Acting

Richard Cotovsky

Born January 13, 1954 · Chicago, Illinois, USA (age 72)

Richard Cotovsky (born January 13, 1954) is an American character actor of film, stage, and television. He is also a director of stage. Richard Cotovsky was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Southern Illinois University. He transferred to the University of Illinois at the Medical Center in Chicago to earn a degree in pharmacy. In his senior year, he took introduction to the theater which mad…

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Little Fockers

Little Fockers · 2010

MovieComedyRomance

It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get in with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, Jack's suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back. When Greg and Pam's entire clan descends for the twins' birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he's fully capable as the man of the house.

Stir of Echoes

Stir of Echoes · 1999

MovieHorrorMystery

After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, Tom Witzky begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her.

Office Christmas Party

Office Christmas Party · 2016

Office Christmas Party

When Carol Vanstone, CEO of the technology company Zenotek, expresses her intention to close the Chicago branch, run by her brother Clay, he and his co-workers organize a Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and save their jobs. But the party gets out of control…

Broadcast Signal Intrusion

Broadcast Signal Intrusion · 2021

Broadcast Signal Intrusion

MovieHorrorMystery

In the late 90s, a video archivist unearths a series of sinister pirate broadcasts and becomes obsessed with uncovering the dark conspiracy behind them.

Bulls

Two down-on-their-luck half-brothers run a failing dive bar in Indiana and get a shot at taking on England’s elite darts champions.

Design

MovieDramaComedy

The sad and sometimes darkly funny lives of various denizens of Chicago's social and economic underside provide the focus of this adventurous independent comedy-drama.

Chat

MovieCrimeDrama

A father afflicted by photophobia searches for his daughter lost in the world of cybersex chat.

The Two Thieves

The Two Thieves · 2014

The Two Thieves

The story of an influential event 2000 years ago from the viewpoint of two people who had a unique perspective.

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Little Fockers

Little Fockers · 2010

MovieComedyRomance

It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get in with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, Jack's suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back. When Greg and Pam's entire clan descends for the twins' birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he's fully capable as the man of the house.

Newspaper Vendor

Stir of Echoes

Stir of Echoes · 1999

MovieHorrorMystery

After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, Tom Witzky begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her.

Neighborhood Man

Office Christmas Party

Office Christmas Party · 2016

Office Christmas Party

When Carol Vanstone, CEO of the technology company Zenotek, expresses her intention to close the Chicago branch, run by her brother Clay, he and his co-workers organize a Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and save their jobs. But the party gets out of control…

Salvation Army Collector

Broadcast Signal Intrusion

Broadcast Signal Intrusion · 2021

Broadcast Signal Intrusion

MovieHorrorMystery

In the late 90s, a video archivist unearths a series of sinister pirate broadcasts and becomes obsessed with uncovering the dark conspiracy behind them.

Brad

Bulls

Two down-on-their-luck half-brothers run a failing dive bar in Indiana and get a shot at taking on England’s elite darts champions.

Virgil

Design

MovieDramaComedy

The sad and sometimes darkly funny lives of various denizens of Chicago's social and economic underside provide the focus of this adventurous independent comedy-drama.

Plaid Pants Freak

Chat

MovieCrimeDrama

A father afflicted by photophobia searches for his daughter lost in the world of cybersex chat.

Hotdog Vendor / Groundskeeper

The Two Thieves

The Two Thieves · 2014

The Two Thieves

The story of an influential event 2000 years ago from the viewpoint of two people who had a unique perspective.

Barabbas

Pictures of Baby Jane Doe

Pictures of Baby Jane Doe · 1999

Pictures of Baby Jane Doe

MovieRomanceDrama

When down-on-his-luck photographer Horace meets Jane, a young streetwalker with a sordid lifestyle, they quickly fall in love and embark on a chaotic relationship of highs and lows. However, Jane's growing drug addiction and Horace's own personal demons threaten to tear them apart in this emotional romantic drama.

Regenerated Woodman

Lionel on a Sun Day

Lionel on a Sun Day · 1997

Lionel on a Sun Day

Lionel tries to get into a building through the stairwell, but are on each floor upheld by strange people.

Monuments

Monuments · 2021

MovieComedyDrama

A young widower sidesteps grief, loss, and familial dysfunction when he steals his wife's ashes and sets off on an impulsive odyssey through America's heartland to find something he'd lost long before her death.

David

Not Welcome

Not Welcome · 2018

A couple suspects that their McMansion might be haunted. In actuality, the ghost is a 30 year-old failure who has occupied vacant rooms for years without their knowledge. So begins an absurd turf-war in this comedy of errors populated by psychics, private investigators and spirits.

Nak

A Place to Be

A Place to Be · 2017

Set against the background of a broken U.S. immigration system, A Place to Be is a love story between two young men, Abel & Diego. When tragedy strikes and Diego's immigration status is revealed, Abel and Diego discover the power of love during uncertain times.

The Origins of Wit and Humor

The Origins of Wit and Humor · 2015

The Origins of Wit and Humor

A comedy writer's need for approval leads him to a wonder elixir that bends his world into a surreal landscape of comedy tropes, which forces him to explore his own worth outside the writer's room.

Stan Veckel

Shameless

Shameless · 2011

SeriesDramaComedy

Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.

Bum

Dark Matter

Dark Matter · 2024

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Jason Dessen is abducted into an alternate version of his life. To get back to his real family, he embarks on a harrowing journey to save them from the most terrifying foe imaginable: himself.

Jay

The Bear

The Bear · 2022

SeriesDramaComedy

Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.

Mr. Carl

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.

Homeless Man

Early Edition

Early Edition · 1996

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Gary Hobson thinks he may even be losing his mind when tomorrow's newspaper mysteriously arrives today giving him a disconcerting look into the future. What will he do with tomorrow's news?

Tools

Shining Girls

Shining Girls · 2022

SeriesDramaMystery

Years after a brutal attack left her in a constantly shifting reality, Kirby Mazrachi learns that a recent murder is linked to her assault. She teams with veteran reporter Dan Velazquez to understand her ever-changing present—and confront her past.

Neighbor