Raised in New Jersey and New York, Overton comes from a musical family. His father, Hal Overton, was Thelonious Monk's big band arranger as well as a music teacher at the Juilliard Institute. His mother, Nancy Overton aka Anne Swain Overton, sang in personal appearances as a member of The Chordettes, the girl group most famous for their singles "Lollipop" and "Mr. Sandman". Rick has dabbled in the music industry himself as he plays the harmonica occasionally with local blues bands. Rick began his stand-up career while in high school as one half of the comedy team "Overton & Sullivan" but eventually went solo as he broke in at the New York Improvisation in the early 1970s. IMDb Mini Biography By: Maggie Houtz
Known For
A Haunted House 2
(2014)
Professor Wilde
Cloverfield
(2008)
Frantic Man
Edtv
(1999)
Barry
Willow
(1988)
Franjean
Groundhog Day
(1993)
Ralph
Mrs. Doubtfire
(1993)
Maitre D'
Beverly Hills Cop
(1984)
Bonded Warehouse Night Supervisor
Taxi
(2004)
Man at Taxi Convention
Bad Teacher
(2011)
Philip
Eight Legged Freaks
(2002)
Pete Willis
The Rocketeer
(1991)
South Seas Patron
Blind Fury
(1989)
Tector Pike
Fun with Dick and Jane
(2005)
Head Shop Clerk
Duck Duck Goose
(2018)
Stanley (voice)
Wonder Woman
(2009)
Slick (voice)
Earth Girls Are Easy
(1988)
Dr. Rick
Full Filmography
Acting
Target... Earth?
(1980)
Ino The Computer (voice)
Young Doctors in Love
(1982)
Dr. Thurman Flicker
Beverly Hills Cop
(1984)
Bonded Warehouse Night Supervisor
Stripper
(1985)
Gung Ho
(1986)
Googie
Odd Jobs
(1986)
Roy
A Fine Mess
(1986)
Companion
Modern Girls
(1986)
Marsalis
Million Dollar Mystery
(1987)
Stuart Briggs
Double Switch
(1987)
Deejay
Earth Girls Are Easy
(1988)
Dr. Rick
Willow
(1988)
Franjean
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
(1988)
Franjean
Traxx
(1988)
Frank Williams
Blind Fury
(1989)
Tector Pike
That's Adequate
(1989)
Standup Comic
A Sinful Life
(1989)
Janitor Joe
The Rocketeer
(1991)
South Seas Patron
Groundhog Day
(1993)
Ralph
Mrs. Doubtfire
(1993)
Maitre D'
The High Crusade
(1994)
Sir Roger
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
(1994)
Officer Brown
Encino Woman
(1996)
Raji (as Ric Overton)
The Love Bug
(1997)
The General
Devil in the Flesh
(1998)
Dr. Milletson
My Giant
(1998)
Director
Galaxies Are Colliding
(1998)
Rex
Serial Killing 101
(1998)
Mr. Korn
Edtv
(1999)
Barry
Eight Legged Freaks
(2002)
Pete Willis
Northfork
(2003)
Rudolph
Fat Albert
(2004)
Coach Gillespie
Off the Lip
(2004)
McReady
Taxi
(2004)
Man at Taxi Convention
Motocross Kids
(2004)
Hook
The Aristocrats
(2005)
Self
Popstar
(2005)
Mr. Thomas
Keep Your Distance
(2005)
Dr. Floyd Beasley
Family Plan
(2005)
Owens
Fun with Dick and Jane
(2005)
Head Shop Clerk
Frostbite
(2005)
Bartender
Pledge This!
(2006)
Janitor Jones
Cloud 9
(2006)
Buckner
The Tripper
(2006)
Mayor Hal Burton
Heckler
(2007)
Self
The Astronaut Farmer
(2007)
Arnold 'Arnie' Millard
Chasing Robert
(2007)
Thadeus Wrazinski
A Plumm Summer
(2008)
Agent Brinkman
Cloverfield
(2008)
Frantic Man
The Informant!
(2009)
Terry Wilson
Wonder Woman
(2009)
Slick (voice)
The Whole Truth
(2009)
Uri Standinoff
I Am Comic
(2010)
Self
Dinner for Schmucks
(2010)
Chuck
Jelly
(2010)
Tad Wasserstein
A Fork in the Road
(2010)
Sheriff Thompson
InSight
(2011)
Det. Gehrke
Bad Teacher
(2011)
Philip
Bright Day
(2012)
Dr. Alex Joyfrem
Alone Up There
(2012)
Self
Meridian
(2012)
Alan Greggs
The Seven Year Hitch
(2012)
D. Green
Noobz
(2013)
Martin Wilson
Such Good People
(2014)
Sidney Talmadge
A Haunted House 2
(2014)
Professor Wilde
The Liars Chair
(2014)
Herschel Boone
Lethal Seduction
(2015)
Deacon Williams
Dark Seduction
(2015)
Punk Ninja
#BeRobin the Movie
(2015)
Dying Laughing
(2017)
Himself
Dave Made a Maze
(2017)
Hobo
Escaping Dad
(2017)
Tulsa Ted
Literally, Right Before Aaron
(2017)
Dean (Allison's Dad)
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
(2018)
First Publisher
Duck Duck Goose
(2018)
Stanley (voice)
Mother's Little Helpers
(2019)
Danny Ray
Robin's Wish
(2020)
Self
Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth
(2022)
Board Member Valentine
Hendrie
(2024)
Self
Crew