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Christopher Rich(I)

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Christopher Rich
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Most familiar to television viewers as the dim-witted anchorman Miller Redfield on Murphy Brown (1988), Christopher Rich has enjoyed a successful career in television, film and theater. Born in Dallas, Texas, Rich began performing in plays while attending high school in the Rio Grande Valley, urged by a teacher to channel his rowdy tendencies into acting rather than protesting the Vietnam War. He continued performing and studying acting at the University of Texas and later at Cornell University, where he received a master's degree in theater arts. Rich moved to New York and began performing on stage, highlighted by playing Dionysus in The Bacchae on Broadway, and in many off-Broadway and regional productions. In order to raise funds for plays he was producing, he joined the cast of Another World, playing Alexander "Sandy" Cory for the next four years. He moved to Los Angeles and has appeared in many television series, most notably joining the lauded ensemble cast on Murphy Brown and being a series regular on The George Carlin Show. On the big screen, Rich starred in The Joy Luck Club as Tamlyn Tomita's husband, John Milius' Vietnam War movie Flight of the Intruder with Danny Glover and Willem Dafoe, and the independent art film Prisoners of Inertia with Amanda Plummer. Rich has appeared in numerous television movies, with credits including Going Home opposite Jason Robards in one of his last performances. He played a villain in and served as a producer for The Gambler IV, which marked his first project with Reba star Reba McEntire and solidified their friendship. He also starred in and produced In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas with Rod Steiger. Rich currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Eva Halina Rich, a former Miss Poland and an Olympic gymnast at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. When not working, he enjoys collecting fine wines, playing golf and collecting and reading books.
BornSeptember 16, 1953
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    Known for

    Reba McEntire, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Mitch Holleman, Ryan Mouritsen, Melissa Peterman, Scarlett Pomers, Christopher Rich, and Steve Howey in Reba (2001)
    Reba
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Brock Hart
    Le club de la chance (1993)
    Le club de la chance
    7.7
    • Rich
    • 1993
    Candice Bergen, William Shatner, and James Spader in Boston Justice (2004)
    Boston Justice
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Attorney Melvin Palmer
    Bruce Campbell in Brisco County (1993)
    Brisco County
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Doc McCoy

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    Actor



    • Land of the Free
      • Kirk Davis
      • Pre-production



    • Reba McEntire, Rex Linn, Melissa Peterman, Tokala Black Elk, Pablo Castelblanco, and Belissa Escobedo in Happy's Place (2024)
      Happy's Place
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Maverick
      • 2025
    • Deep River (2025)
      Deep River
      • Pops
      • 2025
    • Bedtime Stories: Tales of Love and Hate (2024)
      Bedtime Stories: Tales of Love and Hate
      7.7
      • Joe Bradley
      • 2024
    • Aidan Quinn, Carlos Gómez, Deirdre Lovejoy, and Danay Garcia in Spiked (2021)
      Spiked
      5.1
      • Dr. Mattthews
      • 2021
    • Sierra McCormick and Brighton Sharbino in On a échangé nos Noëls (2018)
      On a échangé nos Noëls
      5.9
      • Bob Gentry
      • 2018
    • Daniel Baldwin, Kim Kold, Cameron Barsanti, Thai Edwards, and Chris Levine in Anabolic Life (2017)
      Anabolic Life
      4.9
      • Doctor Williams
      • 2017
    • Light on Sunshine
      Short
      • Rocky
      • 2016
    • Cassidy Way (2016)
      Cassidy Way
      3.6
      • Donald
      • 2016
    • Melissa & Joey (2010)
      Melissa & Joey
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Russell Burke
      • Rutherford
      • 2010–2015
    • Eva LaRue in Swallow Your Bliss (2014)
      Swallow Your Bliss
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Martin
      • 2014
    • Rawdon's Roof (2014)
      Rawdon's Roof
      Short
      • Joe Bradley
      • 2014
    • George Hamilton, Shelley Long, Patrick Muldoon, and Ashley Scott in Un Noël qui a du chien ! (2013)
      Un Noël qui a du chien !
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • Roger
      • 2013
    • Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander in Rizzoli & Isles: Autopsie d'un meurtre (2010)
      Rizzoli & Isles: Autopsie d'un meurtre
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Detective Rich Gibson
      • 2012
    • Animal Practice (2012)
      Animal Practice
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Jack Jackson
      • 2012
    • Fran Drescher in Happily Divorced (2011)
      Happily Divorced
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Frank
      • 2012

    Director



    • Reba McEntire, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Mitch Holleman, Ryan Mouritsen, Melissa Peterman, Scarlett Pomers, Christopher Rich, and Steve Howey in Reba (2001)
      Reba
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003–2006

    Producer



    • Sierra McCormick and Brighton Sharbino in On a échangé nos Noëls (2018)
      On a échangé nos Noëls
      5.9
      • co-producer
      • 2018
    • Eva LaRue in Swallow Your Bliss (2014)
      Swallow Your Bliss
      6.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Meurtre entre chiens et loup (1991)
      Meurtre entre chiens et loup
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 1991

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    Reba: Season One
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    Reba: Season One
    Reba: Season One
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    Reba: Season One

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Chris Rich
    • Height
      • 1.85 m
    • Born
      • September 16, 1953
      • Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Spouses
        Eva Halina RichJune 25, 2000 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Lily Hanna Wilson
    • Other works
      Portrayed the Greek god "Dionysus" in "The Bacchae" in 1980, directed by Michael Cacoyannis. Saturday Review critic Stanley Kauffman said of his performance, "He is immediately vivid, golden, graceful, clear, commanding."
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      Performed the wedding ceremony of his former Reba co-star JoAnna Garcia Swisher to New York Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher.

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      71 years old
    • When was Christopher Rich born?
      September 16, 1953
    • Where was Christopher Rich born?
      Dallas, Texas, USA
    • What is Christopher Rich's birth name?
      Christopher Rich Wilson
    • How tall is Christopher Rich?
      6 feet 1 inch, or 1.85 meters

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