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Birthday Party
Season 4, Episode 1
Theo's niece is kidnapped on her birthday by criminals who, demand the release of their accomplice, who is in custody for killing a police officer. Guest starring Richard Gere
subtitles
Detective/Thriller
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Telly Savalas
(Actor)
.. Lt Theo Kojak
Dan Frazer
(Actor)
.. Capt Frank McNeil
Kevin Dobson
(Actor)
.. Det Bobby Crocker
Richard Gere
(Actor)
.. Geno Papas
More Information
Did You Know..
Telly Savalas
(Actor)
.. Lt Theo Kojak
Dan Frazer
(Actor)
.. Capt Frank McNeil
Kevin Dobson
(Actor)
.. Det Bobby Crocker
Richard Gere
(Actor)
.. Geno Papas
Born:
August 31, 1949
in
Philadelphia
Best Known For:
Being a reluctant sex symbol.
Early-life:
Born Richard Tiffany Gere on August 31, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second of five children. His father was an insurance salesman who moved the family to New York when Gere was a child. He originally wanted to be a musician and played in several local bands before graduating from high school. He won a gymnastics scholarship to study philosophy at the University of Massachussetts, but dropped out to pursue an acting career.
Career:
Gere gained a place with the prestigious Provincetown Players at Cape Cod. He then had a spell in New York and played the lead in a 1973 West End production of Grease. Back in the US, he was sacked from his first film, The Lords of Flatbush, which forced him to become more focused. He became a major star thanks to roles in such movies as Looking for Mr Goodbar, Days of Heaven, Yanks, American Gigolo, An Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride and a big-screen version of the hit musical Chicago. Since 1978 he has been interested in Buddhism and being an active humanitarian.
Quote:
'I don't want to be a personality.'
Trivia:
He is the President of The Gere Foundation, a non-profit organisation, established in 1991 that focuses on international humanitarian issues.
