Richard Herd

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 DLC for Fallout: New Vegas. Herd has appeared at a number of fan conventions on the basis of his science fiction roles.[1]

For other people with similar names, see Richard Hurd (disambiguation).
Richard Herd
Herd in 2005
Born
Richard Thomas Herd Jr.

(1932-09-26)September 26, 1932
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMay 26, 2020(2020-05-26) (aged 87)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1970–2019
Spouse(s)
Amilda Cuddy
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(m. 1954; div. 1955)​

Dolores Wozadlo
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(m. after 1957, divorced)​

Patricia Crowder
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(m. 1980)​
Children2

Early life

Herd was born in Boston, the son of Katherine (Lydon) and Richard Herd Sr., a train engineer who died while serving in World War II.[2][3]

Career

Herd started out his career as an actor on the New York stage, it wasn't until 1970, that he started his screen career[4]He made his film debut in Hercules in New York (1970). Herd's first major film role was in the thriller The China Syndrome alongside Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon and Michael Douglas, where he played the character Evan McCormack, the corrupt Chairman of the California Gas & Electric Board. This role helped make him well known outside the United States. He portrayed James W. McCord, Jr. in the Academy Award-winning All the President's Men (1976).

In addition to science fiction, he was a regular as Captain Dennis Sheridan on T. J. Hooker from 1982 to 1983 (he continued to appear on the series sporadically until 1984), and appeared on Seinfeld as Mr. Wilhelm, George Costanza's boss at the Yankees. Guest appearances included M*A*S*H, The Rockford Files, The Feather and Father Gang, The Golden Girls, Starsky & Hutch, Quantum Leap, The A-Team, Midnight Caller, Hart to Hart, NYPD Blue, Renegade, Pacific Blue, and JAG.

In 2012 he played Judge Paul Landsman in the TV series CSI: Miami episode "Rest in Pieces". Herd portrayed Roman Armitage in Get Out (2017).[5]

Recognition

Herd was inducted into the National Broadcaster Hall of Fame for his work in Old Time Radio.[6]

Herd served as the 3rd National Vice President of the Screen Actors Guild.

Personal life and death

Herd lived in Los Angeles with his wife of 30 years Patricia Crowder Herd.[5] He died at his home from complications of colon cancer on May 26, 2020, aged 87.[5][7]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1970Hercules in New YorkTelevision Presenter
1976All The President's MenJames W. McCord, Jr.
1977I Never Promised You a Rose GardenDr. Halle
1978F.I.S.TMike Monahan
1979The China SyndromeEvan McCormack
The Onion FieldBeat Cop
1980Wolf LakeGeorge
SchizoidDonahue
Private BenjaminGeneral Foley
1981Lovely But Deadly'Honest Charley' Gilmarten
1983Deal of the CenturyLyle
1985TrancersChairman Spencer
Summer RentalAngus MacLachlan
1987Planes, Trains and AutomobilesWalt
1989Gleaming the CubeEd Lawndale
1990Corporate AffairsCyrus Kinkaid
The Judas ProjectArthur Cunningham
1993SkeeterUncredited
1996Sgt. BilkoGen. Tennyson
1997Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilHenry Skerridge
1998The SurvivorBradford
2000Joseph: King of DreamsJacobVoice
2003Roddenberry on PatrolCaptain KirkusVideo short
2005The Cabinet of Dr. CaligariCommissioner Hans Raab
Confessions of a Pit FighterFather Mark
CheckersPhillip
2006VicRichard HansonShort
2007TV VirusProfessor Black
Anna NicoleJ. Howard Marshall
Dog Days of SummerFrank Cooper
InAlienableProfessor Randolph Barnett
2017Get OutRoman Armitage
2018The OathOld Man
The MuleTim Kennedy
2019The Silent NaturalMr. BeagleFinal role
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1973PuebloLt. Cmdr. C. ClarkTV movie
1975KojakBobEpisode: "A Question of Answers"
The Rockford FilesSheriff Cliff GladishEpisode: "Pastoria Prime Pick"
1976Hazard's PeopleHoward FredericksonTV movie
Captains and the KingsTalmadgeEpisode: "Chapter IV" (as Richard T. Herd)
1977The Streets of San FranciscoGreeneEpisode: "The Cannibals"
The Feather and Father GangApplegateEpisode: "The Golden Fleece"
RaffertyEpisode: "Rafferty"
The Hunted LadyCapt. WilsonTV movie
1978Dr. ScorpionBill WorthingtonTV movie
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape KidDonovanTV movie
Terror Out of the SkyCol. MangusTV movie
Dr. ScorpionThe DaneTV movie
1979Eight Is EnoughGeorge McArthurEpisode: "The Better Part of Valor"
Starsky & HutchFBI Agent SmithersEpisodes: "Targets Without a Badge: Part 2 and 3"
Ike: The War YearsGen. Omar BradleyParts I, II, and III (miniseries)
The Lazarus SyndromeMortonEpisode: "Malpractice"
MarcianoJohn FurstTV movie
1979–1981Hart to HartWaldo Sommerton / Lieutenant Fredricks2 episodes
1980M*A*S*HCapt. Bill SnyderEpisode: "Back Pay"
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic BombGeneral GrovesTV movie
Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier StoryChuck NollTV movie
1980–1981DallasJohn Mackey3 episodes
1981The Misadventures of Sheriff LoboDr. SmithEpisode: "The Girls with the Stolen Bodies"
Elvis and the Beauty QueenThompsonTV movie
The Greatest American HeroAdam TaftEpisode: "The Greatest American Hero"
Walking TallPhilip BallardEpisode: "Deadly Impact"
Strike ForceEpisode: "Kidnap"
1982Farrell for the PeopleRandolph Gardner (as Richard T. Herd)TV movie
The Devlin ConnectionLt. Harvey BukowskiEpisode: "Jennifer"
1982–1984T. J. HookerCapt. Dennis Sheridan36 episodes
1982–1988Simon & SimonPolice Officer Harry Flank / Consul Dearborn / Kyle Edmunds4 episodes
1983The Powers of Matthew StarDave WellmanEpisode: "Dead Man's Hand"
VJohnTV miniseries
1984Falcon CrestCalvin Kleeger2 episodes
V: The Final BattleJohnTV miniseries
1984–1985Hardcastle and McCormickColonel Joe Bartz / Arthur Huntley / Lonnie Vanatta2 episodes
1985Matt HoustonPatrick MoffettEpisode: "The Beach Club Murders"
The A-TeamJonathan DurcellEpisode: "Waste 'Em!"
Knight RiderLyle JastrowEpisode: "Knight Strike"
1986DynastyJim EllisonEpisode: "The Cry"
Scarecrow and Mrs. KingJake WilliamsonEpisode: "Photo Finish"
1986–1993Murder, She WroteArnett Cobb / Harvey McKittrick2 episodes
1987Hill Street BluesMikeEpisode: "Norman Conquest"
Rags to RichesEpisode: "Foley vs. Foley"
OharaStillwellEpisode: "Brian"
The Law and Harry McGrawGeneral BuckramEpisode: "Yankee Boodle Dandy"
Beauty and the BeastRichard BarnesEpisode: "A Children's Story"
1988Favorite SonPart One
My First LoveChet TownsendTV movie
1989MatlockPolice Capt. Edward Hanna / The Mad HatterEpisode: "The Captain"
The Golden GirlsErnieEpisode: "The Impotence of Being Ernest"
Nashville BeatChief KincaidTV movie
Mancuso, FBIRed BurrowsEpisode: "Little Saigon"
1990Knots LandingDr. Aaron Stahl2 episodes
China BeachBartenderEpisode: "The Thanks of a Grateful Nation"
Midnight CallerMedinaEpisode: "Protection"
Fall from GraceRichard DortchTV movie
Jake and the FatmanFrank BronskiEpisode: "God Bless the Child"
Camp CucamongaThornton BradleyTV movie
The Big One: The Great Los Angeles EarthquakeRay GoodrichTV movie
1991Quantum LeapMoe SteinEpisode: "Future Boy - October 6, 1957"
Tales from the CryptPhil StoneEpisode: "Deadline"
1992FBI: The Untold StoriesRobert MackleEpisode: "Buried Alive"
Seduction: Three Tales from the 'Inner Sanctum'Charles HackleyTV movie
RenegadeSheriff Frank BrownEpisode: "Mother Courage"
Majority RuleTV movie
1993Star Trek: The Next GenerationL'KorEpisodes: "Birthright, Part I"
"Birthright, Part II"
Quantum LeapZiggy Ziganovich / Moe SteinEpisode: "Mirror Image - August 8, 1953"
Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanDr. John HansenEpisodes: "Where the Heart Is: Parts 1 and 2
1993–1994SeaQuest DSVAdmiral Noyce / Secretary General Noyce12 episodes
1994Winnetka RoadMike3 episodes
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.President Cleveland2 episodes
Robin's HoodsColonel BeckettEpisode: "To Heir Is Human"
The Gift of LoveTV movie
Cosmic SlopCardinal (segment "The First Commandment")TV movie
1995The SecretaryChuck BosnellTV movie
ERDr. MurphyEpisode: "Men Plan, God Laughs"
1995–1998SeinfeldMatt Wilhelm11 episodes
1996A Case for LifeBud CromwellTV movie
Yesterday's TargetAaron WinfieldTV movie
Shattered MindChesterTV movie
Walker, Texas RangerGeneral GarrityEpisode: "Codename: Dragonfly"
Grace Under FirePolice captainEpisode: "Road to Nowhere"
1997Bruno the KidvoiceEpisode: "The Spy Just Like Me"
Journey of the HeartPrincipal MartinTV movie
1997–98Pacific BlueEthan Callaway2 episodes
1998Buffy the Vampire SlayerDr. BackerEpisode: ""Killed By Death"
I Married a MonsterDr. Paul Drummond, Kelly's UncleTV movie
Diagnosis: MurderArchie MullenEpisode: "Write, She Murdered"
Caroline in the CityBarney BaxterEpisode: "Caroline and the Big Night"
1999A Fare to RememberMr. Jennings
1999–2001Star Trek: VoyagerAdmiral Owen Paris4 episodes
2000JAGCharlie HoskinsEpisode: "The Bridge at Kang So Ri"
2001The FugitiveJackEpisode: "Jenny"
The Song of the LarkReverend LarsenTV movie
2002Family LawJudge Neil WalkerEpisode: "Big Brother"
The DistrictSam SheridanAndiEpisode: "Faith"
2003–2004EverwoodHerb Roberts2 episodes
2004The O.C.Bill Shaughnessy / Uncle ShaunEpisode: "The Telenovela"
NYPD BlueJimmy McGowan2 episodes
2005Ghost WhispererStephen DevineEpisode: "Hope and Mercy"
2007Desperate HousewivesHarry GauntEpisode: "Not While I'm Around"
Love's Unfolding DreamWindsor
2008Cold CaseGene Karnow '08Episode: "Shore Leave"
2010Elf Sparkle and the Special Red DressSparksVoice, TV movie
2012CSI: MiamiJudge Paul LandsmanEpisode: "Rest in Pieces"
Betty White's Off Their RockersVarious6 episodes
OdessaBen
2013Rizzoli & IslesPatrick Doyle, Sr.Episode: "Partners in Crime"
2015Star Trek: RenegadesOwen Paris
2018ShamelessGeraldEpisode: "Church of Gay Jesus"
Hawaii Five-0Old MiltonEpisode: "Pua a'e la ka uwahi o ka moe"
Video Game
Year Title Role Notes
2006Blue DragonNene (Old)(English version, Voice, Video Game
2010Fallout: New VegasFather Elijah - Dead Money DLCVoice, Video Game
2013BioShock InfinitePreacher WhittingVoice, Video Game

References
  1. "Richard Herd Interview at Blankmaninc.com".
  2. "Richard Herd Biography (1932-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. Sandomir, Richard (2020-05-28). "Richard Herd, a Baffled Boss on 'Seinfeld,' Is Dead at 87". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  4. "Richard Herd, Seinfeld actor who played Mr. Wilhelm dies at 87".
  5. Koseluk, Chris (May 26, 2020). "Richard Herd, Mr. Wilhelm on 'Seinfeld,' Dies at 87". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  6. "Company Members". The Road Theatre Company.
  7. Sandomir, Richard (May 28, 2020). "Richard Herd, a Baffled Boss on 'Seinfeld,' Is Dead at 87" – via NYTimes.com.
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