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
Cloverfield
(2008)
Frantic Man
Groundhog Day
(1993)
Ralph
A Haunted House 2
(2014)
Professor Wilde
Willow
(1988)
Franjean
Edtv
(1999)
Barry
Mrs. Doubtfire
(1993)
Maitre D'
Taxi
(2004)
Man at Taxi Convention
Beverly Hills Cop
(1984)
Bonded Warehouse Night Supervisor
Eight Legged Freaks
(2002)
Pete Willis
Duck Duck Goose
(2018)
Stanley (voice)
The Rocketeer
(1991)
South Seas Patron
Bad Teacher
(2011)
Philip
Lethal Seduction
(2015)
Deacon Williams
Fun with Dick and Jane
(2005)
Head Shop Clerk
Blind Fury
(1989)
Tector Pike
Fat Albert
(2004)
Coach Gillespie
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
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
(1988)
Franjean
Traxx
(1988)
Frank Williams
Earth Girls Are Easy
(1988)
Dr. Rick
Willow
(1988)
Franjean
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'
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
(1994)
Officer Brown
The High Crusade
(1994)
Sir Roger
Encino Woman
(1996)
Raji (as Ric Overton)
The Love Bug
(1997)
The General
Serial Killing 101
(1998)
Mr. Korn
Galaxies Are Colliding
(1998)
Rex
My Giant
(1998)
Director
Devil in the Flesh
(1998)
Dr. Milletson
Edtv
(1999)
Barry
Eight Legged Freaks
(2002)
Pete Willis
Northfork
(2003)
Rudolph
Fat Albert
(2004)
Coach Gillespie
Motocross Kids
(2004)
Hook
Off the Lip
(2004)
McReady
Taxi
(2004)
Man at Taxi Convention
Popstar
(2005)
Mr. Thomas
Fun with Dick and Jane
(2005)
Head Shop Clerk
Keep Your Distance
(2005)
Dr. Floyd Beasley
Family Plan
(2005)
Owens
Frostbite
(2005)
Bartender
The Aristocrats
(2005)
Self
Pledge This!
(2006)
Janitor Jones
Cloud 9
(2006)
Buckner
The Tripper
(2006)
Mayor Hal Burton
The Astronaut Farmer
(2007)
Arnold 'Arnie' Millard
Chasing Robert
(2007)
Thadeus Wrazinski
Heckler
(2007)
Self
Cloverfield
(2008)
Frantic Man
A Plumm Summer
(2008)
Agent Brinkman
The Informant!
(2009)
Terry Wilson
The Whole Truth
(2009)
Uri Standinoff
Wonder Woman
(2009)
Slick (voice)
A Fork in the Road
(2010)
Sheriff Thompson
Jelly
(2010)
Tad Wasserstein
I Am Comic
(2010)
Self
Dinner for Schmucks
(2010)
Chuck
Bad Teacher
(2011)
Philip
InSight
(2011)
Det. Gehrke
Alone Up There
(2012)
Self
The Seven Year Hitch
(2012)
D. Green
Bright Day
(2012)
Dr. Alex Joyfrem
Meridian
(2012)
Alan Greggs
Noobz
(2013)
Martin Wilson
The Liars Chair
(2014)
Herschel Boone
Such Good People
(2014)
Sidney Talmadge
A Haunted House 2
(2014)
Professor Wilde
#BeRobin the Movie
(2015)
Dark Seduction
(2015)
Punk Ninja
Lethal Seduction
(2015)
Deacon Williams
Escaping Dad
(2017)
Tulsa Ted
Literally, Right Before Aaron
(2017)
Dean (Allison's Dad)
Dying Laughing
(2017)
Himself
Dave Made a Maze
(2017)
Hobo
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