Cast

Richard Gere

1949

Active years (films on this site)

1978–2016

Genres

DramaMusicalBiographyRomanceCrime

Schools and movements

New HollywoodAmerican Independent CinemaContemporary European Art CinemaIndian Parallel Cinema

Directors worked with

Terrence Malick1 filmFrancis Ford Coppola1 filmAkira Kurosawa1 filmTodd Haynes1 filmMira Nair1 filmJoseph Cedar1 film

Biography

Richard Tiffany Gere is an American actor. He began appearing in films in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) and a starring role in Days of Heaven (1978). Gere came to prominence with his role in the film American Gigolo (1980), which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. Gere's other films include An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), The Cotton Club (1984), Internal Affairs (1990), Pretty Woman (1990), Sommersby (1993), First Knight (1995), Primal Fear (1996), The Jackal (1997), Red Corner (1997), Runaway Bride (1999), Unfaithful (2002), Shall We Dance? (2004), I'm Not There (2007), Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009), Arbitrage (2012) and Norman (2016). For portraying Billy Flynn in the musical Chicago (2002), he won a Golden Globe Award.

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Awards and honours

International

• David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor 1979
• Light of Truth Award 1996
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast 2002
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 2002
• Geuzenpenning 2005
• Donostia Award 2007
• James Parks Morton Interfaith Award

National / local

• Theatre World Award 1980
• Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2003
• Marian Anderson Award 2007

6 films on this site

1. Days of Heaven 1978 · Terrence Malick · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
2. The Cotton Club 1984 · Francis Ford Coppola · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
3. Rhapsody in August 1991 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
4. I'm Not There 2007 · Todd Haynes · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
5. Amelia 2009 · Mira Nair · IMDb 5.8 · Cast
6. Norman 2016 · Joseph Cedar · IMDb 6.1 · Cast