Donald Gibb, Ogre From ‘Revenge Of The Nerds,’ Dies At 71

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentDonald Gibb, Ogre From ‘Revenge Of The Nerds,’ Dies At 71ByTim Lammers,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment.Follow AuthorMay 12, 2026, 09:25pm EDTMay 12, 2026, 09:27pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 11: Donald Gibb arrives at the 2012 ESPY Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on July 11, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic)FilmMagicDonald Gibb, who starred as the brutish football player Ogre in the 1984 campus comedy classic Revenge of the Nerds, has died.The actor’s son, Travis, told TMZ that his father died Tuesday after suffering from health complications in Texas. He was 71.ForbesRex Reed, Longtime Outspoken Film Critic, Dies At 87By Tim LammersOgre, along with a group of fellow college football jocks from the fictional Adams College, torment the nebbish freshman Lewis (Robert Carradine), Gilbert (Anthony Edwards) and their fellow classmates, dubbed “nerds,” under the guidance of the team’s coach, Harris (John Goodman). From left to right, Donald Gibb, Ted McGinley and Matt Salinger face the scorn of their coach, played by John Goodman, in the film 'Revenge of the Nerds'. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe players, who lost their Alpha Beta frat house to a fire, kick the “nerds” out of their freshman dorm at the beginning of the film. The group of whizzes, however, concoct a plan for revenge to put the jocks back in their place – in the gym. if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload = function() { var iframeDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document; var script = iframeDoc.createElement('script'); script.src = '//cd.elements.video/player.js?cid=62cec241-7d09-4462-...