Richard Grieco

Acting

Richard Grieco

Born

1965-03-23 (61)

Place of birth

Watertown, New York, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

76 titles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard John Grieco, Jr. (born March 23, 1965) is an American actor and former fashion model. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Grieco, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Known for

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster
8.2

Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

2005

Veronica Mars poster
7.8

In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father.

Veronica Mars

2004

21 Jump Street poster
7.3

21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and young adults.

21 Jump Street

1987

Who's the Boss? poster
7.4

A former professional baseball player, along with his preteen daughter, moves into New York advertising executive Angela Bower's house to be both a housekeeper and a father figure to her young son. Tony 's laid-back personality contrasts with Angela's type-A behavior.

Who's the Boss?

1984

Gargoyles poster
8.1

In Scotland, 994 A.D. Goliath and his clan of gargoyles defend a medieval castle. In present day, David Xanatos buys the castle and moves it to New York City. When the castle is attacked the gargoyles are awakened from a 1000 year curse.

Gargoyles

1994

22 Jump Street poster
6.8

After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don't have to just crack the case - they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. If these two overgrown adolescents can grow from freshmen into real men, college might be the best thing that ever happened to them.

22 Jump Street

2014

Film credits

2020s · 17 titles

The Weapon poster
5.0

Dallas is a one-man killing machine on a mysterious rampage. His attacks on biker gangs and meth labs anger the Vegas mob boss who’s holding Dallas’ girlfriend hostage. But who is Dallas working for? Even torture won’t make him talk, and he won’t stop until justice is served.

The Weapon

2023

Attack of the Unknown poster
4.2

A SWAT team transporting a vicious crime syndicate boss must fight their way out of a county detention center during a catastrophic alien invasion.

Attack of the Unknown

2020

The Devil’s Trap poster
7.3

In the quiet nighttime corridors of a city hospital, Abigail (Nistratova) consoles her traumatized brother, Billy (Davi) who is now a paraplegic. Billy suffers from horrible nightmares in which he revisits his childhood, where we meet his alcoholic and violent father. Sharing Billy’s hospital room is a dying man, Mr. Cohen (Dern) who seems to know everything about Billy and Abigail. There’s also another horrific presence roaming in the hospital terrifying patients and staff alike.

The Devil’s Trap

2024

Demon Pit poster
2.7

A group of Rogue Angels assigned to deliver damned souls to hell turn dark, becoming executioners of mankind before they have the opportunity to repent.

Demon Pit

2022

The Fort poster
NR

In a world destroyed by war, pandemics, and disaster, a small group of survivors finds refuge inside a rebuilt stronghold known as The Fort. As darkness rises and deception spreads, the community must stand together in faith and courage to defend their last haven and fight for truth, hope, and the future of mankind.

The Fort

2026

The Curse of the Clown Motel poster
4.2

When Alma returns home to help her family get their Native American heritage recognized, all she finds is the World-Famous Clown Motel that has been erected on their land.

The Curse of the Clown Motel

2023

Time Pirates poster
4.0

Shooting a music video aboard a tall ship, band SM6 discovers a partial treasure map. After reading the incantation on the map, a waterspout emerges and transports the ship back to an era where pirates rule the seven seas. As SM6 searches for a way back home, they run into dread pirate Blackbeard, the fearsome Kraken, and make an alliance with female pirate Anne Bonny.

Time Pirates

2022

Demon Hunters poster
4.5

In the blistering desert stands Dee's Money Pit, a strip club where sinners come to drink—and die. When two bikers cross the wrong dancers, their slaughter sparks a collision between a ragtag crew of exorcists, a pair of naïve missionaries, and a homeless drifter with secrets of his own.

Demon Hunters

2026

Lord of the Streets poster
5.1

When Jason Dyson refuses to make his prized fighter throw an MMA match, a notorious gangster collects his debt by killing the fighter and kidnapping Jason's daughter. Now he must train a prisoner to endure five consecutive underground fights to save her.

Lord of the Streets

2022

Sanctus House poster
2.2

Four college students venture to a storied haunted house over night. The goal is simple, obtain research for a paper they are writing on urban myths and legends. A caretaker, played by Richard Grieco, greets them and offers to share the tale of the home's tragic beginnings. As events unfold, the group starts to understand there's more to the stories.

Sanctus House

2026

Jungle Run poster
5.9

A brother and sister's journey into the jungle to find their missing father.

Jungle Run

2021

Vanished poster
NR

A defense contractor's world shatters when his daughter is kidnapped for ransom. He launches into a desperate mission to save her and bring her home.

Vanished

2025

The Apex Predators Club poster
NR

On a remote island where the rich hunt monsters, the game flips when the hunters become prey. With savage beasts closing in and no escape, survival is the only rule. Welcome to The Apex Predators Club.

The Apex Predators Club

2026

Manson's War poster
NR

Beyond the flatland's where the Spahn Ranch once stood a gathering of Charles Manson devotees find refuge in the woods. When a member of their group is brutally attacked they are forced to take revenge.

Manson's War

2028

Hank’s Christmas Wish 3: Elvis Lives poster
NR

When a rowdy biker gang storms into town determined to ruin Christmas, Hank must dig deep — and with help from his old friend Elvis — find the courage to defend the town, reconcile his past, and rediscover his purpose. It’s a heartfelt story of faith, friendship, and redemption, wrapped in holiday cheer.

Hank’s Christmas Wish 3: Elvis Lives

2025

Night of the Tommyknockers poster
4.0

When miners blast for gold in the 1870's, they accidentally release ancient creatures known as Tommyknockers. The Town of Deer Creek, Nevada is soon under siege with only a handful of survivors held up in the local saloon.

Night of the Tommyknockers

2022

The Wonder Bar poster
2.0

Set against the timeless backdrop of Clarksburg's historic Wonder Bar Steakhouse, THE WONDER BAR is a heartfelt and thought-provoking faith-based drama about loss, redemption, and the power of human connection. Written and directed by Richard Grieco (21 Jump Street), the film showcases a deeply personal and compelling story brought to life by an outstanding ensemble cast.

The Wonder Bar

2026

2010s · 13 titles

22 Jump Street poster
6.8

After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don't have to just crack the case - they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. If these two overgrown adolescents can grow from freshmen into real men, college might be the best thing that ever happened to them.

22 Jump Street

2014

Clinton Road poster
2.9

A widowed firefighter seeks closure after his wife goes missing on an actual haunted road in rural New Jersey but must unlock the roads secret if he wants to get out alive.

Clinton Road

2019

AE: Apocalypse Earth poster
4.0

A group of refugees from Earth land on an exotic planet, where they must fight ruthless aliens to survive.

AE: Apocalypse Earth

2013

Art of the Dead poster
4.0

When a man purchases a collection of seven paintings to hang in his wealthy estate, he has no idea what horrors he has unleashed for himself and his family.

Art of the Dead

2019

Minutes to Midnight poster
4.2

On the cusp of New Year's Eve, seven friends and a mysterious backpacker converge at a desolate ski lodge in the mountains when they are systematically hunted down by ruthless masked men with a cryptic agenda.

Minutes to Midnight

2018

Almighty Thor poster
2.8

Loki destroys the fortress of Valhalla and steals the Hammer of Invincibility, only the young hero Thor can protect Earth from Armageddon.

Almighty Thor

2011

Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece poster
3.9

When the Fist found a mystical gold fleece jacket, he became the biggest porn star of the 1970s. But in the ‘80s, he’s on the cusp of eviction from a run-down studio apartment, having lost his gold fleece and his mojo along with it. When a local street thug named Superfly enters the diner where Fist works, robbing his customers, Fist and friends fight back. And thus begins a wild adventure, as Superfly’s bosses come to collect from Fist, sending him on a journey that unravels a conspiracy to sell meat pumped full of estrogen, which threatens to emasculate men.

Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece

2018

After Midnight poster
2.8

When an exotic dancer is murdered at a seedy strip club, her sister Constance, a TV newscaster, goes undercover to find the killer. While working at the club, she quickly realizes that everyone is a suspect and that other dancers are being targeted. She must work fast to find the killer to seek her revenge before she becomes the next target.

After Midnight

2014

A House Is Not a Home poster
1.7

Ben (Webb) and Linda Williams move the family into a dream home in a last ditch effort to save their troubled marriage. Despite their good intentions, they cannot shake the feeling that they are being watched by something. Their unimaginable fears are realized when things inside the house take a supernatural and sinister turn. Ben and his family flee for their lives, but it is too late. The house isn't finished with them, trapping the family in its labyrinth. The Williams must come together as never before to fight for their family, their lives and to escape.

A House Is Not a Home

2015

Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill! poster
4.8

On Halloween, an all girl rock-n-roll band called “Kill Pussy Kill” ventures out to play their biggest show to date. However, before hitting the road they manage to unwittingly upset a man. Unfortunately, this man turns out to be an evil genius dead set on revenge. The evil genius manages to lure the girls into his Hell House and when they wake up from being gassed, they find themselves trapped inside an inescapable room filled with a vicious variety of devices that can kill them as well as a variety of weapons that can be used on each other. The rules are simple: advance through all three rooms and you are allowed to go free. The catch is, in order to make it to the next room, someone must die!

Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill!

2017

They Want Dick Dickster poster
6.0

Hollywood movie director, Dick Dickster, is a drunk hack with a big ego and a bad attitude. He's broke, in debt, and unemployable. His manager, Sammy Davas Jr. wants to dump him as a client. His wife, Hardy, is divorcing him and wants alimony. Dick owes the mob fifty grand and hit man Tony Baritoni has been sent to collect. And District Attorney Ed Lawler is re investigating statutory rape charges against Dick from his cult movie: Cult of Doom. A film school student, Tim Meeks begins filming a documentary about Dick. They interview producers, directors and actors about their bizarre encounters with The Dickster. Then a mysterious XXX producer, Coco Hart, offers Dick 100-K to turn Cult of Doom into: Cult of Poon. Dick can't say no.

They Want Dick Dickster

2018

Cats Dancing on Jupiter poster
2.0

Two 20-something club hopping women in LA are at first glance living the good life of partying and casual sex, until they are revealed to be scarred by a childhood abduction and driven to take revenge on every man who crosses their path.

Cats Dancing on Jupiter

2015

Impact Event poster
7.0

A slow burn into insanity as a small band of survivors find themselves spending a post-meteoric apocalypse in a fun house converted into a bomb shelter.

Impact Event

2018

2000s · 12 titles

Sexual Predator poster
5.2

A female parole officer unwittingly gets involved with a handsome photographer who might be a serial killer.

Sexual Predator

2001

Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain poster
4.9

Two American tourists on a romantic camping trip are brutally murdered. A few days later, during the ancient festival of Samhain, a group of American university students moves into a beautiful cottage, surrounded by a lush forest and a majestic lake They are here to learn about the rituals of the ancient Druids and other Celtic legends. But in the remains of an abandoned copper mine, lives the ancestors of an incestuous clan of cannibals. Stalked by a hulking, disfigured mutant, the students and their chaperone are in for the most harrowing time of their young lives. And keeping their heads on their necks will become their main concern...

Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain

2003

Michael Angel poster
4.7

A man of the cloth finds his faith challenged both by the death of one of his closest relatives and the aftermath of the crime in this thriller. When a man is murdered under mysterious circumstances, his brother, a Catholic priest (Richard Grieco), decides to start his own investigation with the help of his uncle, a detective, in hopes of tracking down the killer.

Michael Angel

2000

Point Doom poster
4.4

A Hollywood talent agent's girlfriend thrusts him into a world of strip clubs, drugs and deadly motorcycle gangs.

Point Doom

2000

Final Payback poster
4.2

In this action-packed thriller, ex-cop Joey Randall (Richard Grieco) suddenly finds his affair with Sharon Moreno (Priscilla Barnes), wife of Police Chief George Moreno (John Saxon), has turned deadly. Randall discovers her lifeless body in a pool of blood, never suspecting he'll be blamed and his life will be turned into a chaotic tailspin! As the re-election campaign for Mayor Richardson (Corbin Bernsen) draws near, the Chief's right hand man, Captain James (Martin Kove), recruits two assassins to go after Randall. With no memory of the night of the murder, Randall turns to an old love and goes from being the hunted to the determined hunter in a desperate search for the truth and FINAL PAYBACK!

Final Payback

2001

Dead Easy poster
4.7

A married couple are about to face a series of difficult problems. The two engage in an escalating series of infidelities and mind games that could very well lead to their mutual destruction.

Dead Easy

2004

Forget About It poster
5.1

Welcome to Sunrise Village, a little piece of trailer park heaven where retired war vets Sam, Carl and Eddie are enjoying their golden Years while vying for the affection of their sexy neighbor. When they stumble upon a stash of mob money, they find themselves on the run from the Mafia and the Feds in this hilarious farce about the myth that age brings wisdom.

Forget About It

2006

Fish Don't Blink poster
6.0

A desperate young couple, on the run from the mob, drop anchor at a remote rundown restaurant in the middle of the desert named the Nautilus. At first, it seems like a great place to hideout but soon they find themselves smack dab in the centre of a family that gives a whole new definition to the word crazy and makes them think that maybe they'd be better off with the mob.

Fish Don't Blink

2002

Harold Robbins' Body Parts poster
4.3

Ty's pal J.J. frames him in a murder and cocaine theft in Hong Kong in 1992. Ty's wife Rachel may be in on the con, so, when Ty gets early release from prison as a gesture of good will from the city's new Mainland government, he doesn't bother to look her up. But she finds him in Southern California to warn him that J.J. wants him dead. Whack J.J. first, she tells Ty, so he heads for Manila where J.J. runs a lucrative business under the cover of exporting tropical fish. But what is that business and who's pulling the strings? With the help of Inez, a young Filipina prostitute, Ty gets to the heart of the matter even after Inez no longer has the stomach to pursue the guilty ones.

Harold Robbins' Body Parts

2001

Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express poster
3.8

Terrorists hold a group of people hostage during a Millenium Eve party aboard the Orient Express. Only an action movie star and a gymnast can save them.

Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express

2001

Raiders of the Damned poster
3.4

The day the world ended, they thought the fight was over. They were wrong.

Raiders of the Damned

2007

Webs poster
4.0

Richard Greico leads a team of electrical workers who stumble across a terrifying parallel universe. While investigating a strange power source in an abandoned building, the workers find themselves sucked into an underworld teeming with massive, man-eating, spider-like monsters. The bloodthirsty arachnid-human hybrids stalk and kill their victims one by one, leaving the dwindling group of survivors to fight back with just their wits and a handful of primitive weapons.

Webs

2003

1990s · 17 titles

A Night at the Roxbury poster
6.6

Despite being well into adulthood, brothers Doug and Steve Butabi still live at home and work in the flower shop owned by their dad. They exist only to hit on women at discos, though they're routinely unsuccessful until a chance run-in with Richard Grieco gets them inside the swank Roxbury club. Mistaken for high rollers, they meet their dream women, Vivica and Cambi, and resolve to open a club of their own.

A Night at the Roxbury

1998

If Looks Could Kill poster
6.1

Michael Corben, along with the rest of his high-school French class, sets out for a trip to France when he is mistaken for an agent of the same name. He is beseiged by both the good guys and the bad guys. British Intelligence outfits him with a series of James-Bond-like gizmos, and Steranko sends more would-be assassins after him. Can Michael stop the evil Steranko's plans for European domination?

If Looks Could Kill

1991

Mobsters poster
6.3

The story of a group of friends in turn of the century New York, from their early days as street hoods to their rise in the world of organized crime...

Mobsters

1991

Born to Run poster
7.8

An outlaw drag racer (Richard Grieco) tries to save his brother (Jay Acovone) from a crime boss (Joe Cortese) in Brooklyn.

Born to Run

1993

Ultimate Deception poster
5.8

Terry is desperate to start a family. Unable to bear her own children, she must rely on adoption, which proves to be a difficult task.

Ultimate Deception

1999

The Gardener poster
3.5

After her partner mysteriously disappears, Detective Kelly Jones is lead to a nursery that seems to hold many secrets.

The Gardener

1998

Against the Law poster
5.4

A trigger-happy outlaw goes on the run and a burned out, disillusioned cop gives chase. They end up head-to-head in a Los Angeles shoot out.

Against the Law

1997

It Was Him or Us poster
9.8

When her daughter's lover begins exhibiting signs of becoming a dangerous abuser, a mother attempts to intervene.

It Was Him or Us

1995

The Demolitionist poster
4.8

A murdered police officer is brought back to life by a cold-hearted scientist to serve as "The Demolitionist", the ultimate crime-fighting weapon in a city overrun by criminals and internal corruption

The Demolitionist

1995

Suspicious Agenda poster
4.8

Six veteran police officers all have a blemished record, but one of them tries to be judge, jury and executioner. Their superior has a plan to flush-out the vigilante. Tony Castagne and Jimmy Davane are the two most likely suspects, but any of the six could have a suspicious agenda.

Suspicious Agenda

1995

Absolution poster
2.9

Decades after a meteorite destroys much of Earth life, survivor Ryan Murphy travels to a military base as a new recruit. However, he's really an agent investigating strange occurrences at the compound, which is ruled by the unforgiving Sgt. Bradley. As Murphy trains alongside his fellow recruits and secretly looks into the disappearance of a friend, he uncovers a shocking secret that may change the fate of humankind.

Absolution

1997

Inhumanoid poster
5.9

A family of three is travelling in space, when they encounter a stranded spaceship. They manage to pull out one survivor (Grieco) who's in shock. However, when the father goes on to investigate the ship, he finds that everyone was murdered. Suddenly, the stranger leaves him on the damaged spaceship and starts to terrorize his wife and daughter, for it turns out that the stranger is really an emotionally unstable android programmed without morals, making him go on a killer rampage. Who will survive?

Inhumanoid

1996

Sin and Redemption poster
6.0

Taking a short-cut home from work, high-schooler Billie Simms is raped. Not only does the incident cause an unwanted pregnancy that damages her college expectations, but it also outrages her smugly religious father who pressures her to give up the baby.

Sin and Redemption

1994

When Time Expires poster
4.5

A seemingly simple time calibration exercise turns sour for Travis Beck when he discovers that his ex-partner and an unknown team of assassins are also in town with the sole aim of stopping him complete his mission

When Time Expires

1997

Mutual Needs poster
4.0

A man who hires a sexy escort to play his wife at his high school reunion gets more than he bargains for, especially when she takes him for everything he's got.

Mutual Needs

1999

Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights poster
4.0

A young boy is taught to use his imagination by his grandfather who casts him in a great adventure back in time. Using a magic coin, he enters the medieval world of Sinbad, who must rescue a beautiful princess from the clutches of an evil knight.

Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights

1998

A Vow to Kill poster
5.7

Rachel is the daughter of a wealthy media tycoon. Her husband dies in a car crash. Years later she meets Eric a photographer for New Woman magazine. They fall in love and quickly marry. On honeymoon in a remote cottage we discover that Eric's plan all along has been to get some of her father's money and sets in motion a faked kidnap of himself and Rachel. Rachel is unaware of his plan but begins to suspect something due to his suspicious behaviour. As her father hires a investigator to catch the kidnappers, Rachel begins to fear for her safety as Eric's plan becomes clearer.

A Vow to Kill

1995

Series credits

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster
8.2

Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

2005

Veronica Mars poster
7.8

In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father.

Veronica Mars

2004

21 Jump Street poster
7.3

21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and young adults.

21 Jump Street

1987

Who's the Boss? poster
7.4

A former professional baseball player, along with his preteen daughter, moves into New York advertising executive Angela Bower's house to be both a housekeeper and a father figure to her young son. Tony 's laid-back personality contrasts with Angela's type-A behavior.

Who's the Boss?

1984

Gargoyles poster
8.1

In Scotland, 994 A.D. Goliath and his clan of gargoyles defend a medieval castle. In present day, David Xanatos buys the castle and moves it to New York City. When the castle is attacked the gargoyles are awakened from a 1000 year curse.

Gargoyles

1994

RTL Samstag Nacht poster
7.9

RTL Samstag Nacht was a comedy show, which ran from 6 November 1993 to 23 May 1998 on the German TV network RTL. RTL Samstag Nacht was the first major comedy show in German television, created after the example of the long-running American show Saturday Night Live and broadcast late on Saturday night. It helped comedy in German television to a breakthrough and was a model for several later comedy shows. Karl Ranseier was a recurring character featured in fake news reports telling about his death at the end of each episode. The name Karl Ranseier has become a catchphrase in Germany that has led to its own joke category of Ranseiers which are in widespread usage outside of the comedy origin.

RTL Samstag Nacht

1993

Celebrity Ghost Stories poster
7.3

Compelling, surprising and downright spooky — celebrities share their real-life personal encounters with the paranormal in each one-hour special. From encounters with ghosts and angry spirits to haunted homes, unexplainable spells and magic, these descriptive, first person narratives from our favorite stars delivers a brand new way of experiencing the thrills and chills of the addictive world of the paranormal.

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009

Booker poster
5.2

Booker is an American crime drama series starring Richard Grieco that aired on the Fox Network from September 24, 1989 to May 6, 1990. The series is a spin-off of 21 Jump Street and the second installment of the 21 Jump Street series. The character of Dennis Booker was originally a recurring character on that police drama during its third season. The theme song for the series, "Hot in the City", was performed by Billy Idol.

Booker

1989

Marker poster
5.5

Marker is an American hour long television drama that premiered on the UPN on March 20, 1995. It is set in and was filmed in Hawaii. The series focuses on Richard DeMorra, a man given a strange inheritance from his late father: markers which were given in the past by his father to those who had helped him achieve his success. He receives these once per episode from one of those people, leading him on varied adventures as he tries to follow through on his father's legacy. Other members of the cast include Gates McFadden, who playes his father's young widow, and Andy Bumatai as a helpful local character, Danny Kahala. The show lasted for 13 episodes and was advertised with the tagline: "America's Coolest Hero."

Marker

1995

Gone Country poster
NR

John Rich of Big & Rich will give one of seven celebrities a chance at a country music career. The celebrities move into a Nashville mansion together to embark on a two-week adventure. Each celebrity will be paired up with some of Nashville's finest songwriters in an attempt to prepare them for a career in country music. In each episode, the cast competes against each other in challenges that will test them musically and physically to adapt to a country music lifestyle, both on and off the stage. At the end of the two weeks, the artist who is most prepared to impress a country audience, as determined by Rich, will record and release a song.

Gone Country

2008

Behind the camera