Richard Gabai
Richard is a veteran of Film and Television with an incredibly diverse body of work.
His career began with a series of cult, genre, and family film films including the Quentin Tarantino favorite "Vice Girls," the Genesis Award winning, "The Bike Squad," and the groundbreaking "Call of the Wild 3D."
"InSight" was theatrically released to critical acclaim Yahoo Movies calling it "Well Directed and Acted From Start to Finish." The feature starring Natalie Zea, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Christopher Lloyd was later picked up by A&E Networks for it's World Television Premiere.
Subsequently, Richard Directed and Produced seven consecutive feature films that were picked up by A&E: "Imaginary Friend" starring Ethan Embry, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Schul, and Paul Sorvino, "In The Dark," starring Elisabeth Rohm, Sam Page, and Shannon Elizabeth, "The Good Mother," starring Helen Slater, Jean Louisa Kelly, Patrick Fabian and Beverly D' Angelo, "Non-Stop," starring Lacey Chabert, Drew Seeley, Will Kemp, and Veronica Cartwright, and "The Wrong Woman" (The Highest Rated Acquisition of All Time) starring Danica McKellar, Jonathan Bennett, Dina Meyer and Jim O'Heir, "Expecting Amish" which premiered as the Highest Rated Cable Program starring A J Michalka, Alyson Stoner, Jean Luc Bilodeau, and Jesse McCartney, and "Mommy I Didn't Do It," starring Danica McKellar, Jonathan Bennett and Jen Lilley.
Richard's western, Justice, starring Nathan Parsons, Stephen Lang, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Jackson Rathbone, and Ellen Holman was picked up by Universal for theatrical and then digital release.
He also recently directed two films for The Hallmark Channel, "A Gingerbread Romance," starring Tia Mowry and Duane Henry, and "A Feeling of Home" starring Nathan Parsons, Jonna Walsh and Robbie Benson.
Richard was just nominated (2020) for an Emmy as a Producer on the popular Amazon Series "The Bay."
Additionally, Richard was a producer on both Steve Boyum's Fox feature "Supercross" and the 2010 Toronto Discovery Award Winner "Beautiful Boy" which starred Michael Sheen and Maria Bello.
A graduate of USC, Richard lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three children.
- IMDb mini biography by: The Gersh Agency
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Movies (83)
The 3 Killer Pigs
2026
Jack-O 2: Blood Moon Rising
2026 · Richard Kelly
The Cowboy Killer
2026 · Bailey
Night of the Living Dead
2026 · Harry
Letters at Christmas
2024
Dos pecadoras y una mula
2023 · Skyler Weston
Piranha Women
2022 · Detective Shayne
Asalto al hospital
2021 · Erik
Amish Abduction
2019 · Executive Producer
Staged Killer
2019 · Executive Producer
A Feeling of Home
2019 · Director
A Gingerbread Romance
2018 · Director
They Want Dick Dickster
2018 · Baxter Stabberman
Justicia
2017 · Director
Deadly Sorority
2017 · Executive Producer
Mommy I Didn't Do It
2017 · Director, Producer
Watch Your Back
2015 · Executive Producer
Expecting Amish
2014 · Director, Producer
Serenity Farm
2014 · Jack
The Wrong Woman
2013 · Director, Producer
Non-Stop
2013 · Director, Producer
The Good Mother
2013 · Director, Producer
In the Dark
2013 · Director, Producer
Imaginary Friend
2012 · Director, Producer
Air Racers 3D
2012
Super Shark
2011 · Co-Producer
InSight
2011 · Director
Beautiful Boy
2011 · Executive Producer
Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era
2011 · Himself
El llamado de la selva
2009 · Director, Producer
Solar Flare
2008 · Dispatcher Tommy
Miracle Dogs Too
2006 · Director
The Legend of William Tell
2006 · Producer
Popstar
2005 · Jerry Kaminski, Director
Supercross
2005 · Producer
Glass Trap
2005 · Jake Lewis
American Black Beauty
2005 · Director
Motocross Kids
2004 · Bud Cobra, Director
The Curse of the Komodo
2004 · Jeffries
Final Examination
2003 · Ferguson
Treasure Hunt
2003 · Dan
Spider's Web
2002 · Account Manager
Trance
2002 · Reporter
Stranded
2002 · Peter
Drive By
2002 · Producer
The Bike Squad
2002 · Director
Virtual Girl 2: Virtual Vegas
2001 · Pickford, Producer, Director
Raptor
2001 · Lewis
Tomorrow by Midnight
2001 · Cop 1
Submerged
2000 · Eddie
Sideshow
2000 · Agent
Final Voyage
1999 · Daniels (uncredited)
Fugitive Mind
1999 · Tony
Kickboxing Academy
1999 · Director, Writer
The Pandora Project
1998 · Ensign Newbie
Mom, Can I Keep Her?
1998 · Animal Control Officer
Virtual Girl
1998 · Fred Renfield, Director, Writer
The Capitol Conspiracy
1998 · Vernon
Malaika
1998 · Greg Lamada
Dear Santa
1998 · Kirk
Rapid Assault
1997 · C.O. John Carter
Sexual Roulette
1997 · Chick
Maximum Security
1997 · Caldwell
Little Miss Magic
1997 · Jack
Vice Girls
1996 · Quentin / Hilowitz, Director
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles
1996 · Guy In Line
Cyberzone
1995 · Plant Worker
Midnight Tease II
1995 · Producer
The Wasp Woman
1995 · Nick
Hard Bounty
1995 · Bradly Hope
Assault of the Party Nerds II
1995 · Ritchie, Director, Producer, Writer
Bikini Drive-In
1995 · Brian Winston
Inner Sanctum II
1994 · Paramedic
Dinosaur Island
1994 · John Skeemer
Hot Under the Collar
1992 · Jerry / T.V. Evangelist, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Virgin High
1991 · Jerry, Director, Producer
Demon Wind
1990 · Willy
After Midnight
1989 · Dave (segment "Allison's Story")
Assault of the Party Nerds
1989 · Ritchie Spencer, Director, Producer, Writer, Original Music Composer
Blood Nasty
1989 · Danny, Director, Writer, Producer
Deadly Embrace
1989 · Writer, Producer
Nightmare Sisters
1988 · Kevin
Night Visitors
1987 · Robbie Whitmore
