Richard Herd
American actor (1932-2020) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 87
Richard Thomas Herd Jr. 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.
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The MuleFilm, Tim Kennedy2011
ShamelessSeries, Gerald2008
InAlienableFilm, Professor Randolph Barnett2005
Ghost WhispererSeries, Stephen Devine
The Cabinet of Dr. CaligariFilm, 2005Commissioner Hans Raab2003
Cold CaseSeries, Gene Karnow (2008)1999
A Fare to RememberFilm, Mr. Jennings1998
I Married a MonsterFilm, Dr. Paul Drummond1997
Buffy the Vampire SlayerSeries, Dr. Stanley Backer1996
Sgt. BilkoFilm, General Tennyson1994
ERSeries, Dr. Murphy1990
Camp CucamongaFilm, Thornton Bradley1988
My First LoveFilm, Chet Townsend1987
Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries, L'Kor1985
Summer RentalFilm, Angus MacLachlan1983
The A-TeamSeries, Jonathan Durcell
Deal of the CenturyFilm, 1983Lyle1981
Falcon CrestSeries, Calvin Kleeger
Elvis and the Beauty QueenFilm, 1981Sanford Thompson1979
IkeFilm, Gen. Omar N. Bradley1978
DallasSeries, John Mackey1977
I Never Promised You a Rose GardenFilm, Dr. Halle1972
M*A*S*HSeries1970
Hercules in New YorkFilm, Television Presenter1932Born26 September 1932People around Richard
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James Karen Also in All the President's Men and M*A*S*H- Allan Kroeker Directed Endgame and Inside Man
Dan Attias Directed Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Jerry Jameson Directed Dallas and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Richard T. Heffron Directed Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Clint Eastwood Produced Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1998)
Joan Van Ark Also in M*A*S*H, Kojak and My First Love
Norman Alden Also in Dynasty and Kojak
K Callan Also in Ike and The Onion Field
Basil Hoffman Also in All the President's Men and M*A*S*H
David Huffman Also in F.I.S.T., The Onion Field and Wolf Lake
Richard Venture Also in All the President's Men (1976)
Alan Fudge Also in M*A*S*H, Dynasty and Kojak
Kieu Chinh Also in M*A*S*H, Dynasty and Gleaming the Cube
John McLiam Also in M*A*S*H, Dynasty and Fall From Grace
Michael Douglas Produced The China Syndrome (1980)
Goldie Hawn Produced Private Benjamin (1981)
Alan J. Pakula Directed All the President's Men (1976)
Tim Russ Also in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005)
Judith Light Also in Kojak and Joseph: King of Dreams
Bonnie Bartlett Also in Ike and The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
Brian Grazer Produced Sgt. Bilko (1996)- Earl Boen Also in M*A*S*H and Dynasty
Bud Yorkin Produced Deal of the Century (1983)
Known for
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All the President's Men 1976
Get Out 2017
Planes, Trains and Automobiles 1987
The China Syndrome 1979
The Mule 2018
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
123 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
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.
