Whose death this week is Richard Gilliland mourning?”
Richard Gilliland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Richard Gilliland Born January 23, 1950 (1950-01-23) (age 60) Fort Worth, Texas Richard Gilliland (born January 23, 1950) is an American television and movie actor. Gilliland was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He appeared onscreen in the 1970s. Notable appearances include Thirtysomething, Party of Five, Little Women, and Designing Women (where he met his wife Jean Smart who starred as Charlene in the series). The couple has one son, Connor. Richard recently played Ellis Kapp on The Unit and Captain Stan Cotter on 24 while his wife Jean Smart played the First Lady Martha Logan in season 5. (He was in episode 2:00am to 3:00am). Gilliland is best friends with actor Joe Mantegna. Gilliland is also very active in the theatre. Recent credits include Balancing Act, with Yeardley Smith and I Remember You, with Tony Danza; both at Garry Marshall’s Falcon Theatre. He studied at the Goodman School of Drama, Playwright
