Donald Gibb
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 4, 1954
- Died
- May 12, 2026 (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Donald Gibb (August 4, 1954 — May 12, 2026), sometimes credited as Don Gibb, was an American actor. With an imposing 6 ft-4in frame, he was best known for portraying the hulking, dim-witted fraternity brother "Ogre" in several instalments of the Revenge of the Nerds film series. Raised in California, Gibb attended the University of New Mexico on a basketball scholarship, where he joined Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He then transferred to University of San Diego to play football. Gibb played briefly for the San Diego Chargers before turning to acting, beginning with small, uncredited roles in Stripes and Conan the Barbarian. 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's other famous recurring role was in a string of martial arts pictures. As American kumite entrant named Ray Jackson, he starred alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme in Bloodsport, and alone in the 1996 Bloodsport sequel. Gibb has appeared in more than 25 movies including Jocks and Amazon Women on the Moon. Gibb also had a starring role in the HBO sitcom, 1st & Ten, from 1984–1991, as Leslie "Dr. Death" Krunchner, a linebacker. Then he played small roles in Quantum Leap, MacGyver, Night Court, Renegade and Step by Step. 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 bit role in the 2008 film Hancock, starring Will Smith. Gibb was the spokesman and co-owner for Chicago brewery, Trader Todd's, through which Gibb markets Ogre beer, named after his iconic character in Revenge of the Nerds. He can be seen portraying a pillager in the Capital One (credit card) "Pillagers" commercial series. In the commercials, he can be spotted as the pillager who smashes the musician's violin at a dinner table, or being told by a make-up artist that "you are definitely an Autumn," or as the pillager who breaks the lobsters open with a war mace. Description above from the Wikipedia article Donald Gibb, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Filmography
Hands
Movie · as Bas
Secret Mountain Fort Awesome
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep
Hancock
Movie · as Convict
8 of Diamonds
Movie · as Big Mike
She Spies
TV · as Scarface · 1 ep
Secret Agent Man
TV · as Buff Bobby Barnett · 1 ep
Durango Kids
Movie · as Mountain Man Morris (as Don Gibb)
U.S. Marshals
Movie · as Mike Conroy
High Voltage
Movie · as Bartender
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TV · as Gunnar (segment "Bright Light") · 1 ep
Veronica's Closet
TV · as Spaz · 1 ep
Bloodsport II
Movie · as Ray 'Tiny' Jackson
American Tigers
Movie · as Dan Storm
The Steve Harvey Show
TV · as Tiny · 1 ep
Pacific Blue
TV · as Barger · 1 ep
Early Edition
TV · as Odessa 'Stumpy' McNeil · 1 ep
Arli$$
TV · as Jake's Father · 1 ep
Savate
Movie · as Cody Johnson
Broken Bars
Movie · as Jake
Unhappily Ever After
TV · as Spike · 1 ep
Magic Kid II
Movie · as Luther
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
Movie · as Ogre
Midnight Run Around
Movie · as Clyde
Breakfast of Aliens
Movie · as Darrell
The X-Files
TV · as Kip · 1 ep
Boy Meets World
TV · as Tony · 1 ep
Missing Pieces
Movie · as Hurrudnik
Stand By Your Man
TV · as Scab · 7 eps
Hearts Afire
TV · as Ray · 1 ep
Renegade
TV · as Cletus Hog Adams · 1 ep
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
TV · as Security Guard · 1 ep
Harry and the Hendersons
TV · as Valentine · 2 eps
Step by Step
TV · as Slasher, Moose · 4 eps
They Came from Outer Space
TV · as Mr. Geek · 1 ep
Oh No, Not Them
Movie · as Granny/Mugger
Quantum Leap
TV · as Jeeters · 1 ep
Seinfeld
TV · as Letter 'S' in D E V I L S Body Painter · 1 ep
Bloodsport
Movie · as Ray Jackson
Dear John
TV · as Frenchie · 1 ep
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
Movie · as Ogre
U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart
Movie · as Varela Leader
They Still Call Me Bruce
Movie · as The Executioner
Amazon Women on the Moon
Movie · as Graceless Pirate (segment "Video Pirates")
Jocks
Movie · as Ripper
Lost in America
Movie · as Ex-Convict
Transylvania 6-5000
Movie · as Wolfman
Streets of Justice
Movie · as Road Rodent
Otherworld
TV · as Motoface · 1 ep
MacGyver
TV · as Herman the German · 1 ep
Revenge of the Nerds
Movie · as Fred "The Ogre" Palowakski
Meatballs: Part II
Movie · as Mad Dog
1st & Ten
TV · as Leslie 'Dr. Death' Crunchner · 67 eps
Night Court
TV · as Terry Benoon (as Don Gibb) · 1 ep
Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk
Movie · as Bo
The A-Team
TV · as Deke Billings · 1 ep
Just Our Luck
TV · 1 ep
Conan the Barbarian
Movie · as Osric's Guard (uncredited)
Knight Rider
TV · as Gibbs · 1 ep
Cheers
TV · as Tiny · 1 ep
Magnum, P.I.
TV · as Condley Willard, Harms · 1 ep