Name
Donald Gibb
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1954-08-04
Deathday
2026-05-12 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
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- 1988 Bloodsport as Jackson
- 1996 Bloodsport II as Ray 'Tiny' Jackson
- 1984 Revenge of the Nerds as Fred "The Ogre" Palowakski
- 1987 Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise as Ogre
- 1986 Jocks as Ripper
- 1996 American Tigers as Dan Storm
- 1993 Breakfast of Aliens as Darrell
- 1995 Savate as Cody Johnson
- 1992 Missing Pieces as Hurrudnik
- 2006 8 of Diamonds as Big Mike
- 1987 U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart as Varela Leader
- 1994 Magic Kid II as Luther
- 1982 Conan the Barbarian as Osric's Guard (uncredited)
- 1994 Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love as Ogre
- 1995 Broken Bars as Jake
- 1983 Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk as Bo
- 1998 U.S. Marshals as Mike Conroy
- 1985 Lost in America as Ex-Convict
- 1985 Transylvania 6-5000 as Wolfman
- 1987 They Still Call Me Bruce as The Executioner
- 1985 Streets of Justice as Road Rodent
- 1987 Amazon Women on the Moon as Graceless Pirate (segment "Video Pirates")
- 1984 Meatballs: Part II as Mad Dog
- 1997 High Voltage as Bartender
- 2008 Hancock as Convict
- 1989 Oh No, Not Them as Granny/Mugger
- 1994 Midnight Run Around as Clyde
- 2026 Hands as Bas
- 1999 Durango Kids as Mountain Man Morris (as Don Gibb)
- 1992 Stand By Your Man ( 7 episodes ) as Scab
- 1983 The A-Team ( 1 episode ) as Deke Billings
- 1993 The X-Files ( 1 episode ) as Kip
- 1984 1st & Ten ( 67 episodes ) as Leslie 'Dr. Death' Crunchner
- 1992 Hearts Afire ( 1 episode ) as Ray
- 1989 Quantum Leap ( 1 episode ) as Jeeters
- 1985 Otherworld ( 1 episode ) as Motoface
- 1990 They Came from Outer Space ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Geek
- 1995 Unhappily Ever After ( 1 episode ) as Spike
- 1989 Seinfeld ( 1 episode ) as Letter 'S' in D E V I L S Body Painter
- 1982 Knight Rider ( 1 episode ) as Gibbs
- 1980 Magnum, P.I. ( 1 episode ) as Condley Willard
- 1993 Boy Meets World ( 1 episode ) as Tony
- 2011 Secret Mountain Fort Awesome ( 1 episode ) as (voice)
- 1988 Dear John ( 1 episode ) as Frenchie
- 1991 Harry and the Hendersons ( 2 episodes ) as Valentine
- 1984 Night Court ( 1 episode ) as Terry Benoon (as Don Gibb)
- 1996 The Steve Harvey Show ( 1 episode ) as Tiny
- 1985 MacGyver ( 1 episode ) as Herman the German
- 1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction ( 1 episode ) as Gunnar (segment "Bright Light")
- 1983 Just Our Luck ( 1 episode )
- 2002 She Spies ( 1 episode ) as Scarface
- 1982 Cheers ( 1 episode ) as Tiny
- 1997 Veronica's Closet ( 1 episode ) as Spaz
- 1996 Pacific Blue ( 1 episode ) as Barger
- 1992 Renegade ( 1 episode ) as Cletus Hog Adams
- 1992 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper ( 1 episode ) as Security Guard
- 1980 Magnum, P.I. ( 1 episode ) as Harms
- 1996 Early Edition ( 1 episode ) as Odessa 'Stumpy' McNeil
- 1991 Step by Step ( 4 episodes ) as Slasher
- 1991 Step by Step ( 2 episodes ) as Moose
- 1996 Arli$$ ( 1 episode ) as Jake's Father
- 2000 Secret Agent Man ( 1 episode ) as Buff Bobby Barnett
