Rick Rossovich

I have a real soft spot for Rick Rossovich, the kind of dependable character actor who quietly anchors a film without stealing the spotlight. Most people know him as Slider in Top Gun, but his résumé runs deeper, including The Terminator and Roxanne, which puts him in the connective tissue of 1980s Hollywood. What I admire is that his presence sharpens a scene rather than demanding it. His grounded background out of Palo Alto and Sacramento State feels of a piece with that unflashy reliability. Even in retirement, I find myself scanning those old frames just to spot his face.

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Name (English)

Rick Rossovich

Name (Japanese)

リック・ロソヴィッチ

Reading

りっく・ろそゔぃっち

Born

August 28, 1957 (age 69)

Origin

Palo Alto, California, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rooster

High school

Nevada Union High School

University

California State University, Sacramento

• Official sitehttp://www.rickrossovich.info/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick%20Rossovich
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%81
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139727

Tags

• California
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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