<P> Richard `` Richie '' Gecko is the name of two fictional characters in the From Dusk till Dawn film series . The original Richie Gecko is one of the protagonists in the 1996 film From Dusk Till Dawn . He is a nerdy , short - fused , rapist psychopath that only his brother , Seth Gecko ( a cool , suave , short - fused , sociopathic anti-hero ) , could stand . He was portrayed by Quentin Tarantino on film , and an alternate version of the character is portrayed by Zane Holtz on TV . </P>
who played richie in from dusk till dawn
Quentin Tarantino on film Zane Holtz on TV