Donald Gibb
29 movies · 30 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 4, 1954
- Died
- May 12, 2026 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Donald Richard Gibb · Don Gibb · دونالد گیب
Biography
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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.
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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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Donald Gibb: movies and TV shows
Acting (59)
- 2026 Hands
as Bas
- 2011
- 2008 Hancock
as Convict
- 2006 8 of Diamonds
as Big Mike
- 2002
- 2000
- 1999 Durango Kids
as Mountain Man Morris (as Don Gibb)
- 1998 U.S. Marshals
as Mike Conroy
- 1997 High Voltage
as Bartender
- 1997
- 1996
- 1996 American Tigers
as Dan Storm
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996 Bloodsport II
as Ray 'Tiny' Jackson
- 1995 Savate
as Cody Johnson
- 1995 Broken Bars
as Jake
- 1995
- 1994 Magic Kid II
as Luther
- 1994
- 1994 Midnight Run Around
as Clyde
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 Breakfast of Aliens
as Darrell
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992 Missing Pieces
as Hurrudnik
- 1991
- 1991
- 1990
- 1989 Oh No, Not Them
as Granny/Mugger
- 1989
- 1989
- 1988
- 1988 Bloodsport
as Ray Jackson
- 1987 Amazon Women on the Moon
as Graceless Pirate (segment "Video Pirates")
- 1987
- 1987 They Still Call Me Bruce
as The Executioner
- 1987 U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart
as Varela Leader
- 1986 Jocks
as Ripper
- 1985 Streets of Justice
as Road Rodent
- 1985 Transylvania 6-5000
as Wolfman
- 1985
- 1985 Lost in America
as Ex-Convict
- 1985
- 1984
- 1984 Meatballs: Part II
as Mad Dog
- 1984 Revenge of the Nerds
as Fred "The Ogre" Palowakski
- 1984
- 1983
- 1983
- 1983
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982 Conan the Barbarian
as Osric's Guard (uncredited)
- 1980
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1 episode