Richard Cotovsky
Actor
- Born
- January 13, 1954 (age 72) · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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 made him interested in acting.
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In 1999, Cotovsky directed Brian Friel's play, "Freedom of the City," at the Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. He received a Joseph Jefferson Citation for directing this play which also received best ensemble and production. In 2000, he directed at Chicago, Illinois's Live Bait Theater's the world premiere of the John Susman play "Nelson & Simone". In 2006, he acted in the Sam Shepard play, "Buried Child," at the Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company.
Known for
Little Fockers
December 21, 2010
Office Christmas Party
November 25, 2016
Stir of Echoes
September 10, 1999
Broadcast Signal Intrusion
October 22, 2021
Monuments
June 4, 2021
A Place to Be
September 22, 2017
Pictures of Baby Jane Doe
September 7, 1999
Bulls
January 9, 2026
Design
January 10, 2002
Chat
May 3, 2015
Lionel on a Sun Day
November 16, 1997
The Two Thieves
April 1, 2014
Acting17
- 2026Bulls as Virgil
- 2021Broadcast Signal Intrusion as Brad
- 2021Monuments as David
- 2018Not Welcome as Nak
- 2017A Place to Be
- 2016Office Christmas Party as Salvation Army Collector
- 2015Chat as Hotdog Vendor / Groundskeeper
- 2015The Origins of Wit and Humor as Stan Veckel
- 2014The Two Thieves as Barabbas
- 2010Little Fockers as Newspaper Vendor