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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

123

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-09-26

Day of Death

2020-05-26 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Richard Herd

Biography

Richard Thomas Herd Jr. (September 26, 1932 – May 26, 2020) was an American actor appearing in numerous supporting, recurring, and guest roles in television series and occasional film roles from the 1970s to the 2010s. He was well known in the science fiction community for his role in the 1983 NBC miniseries V and 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle, as John, the Visitors' Supreme Commander. Other major roles in his career included recurring parts on the NBC series seaQuest DSV as Admiral William Noyce; on Star Trek: Voyager as Admiral Owen Paris, the father of helmsman Tom Paris; and as George Costanza's boss Matt Wilhelm on Seinfeld. In two guest appearances on Quantum Leap, he played children's show host "Captain Galaxy", a would-be time traveler, and a miner named Ziggy Ziganovich. He also voiced Father Elijah in the Dead Money expansion for Fallout: New Vegas. Herd appeared at several fan conventions for his science fiction roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Herd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

The China Syndrome

1979

The China Syndrome

as

Evan McCormack

Gleaming the Cube

1989

Gleaming the Cube

as

Ed Lawndale

Trancers

1984

Trancers

as

Chairman Spencer

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

2005

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

as

Commissioner Hans Raab

The Onion Field

1979

The Onion Field

as

Beat Cop

Joseph: King of Dreams

2002

Joseph: King of Dreams

as

Jacob (voice)

Roddenberry on Patrol

2003

Roddenberry on Patrol

as

Captain Kirkus

Camp Cucamonga

1990

Camp Cucamonga

as

Thornton Bradley

Summer Rental

1985

Summer Rental

as

Angus MacLachlan

Dog Days of Summer

2007

Dog Days of Summer

as

Frank Cooper

Terror Out of the Sky

1978

Terror Out of the Sky

as

Col. Mangus

Schizoid

1980

Schizoid

as

Donahue

The Survivor

1998

The Survivor

as

Bradford

Corporate Affairs

1990

Corporate Affairs

as

Cyrus Kinkaid

Yesterday's Target

1996

Yesterday's Target

as

Aaron Winfield

Majority Rule

1992

Majority Rule

as

Rep. Harold Reynolds

The Judas Project

1993

The Judas Project

as

Arthur Cunningham

Cosmic Slop

1994

Cosmic Slop

as

Cardinal (segment 'The First Commandment')

Sgt. Bilko

1996

Sgt. Bilko

as

Gen Tennyson

Private Benjamin

1980

Private Benjamin

as

General Foley

All the President's Men

1976

All the President's Men

as

James W. McCord, Jr.

Ike

1979

Ike

as

Gen. Omar N. Bradley

Marciano

1979

Marciano

as

John Furst

My First Love

1988

My First Love

as

Chet Townsend

A Fare to Remember

1999

A Fare to Remember

as

Mr. Jennings

Lovely But Deadly

1981

Lovely But Deadly

as

Charley Gilmarten

The Secretary

1995

The Secretary

as

Chuck Bosnell

I Married a Monster

1998

I Married a Monster

as

Dr. Paul Drummond

Get Out

2017

Get Out

as

Roman Armitage

A Case for Life

1996

A Case for Life

as

Bud Cromwell

Journey of the Heart

1997

Journey of the Heart

as

Principal Martin

Wolf Lake

1980

Wolf Lake

as

George

The Anna Nicole Smith Story

2007

The Anna Nicole Smith Story

as

J. Howard Marshall

A Christmas in New York

2017

A Christmas in New York

as

Bob Burgess

Elvis and the Beauty Queen

1981

Elvis and the Beauty Queen

as

Sanford Thompson

The Mule

2018

The Mule

as

Tim Kennedy

Hercules in New York

1970

Hercules in New York

as

Television Presenter

The Hunted Lady

1977

The Hunted Lady

as

Capt. Wilson

F.I.S.T.

1978

F.I.S.T.

as

Mike Monahan

Fall From Grace

1990

Fall From Grace

as

Richard Dortch

Pueblo

1973

Pueblo

as

Lt. Cmdr. C. Clark

Nashville Beat

1989

Nashville Beat

as

Chief Kincaid

The Silent Natural

2019

The Silent Natural

as

Mr. Beagle

Farrell: For the People

1982

Farrell: For the People

as

Randolph Gardner

Dr. Scorpion

1978

Dr. Scorpion

as

Bill Worthington

Star Trek: Renegades

2015

Star Trek: Renegades

as

Admiral Paris

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as

Calvin Kleeger

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Harvey McKittrick

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as

Wilhelm

The District

The District

as

Sam SheridanAndi

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

as

Captain Dennis Sheridan

The A-Team

The A-Team

as

Jonathan Durcell

Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

as

Stephen Devine

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

as

Adm. Owen Paris

Matlock

Matlock

as

Police Capt. Edward Hanna / The Mad Hatter

seaQuest DSV

seaQuest DSV

as

Admiral Noyce

Cold Case

Cold Case

as

Gene Karnow (2008)

Knight Rider

Knight Rider

as

Lyle Jastrow

Everwood

Everwood

as

Herb Roberts

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

as

General Garrity

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as

Dr. Aaron Stahl

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

as

Moe Stein

The O.C.

The O.C.

as

Uncle Shaun

Kojak

Kojak

as

Bob

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as

Dr. John Hansen

Dallas

Dallas

as

John Mackey

JAG

JAG

as

Charlie Hoskins

Family Law

Family Law

as

Judge Neil Walker

V

V

as

John

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

as

Archie Mullen

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as

Dr. Stanley Backer

Rizzoli & Isles

Rizzoli & Isles

as

Patrick Doyle, Sr.

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

as

Old Milton

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

as

Ziggy Ziganovich / Moe Stein

seaQuest DSV

seaQuest DSV

as

Secretary General Noyce

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as

Cliff Gladish

Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick

as

Arthur Huntley / Lonnie Vanatta

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Arnett Cobb

Caroline in the City

Caroline in the City

as

Barney Baxter

ER

ER

as

Dr. Murphy

Renegade

Renegade

as

Sheriff Frank Brown

Pacific Blue

Pacific Blue

as

Ethan Callaway

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

as

Jake Williamson

Shameless

Shameless

as

Gerald

China Beach

China Beach

as

Bartender (uncredited)

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

as

Lieutenant Fredricks

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

as

Consul Dearborn

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

as

FBI Agent Smithers

The Devlin Connection

The Devlin Connection

as

Lt. Harvey Bukowski

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

as

Judge Paul Landsman

Ike

Ike

as

Gen. Omar Bradley

Production

Crew

Directing