Richard Gilliland is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on January 23, 1950 in Texas, United States. He was a supporting actor and played roles in Star Kid and Bug. He was also a regular television actor in the 1980s series Heartland and Designing Women.
His breakout role was opposite Jim Varney on the television comedy Operation Petticoat.
He first appeared onscreen in the 1970s. Notable appearances include Thirtysomething, Party of Five, Little Women, and a recurring role on Designing Women (where he met his wife Jean Smart, who starred as Charlene in that series). He played Ellis Kapp on The Unit and Captain Stan Cotter on 24. He also had a recurring role as serial killer Jeffrey Speidel in the NBC series Matlock.
Gilliland was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He has been married to actress Jean Smart since 1987. They met while working on the set of Designing Women (he played J. D. Shackelford, the boyfriend of Annie Potts’ character, Mary Jo Shively). They have a son, Connor Douglas (born 1989) and a daughter, Bonnie Kathleen (adopted May 2009).
On June 7, 1987, he married Jean Smart. They had two children together.
