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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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 26, 1932
Day of Death
May 26, 2020
Age at Death
87 years old
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Popularity Score
1.2
Filmography
The Silent Natural
Mr. Beagle
2019Movie
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
Self
2019Movie
The Mule
Tim Kennedy
2018Movie
Get Out
Roman Armitage
2017Movie
A Christmas in New York
Bob Burgess
2017Movie
Shameless
Gerald
2011TV
Rizzoli & Isles
Patrick Doyle, Sr.
2010TV
Hawaii Five-0
Old Milton
2010TV
InAlienable
Professor Randolph Barnett
2008Movie
Dog Days of Summer
Frank Cooper
2007Movie
The Anna Nicole Smith Story
J. Howard Marshall
2007Movie
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Commissioner Hans Raab
2005Movie
Ghost Whisperer
Stephen Devine
2005TV
Desperate Housewives
Harry Gaunt
2004TV
Cold Case
Gene Karnow (2008)
2003TV
The O.C.
Uncle Shaun
2003TV
Everwood
Herb Roberts
2002TV
CSI: Miami
Judge Paul Landsman
2002TV
Joseph: King of Dreams
Jacob (voice)
2000Movie
The District
Sam SheridanAndi
2000TV
A Fare to Remember
Mr. Jennings
1999Movie
Family Law
Judge Neil Walker
1999TV
The Survivor
Bradford
1998Movie
I Married a Monster
Dr. Paul Drummond
1998Movie
Journey of the Heart
Principal Martin
1997Movie
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Henry Skerridge
1997Movie
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Dr. Stanley Backer
1997TV
Yesterday's Target
Aaron Winfield
1996Movie
Sgt. Bilko
General Tennyson
1996Movie
A Case for Life
Bud Cromwell
1996Movie
Pacific Blue
Ethan Callaway
1996TV
The Secretary
Chuck Bosnell
1995Movie
Star Trek: Voyager
Adm. Owen Paris
1995TV
JAG
Charlie Hoskins
1995TV
Caroline in the City
Barney Baxter
1995TV
Cosmic Slop
Cardinal (segment 'The First Commandment')
1994Movie
The Gift of Love
1994Movie
Winnetka Road
Mike
1994TV
ER
Dr. Murphy
1994TV
The Judas Project
Arthur Cunningham
1993Movie
SeaQuest DSV
Admiral Noyce
1993Movie
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
President Cleveland
1993TV
seaQuest DSV
Admiral Noyce
1993TV
Walker, Texas Ranger
General Garrity
1993TV
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. John Hansen
1993TV
Diagnosis: Murder
Archie Mullen
1993TV
Seduction: Three Tales from the 'Inner Sanctum'
Charles Hackley
1992Movie
Majority Rule
Rep. Harold Reynolds
1992Movie
Renegade
Sheriff Frank Brown
1992TV
Camp Cucamonga
Thornton Bradley
1990Movie
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
Ray Goodrich
1990Movie
Corporate Affairs
Cyrus Kinkaid
1990Movie
Fall From Grace
Richard Dortch
1990Movie
Gleaming the Cube
Ed Lawndale
1989Movie
Nashville Beat
Chief Kincaid
1989Movie
Seinfeld
Wilhelm
1989TV
Tales from the Crypt
Phil Stone
1989TV
Quantum Leap
Moe Stein
1989TV
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989TV
My First Love
Chet Townsend
1988Movie
Favorite Son
1988TV
China Beach
Bartender (uncredited)
1988TV
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Walt
1987Movie
Star Trek: The Next Generation
L'Kor
1987TV
Jake and the Fatman
1987TV
Beauty and the Beast
Richard Barnes
1987TV
Matlock
Police Capt. Edward Hanna / The Mad Hatter
1986TV
Summer Rental
Angus MacLachlan
1985Movie
The Golden Girls
Ernie
1985TV
Trancers
Chairman Spencer
1984Movie
Murder, She Wrote
Harvey McKittrick
1984TV
V: The Final Battle
John
1984TV
Deal of the Century
Lyle
1983Movie
The A-Team
Jonathan Durcell
1983TV
V
John
1983TV
Hardcastle and McCormick
Arthur Huntley / Lonnie Vanatta
1983TV
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Jake Williamson
1983TV
Farrell: For the People
Randolph Gardner
1982Movie
T. J. Hooker
Captain Dennis Sheridan
1982TV
Knight Rider
Lyle Jastrow
1982TV
Matt Houston
1982TV
The Devlin Connection
Lt. Harvey Bukowski
1982TV
Cassie & Co.
John Beringer
1982TV
Lovely But Deadly
Charley Gilmarten
1981Movie
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Sanford Thompson
1981Movie
Falcon Crest
Calvin Kleeger
1981TV
Simon & Simon
1981TV
The Greatest American Hero
1981TV
Hill Street Blues
Mike
1981TV
Schizoid
Donahue
1980Movie
Private Benjamin
General Foley
1980Movie
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Gen. Groves
1980Movie
Wolf Lake
George
1980Movie
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
Chuck Knoll
1980Movie
The China Syndrome
Evan McCormack
1979Movie
The Onion Field
Beat Cop
1979Movie
Ike
Gen. Omar N. Bradley
1979Movie
Marciano
John Furst
1979Movie
Knots Landing
Dr. Aaron Stahl
1979TV
Hart to Hart
1979TV
Ike
Gen. Omar Bradley
1979TV
Terror Out of the Sky
Col. Mangus
1978Movie
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
Donovan
1978Movie
F.I.S.T.
Mike Monahan
1978Movie
Dr. Scorpion
Bill Worthington
1978Movie
Dallas
John Mackey
1978TV
The Hunted Lady
Capt. Wilson
1977Movie
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Dr. Halle
1977Movie
Eight Is Enough
1977TV
All the President's Men
James W. McCord Jr.
1976Movie
Starsky & Hutch
FBI Agent Smithers
1975TV
The Rockford Files
Cliff Gladish
1974TV
Pueblo
Lt. Cmdr. C. Clark
1973Movie
Kojak
Bob
1973TV
M*A*S*H
1972TV
The Streets of San Francisco
Greene
1972TV
Libertad para la juventud
1971Movie
Hercules in New York
Television Presenter
1970Movie