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Child star. Teen heartthrob. Dramatic actor. Award-winning director. During his Hollywood career, Rick... (Learn more)

Top Projects: NYPD Blue, Strong Medicine, Silver Spoons (View All)

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Rick Schroder’s Milestones
Appeared in over 60 commercials by age seven
Made debut in TV commercial as a toddler
1979 Feature debut in the remake of "The Champ"
1980 Cast in the Walt Disney feature, "The Last Flight of Noah's Ark" with Elliott Gould
1980 Played the title character in "Little Lord Fauntleroy" alongside Alec Guinness
1982 - 1986 Became well known as the star of the popular NBC sitcom, "Silver Spoons"
1982 First starring role in a TV-movie, "Something so Right" (CBS)
1989 Co-starred in the CBS mini-series, Larry McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove"
1990 Played Brad Pitt's older brother in the film "Across the Tracks"
1993 Reprised role for the sequel, "Return to Lonesome Dove" (CBS)
1995 Co-starred in Tony Scott's "Crimson Tide"
1998 - 2001 Joined the sixth season of ABC's "NYPD Blue" as Det. Danny Sorenson, a cop with a troubled past
2001 Portrayed a WWI soldier in A&E's "The Lost Battalion"
2003 Appeared in several episodes of the NBC comedy series, "Scrubs" as nurse Paul Flowers
2003 Co-starred in the feature "Poolhall Junkies"
2004 Directed (also starred) the music video for “Whiskey Lullaby” by Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss; won the Country Music Association Music Video of the Year
2005 Directorial debut, the independently financed boxing drama "Black Cloud"
2005 - 2006 Joined the final season of Lifetime's "Strong Medicine"
2007 Joined the sixth season of FOX's "24" in the recurring role of CTU agent Mike Doyle
2008 Cast in the A&E original miniseries, "The Andromeda Strain"

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Quick Facts

Also known as

AKA : Ricky Schroder
Birth Name : Richard Bartlett Schroder Jr

Born

April, 13 1970 in Staten Island, New York, USA

Education

  • Mesa State College, Grand Junction, CO: Attended only briefly
  • Calabasas High School, Calabasas, CA: Attended for his senior year of high school

Professions

actor