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

Filmography

• Secret Level — Dr. Light (voice)
• 2022Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth — Board Member Valentine
• 2019Mother's Little Helpers — Danny Ray
• 2018A Futile and Stupid Gesture — First Publisher
• A.P. Bio — House Father
• 2018Duck Duck Goose — Stanley (voice)
• 2017Dave Made a Maze — Hobo
• 2017Escaping Dad — Tulsa Ted
• 2017Literally, Right Before Aaron — Dean (Allison's Dad)
• Speechless — Frank Dante
• 2015#BeRobin the Movie
• Another Period — Mr. Savoy
• 2015Lethal Seduction — Deacon Williams
• Togetherness — Miles Kenton
• 2014A Haunted House 2 — Professor Wilde
• 2014Muffin Top: A Love Story — Steve
• Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn — Wizard (voice)
• 2014Such Good People — Sidney Talmadge
• 2014The Liars Chair — Herschel Boone
• Mom — Burt
• 2013Noobz — Martin Wilson
• 2012Bright Day — Dr. Alex Joyfrem
• 2012Meridian — Alan Greggs
• 2012The Seven Year Hitch — D. Green
• Veep — Congressman Spencer
• 2011Bad Teacher — Philip
• Grimm — Felix
• 2011InSight — Det. Gehrke
• Last Man Standing — Ted Dryer
• 2010A Fork in the Road — Sheriff Thompson
• 2010Dinner for Schmucks — Chuck
• 2010Jelly — Tad Wasserstein
• 2009The Informant! — Terry Wilson
• The League — Mr. Rosenthal
• The Middle — Obadiah
• 2009The Whole Truth — Uri Standinoff
• 2009Wonder Woman — Slick (voice)
• 2008A Plumm Summer — Agent Brinkman
• Childrens Hospital — Chairman
• 2008Cloverfield — Frantic Man
• Leverage — FBI Agent Taggert
• True Blood — Stewart Shelby
• True Jackson, VP — (voice), Jimmy's Dad
• 2007Chasing Robert — Thadeus Wrazinski
• Drive — Bank Manager
• 2007Pledge This! — Janitor Jones
• 2007The Astronaut Farmer — Arnold 'Arnie' Millard
• 2006Cloud 9 — Buckner
• 2006The Tripper — Mayor Hal Burton
• 2005A Lot Like Love — Tailor
• Bones — Minister
• 2005Family Plan — Owens
• 2005Frostbite — Bartender
• 2005Fun with Dick and Jane — Head Shop Clerk
• 2005Keep Your Distance — Dr. Floyd Beasley
• 2005Popstar — Mr. Thomas
• The Office — Mr. Beesly
• 2004Fat Albert — Coach Gillespie
• Lost — Matthew Reed
• 2004Motocross Kids — Hook
• 2004Off the Lip — McReady
• Rodney — Max
• 2004Taxi — Man at Taxi Convention
• Joan of Arcadia — Bad Stand-Up Comedian God
• NCIS — Elmer Barlow
• 2003Northfork — Rudolph
• 2002Eight Legged Freaks — Pete Willis
• My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star — Dole Greyson
• According to Jim — Rick
• Alias — Alexei Vasilevich
• 2001Extreme Honor — Dr. Lumber
• 2001Jackpot — Roland
• Six Feet Under — Thomas Sheedy
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Angry Gentile
• 1999EDtv — Barry
• Charmed — Triad Member
• 1998Devil in the Flesh — Dr. Milletson
• 1998Ghosts of Fear Street — Fred the Bugman
• 1998My Giant — Director
• Rude Awakening — Joe
• 1998Serial Killing 101 — Mr. Korn
• Make Me Laugh — Comedian
• 1997The Love Bug — General
• Clueless — Mr. Dunny
• 1996Encino Woman — Raji (as Ric Overton)
• JAG — William Markey
• The Single Guy — Carl Gannon
• 1994Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women — Officer Brown
• ER — Mr. McNamara
• 1994The High Crusade — Sir Roger
• 1993Groundhog Day — Ralph
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman — Victor
• 1993Mrs. Doubtfire — Maitre D'
• Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures — Rufus
• 1992Galaxies Are Colliding — Rex
• Mad About You — Shepherd
• The Edge
• 1991The Rocketeer — South Seas Patron
• Babes
• Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures — Rufus (voice)
• 1989A Sinful Life — Janitor Joe
• Ann Jillian
• 1989Blind Fury — Tector Pike
• One Night Stand
• Seinfeld — The Drake
• 1989That's Adequate — Standup Comic
• 1989The Case of the Missing Time Capsule — Buddy Claggett
• 1988Earth Girls Are Easy — Dr. Rick
• 1988Traxx — Frank Williams
• 1988Willow — Franjean
• 1988Willow: The Making of an Adventure — Franjean
• 1987Double Switch — Deejay
• 1987Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
• Married... with Children — Dr. Fisher
• 1987Million Dollar Mystery — Stuart Briggs
• The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
• 1986A Fine Mess — Companion
• 1986Gung Ho — Googie
• 1986Modern Girls — Marsalis
• 1986Odd Jobs — Roy
• Amazing Stories — John Aubrey
• 1985Fletch — Stunts
• 1985Stripper
• 1984Beverly Hills Cop — Bonded Warehouse Night Supervisor
• 1984Dark Seduction — Punk Ninja
• 1982Airplane II: The Sequel — Clerk
• American Playhouse
• 1982Young Doctors in Love — Dr. Thurman Flicker
• 1980Target... Earth? — Ino The Computer (voice)

Appearances as themselves (10)

• 2024Hendrie — Self
• 2020Robin's Wish — Self
• 2017Dying Laughing — Self
• 2017Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story — Self
• 2012Alone Up There — Self
• 2010I Am Comic — Self
• 2007Heckler — Self
• 2005The Aristocrats — Self
• 1981The 6th Annual Young Comedians — Self
• Prop Master, Inside the World of Hollywood Props — Self