Richard Gere starred in an American film.
American Gigolo is a 1980 American romantic crime film written and directed by Paul Schrader , and starring Richard Gere , Lauren Hutton , Hector Elizondo , Nina Van Pallandt and Bill Duke . Arbitrage is a 2012 American thriller drama film directed by Nicholas Jarecki and starring Richard Gere , Susan Sarandon , Tim Roth and Brit Marling . Primal Fear is a 1996 American neo-noir crime-thriller film , based on William Diehl 's 1993 novel of the same name and directed by Gregory Hoblit . Richard Gere . He came to prominence in 1980 for his role in the film American Gigolo , which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol .