Richard Herd

Richard Herd

Known for
Acting
Born
September 26, 1932
Died
May 26, 2020 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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Filmography

2019
The Silent Natural poster

The Silent Natural

Movie · as Mr. Beagle

2019
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars

That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars

Movie · as Self

2018
The Mule poster

The Mule

Movie · as Tim Kennedy

2017
Get Out poster

Get Out

Movie · as Roman Armitage

2017
A Christmas in New York poster

A Christmas in New York

Movie · as Bob Burgess

2011
Shameless poster

Shameless

TV · as Gerald · 1 ep

2010
Rizzoli & Isles poster

Rizzoli & Isles

TV · as Patrick Doyle, Sr. · 1 ep

2010
Hawaii Five-0 poster

Hawaii Five-0

TV · as Old Milton · 1 ep

2008
InAlienable poster

InAlienable

Movie · as Professor Randolph Barnett

2007
Dog Days of Summer poster

Dog Days of Summer

Movie · as Frank Cooper

2007
The Anna Nicole Smith Story poster

The Anna Nicole Smith Story

Movie · as J. Howard Marshall

2005
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari poster

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Movie · as Commissioner Hans Raab

2005
Ghost Whisperer poster

Ghost Whisperer

TV · as Stephen Devine · 1 ep

2004
Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives

TV · as Harry Gaunt · 1 ep

2003
Cold Case poster

Cold Case

TV · as Gene Karnow (2008) · 1 ep

2003
The O.C. poster

The O.C.

TV · as Uncle Shaun · 1 ep

2002
Everwood poster

Everwood

TV · as Herb Roberts · 2 eps

2002
CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami

TV · as Judge Paul Landsman · 1 ep

2000
Joseph: King of Dreams poster

Joseph: King of Dreams

Movie · as Jacob (voice)

2000
The District poster

The District

TV · as Sam SheridanAndi · 1 ep

1999
A Fare to Remember poster

A Fare to Remember

Movie · as Mr. Jennings

1999
Family Law poster

Family Law

TV · as Judge Neil Walker · 1 ep

1998
The Survivor poster

The Survivor

Movie · as Bradford

1998
I Married a Monster poster

I Married a Monster

Movie · as Dr. Paul Drummond

1997
Journey of the Heart poster

Journey of the Heart

Movie · as Principal Martin

1997
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil poster

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Movie · as Henry Skerridge

1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer poster

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

TV · as Dr. Stanley Backer · 1 ep

1996
Yesterday's Target poster

Yesterday's Target

Movie · as Aaron Winfield

1996
Sgt. Bilko poster

Sgt. Bilko

Movie · as General Tennyson

1996
A Case for Life

A Case for Life

Movie · as Bud Cromwell

1996
Pacific Blue poster

Pacific Blue

TV · as Ethan Callaway · 2 eps

1995
The Secretary poster

The Secretary

Movie · as Chuck Bosnell

1995
Star Trek: Voyager poster

Star Trek: Voyager

TV · as Adm. Owen Paris · 4 eps

1995
JAG poster

JAG

TV · as Charlie Hoskins · 1 ep

1995
Caroline in the City poster

Caroline in the City

TV · as Barney Baxter · 1 ep

1994
Cosmic Slop poster

Cosmic Slop

Movie · as Cardinal (segment 'The First Commandment')

1994
The Gift of Love poster

The Gift of Love

Movie

1994
Winnetka Road poster

Winnetka Road

TV · as Mike · 1 ep

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Dr. Murphy · 1 ep

1993
The Judas Project poster

The Judas Project

Movie · as Arthur Cunningham

1993
SeaQuest DSV poster

SeaQuest DSV

Movie · as Admiral Noyce

1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. poster

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

TV · as President Cleveland · 2 eps

1993
seaQuest DSV poster

seaQuest DSV

TV · as Admiral Noyce, Secretary General Noyce · 11 eps

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger

TV · as General Garrity · 1 ep

1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman poster

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

TV · as Dr. John Hansen · 2 eps

1993
Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder

TV · as Archie Mullen · 1 ep

1992
Seduction: Three Tales from the 'Inner Sanctum' poster

Seduction: Three Tales from the 'Inner Sanctum'

Movie · as Charles Hackley

1992
Majority Rule poster

Majority Rule

Movie · as Rep. Harold Reynolds

1992
Renegade poster

Renegade

TV · as Sheriff Frank Brown · 1 ep

1990
Camp Cucamonga poster

Camp Cucamonga

Movie · as Thornton Bradley

1990
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake poster

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

Movie · as Ray Goodrich

1990
Corporate Affairs poster

Corporate Affairs

Movie · as Cyrus Kinkaid

1990
Fall From Grace poster

Fall From Grace

Movie · as Richard Dortch

1989
Gleaming the Cube poster

Gleaming the Cube

Movie · as Ed Lawndale

1989
Nashville Beat poster

Nashville Beat

Movie · as Chief Kincaid

1989
Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld

TV · as Wilhelm · 13 eps

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Phil Stone · 1 ep

1989
Quantum Leap poster

Quantum Leap

TV · as Moe Stein, Ziggy Ziganovich / Moe Stein · 1 ep

1989
Mancuso, F.B.I. poster

Mancuso, F.B.I.

TV · as Red Burrows · 1 ep

1988
My First Love poster

My First Love

Movie · as Chet Townsend

1988
Favorite Son poster

Favorite Son

TV · 3 eps

1988
China Beach poster

China Beach

TV · as Bartender (uncredited) · 1 ep

1987
Planes, Trains and Automobiles poster

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Movie · as Walt

1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation poster

Star Trek: The Next Generation

TV · as L'Kor · 2 eps

1987
Jake and the Fatman poster

Jake and the Fatman

TV · 1 ep

1987
Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast

TV · as Richard Barnes · 1 ep

1986
Matlock poster

Matlock

TV · as Police Capt. Edward Hanna / The Mad Hatter · 1 ep

1985
Summer Rental poster

Summer Rental

Movie · as Angus MacLachlan

1985
The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls

TV · as Ernie · 1 ep

1984
Trancers poster

Trancers

Movie · as Chairman Spencer

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Harvey McKittrick, Arnett Cobb · 1 ep

1984
V: The Final Battle poster

V: The Final Battle

TV · as John · 3 eps

1983
Deal of the Century poster

Deal of the Century

Movie · as Lyle

1983
The A-Team poster

The A-Team

TV · as Jonathan Durcell · 1 ep

1983
V poster

V

TV · as John · 2 eps

1983
Hardcastle and McCormick poster

Hardcastle and McCormick

TV · as Arthur Huntley / Lonnie Vanatta · 1 ep

1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King poster

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

TV · as Jake Williamson · 1 ep

1982
Farrell: For the People poster

Farrell: For the People

Movie · as Randolph Gardner

1982
T. J. Hooker poster

T. J. Hooker

TV · as Captain Dennis Sheridan · 36 eps

1982
Knight Rider poster

Knight Rider

TV · as Lyle Jastrow · 1 ep

1982
Matt Houston poster

Matt Houston

TV · 1 ep

1982
The Devlin Connection poster

The Devlin Connection

TV · as Lt. Harvey Bukowski · 1 ep

1982
Cassie & Co. poster

Cassie & Co.

TV · as John Beringer · 1 ep

1981
Lovely But Deadly poster

Lovely But Deadly

Movie · as Charley Gilmarten

1981
Elvis and the Beauty Queen poster

Elvis and the Beauty Queen

Movie · as Sanford Thompson

1981
Falcon Crest poster

Falcon Crest

TV · as Calvin Kleeger · 2 eps

1981
Simon & Simon poster

Simon & Simon

TV · as Consul Dearborn · 3 eps

1981
The Greatest American Hero poster

The Greatest American Hero

TV · 1 ep

1981
Hill Street Blues poster

Hill Street Blues

TV · as Mike · 1 ep

1980
Schizoid poster

Schizoid

Movie · as Donahue

1980
Private Benjamin poster

Private Benjamin

Movie · as General Foley

1980
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb poster

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

Movie · as Gen. Groves

1980
Wolf Lake poster

Wolf Lake

Movie · as George

1980
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier poster

Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

Movie · as Chuck Knoll

1979
The China Syndrome poster

The China Syndrome

Movie · as Evan McCormack

1979
The Onion Field poster

The Onion Field

Movie · as Beat Cop

1979
Ike poster

Ike

Movie · as Gen. Omar N. Bradley

1979
Marciano poster

Marciano

Movie · as John Furst

1979
Knots Landing poster

Knots Landing

TV · as Dr. Aaron Stahl · 2 eps

1979
Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart

TV · as Lieutenant Fredricks · 1 ep

1979
Ike poster

Ike

TV · as Gen. Omar Bradley · 2 eps

1978
Terror Out of the Sky poster

Terror Out of the Sky

Movie · as Col. Mangus

1978
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid poster

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Movie · as Donovan

1978
F.I.S.T. poster

F.I.S.T.

Movie · as Mike Monahan

1978
Dr. Scorpion poster

Dr. Scorpion

Movie · as Bill Worthington

1978
Dallas poster

Dallas

TV · as John Mackey · 3 eps

1977
The Hunted Lady poster

The Hunted Lady

Movie · as Capt. Wilson

1977
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden poster

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

Movie · as Dr. Halle

1977
Eight Is Enough poster

Eight Is Enough

TV · 1 ep

1976
All the President's Men poster

All the President's Men

Movie · as James W. McCord Jr.

1975
Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch

TV · as FBI Agent Smithers · 2 eps

1974
The Rockford Files poster

The Rockford Files

TV · as Cliff Gladish · 1 ep

1973
Pueblo poster

Pueblo

Movie · as Lt. Cmdr. C. Clark

1973
Kojak poster

Kojak

TV · as Bob · 2 eps

1972
M*A*S*H poster

M*A*S*H

TV · 1 ep

1972
The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco

TV · as Greene · 1 ep

1971
Libertad para la juventud poster

Libertad para la juventud

Movie

1970
Hercules in New York poster

Hercules in New York

Movie · as Television Presenter