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
All Movies (60)
- That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars2019 · as Self
- The Silent Natural2019 · as Mr. Beagle
- The Mule2018 · as Tim Kennedy
- A Christmas in New York2017 · as Bob Burgess
- Get Out2017 · as Roman Armitage
- Star Trek: Renegades2015 · as Admiral Paris
- InAlienable2008 · as Professor Randolph Barnett
- Dog Days of Summer2007 · as Frank Cooper
- The Anna Nicole Smith Story2007 · as J. Howard Marshall
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari2005 · as Commissioner Hans Raab
- Roddenberry on Patrol2003 · as Captain Kirkus
- Joseph: King of Dreams2000 · as Jacob (voice)
- A Fare to Remember1999 · as Mr. Jennings
- I Married a Monster1998 · as Dr. Paul Drummond
- The Survivor1998 · as Bradford
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil1997 · as Henry Skerridge
- Journey of the Heart1997 · as Principal Martin
- Yesterday's Target1996 · as Aaron Winfield
- Sgt. Bilko1996 · as General Tennyson
- A Case for Life1996 · as Bud Cromwell
- The Secretary1995 · as Chuck Bosnell
- The Gift of Love1994
- Cosmic Slop1994 · as Cardinal (segment 'The First Commandment')
- SeaQuest DSV1993 · as Admiral Noyce
- The Judas Project1993 · as Arthur Cunningham
- Majority Rule1992 · as Rep. Harold Reynolds
- Seduction: Three Tales from the 'Inner Sanctum'1992 · as Charles Hackley
- The Great Los Angeles Earthquake1990 · as Ray Goodrich
- Corporate Affairs1990 · as Cyrus Kinkaid
- Camp Cucamonga1990 · as Thornton Bradley
- Fall From Grace1990 · as Richard Dortch
- Nashville Beat1989 · as Chief Kincaid
- Gleaming the Cube1989 · as Ed Lawndale
- My First Love1988 · as Chet Townsend
- Planes, Trains and Automobiles1987 · as Walt
- Summer Rental1985 · as Angus MacLachlan
- Trancers1984 · as Chairman Spencer
- Deal of the Century1983 · as Lyle
- Farrell: For the People1982 · as Randolph Gardner
- Lovely But Deadly1981 · as Charley Gilmarten
- Elvis and the Beauty Queen1981 · as Sanford Thompson
- Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier1980 · as Chuck Knoll
- Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb1980 · as Gen. Groves
- Private Benjamin1980 · as General Foley
- Schizoid1980 · as Donahue
- Wolf Lake1980 · as George
- Marciano1979 · as John Furst
- The Onion Field1979 · as Beat Cop
- Ike1979 · as Gen. Omar N. Bradley
- The China Syndrome1979 · as Evan McCormack
- Terror Out of the Sky1978 · as Col. Mangus
- Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid1978 · as Donovan
- F.I.S.T.1978 · as Mike Monahan
- Dr. Scorpion1978 · as Bill Worthington
- The Hunted Lady1977 · as Capt. Wilson
- I Never Promised You a Rose Garden1977 · as Dr. Halle
- All the President's Men1976 · as James W. McCord, Jr.
- Pueblo1973 · as Lt. Cmdr. C. Clark
- Libertad para la juventud1971
- Hercules in New York1970 · as Television Presenter
All TV Shows (65)
- Shameless2011 · as Gerald
- Hawaii Five-02010 · as Old Milton
- Rizzoli & Isles2010 · as Patrick Doyle, Sr.
- Ghost Whisperer2005 · as Stephen Devine
- Desperate Housewives2004 · as Harry Gaunt
- Cold Case2003 · as Gene Karnow (2008)
- The O.C.2003 · as Uncle Shaun
- CSI: Miami2002 · as Judge Paul Landsman
- Everwood2002 · as Herb Roberts
- The District2000 · as Sam SheridanAndi
- Family Law1999 · as Judge Neil Walker
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer1997 · as Dr. Stanley Backer
- Pacific Blue1996 · as Ethan Callaway
- JAG1995 · as Charlie Hoskins
- Caroline in the City1995 · as Barney Baxter
- Star Trek: Voyager1995 · as Adm. Owen Paris
- ER1994 · as Dr. Murphy
- Winnetka Road1994 · as Mike
- Diagnosis: Murder1993 · as Archie Mullen
- seaQuest DSV1993 · as Admiral Noyce
- seaQuest DSV1993 · as Secretary General Noyce
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.1993 · as President Cleveland
- Walker, Texas Ranger1993 · as General Garrity
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman1993 · as Dr. John Hansen
- Renegade1992 · as Sheriff Frank Brown
- Mancuso, F.B.I.1989
- Seinfeld1989 · as Wilhelm
- Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Phil Stone
- Quantum Leap1989 · as Moe Stein
- Quantum Leap1989 · as Ziggy Ziganovich / Moe Stein
- Favorite Son1988
- China Beach1988 · as Bartender (uncredited)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation1987 · as L'Kor
- Jake and the Fatman1987
- Beauty and the Beast1987 · as Richard Barnes
- Matlock1986 · as Police Capt. Edward Hanna / The Mad Hatter
- The Golden Girls1985 · as Ernie
- Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Harvey McKittrick
- Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Arnett Cobb
- V: The Final Battle1984 · as John
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King1983 · as Jake Williamson
- Hardcastle and McCormick1983 · as Arthur Huntley / Lonnie Vanatta
- V1983 · as John
- The A-Team1983 · as Jonathan Durcell
- The Devlin Connection1982 · as Lt. Harvey Bukowski
- Knight Rider1982 · as Lyle Jastrow
- Matt Houston1982
- T. J. Hooker1982 · as Captain Dennis Sheridan
- Cassie & Co.1982 · as John Beringer
- Falcon Crest1981 · as Calvin Kleeger
- Simon & Simon1981
- Simon & Simon1981 · as Consul Dearborn
- The Greatest American Hero1981
- Hill Street Blues1981 · as Mike
- Knots Landing1979 · as Dr. Aaron Stahl
- Hart to Hart1979
- Hart to Hart1979 · as Lieutenant Fredricks
- Ike1979 · as Gen. Omar Bradley
- Dallas1978 · as John Mackey
- Eight Is Enough1977
- Starsky & Hutch1975 · as FBI Agent Smithers
- The Rockford Files1974 · as Cliff Gladish
- Kojak1973 · as Bob
- The Streets of San Francisco1972 · as Greene
- M*A*S*H1972