Donald Gibb

Massive (6' 4"), muscular behemoth Donald Richard Gibb was born on August 4, 1954, in New York City, New York and raised in California. He attended the University of New Mexico on a basketball scholarship, then transferred to the University of San Diego, where he played football and was a member of the varsity basketball team. He had a roster spot on the San Diego Chargers prior to embarking on an acting career. With his brawn, bulk, scraggly beard and mustache, deep, growly voice and forceful screen presence, Gibb has frequently been cast as scruffy bikers, loutish rednecks and over-aggressive macho athletes. He started out in movies in the early 1980s with uncredited bit parts in _Any Which Way You Can (1980)_ (qv), _Stripes (1981)_ (qv), and _Conan the Barbarian (1982)_ (qv). He achieved enduring cult fame as the outrageous Ogre in the hilarious _Revenge of the Nerds (1984)_ (qv), reprising this role in the second and fourth sequels. He was likewise memorable as raucous martial arts fighter Ray Jackson in the exciting _Bloodsport (1988)_ (qv) and wildman tennis player Ripper in the amusing _Jocks (1984)_ (qv). He had a recurring role as fierce defensive lineman Leslie "Dr. Death" Crunchner on the HBO situation comedy _1st & Ten (1984)_ (qv). Among the television series Donald has done guest spots on are _Alice (1976)_ (qv), _The A-Team (1983)_ (qv), _Magnum, P.I. (1980)_ (qv), _Knight Rider (1982)_ (qv), _The Facts of Life (1979)_ (qv), _Hunter (1984)_ (qv), _Harrys wundersames Strafgericht (1984)_ (qv), _MacGyver (1985)_ (qv), _Quantum Leap (1989)_ (qv), _The X-Files (1993)_ (qv) and _The Young and the Restless (1973)_ (qv). 'Donald Gibb' (qv) lives in Chicago, Illinois and is the co-owner of and spokesman for the Chicago karaoke bar Trader Todd's.::woodyanders