.1
Acting

Will Keane, a Manhattan restaurateur, is content with his playboy lifestyle until he meets Charlotte Fielding, a free-spirited young woman. Together t...

Runaway Bride

Runaway Bride

1999

as Ike Graham

6.1
Acting

Having already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride" by jaded New York journalist Ike Graham. But, after his...

Junket Whore

Junket Whore

1998

as Self

Acting

A documentary film that explores the relationship between publicists and journalists in Hollywood.

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies

1998

as Self / Host

Acting

The American Film Institute commemorates the first century of American films with this awesome made-for-TV special highlighting the greatest 100 Ameri...

The Jackal

The Jackal

1997

as Declan Mulqueen

6.4
Acting

Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal prov...

Red Corner

Red Corner

1997

as Jack Moore

6.3
Acting

An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the co...

Primal Fear

Primal Fear

1996

as Martin Vail

7.7
Acting

An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has ...

Unzipped

Unzipped

1995

as Self

5.5
Acting

Isaac Mizrahi, one of the most successful designers in high fashion, plans his fall 1994 collection.

Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment, the Life and World of Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche

1995

as Narrator

8.0
Acting

An intimate glimpse into the life and world of one of Tibet's most revered teachers: Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991). A writer, poet and meditati...

First Knight

First Knight

1995

as Lancelot

6.1
Acting

The timeless tale of King Arthur and the legend of Camelot are retold in this passionate period drama. Arthur is reluctant to hand the crown to Lancel...

Intersection

Intersection

1994

as Vincent Eastman

5.1
Acting

During a car accident, Vincent Eastman watches his whole life flash before his eyes, and he doesn't like what he sees. While maintaining the semblance...

Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

1993

as Mr. Jones

5.8
Acting

The story about the relationship between a manic depressive man, Mr Jones, and the female doctor who takes more than a professional interest in his tr...

Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

1993

Producer

5.8
Producing

The story about the relationship between a manic depressive man, Mr Jones, and the female doctor who takes more than a professional interest in his tr...

And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On

1993

as The Choreographer

6.5
Acting

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

Sommersby

Sommersby

1993

as John Robert Sommersby / Horace Townsend

6.3
Acting

Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By al...

Sommersby

Sommersby

1993

Executive Producer

6.3
Producing

Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By al...

Final Analysis

Final Analysis

1992

as Isaac Barr

5.7
Acting

A psychiatrist becomes romantically involved with the sister of one of his patients, but the influence of her controlling gangster husband threatens t...

Final Analysis

Final Analysis

1992

Producer

5.7
Producing

A psychiatrist becomes romantically involved with the sister of one of his patients, but the influence of her controlling gangster husband threatens t...

Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August

1991

as Clark (Kane's Nephew)

7.1
Acting

The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, whose husband was one of 80,000 human beings killed in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, caring for her ...

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

1990

as Self (uncredited)

Acting

This music special is dedicated to dispelling the prejudices associated with the HIV infection and raising money for AIDS research and relief. Some of...

Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

as Self

4.0
Acting

A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

Pretty Woman

Pretty Woman

1990

as Edward Lewis

7.5
Acting

While on a business trip in Los Angeles, Edward Lewis, a millionaire entrepreneur who makes a living buying and breaking up companies, picks up a pros...

Internal Affairs

Internal Affairs

1990

as Dennis Peck

6.3
Acting

Keen young Raymold Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and partner Amy Wallace are soon looking closely at the a...

Miles from Home

Miles from Home

1988

as Frank Roberts

5.4
Acting

Two brothers who are forced off their farm in the debt stricken mid-west become folk heroes when they begin robbing the banks that have been foreclosi...

No Mercy

No Mercy

1986

as Eddie Jillette

5.8
Acting

An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.

Power

Power

1986

as Pete St. John

5.9
Acting

Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio sen...

King David

King David

1985

as King David

5.6
Acting

This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.

Lord of the Dance/Destroyer of Illusion

Lord of the Dance/Destroyer of Illusion

1985

as Narrator (English language version)

10.0
Acting

The documentary focuses on the annual Mani Rimdu festival of Tibet and Nepal, an event which encapsulates the Himalayan Buddhist experience.

The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

1984

as Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer

6.5
Acting

Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

The Honorary Consul

The Honorary Consul

1983

as Dr. Eduardo Plarr

5.7
Acting

Set in a small politically unstable Latin American country, the story follows the half English and half Latino Dr. Eduardo Plarr, who left his home to...

Breathless

Breathless

1983

as Jesse

5.9
Acting

Jesse, a small-time criminal, high-tails it to Los Angeles to rendezvous with a French exchange student. Stealing a car and accidentally killing a hig...

An Officer and a Gentleman

An Officer and a Gentleman

1982

as Zack Mayo

7.0
Acting

Zack Mayo is an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he arrives at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul...

Reporters

Reporters

1981

as Self

6.9
Acting

The co-founder of the Gamma press agency, Raymond Depardon, created this documentary of press photographers in Paris and their subjects by following t...

American Gigolo

American Gigolo

1980

as Julian Kaye

6.2
Acting

Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife...

Yanks

Yanks

1979

as Matt Dyson

5.9
Acting

During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against their proper sensibilities, many of the Brits don...

Bloodbrothers

Bloodbrothers

1978

as Stony De Coco

5.8
Acting

A young man is torn between following in his brothers' footsteps or striking out on his own.

Days of Heaven

Days of Heaven

1978

as Bill

7.5
Acting

In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harve...

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

1977

as Tony

6.3
Acting

A short, unhappy affair with a married man leads a dedicated schoolteacher into the alcohol-and-drug fueled underworld of singles’ bars, where she beg...

Baby Blue Marine

Baby Blue Marine

1976

as Raider

4.9
Acting

A would-be Marine fails basic training, and is sent home wearing the "baby blue" fatigues of a washout. En route, he is mugged by a battle-fatigued Ma...

Strike Force

Strike Force

1975

as Trooper Walter Spenser

5.6
Acting

A New York City detective teams up with a federal agent and a state trooper to bust up a drug ring.

Report to the Commissioner

Report to the Commissioner

1975

as Billy

6.6
Acting

Police officer Patty Butler, alias "Chicklet," is the live-in girlfriend of Thomas 'Stick' Henderson to gather evidence. Detective Bo Lockley is instr...

The Making Of

N/A

Acting

Long-married filmmakers have cast overemotional actors to portray their younger selves in the story of their great love. Unfortunately, by the time sh...

Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

N/A

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Explores Caton-Jones' rise from his humble roots in the working class mining village of Broxburn, West Lothian to the dizzy heights of Hollywood, wher...

Left Seat

N/A

Acting

When a traveling pharmaceutical rep is forced to take control of a small charter plane after the pilot falls unconscious mid-flight, she must rely on ...