Christopher Rich (actor)

Christopher Rich
Rich in 2018
Born	Christopher Rich Wilson (1953-09-16) September 16, 1953 Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Education	University of Texas, Austin (BA) Cornell University (MFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981–present
Spouses	Nancy Frangione ​ ​ (m. 1982; div. 1996)​ Eva Halina Rich ​ (m. 2003)​
Children	3

Christopher Rich Wilson (born September 16, 1953, in Dallas, Texas) is an American actor, best known for his roles on Murphy Brown, Reba, and Boston Legal.

Career

Rich first became popular playing the role of Alexander "Sandy" Cory on the daytime drama Another World from 1981 to 1985. He also starred in the short-lived 1987–1988 series The Charmings as Prince Eric Charming, with Carol Huston, Caitlin O'Heaney, Judy Parfitt, and Paul Winfield.

In 1990, Rich played the role of popular cartoon character Archie Andrews in the TV film Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again. The film was based on the characters of Archie Comics. Rich then appeared in the 1993 film The Joy Luck Club.

During the 1990s, Rich had guest appearances in several television shows like Renegade, The Nanny, Suddenly Susan, and ER, among others. He also had recurring roles in The George Carlin Show (as Dr. Neil Beck), Murphy Brown (as Miller Redfield), and Nash Bridges (as Agent David Katz).

In 2001, Rich joined the cast of Reba playing Brock Hart, the ex-husband of the title character (played by Reba McEntire). Rich stayed in the show until the end of the series in 2007, as well as directing several episodes in Seasons 5 and 6.

During this time, Rich also had a recurring role on Boston Legal playing attorney Melvin Palmer. After that, he also played Bree's book publisher, Bruce, on two episodes of ABC's Desperate Housewives. He also played Mel's father in the TV series Melissa & Joey.

Personal life

Rich attended the University of Texas and received a master's degree in theater arts from Cornell University. He was married to Another World co-star Nancy Frangione from 1982 until 1996.

He is currently married to his second wife (since 2003), Eva Rich (née Ewa Halina Jesionowska), a Miss Poland 1985 finalist and former gymnast who participated at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Rich has fraternal twin daughters with Eva, Lily and Daisy Rich, and a daughter with Frangione, Mariel Rich.

In 2015, Christopher and Eva Rich and their two daughters appeared in the first two seasons of the Polish reality TV series called Żony Hollywood (English Hollywood Wives) based on The Real Housewives franchise, in which his wife, Eva, was one of the stars.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Prisoners of Inertia	Dave
1991	Flight of the Intruder	Lt. Morgan 'Morg' McPherson
1993	The Joy Luck Club	Rich
1997	Critics and Other Freaks	Sandy
2014	Rawdon's Roof	Joe Bradley	Short
2016	Light on Sunshine	Rocky	Short
2016	Cassidy Way	Donald
2017	Anabolic Life	Dr. Williams
2017	Christmas In The Heartland	Bob Gentry	Television film
20??	Land of the Free	Kirk Davis	Pre-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981–85	Another World	Sandy Cory	Contract role
1985	The Recovery Room	Dr. Russell Sears	TV film
1987	Sweet Surrender	Vaughn Parker	"Where There's a Will..."
1987–88	The Charmings	Eric Charming	Main role
1988	Smart Guys	Ned	TV series
1989	Hound Town	Napoleon (voice)	TV film
1989	Baywatch	Derrick Benton	"The Drowning Pool"
1989–97	Murphy Brown	Miller Redfield	Recurring role
1990	Empty Nest	John	"Complainin' in the Rain"
1990	Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again	Archie Andrews	TV film
1990	Married People	Ned	"To Live and Drive in New York"
1991	In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas	Scott Faul	TV film
1991	The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw	Lute Cantrell	TV film
1992	Sibs	Sean	Recurring role
1993	Almost Home	Jim Morgan	"Winner Take Millicent"
1993	Dream On	Mark	"A Midsummer Night's Dream On"
1993	The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.	Doc McCoy	"A.K.A. Kansas"
1994–95	The George Carlin Show	Dr. Neil Beck	Main role
1995	The Nanny	Kurt Jacobs	"A Fine Friendship"
1995	The Client	Dan Goodwin	"The Way Things Never Were"
1996	Renegade	Ted Fisher	"No Place Like Home"
1996	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Mr. Jones	"The Impossible Mission Episode"
1996	Hope and Gloria	Dr. Ben Shipley	"Tainted Love"
1996	The Louie Show	Bob	"A Brush with Bob"
1996–98	Nash Bridges	Agent David Katz	"'Til Death Do Us Part", "Lost and Found", "The Tourist"
1997	Life... and Stuff'	Chuck Metcalf	"Life... and Fisticuffs"
1998	Suddenly Susan	Rep. Francis Shafer	"A Tale of Two Pants: Parts 1 & 2"
1998	Alright Already	Lowell	"Again with the Astronaut", "Again with the White House"
1998	The Tony Danza Show	Kyle Wentworth	"Sue You"
1999	Love Boat: The Next Wave	Matt	"Divorce, Downbeat and Distemper"
1999	Sabrina the Teenage Witch	John	"Love Means Having to Say You're Sorry"
2000	ER	Ron Perth	"Be Patient"
2000	Going Home	Jack	TV film
2001	The Lone Gunmen	Jefferson	"Three Men and a Smoking Diaper"
2001–07	Reba	Brock Hart	Main role
2004	Fatherhood	Mr. Tremblay (voice)	"Balancing the Books"
2005–08	Boston Legal	Attorney Melvin Palmer	Recurring role
2007	The Wedding Bells	Johnny Kad	"Fools in Love"
2009	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Coach Jimmy Miller	"Bloodsport"
2009–10	Desperate Housewives	Bruce	"Crime Doesn't Pay", "We All Deserve to Die"
2010–15	Melissa & Joey	Russell Burke	Recurring role
2011	Shake It Up	Mayor Bartlett	"Shake It Up, Up & Away"
2011	My Freakin' Family	Gary	TV film
2012	Happily Divorced	Frank	"The Reunion"
2012	Animal Practice	Jack Jackson	"Turkey Jerky"
2012	Rizzoli & Isles	Det. Rich Gibson	"Virtual Love"
2013	Holiday Road Trip	Roger	TV film
2014	Swallow Your Bliss	Martin	"Pilot"

External links

• Christopher Rich at IMDb