Christopher Rich (actor)

"Chris Rich" redirects here. For the singer using that stage name, see Chris Rich (singer).

Christopher Rich Wilson
Born	Christopher Rich Wilson (1953-09-16) September 16, 1953 Dallas, Texas
Spouse(s)	Nancy Frangione (1982 - 1996; divorced) Ewa Jesionowska (aka Eva Halina Rich) (2003 - present) 2 children

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

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 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 90s, 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.

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 the dad of Mel in the TV series Melissa and 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), Ewa Jesionowska, a finalist of Miss Poland 1985, and a former gymnast who participated at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Rich has fraternal twin daughters with Jesionowska, Lily and Daisy Rich, and an adopted daughter with Frangione, Mariel Rich.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981-1985	Another World	Sandy Cory
1983	The First Time	Stud with Sports Car
1985	The Recovery Room	Dr. Russell Sears	TV movie
1987	Sweet Surrender	Vaughn Parker	Episode: "Where There's a Will..."
1987–1988	The Charmings	Eric Charming	19 episodes
1989	Prisoners of Inertia	Dave
1989	Hound Town	Napoleon (voice)	TV movie
1989	Baywatch	Derrick Benton	Episode: "The Drowning Pool"
1989–1997	Murphy Brown	Miller Redfield	22 episodes
1990	Empty Nest	John	Episode: "Complainin' in the Rain"
1990	Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again	Archie Andrews	TV movie
1990	ABC Afterschool Special		Episode: "Testing Dirty"
1990	In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing	IA Officer #3	TV movie
1990	Married People	Ned	Episode: "To Live and Drive in New York"
1991	Flight of the Intruder	Lt. Morgan 'Morg' McPherson
1991	Babes		Episode: "11 Angry Men and Charlene"
1991	In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas	Scott Faul	TV movie
1991	The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw	Lute Cantrell	TV movie
1992	Sibs		4 episodes
1993	Almost Home	Jim Morgan	Episode: "Winner Take Millicent"
1993	Dream On	Mark	Episode: "A Midsummer Night's Dream On"
1993	The Joy Luck Club	Rich
1993	The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.	Doc McCoy	Episode: "A.K.A. Kansas"
1994	Babylon 5	Crew Member	Episode: "Born to the Purple"
1994–1995	The George Carlin Show	Dr. Neil Beck	27 episodes
1995	The Nanny	Kurt Jacobs	Episode: "A Fine Friendship"
1995	The Client	Dan Goodwin	Episode: "The Way Things Never Were"
1996	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Mr. Jones	Episode: "The Impossible Mission Episode"
1996	Renegade	Ted Fisher	Episode: "No Place Like Home"
1996	The Louie Show	Bob	Episode: "A Brush with Bob"
1996	Hope and Gloria	Dr. Ben Shipley	Episode: "Tainted Love"
1996	Nash Bridges	Special Agent David Katz	Episode: "'Till Death Do Us Part"
1997	Nash Bridges	Special Agent David Katz	Episode: "Lost and Found"
1997	Critics and Other Freaks	Sandy
1998	Alright Already	Lowell	Episode: "Again with the Astronaut" Episode: "Again with the White House"
1998	Suddenly Susan	Rep. Francis Shafer	Episode: "A Tale of Two Pants: Part 1" Episode: "A Tale of Two Pants: Part 2"
1998	The Tony Danza Show	Kyle Wentworth	Episode: "Sue You"
1998	Nash Bridges	Special Agent David Katz	Episode: "The Tourist"
1999	Love Boat: The Next Wave	Matt	Episode: "Divorce, Downbeat and Distemper"
1999	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	John	Episode: "Love Means Having to Say You're Sorry"
2000	ER	Ron Perth	Episode: "Be Patient"
2000	Going Home	Jack	TV movie
2001	The Lone Gunmen	Jefferson	Episode: "Three Men and a Smoking Diaper"
2001–2007	Reba	Brock Hart	119 episodes
2003	Seventh Veil
2005–2008	Boston Legal	Attorney Melvin Palmer	6 episodes
2007	The Wedding Bells	Johnny Kad	Episode: "Fools in Love"
2009	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Coach Jimmy Miller	Episode: "Bloodsport"
2009	Desperate Housewives	Bruce	Episode: "Crime Doesn't Pay"
2010			Episode: "We All Deserve to Die"
2010–2015	Melissa & Joey	Russell Burke	Episodes in Season 1: "The Perfect Storm", "All Politics is Local"; Season 3
2011	My Freakin' Family	Gary	TV movie, pre-production
2011	Shake It Up	Mayor	Episode: "Shake It Up, Up & Away"
2012	Happily Divorced	Kenneth	Episode: The Reunion
2014	Find Him. Bring Him In.	Superior	Episode: We Need Charlie!

External links

• Christopher Rich at IMDb
• Christopher Rich at the Country Music Television