Donald Gibb

Donald Richard Gibb (born August 4, 1954) is an American actor, best known for his roles as the hulking, dimwitted fraternity brother Ogre in several installments of the Revenge of the Nerds film series, as Kumite fighter Ray Jackson in Bloodsport, and as Leslie "Dr. Death" Krunchner on the HBO sitcom 1st & Ten.

Donald Gibb
Donald Gibb at an event
Born	Donald Richard Gibb (1954-08-04) August 4, 1954 (age 70) New York City, New York, U.S.
Other names	Don Gibb
Education	University of New Mexico University of San Diego
Occupation	Actor
Television	Filmography
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)

Life and career

Raised in California, Gibb attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. Upon graduation he went to the University of New Mexico on a basketball scholarship,^[1] where he joined Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He then transferred to the University of San Diego, where he played football on scholarship. Gibb played briefly for the San Diego Chargers before suffering an injury in an automobile accident, which led him to turn to acting,^[1] beginning with small, uncredited roles in Stripes and Conan the Barbarian. He received recognition in a small role in Lost in America, playing an ex-convict who picks up a hitchhiking main character, with a review stating that his casting was one of several in the film showing that director Albert Brooks had "a rare knack for filling supporting roles with exactly the right person, however unlikely that person would seem to be for that particular role".^[2]

Gibb is best known for his Ogre character portrayed first in Revenge of the Nerds and later in Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise and Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love. Chugging beer from a trophy, throwing nerds off fraternity buildings and competing in belching contests, Gibb gleefully played up his former days as a college football jock. Gibb "experienced a life makeover" between the first and second films in the series, objecting to a proposed scene in the second film in which the script called for the character "to threaten somebody with a piece of wood", with Gibb saying "I personally didn't want to be associated with that kind of action, and I didn't think Ogre would do it, either".^[3]

Gibb's other famous recurring role was in a string of martial arts pictures. As an American entrant named Ray Jackson, he starred alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme in Bloodsport,^[4][5] and alone in the 1996 sequel Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite. Gibb has appeared in more than 25 movies including Jocks and Amazon Women on the Moon. Subsequently, he also played a small role in the PC game Zork: Grand Inquisitor, as the man in the third portal with Lucy; and can be seen in a brief role in the film Hancock, starring Will Smith. Gibb gained notoriety on HBO's 1st & Ten, as Leslie "Dr. Death" Krunchner, a linebacker. Gibb played the role from 1984 until 1991, making him one of the few members of the fictional California Bulls to last the entire seven-year run. After, he played the illiterate biker Scab on the 1992 Fox sitcom Stand By Your Man, which co-starred Melissa Gilbert and Rosie O'Donnell, and played small roles in Quantum Leap, MacGyver, Magnum P.I., Night Court, Cheers, Renegade, The X-Files, The A-Team, Step by Step and Early Edition.

Gibb was the spokesman for Chicago bar Trader Todd's, through which Gibb marketed "Ogre beer", named after his iconic character in Revenge of the Nerds . ^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
1980	Any Which Way You Can	Henchman	Uncredited
1981	Stripes	Bouncer	Uncredited
1982	Conan the Barbarian	Osric's Guard	Uncredited
1984	Revenge of the Nerds	Frederick Aloysius "Ogre" Palowaski
	Meatballs Part II	Mad Dog
1985	Lost in America	Ex-Convict
	Transylvania 6-5000	Larry the Wolfman
1986	Jocks	Ripper	Credited as Don Gibb
1987	They Still Call Me Bruce	The Executioner
	Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise	Fred "Ogre" Palowaski
	Amazon Women on the Moon	Graceless Pirate
1988	Bloodsport	Ray Jackson
1992	Missing Pieces	Hurrudnik
1993	Breakfast of Aliens	Darrell
1994	Magic Kid 2	Luther	Credited as Don Gibb
1995	Broken Bars	Jake
	Savate	Cody Johnson	Credited as Don Gibb
1996	Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite	Ray 'Tiny' Jackson
	American Tigers	Dan Storm
1997	High Voltage	Bartender	Uncredited
1998	U.S. Marshals	Michael Conroy	Credited as Don Gibb
1999	Durango Kids	Mountain Man Morris	Credited as Don Gibb
2002	The Biggest Fan	Band Manager	Credited as Don Gibb
2003	Grind	Scabby Security Guy	Credited as Don Gibb
2004	Lightning Bug	Uncle Marvin	Credited as Don Gibb
2005	Window Theory	Judson
2006	8 of Diamonds	Big Mike	Credited as Don Gibb
2008	Hancock	Convict	Credited as Don Gibb

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
1981	Nichols & Dymes		Television film
1982–1983	Magnum, P.I.	Condley Willard Harms	2 Episodes
1983	Alice	Moose	1 Episode: "Jolene and the Night Watchman" as Don Gibb
	Simon & Simon	Lebow's #2 henchman	1 Episode: "Grand Illusion" (Uncredited)
	Hardcastle and McCormick	Johnson	1 Episode: "The Crystal Duck"
	The A-Team	Deke Billings	1 Episode: "The Taxicab Wars"
	Just Our Luck		1 Episode: "No Holds Barred" as Don Gibb
1984	Knight Rider	Gibbs	1 Episode: "Knight of the Chameleon" as Don Gibb
1984–1991	1st & Ten	Leslie 'Dr. Death' Krunchner	80 Episodes
1985	Otherworld	Motoface	1 Episode: "Village of the Motorpigs"
	Benson	Big Luther	1 Episode: "Uncle Jack"
	Streets of Justice	Road Rodant	Television film; Credited as Don Gibb
1987	U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart	Varela Leader	Television film
	The Facts of Life	Wendell	1 Episode: "The More the Marrier" as Don Gibb
1989	227	Skullcrusher	1 Episode: "Flying Down to Leo's" as Don Gibb
1989–1990	My Two Dads	Chuck Officer Eugene	2 Episodes
1990	Hunter	Stryber	1 Episode: "Unfinished Business" as Don Gibb
	Dear John	Frenchie	1 Episode: "John's Night Out" as Don Gibb
	Night Court	Terry Benoon	1 Episode: "Nobody Says Rat Fink Anymore" as Don Gibb
	They Came from Outer Space	Mr. Geek	1 Episode: "Mr. Geek" as Don Gibb
	Doctor Doctor	Sam	1 Episode: "Somewhere in the Berkshires"
1991	Sons and Daughters	Slasher Martin	1 Episode: "The Thing"
	Amen	Cashmere	1 Episode: "The Wild Deak" as Don Gibb
	MacGyver	Herman the German	1 Episode: "Split Decision" as Don Gibb
	True Colors	Officer Johnson	1 Episode: "Seems Like Old Times" as Don Gibb
1992	Quantum Leap	Jeeters	1 Episode: "Roberto!" as Don Gibb
	Stand by Your Man	Scab	7 Episodes
	Cheers	Tiny	1 Episode: "Teaching with the Enemy" as Don Gibb
1992–1993	Renegade	Hog Adams Cletus Hog Adams	2 Episodes
1993	Harry and the Hendersons	Valentine	2 Episodes as Don Gibb
	The X-Files	Kip	1 Episode: "Conduit" as Don Gibb
	Daddy Dearest	Inmate #2	1 Episode: "American We"
	Hearts Afire	Ray	1 Episode: "The Stud Club" as Don Gibb
1993–1994	Empty Nest	Jake Biker #1	2 Episodes as Don Gibb
1993–1998	Step by Step	Slasher / Moose	6 Episodes
1994	Boy Meets World	Tony	1 Episode: "It's a Wonderful Night" as Don Gibb
	Midnight Runaround	Clyde	Television film; Credited as Don Gibb
	Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love	Ogre	Television film; Credited as Don Gibb
	Muddling Through	Bud	1 Episode: "It's a Date"
1994–1996	Weird Science	Biker Dude Singing Guy Rolph	3 Episodes
1995	Seinfeld	Letter S in Devils Body Painter	1 Episode: "The Face Painter" (Uncredited)
	Misery Loves Company	Prussian Helmet Biker	1 Episode: "Uneasy Rider"
	Kirk	Biker	1 Episode: "Helloween"
1996	Unhappily Ever After	Spike	1 Episode: "Meter Maid"
	Homeboys in Outer Space	Galdor	1 Episode: "Behold a Pale Planet, or What If God Was One of Us" as Don Gibb
	Pacific Blue	Barger	1 Episode: "Cranked Up" as Don Gibb
1997	Sparks	Fitch	1 Episode: "Self Defense"
	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Security Guard	1 Episode: "The Idol" as Don Gibb
1998	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Gunnar Kind Trucker	2 Episodes
1999	Arli$$	Jake's Father	1 Episode: "Taking One for the Team"
2000	The Steve Harvey Show	Tiny	1 Episode: "Black Streak" as Don Gibb
	Secret Agent Man	Buff Bobby Barnett	1 Episode: "WhupSumAss"
	Early Edition	Odessa 'Stumpy' McNeil	1 Episode: "Mel Schwartz, Bounty Hunter" as Don Gibb
	Veronica's Closet	Spaz	1 Episode: "Veronica's Sleepover"
2001	Black Scorpion	Smash Clone #1	1 Episode: "An Officer and a Prankster
	Philly	Mickey Horvath	1 Episode: "Truth or Consequence" (Uncredited)
2002	She Spies	Scarface	1 Episode: "Daddy's Girl" as Don Gibb
2003	The Young and the Restless	Worm	2 Episodes; Credited as Don Gibb
2007	The Fantastic Two	Psycho	Television mini-series
2011	Secret Mountain Fort Awesome	Additional Voices	1 Episode: "The 6th Disqustoid" (Voice Role)
2016	Captain Kyle's Cosplay Spotlight		1 Episode: "Pennywise"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
1995	What's My Story	Giant	Voice Role; Credited as Don Gibb
1997	Zork: Grand Inquisitor	Floyd the Bouncer	Voice Role; Credited as Don Gibb
2003	Alter Echo	Gherran	Voice Role; Credited as Don Gibb
2010	Mafia II	Angry Prisoner	Voice Role
2011	Rage		Voice Role

References

1. "Undemanding may get yucks from 'Nerds'", The Santa Fe New Mexican (August 17, 1984), Film P1.
2. Bill Hagen, "Brooks should find audience for 'Lost in America' film", Hazleton Standard-Speaker (April 17, 1985), p. 43.
3. Jack Curry, "They're Back!", The Bangor Daily News (June 13, 1987), p. 4-5.
4. "We Must Confess, It's Bad", New York Daily News (April 27, 1988), p. 40.
5. Joe Bob Briggs, "High-powered kicks make 'Bloodsport'", Alabama Journal (May 6, 1988), p. 23.
6. "Trader Todd's Adventure Bar". centerstagechicago.com. 2008. Archived from the original on March 24, 2004. Retrieved September 19, 2008.

External links

• Donald Gibb at IMDb 
• Donald Gibb at AllMovie
• Donald Gibb at Rotten Tomatoes