Screenwriter, actor, and comedian
Rick Overton
Born Richard Overton
(1954-08-10 ) August 10, 1954 (age 69) Occupations
Screenwriter
actor
comedian
Years active 1982–present
Richard Overton (born August 10, 1954)
[1] is an American screenwriter, actor and comedian. His writing credits include
Dennis Miller Live , and his acting credits include
Beverly Hills Cop ,
Million Dollar Mystery ,
Groundhog Day and
Mrs. Doubtfire .
Life and career
Overton was born in
Forest Hills, Queens ,
New York , the son of
Nancy Overton (
née Swain), a singer, and
Hall Overton , a teacher and music arranger.
[1]
[2] He grew up in
Englewood, New Jersey ,
[3] where he attended
Dwight Morrow High School .
[4]
Overton made his first onscreen appearance in the 1982 film
Young Doctors in Love , followed by a small role in
Airplane II: The Sequel later that year. In 1987, he wrote an episode of
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter while also appearing in various films and television shows including
Willow ,
Amazing Stories and
Million Dollar Mystery .
In 1992, he landed a role in the
FOX Network
sketch comedy show
The Edge . The show ended in 1993. Later that year, Overton appeared in two episodes of
Seinfeld and landed a small role in
Mrs. Doubtfire . The following year, he won an Emmy for writing an episode of Dennis Miller Live .
In 2005, Overton appeared on
Alias and
Joan of Arcadia ; in the latter he played God explaining to the title character the meaning of real wealth. He also portrayed both
H. G. Wells and
Orson Welles in a
podcast episode of
The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd that same year.
In 2009, Overton appeared in the film A Fork in the Road alongside
Jaime King .
Overton appeared in a
General Electric commercial as the father who wants his son to have his grandfather's hammer.
[5]
Filmography
Television
Remington Steele (1 episode, 1983) – New Wave Cop
Help Wanted: Kids (1986) – Photographer
Double Switch (1987) – DeeJay
Amazing Stories (1 episode, 1987) – John Aubrey
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge (1987, TV Movie) – Additional Improviser
Encyclopedia Brown (1 episode, 1989) – Buddy Claggett
Babes (10 episodes, 1990) – Ronnie Underwood
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures (animated) (1991) – voice of Rufus
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures (live action) (1992) – Rufus
The Edge (7 episodes, 1992–1993)
Seinfeld (2 episodes, 1993) – The Drake
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women (1994, TV Movie) – Officer Brown
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (2 episodes, 1994–1995) – Victor
Duckman (1 episode, 1995) – (voice)
Encino Woman (1996, TV Movie) – Raji
The Single Guy (2 episodes, 1996) – Carl Gannon / Gannon
Married... with Children (2 episodes, 1996) – Dr. Fisher
Ned and Stacey (1 episode, 1997) – Rod
ER (1 episode, 1997) – Mr. McNamara
The Weird Al Show (1 episode, 1997) – Mr. Molasses
Mad About You (2 episodes, 1998) – Earl / Shepherd
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1 episode, 1998) – George
It's Like, You Know... (2 episodes, 1999–2001) – Evan / Milosevic
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (5 episodes, 2000) – Count Gregory
Charmed (3 episodes, 2000) – Triad Member #3
JAG (1 episode, 2001) – William Markey
Curb Your Enthusiasm (1 episode, 2001) – Angry Gentile
Comic Remix (1 episode, 2002)
My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (11 episodes, 2002) – Dole Greyson
NYPD Blue (1 episode, 2002) – Richard Webb
According to Jim (1 episode, 2004) – Rick
Six Feet Under (1 episode, 2004) – Thomas Sheedy
Joan of Arcadia (1 episode, 2004) – Bad Stand-Up Comedian God
Alias (1 episode, 2005) – Alexei Vasilevich
Family Plan (2005, TV Movie) – Owens
Lost (1 episode, 2005) – Matthew Reed
Van Stone: Tour of Duty (2006, TV Movie) – Gary Seibert's Dad
Rodney (1 episode, 2006) – Max
Drive (1 episode, 2007) – Bank Manager
Leverage (3 episodes, 2008–2009) – Taggert / FBI Agent Taggert
The Office (2 episodes, 2009) – William Beesly
True Jackson, VP (1 episode, 2010) – Jimmy's Dad
The George Lucas Talk Show (1 episode, 2020) – Self
Video game
Writer
Awards and nominations
Emmy Awards
Nominated: Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program,
Dennis Miller Live (1997)
Won: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program, Dennis Miller Live (1996)
Writers Guild of America Award
Nominated: Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series, Dennis Miller Live (1997)
References
^
a
b
c
Rick Overton Biography (1954–)
^ Mikael J.
"DCC4N's Rick Overton Interview" , DC Comedy: 4 Now, May 12, 2009. Accessed June 18, 2009. "I Grew up in Forest Hills until 1966, at which point we moved to Englewood NJ because Dizzy Gillespie found us a house near him!"
^ Groves, Bob.
`STAR TREK' FANS BEAMING ,
The Record (Bergen County) , November 29, 1998. Accessed October 27, 2007.
^ Hu, Winnie.
"Forced to Pick a Major in High School" ,
The New York Times , August 16, 2007. Accessed August 17, 2007. "The comedians David Feldman and Rick Overton, alumni of the high school, are scheduled to conduct a comedy writing workshop in October."
^ Heldnefels, Rich (July 22, 2016).
"Mailbag:'The Catch,' Martin Milner, more" .
Akron Beacon-Journal .
External links
Billy Crystal /
Jerry Belson ,
James L. Brooks ,
Marc Flanagan , Dinah Kirgo,
Jay Kogen ,
Marilyn Suzanne Miller ,
Heide Perlman , Ian Praiser,
Sam Simon ,
Tracey Ullman and
Wallace Wolodarsky (1990, tie)
Billy Crystal ,
Hal Kanter ,
Buz Kohan ,
David Steinberg ,
Bruce Vilanch and
Robert Wuhl (1991)
No award (1992)
Judd Apatow ,
Robert Cohen ,
David Cross ,
Brent Forrester , Jeff Kahn, Bruce Kirschbaum,
Bob Odenkirk ,
Sultan Pepper ,
Dino Stamatopoulos and
Ben Stiller (1993)
No award (1994)
No award (1995)
David Feldman ,
Eddie Feldmann , Mike Gandolfi,
Tom Hertz ,
Leah Krinsky ,
Dennis Miller and
Rick Overton (1996)
Chris Rock (1997)
Jose Arroyo,
David Feldman ,
Eddie Feldmann ,
Jim Hanna ,
Leah Krinsky ,
Dennis Miller and
David Weiss (1998)
Tom Agna ,
Vernon Chatman ,
Louis C.K. ,
Lance Crouther , Gregory Greenberg,
Ali LeRoi ,
Steve O'Donnell ,
Chris Rock , Frank Sebastiano,
Chuck Sklar ,
Jeff Stilson ,
Wanda Sykes and Mike Upchurch (1999)
International National Artists People