Richard Cotovsky
Richard Cotovsky (born January 13, 1954) is an American character actor of film, stage, and television. He is also a director of stage. Richard Cotovsky was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Southern Illinois University. He transferred to the University of Illinois at the Medical Center in Chicago to earn a degree in pharmacy. In his senior year, he took introduction to the theater which made him interested in acting. In 1999, Cotovsky directed Brian Friel's play, "Freedom of the City," at the Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. He received a Joseph Jefferson Citation for directing this play which also received best ensemble and production. In 2000, he directed at Chicago, Illinois's Live Bait Theater's the world premiere of the John Susman play "Nelson & Simone". In 2006, he acted in the Sam Shepard play, "Buried Child," at the Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company.
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Little Fockers
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Stir of Echoes
as Neighborhood ManAfter being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, Tom Witzky begins seeing haunting visions of a...
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Broadcast Signal Intrusion
as BradIn the late 90s, a video archivist unearths a series of sinister pirate broadcasts and becomes...
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Monuments
as DavidA young widower sidesteps grief, loss, and familial dysfunction when he steals his wife's ashes...
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A Place to Be
as uncreditedSet against the background of a broken U.S. immigration system, A Place to Be is a love story...
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Chat
as Hotdog Vendor / GroundskeeperA father afflicted by photophobia searches for his daughter lost in the world of cybersex chat.
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Design
as Plaid Pants FreakThe sad and sometimes darkly funny lives of various denizens of Chicago's social and economic...
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Pictures of Baby Jane Doe
as Regenerated WoodmanWhen down-on-his-luck photographer Horace meets Jane, a young streetwalker with a sordid...
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Not Welcome
as NakA couple suspects that their McMansion might be haunted. In actuality, the ghost is a 30...
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Lionel on a Sun Day
as uncreditedLionel tries to get into a building through the stairwell, but are on each floor upheld by...
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Shameless
as BumChicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids,...
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ER
as Homeless ManER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...
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The Bear
as Mr. CarlCarmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he...
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Dark Matter
as JayJason Dessen is abducted into an alternate version of his life. To get back to his true family,...
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Shining Girls
as NeighborYears after a brutal attack left her in a constantly shifting reality, Kirby Mazrachi learns...
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