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Donald Richard Gibb (born August 4, 1954), sometimes credited as Don Gibb, is an American actor, best known for his roles as the hulking, dimwitted fraternity brother "Ogre" in several installments of the ''Revenge of the Nerds'' film series, and as Leslie "Dr. Death" Krunchner on the HBO sitcom ''1st & Ten''. ==Biography== Raised in California, Gibb attended Notre Dame high school in Sherman Oaks California. Upon graduation he went to the University of New Mexico on a basketball scholarship, where he joined Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He then transferred to University of San Diego to play football. Don Gibb played basketball for the University of San Diego team on scholarship. Gibb played briefly for the San Diego Chargers before turning to acting, beginning with small, uncredited roles in ''Stripes'' and ''Conan the Barbarian''. Gibb is best known for his "Ogre" character portrayed first in ''Revenge of the Nerds'' and later in ''Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise'' and ''Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love''. Chugging beer from a trophy, throwing nerds off fraternity buildings and competing in belching contests, Gibb gleefully played up his former days as a college football jock. Gibb's other famous recurring role was in a string of martial arts pictures. As American entrant named Ray Jackson, he starred alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme in ''Bloodsport'', and alone in the 1996 ''Bloodsport'' sequel. Gibb has appeared in more than 25 movies including ''Jocks'' and ''Amazon Women on the Moon''. Subsequently, he also played a small role in the PC game ''Zork: Grand Inquisitor'' as the man in the third portal with Lucy and can be seen in a brief role in the film ''Hancock'', starring Will Smith. On television, Gibb reached widespread notoriety on HBO's ''1st & Ten'', as Leslie "Dr. Death" Krunchner, a linebacker. Gibb played the role from 1984 until 1991, making him one of the few members of the fictional California Bulls to last the entire seven-year run. After, he played the illiterate biker Scab on the 1992 Fox sitcom ''Stand By Your Man'', which co-starred Melissa Gilbert and Rosie O'Donnell, and played small roles in ''Quantum Leap'', ''MacGyver'', ''Night Court'', ''Cheers'', ''Renegade'', ''The X-Files'' and ''Step by Step''. Gibb is the spokesman and co-owner for Chicago bar, Trader Todd's, through which Gibb is marketing ''Ogre'' beer, which is named after his iconic character in Revenge of the Nerds. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Donald Gibb」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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