
Richard Riehle
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 12, 1948
- Died
- October 15, 2026 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USA
Biography
Richard Riehle (May 12, 1948 – October 15, 2026) was an American character actor born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. He studied at the University of Notre Dame, where he became involved with the university theater, and over nearly five decades appeared in more than 400 stage, film and television productions. He was best known as Tom Smykowski in Mike Judge's Office Space. His other films include The Fugitive, Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Bridesmaids, he made several appearances in the Star Trek franchise, and he played Santa Claus in a number of productions.
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Filmography

Boris Is Dead
Movie · as Hank

The Cowboy Killer
Movie · as Cook Gerald

Tonic
Movie · as Edward

Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma
Movie · as Santa Claus

500 Fireflies
Movie · as Oscar

We Meet Again
Movie · as Richter

Purgy's
Movie · as Old Man
Sanity
Movie · as Sheriff Huber

Feeling Randy
Movie · as Wilfred

Ambush at St. Mary's
Movie · as Father Jacob

The Invisible Raptor
Movie · as Sheriff Grimley

Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story
Movie · as Nicolas Young

Old Man Jackson
Movie · as Father Donovan

For Years to Come
Movie · as Wally

Poor Paul
Movie · as Grandpa Paul

Adventures of the Naked Umbrella
Movie · as Granny

Invaders from Proxima B
Movie · as Willy Felson

Fuzzy Head
Movie · as Sheriff John Cunningham
Golden Vanity
Movie · as Radio Announcer (voice)

Intern
Movie · as CEO

Moon Manor
Movie · as Gordon

Madelines
Movie · as Rory Devonshire

Surfside Girls
TV · as Old Man Olsen · 5 eps

The Wedding Pact 2: The Baby Pact
Movie · as Henry Carter

For the Hits
Movie · as Grandpa George

Destination Marfa
Movie · as Skeeter the cashier

Digging to Death
Movie · as Allen Palms

Far More
Movie · as Father Joe

Jimmy's Jungle
Movie · as Grandpa Bell

Faith Based
Movie · as Herman

Boomerang
Movie

The Meanest Man in Texas
Movie · as Mr. Kilpatrick

3 from Hell
Movie · as Sheriff Wolf

PawParazzi
Movie · as Bobby

Chase
Movie · as Turley

Limbo
Movie · as Phil

15 Minutes at 400 Degrees
Movie · as John

Nowhere, Michigan
Movie · as Martin

Now Apocalypse
TV · as Neil · 1 ep

The Acorn
Movie · as Mr. Ives

20 Weeks
Movie · as Keenan

Bullitt County
Movie · as The Mr.

Fishbowl California
Movie · as Glen

Living Room Coffin
Movie · as Nate

West of Hell
Movie · as The Conductor

Heels
Movie · as Calvin

Deadman Standing
Movie · as Clarence Potts

A Very Nutty Christmas
Movie · as Drosselmeyer

Puppy Star Christmas
Movie · as Santa Claus

Bad Apples
Movie · as Principal Dale

The Invisible Mother
Movie · as Archie

Barry
TV · as Warden · 2 eps
Miyubi
Movie · as Grandpa

Fear, Inc.
Movie · as Bill Peterson

Love at First Glance
Movie · as Wally

Pitching Tents
Movie · as Grandpa

Breaking Legs
Movie · as Principal Bater

Aquarians
Movie

You Have a Nice Flight
Movie · as Bob

Made Vicious
Movie · as Lawyer Justice

Last Man Club
Movie · as Grady Reeds

Citrus Springs
Movie · as George

A Father's Secret
Movie · as Ian Stone

Schlep
Movie · as Uncle Bill

Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Movie · as Dan

Fuller House
TV · as Uncle Monty · 1 ep

American Housewife
TV · as Gerald · 1 ep

Lights Out
Movie · as Harold

Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
Movie · as Sheriff Ryan

Roommate Wanted
Movie · as Dr. Hoffman

Amnesiac
Movie · as Postman

Dementia
Movie · as Sam
Boredom
Movie · as John

Daddy
Movie · as Al Rubin

Contracted: Phase II
Movie · as Deuce Gelman

Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
Movie · as Bartender

Sex, Death and Bowling
Movie · as Father Joe

Welcome to Forever
Movie · as Mr Cooper

Primrose Lane
Movie · as Officer Braggs

Gone Doggy Gone
Movie · as Stan Janson

All I Want for Christmas
Movie · as Sal

There's Always Woodstock
Movie · as Mr. Harmon

The Scribbler
Movie · as Officer O'Reilly

The Three Dogateers
Movie · as Santa
Pilot Error
Movie · as Roy Grimm

Transformers: Age of Extinction
Movie · as Theater Landlord

In Your Eyes
Movie · as Mr. Padgham

The Cabining
Movie · as Sarge

Lovesick
Movie · as Father

black-ish
TV · as Solomon · 1 ep

Texas Chainsaw 3D
Movie · as Farnsworth

Lonely Boy
Movie · as Mr. Fitz

Coffee, Kill Boss
Movie · as Vincent Brutsi
Jack's Not Sick Anymore
Movie

Blue Dream
Movie · as Ted Sellers

Girl Meets Boy
Movie · as Raymond

The Secret Village
Movie · as Paul

Friended to Death
Movie

Mischief Night
Movie · as Trucker

Friend Request
Movie · as Frank

Munchausen
Movie · as Doctor

Mom
TV · as John · 1 ep

Drunk History
TV · as Ralph Himmelsbach, James Roche · 1 ep

Maron
TV · as David Anthony, Sr. · 1 ep

Breathless
Movie · as Deputy Cole

Treasure Buddies
Movie · as Thomas Howard

Extracted
Movie · as Father Riley

BearCity 2: The Proposal
Movie · as Gabe

3 Days of Normal
Movie · as Chief Dale Nickens

Last Call
Movie · as Harold

Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend
Movie · as Howlin' Hal Halsby

Bad Ass
Movie · as Father Miller
Stitch in Time
Movie · as Norman Stitch

FDR: American Badass!
Movie · as Senator Bronson

Dead Man's Burden
Movie · as Three Penny Hank

Lake Effects
Movie · as Chairman McCarren
WaterWalk
Movie · as Jim T

Men at Work
TV · as Gus · 1 ep

The Mindy Project
TV · as George Menken · 1 ep

The Client List
TV · as Jim Richardson · 1 ep

The Soul Man
TV · as Larry · 1 ep

The Legend of Korra
TV · as Bumi (voice) · 17 eps

The Watermen
Movie · as Belvine Lee Smith

Chillerama
Movie · as Cecil Kaufman

Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
Movie · as Ringmaster

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
Movie · as Santa Claus

Bridesmaids
Movie · as Bill Cozbi

Growth
Movie · as Larkin Holberman

Killer by Nature
Movie · as Warden Upton

The Search for Santa Paws
Movie · as Santa Claus

Five Star Day
Movie · as Jim the Plumber

Gay Baby
Movie · as Dr. Feldman

1,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Position
Movie · as Charlie

Miss Nobody
Movie · as Leonard Ormsby

Breakdance Academy
Movie · as Principal Collins

Spork
Movie · as Clyde

Messengers 2: The Scarecrow
Movie · as Jude Weatherby

The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu
Movie · as Mr. Snodgrass
Dinner with Raphael
Movie · as Mr. Siegfried

Stellina Blue
Movie · as Dr. Helfenstein

Nowhere to Hide
Movie · as Toley

Halloween II
Movie · as Buddy The Night Watchman

Project Solitude
Movie · as Frederick Sterling

Spinning Into Butter
Movie · as Paul Meyers

Better Off Ted
TV · as Bob · 1 ep

The Middle
TV · as Sheriff Dugan · 2 eps

The League
TV · as Santa Claus · 1 ep

Modern Family
TV · as Norman · 1 ep

Audie & the Wolf
Movie · as Michael Ludlow

Necessary Evil
Movie · as Capt. Parsons

Red
Movie · as Sam

Our First Christmas
Movie · as Santa

Bait Shop
Movie · as Gus

Your Name Here
Movie · as Lipschitz

A Plumm Summer
Movie · as Art Bublin

Hindsight
Movie · as Peter

The Last Word
Movie · as Man at Gorge

Wasting Away
Movie · as Colonel South

The Man from Earth
Movie · as Dr. Will Gruber

Big Stan
Movie · as Judge Perry

Resurrection Mary
Movie · as Detective Mahoney

Choose Connor
Movie · as Grant Miller

Smiley Face
Movie · as Mr. Spencer

American Body Shop
TV · 1 ep

Hot Tamale
Movie · as Sheriff Pinkham

Hatchet
Movie · as Jim Permatteo

Dark Mind
Movie · as Detective Rees

Domestic Import
Movie · as Sam the Mailman

Down the P.C.H.
Movie · as Ricky

The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell
Movie · as Narrator / Paranormal Historian

Dorm Daze 2
Movie · as Captain Bunkley

Little Big Top
Movie · as Bob

Fierce Friend
Movie · as Phone Tech

Price To Pay
Movie · as Hooper

The Lost
Movie · as Bill Richmond

Midnight Clear
Movie · as Tommy

The Darkroom
Movie · as Emilio

Psych
TV · as Army Johnson · 1 ep

The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green
Movie · as Hat Sister

Palindromes
Movie · as Dr. Dan

Neo Ned
Movie · as Officer Roy Pendleton

The 12 Dogs of Christmas
Movie · as Mayor Noble Doyle

Mysterious Skin
Movie · as Charlie

NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
Movie · as Ernie Wilson

Death and Texas
Movie · as Prison Warden

Home on the Range
Movie · as Sheriff (voice)

The Gristle
Movie · as Starnes

Boston Legal
TV · as Dr. Barry Glouberman · 1 ep

Beethoven's 5th
Movie · as Vaughn Carter

Time Changer
Movie · as Dr. Wiseman

The Hebrew Hammer
Movie · as Santa

Ken Park
Movie · as Murph

Monster Makers
Movie · as Det. Brennan

Two and a Half Men
TV · as Santa · 1 ep

NCIS
TV · as Walt Osorio · 2 eps

Married to the Kellys
TV · as Uncle Dave · 10 eps

Tremors
TV · as Helmut Krause · 1 ep

Another pretty face
Movie

The Laramie Project
Movie · as Henderson Trial Judge

Fillmore!
TV · 1 ep

George Lopez
TV · as Eddie Carter · 1 ep

The Parlor
Movie · as Beth

Joe Dirt
Movie · as Car Dealer

Bandits
Movie · as Lawrence Fife

Say It Isn't So
Movie · as Sheriff Merle Hobbs

The Fluffer
Movie · as Sam Martins

Star Trek: Enterprise
TV · as Dr. Jeremy Lucas · 2 eps

Grounded for Life
TV · as Walt Finnerty · 45 eps

Crash Point Zero
Movie · as Alan Douglas

Office Space
Movie · as Tom Smykowski

Balloon Farm
Movie · as Earl

Hard Time: The Premonition
Movie · as Capt. Waters

The Arrangement
Movie · as Det. Bert Hershak

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Movie · as Bob Bigalow

Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Movie · as Capt. Rich Waters

Kill the Man
Movie · as Mr. Ellias

Blink of an Eye
Movie · as Main Prison Guard

Au Pair
Movie · as Sam Morgan

Providence
TV · as Simon, Inspector · 1 ep

The West Wing
TV · as Officer Jack Sloan · 2 eps

Mercury Rising
Movie · as Edgar Halstrom

The Odd Couple II
Movie · as Detective

Mighty Joe Young
Movie · as Commander Gorman

The Thin Pink Line
Movie · as Governor Eastman

Mr. Murder
Movie · as John Wexel

The Lesser Evil
Movie · as Detective Smitts

The Pentagon Wars
Movie · as General Vice

Driven
Movie · as Leon

Desperate Measures
Movie · as Ed Fayne

Perfect Prey
Movie · as Detective Bevlan

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Movie · as Dune Buggy Driver

Judas Kiss
Movie · as Security Guard

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
Movie · as Sgt. Mooney

The Ransom of Red Chief
Movie · as Narrator / Sheriff 'T-Bone' Yankum

Lethal Weapon 4
Movie · as INS Agent

One of Our Own
Movie · as Burt Herchak

Route 9
Movie · as Agent Wallace

Trading Favors
Movie · as Highway Patrolman

Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Movie · as Jack Ogden

Cold Night Into Dawn
Movie · as Gerald

One Eight Seven
Movie · as Walter

River Made to Drown In
Movie · as Heavyset Man

Dilemma
Movie · as Captain Ross

Ally McBeal
TV · as Jack Billings · 2 eps

The Visitor
TV · as Principal Shinagel · 1 ep

Brooklyn South
TV · as Donald Jarman · 1 ep

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TV · as Merrick · 1 ep

The Practice
TV · as Mr. Holt · 1 ep

Terminal
Movie · as Security Chief

Soul of the Game
Movie · as Pete Harmon

Executive Decision
Movie · as Air Marshal

Too Fast Too Young
Movie · as Sergeant

The Fan
Movie · as Shopkeeper

Ghosts of Mississippi
Movie · as Tommy Mayfield

Killer: A Journal of Murder
Movie · as Warden Quince

The Pretender
TV · as Graham Hawkes · 1 ep

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV · as Jedediah · 1 ep

Men Behaving Badly
TV · as Stranger · 1 ep

7th Heaven
TV · as Crossroads Mayor · 1 ep

Jury Duty
Movie · as Principal Beasely

Stuart Saves His Family
Movie · as Judge

Casino
Movie · as Charlie Clark

Dominion
Movie · as Larry

Trial by Fire
Movie · as Fred Cobb

A Stranger in Town
Movie · as Sheriff

Lone Justice 2
Movie · as Mayor

The Single Guy
TV · as Mr. Van Wagner · 1 ep

Star Trek: Voyager
TV · as Seamus Driscol · 2 eps

Murder One
TV · 1 ep

Get Smart
TV · as Mr. Winters · 1 ep

Lightning Jack
Movie · as Marcus

Shadow of Obsession
Movie · as DA Applegate

Iron Will
Movie · as Burton

Holy Matrimony
Movie · as Greeson

Chicago Hope
TV · as Milo Schwarz · 1 ep

ER
TV · as Mandrake Patient · 1 ep

Free Willy
Movie · as Wade

The Fugitive
Movie · as Old Guard

A Dangerous Woman
Movie · as John

Body of Evidence
Movie · as Detective Griffin

For Their Own Good
Movie · as Dave Butler

Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
Movie · as Mort Aberdine

Diagnosis: Murder
TV · as Dustin Woods · 1 ep

Ned Blessing
TV · 4 eps

Prelude to a Kiss
Movie · as Jerry Blier

The Public Eye
Movie · as Officer O'Brien

Of Mice and Men
Movie · as Carlson

Hero
Movie · as Robinson

Shaky Ground
TV · as Henry McCallister · 1 ep

Keeper of the City
Movie · as Capt. Sam Walden

Fried Green Tomatoes
Movie · as Reverend Scroggins

Shadows and Fog
Movie · as Roustabout

Home Improvement
TV · as Detective Roberts · 1 ep

So Proudly We Hail
Movie · as Davis

A Killer Among Us
Movie · as Oscar Wendt

People Like Us
Movie · as Anthony Feliciano

Ferris Bueller
TV · as Ed Rooney · 13 eps

Nasty Boys
TV · as Gardner · 1 ep

Broken Badges
TV · 1 ep

Capital News
TV · 1 ep

Glory
Movie · as Quartermaster

Rachel River
Movie · as Merv

Black Rain
Movie · as Crown

Cast the First Stone
Movie · as Dickson

Quantum Leap
TV · as Lt. Lannon, Clifford Vargas · 1 ep

Cross of Fire
TV · as Duvall · 2 eps

Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV · as Batai · 1 ep

L.A. Law
TV · as Leland McKenzie, Edmund Clancy, Roger Beekman · 1 ep

The Golden Girls
TV · as Detective Parres · 1 ep

Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Aaron, Sergeant Devon O'Malley · 1 ep

American Playhouse
TV · as Merv · 1 ep

Falcon Crest
TV · as George Beeker · 1 ep

The Other Side of Hell
Movie · as Tattooed Man

Joyride
Movie · as Bartender

Columbo
TV · as Sergeant Degarmo · 2 eps


