Richard Cotovsky is an American character actor of film, stage, and television, best known for Little Fockers, Janie Jones, and Stir of Echoes. Other film credits include Not Welcome, The Origins of Wit and Humor, Animals, Warren, The Drunk, Design, and Chicago Cab.

Theatre credits include Ray in Yankee Tavern (American Blues Theatre); Driver in Hellcab (Profiles Theatre); Bob in Uncle Bob, Arthur Przybyszewski in Superior Donuts, Max in The Homecoming, Davies in The Caretaker, Joe in 4-H Club, Charles Blackwell in Killers, Dodge in Buried Child and Charlie in Detective Story (Mary-Arrchie Theatre); and Jake in In Arabia We’d All Be Kings (Sleep Theatre).