Richard Gant

Richard Gant: Biography in Details

Who is Richard Gant?

Richard Gant is an American actor who is popularly known for playing the role of George Washington Duke in 1990 American sports drama film Rocky V. The actor is also known for his appearances in various screen projects including Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, Fist of the Warrior, and Men of a Certain Age.

How old is Richard Gant? Education?

Richard Gant was born on March 10, 1944, in San Francisco, California, USA. As of 2025, he is 80 years old. Gant holds American nationality and his ethnicity is African. Similarly, his birth sign is Pisces.

The info about his father and mother is available at the moment. Similarly, he has not shared any info about his siblings. Speaking about his educational background, the info about his educational qualification is under review.

Net Worth and Salary

The star cast of Rocky V, Richard Gant might have earned a good amount of money; however, his exact earnings are unclear as of 2025. Information about his net worth and salary is under review. Most of his earnings are from his acting career, movies, television series, and other business ventures.

Career and Professional Life

Richard Gant has been active in the film industry since 1980 and has worked on several films and television series. He made his film debut landing the role of Eddie Lewis in Attica. He also had a minor role of Hospital Cop in 1980 American neo-noir action crime drama exploitation thriller film Night of the Juggler.

Richard played guest roles in various films including Death of a Prophet, Krush Groove, Internal Affairs, Love or Money. He came into the limelight after he portrayed George Washington Duke in the 1990 American sports drama film Rocky V.

From 2004 to 2006, he made regular appearances as Hostetler in an American Western television series Deadwood that aired on the premium cable network HBO. Likewise, he appeared as Owen Thoreau Sr. in Men of a Certain Age.

His other film credits include:

• Condition: Critical as Sergeant Lidner
• The Tower as Wilson
• Diagnosis Murderas  Detective Jim Michaels
• CB4 “Baa-Baa” as Ack
• Men Don’t Tell  as “The Pope”
• Posse as Doubletree
• Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday as Phil, The Coroner
• Renegade as Michael Prince
• MacShayne: The Final Roll of the as Dice Unknown
• City Hall Deputy as Commissioner Samuels
• The Glimmer Man as Detective Roden
• Raven as Russ Carlson

Recently, he was featured as Granddaddy Clisby in an American coming-of-age comedy television series The Wonder Years and Raymond Hanna in NCIS: Los Angeles.

Controversy and Rumours

Richard has never been involved in any controversial matters or rumours until now. The star has been preoccupied with his professional and private life.

It seems that he prefers enjoying his personal life and does not want to merge it with his professional life.

Body Measurements: Height and Weight

Richard has maintained a good body shape and has a decent height. He stands at a height of 6 feet 3 inches tall and has an average weight. He has white hair and has brown colour eyes. The info about his other body measurements such as biceps size, chest size, dress size and shoe size is under review.

Social Media: Instagram and Twitter

The actor is quite active on Instagram and holds more than 983 followers on Instagram. He has posted around 5 posts on Instagram under the username “@therichardgant”. Similarly, he holds around 1k followers on Twitter. However, he is not active on Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube.

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