Editing Rick Overton (section)

{{short description|American actor (born 1954)}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| image        = Comedian Rick Overton (2017-10-26).jpg
| caption      = Overton performing at the [[Nerdist Industries#Nerdist Showroom|Nerdist Showroom]] in Los Angeles in 2017
| birth_name   = Richard Overton
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1954|08|10}}
| birth_place  = [[Forest Hills, Queens]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.<ref name="filmr" />
| occupation   = {{flatlist|
* Actor
* screenwriter
}}
| years_active = 1982–present
}}

'''Richard Overton''' (born August 10, 1954)<ref name="filmr" /> is an American actor and screenwriter. His writing credits include ''[[Dennis Miller Live]]'' (1994–2002), for which he received a [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]], while his acting credits include ''[[Gung Ho (film)|Gung Ho]]'' and ''[[Odd Jobs (1986 film)|Odd Jobs]]'' (both 1986), ''[[Million Dollar Mystery]]'' (1987), ''[[Willow (1988 film)|Willow]]'' (1988), ''[[The Rocketeer (film)|The Rocketeer]]'' (1991), ''[[Eight Legged Freaks]]'' (2002) and ''[[Northfork]]'' (2003).