Richard Herd
Known for Acting · 120 credits
- Born
- 1932-09-26
- Died
- 2020-05-26
- Place of birth
- 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (60)
Shameless
2011
as Gerald
CSI: Miami
2002
as Judge Paul Landsman
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Old Milton
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Harry Gaunt
Seinfeld
1989
as Wilhelm
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as L'Kor
ER
1994
as Dr. Murphy
JAG
1995
as Charlie Hoskins
Dallas
1978
as John Mackey
Falcon Crest
1981
as Calvin Kleeger
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Harvey McKittrick / Arnett Cobb
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Adm. Owen Paris
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Dr. Stanley Backer
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Archie Mullen
Cold Case
2003
as Gene Karnow (2008)
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Stephen Devine
The A-Team
1983
as Jonathan Durcell
M*A*S*H
1972
Knots Landing
1979
as Dr. Aaron Stahl
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Patrick Doyle, Sr.
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Mike
The O.C.
2003
as Uncle Shaun
Knight Rider
1982
as Lyle Jastrow
Quantum Leap
1989
as Moe Stein / Ziggy Ziganovich / Moe Stein
Everwood
2002
as Herb Roberts
The Golden Girls
1985
as Ernie
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Dr. John Hansen
Simon & Simon
1981
as Consul Dearborn
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Captain Dennis Sheridan
The Rockford Files
1974
as Cliff Gladish
Matlock
1986
as Police Capt. Edward Hanna / The Mad Hatter
Renegade
1992
as Sheriff Frank Brown
Hart to Hart
1979
as Lieutenant Fredricks
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as FBI Agent Smithers
Pacific Blue
1996
as Ethan Callaway
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Phil Stone
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
as Jake Williamson
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as General Garrity
The District
2000
as Sam SheridanAndi
seaQuest DSV
1993
as Admiral Noyce / Secretary General Noyce
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Kojak
1973
as Bob
Caroline in the City
1995
as Barney Baxter
Family Law
1999
as Judge Neil Walker
Matt Houston
1982
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Greene
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
as Arthur Huntley / Lonnie Vanatta
Eight Is Enough
1977
China Beach
1988
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
as President Cleveland
The Greatest American Hero
1981
V
1983
as John
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Cassie & Co.
1982
as John Beringer
V: The Final Battle
1984
as John
Favorite Son
1988
Ike
1979
as Gen. Omar Bradley
The Devlin Connection
1982
as Lt. Harvey Bukowski
Winnetka Road
1994
as Mike
Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Richard Barnes
Movies (60)
Get Out
2017
as Roman Armitage
The Mule
2018
as Tim Kennedy
Joseph: King of Dreams
2000
as Jacob (voice)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987
as Walt
All the President's Men
1976
as James W. McCord, Jr.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1997
as Henry Skerridge
Hercules in New York
1970
as Television Presenter
The China Syndrome
1979
as Evan McCormack
Trancers
1984
as Chairman Spencer
Sgt. Bilko
1996
as Gen Tennyson
F.I.S.T.
1978
as Mike Monahan
Private Benjamin
1980
as General Foley
Summer Rental
1985
as Angus MacLachlan
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
as Dr. Halle
The Onion Field
1979
as Beat Cop
Ike
1979
as Gen. Omar N. Bradley
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990
as Ray Goodrich
Gleaming the Cube
1989
as Ed Lawndale
Deal of the Century
1983
as Lyle
My First Love
1988
as Chet Townsend
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
2019
as Self
Pueblo
1973
as Lt. Cmdr. C. Clark
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
as Donovan
The Gift of Love
1994
Dr. Scorpion
1978
as Bill Worthington
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980
as Gen. Groves
The Anna Nicole Smith Story
2007
as J. Howard Marshall
Camp Cucamonga
1990
as Thornton Bradley
Terror Out of the Sky
1978
as Col. Mangus
Schizoid
1980
as Donahue
The Secretary
1995
as Chuck Bosnell
Fall From Grace
1990
as Richard Dortch
Yesterday's Target
1996
as Aaron Winfield
Majority Rule
1992
as Rep. Harold Reynolds
Star Trek: Renegades
2015
as Admiral Paris
Wolf Lake
1980
as George
InAlienable
2008
as Professor Randolph Barnett
SeaQuest DSV
1993
as Admiral Noyce
A Fare to Remember
1999
as Mr. Jennings
Cosmic Slop
1994
as Cardinal (segment 'The First Commandment')
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
1980
as Chuck Knoll
Marciano
1979
as John Furst
Lovely But Deadly
1981
as Charley Gilmarten
The Hunted Lady
1977
as Capt. Wilson
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
1981
as Sanford Thompson
Dog Days of Summer
2007
as Frank Cooper
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
2005
as Commissioner Hans Raab
The Silent Natural
2019
as Mr. Beagle
Journey of the Heart
1997
as Principal Martin
A Case for Life
1996
as Bud Cromwell
A Christmas in New York
2017
as Bob Burgess
The Survivor
1998
as Bradford
Roddenberry on Patrol
2003
as Captain Kirkus
Seduction: Three Tales from the 'Inner Sanctum'
1992
as Charles Hackley
Corporate Affairs
1990
as Cyrus Kinkaid
Farrell: For the People
1982
as Randolph Gardner
Nashville Beat
1989
as Chief Kincaid
The Judas Project
1993
as Arthur Cunningham
I Married a Monster
1998
as Dr. Paul Drummond
Libertad para la juventud
1971
About 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,… With 120 credits spanning from 1970 to 2019, Richard Herd has appeared in 60 films and 60 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard Herd Movies
- Get Out (2017) — as Roman Armitage
- The Mule (2018) — as Tim Kennedy
- Joseph: King of Dreams (2000) — as Jacob (voice)
- Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) — as Walt
- All the President's Men (1976) — as James W. McCord, Jr.
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