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Richard Gilliland

Richard Gilliland

Birthday: 1950-01-23 | Place of Birth: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Gilliland (born January 23, 1950) is an American television and movie actor. Gilliland was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He appeared onscreen in the 1970s. Notable appearances include Thirtysomething, Party of Five, Little Women, and a recurring role on Designing Women (where he met his wife Jean Smart, who starred as Charlene in that series). The couple has one son, Connor. Richard recently played Ellis Kapp on The Unit and Captain Stan Cotter on 24 while his wife Jean Smart played the First Lady Martha Logan in season 5. (He was in episode 2:00am to 3:00am). Gilliland is best friends with actor Joe Mantegna. Gilliland is also very active in the theatre. Recent credits include Balancing Act, with Yeardley Smith and I Remember You, with Tony Danza; both at Garry Marshall's Falcon Theatre. He studied at the Goodman School of Drama, Playwright's Kitchen Ensemble and spent four seasons at summer stock. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Gilliland, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2006
The Powder Puff Principle

as    Andy

2003
Audrey's Rain

as    Terry Lloyd

2002
Vampire Clan

as    Sgt. Ben Odom

1998
Star Kid

as    Roland Griffith

1996
Playing Dangerous 2

as    Jack Harrison

1996
The Man Next Door

as    Moe

1996
Dog Watch

as    Orlanser

1992
Just My Imagination

as    Carl Chester

1989
Heartland

as    Tom Stafford

1987
Happy Hour

as    Blakely

1986
Acceptable Risks

as    David Kohler

1985
Embassy

as    Ted Davidson

1985
Challenge of a Lifetime

as    Will Brodsky

1983
Just Our Luck

as    Keith Burrows

1980
The Night the Bridge Fell Down

as    Harvey Lewis

1975
Bug

as    Gerald Metbaum

1974
Unwed Father

as    Jeff

1971
McMillan & Wife

as    Sgt. Steve DiMaggio