Richard Kind
Known for Acting · 255 credits
- Born
- 1956-11-22 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- North Trenton, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Richard Bruce Kind · ریچارد کایند
Biography
Richard Bruce Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor (stage, screen, and voice) and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Captain Stan Yenko on CBS's East New York (2022-23), Dr. Mark Devanow on Mad About You (1992–1999, 2019), and Paul Lassiter on Spin City (1996–2002). He's also well known for his other roles as Peter in The History of the World Part II (2023), Mitch on Netflix's The Watcher, Formica Michael Mikowitz on The Goldbergs, Walter Bloom in tick, tick... Boom! (2021), Cousin Andy on Curb Your Enthusiasm (2002–2021), Rudy Giuliani in Bombshell (2019), John Sears in Suburbicon (2017), Gus Barton on IFC's Brockmire, Marty in All We Had (2016), Mayor Aubrey James on FOX's Gotham, Sam Meyers on the Amazon Prime series Red Oaks, Max Klein in Argo (2012), Joey Rathburn on HBO's Luck starring Dustin Hoffman, Uncle Arthur Gopnik in the Coen Brothers film A Serious Man (2009), Abner Kravitz in the film Bewitched (2005), Louis Tiboni in The Station Agent (2003), He began his acting career in Chicago, where he performed in numerous stage productions. He made his Broadway debut in 1984 in the play "The Pirates of Penzance." He has starred in the smash hit Broadway musical The Producers, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Candide, and Bounce, among others. He is a Drama Desk Award winner and Tony nominee for the Broadway hit The Big Knife. He has appeared in over 50 films, including Clifford (1994), Stargate (1994), For Your Consideration (2006), Hereafter (2010), and Beau Is Afraid (2023).
In addition to his acting career, he is also a vocal advocate for social justice causes. He is a member of the board of directors of the Creative Coalition, an organization that advocates for the arts in public policy. He is also a supporter of the Human Rights Campaign and the Anti-Defamation League. He is also an alumnus of The Second City in Chicago.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Jonas Dworkin / William Biegel
Family Guy
1999
as Rabbi Goldstein (voice) / Harold Goldfarb (voice) / Teddy Bear (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Director (voice)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
American Dad!
2005
as Car Salesman (voice) / Al Tuttle (voice)
TV Shows (120)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Jonas Dworkin / William Biegel
Family Guy
1999
as Rabbi Goldstein (voice) / Harold Goldfarb (voice) / Teddy Bear (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Director (voice)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
American Dad!
2005
as Car Salesman (voice) / Al Tuttle (voice)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Ernest Foley
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Artie
Young Sheldon
2017
as Ira Rosenbloom
The Good Wife
2009
as Judge Alan Davies
Bob's Burgers
2011
as Jules (voice)
Elementary
2012
as Trent Garby
The Goldbergs
2013
as Formica Michael Mikowitz
Psych
2006
as Hugo Rainer
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Cousin Andy
Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Executive (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Gotham
2014
as Mayor Aubrey James
The Nanny
1993
as Jeffrey Needleman
Scrubs
2001
as Mr. Corman
The Middle
2009
as Dr. Niller
Glee
2009
as Mr. Rifkin
The Penguins of Madagascar
2008
as Roger (voice)
Stargate Atlantis
2004
as Lucius Lavin
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Blobfish (voice) / Richard Sackler
The Good Fight
2017
as Judge Alan Davies
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
Kim Possible
2002
as Frugal Lucre (voice)
21 Jump Street
1987
as Caller (voice)
Evil
2019
as Judge Jared Jeter
Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Vince Fish
Burn Notice
2007
as Marv
The Division
2001
as Hicks
Girlfriends
2000
as Peter Miller
Summer Camp Island
2018
as Shark (voice) / Additional Voices (voice) / Hedgehog's Dad (voice)
Spin City
1996
as Paul Lassiter
Big Mouth
2017
as Marty Glouberman (voice)
Childrens Hospital
2008
as Marvin
Mad About You
1992
as Dr. Mark Devanow
Big City Greens
2018
as Ringmaster (voice)
Empty Nest
1988
as Elton Sexton
Leverage
2008
as Mayor Bradford Culpepper III
Hamster & Gretel
2022
as Tchotchke (voice)
Impractical Jokers
2011
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Jimmy Korsh
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017
as Monty (voice)
Life in Pieces
2015
as Stuart
A Million Little Things
2018
as Seymour
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Lyrebird (voice)
Poker Face
2023
as Jeffrey
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020
as Doopler Emissary (voice)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Mr. Lefkovitz
Reba
2001
as David
The Librarians
2014
as Bennie Konopka
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
2022
as Rabbi (voice)
The Commish
1991
Difficult People
2015
as Harvey
'Til Death
2006
as Charlie
Girls5eva
2021
as Richard Kind
Movies (135)
Toy Story 3
2010
as Bookworm (voice)
Inside Out
2015
as Bing Bong (voice)
Cars 2
2011
as Van (voice)
Cars
2006
as Van (voice)
Stargate
1994
as Gary Meyers
Argo
2012
as Max Klein
Garfield
2004
as Dad Rat (voice)
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
2026
as Taxi Driver Stuart Fernie
A Bug's Life
1998
as Molt (voice)
Big Stan
2007
as Mal
Wolfs
2024
as Kid's Dad
Beau Is Afraid
2023
as Dr. Cohen
Bombshell
2019
as Rudy Giuliani
Extinct
2021
as Wally (voice)
Suburbicon
2017
as John Sears
Tom and Jerry: The Movie
1992
as Tom (voice)
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
as Walter Bloom
The Out-Laws
2023
as Neil Browning
The Wild
2006
as Larry (voice)
The Station Agent
2003
as Louis Tiboni
Sharknado 2: The Second One
2014
as Harland "The Blaster" McGuinness
Bewitched
2005
as Abner Kravitz
Hereafter
2010
as Christos
Vice Versa
1988
as Floyd
A Serious Man
2009
as Uncle Arthur
Shooting Lily
1996
as Florist
The Producers
2005
as Jury Foreman
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002
as Casting Executive Man
Everyone's Hero
2006
as Hobo Andy / Maitre D' (voice)
Jacqueline Argentine
2016
as Private Investigator
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
2023
as Funeral Director #1 / #2
For Your Consideration
2006
as Marketing Person
Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
2012
as Eddy the Elf Dog (voice)
Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom
2009
as Greedy King (voice)
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
as Real Estate Agent
Thin Skinned
2023
as The Mortician
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
as Bix
Rifkin's Festival
2020
as Mort's Father
Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True
The Search for Santa Paws
2010
as Eddy the Elf Dog (voice)
Misery Loves Comedy
2015
as Self
Bernard and Huey
2018
as Marty
Our Friend, Martin
1999
as Mr. Willis (voice)
The Ratings Game
1984
as Steve
Obvious Child
2014
as Jacob
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998
as Chimp 1 (voice)
Cold Around the Heart
1997
as Attorney Nabbish
The Visitor
2008
as Jacob
Santa Buddies
2009
as Eddy the Elf Dog (voice)
Mind Candy
2015
as Bing Bong (voice)
The Bellmen
2020
as Sid
Gilbert
2017
as Self
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
2016
as Brian
The Grand
2007
as Andy Andrews
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
2008
as Groundhog (voice)
The Last Laugh
2019
as Jimbo
Chu and Blossom
2014
as Fred
Yellowbird
2014
as Michka (voice)
Divorce Invitation
2012
as George Mason
The Magnificent Meyersons
2023
as Morty Meyerson
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College
1990
as Cat Ghoulie (voice)
The Stand In
2020
as Wes
Nothing in Common
1986
as Ad Exec in Bar (uncredited)
Dealin' with Idiots
2013
Clifford
1994
as Julien Daniels
Secret of the Sundrop
2018
as Monty
Sink Or Swim
1997
as Benny
Ingenious
2009
as Newkin
Fancypants
2011
as Mr. Camp
Hershey
2026
as Joseph Royer
All We Had
2016
as Marty
Elvis Has Left the Building
2004
as Burning Elvis
Mr. Saturday Night
1992
as Reporter
Spymate
2006
as Dr. Robert Farley
Run & Gun
2022
as Grayson
All-American Murder
1991
as Lou Alonzo
Heidi 4 Paws
2008
as Grandfather (voice)
Ride
2014
as Boss
Night Session
2024
as Homeowner
The Big Empty
2005
as Talk Show Host
Not Dead Yet
as Elliot Kelman
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019
as Richard Kind
Detours
2016
as Sam Jacobson
Sands of Oblivion
2007
as Ira
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
2006
as Herb Hope
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1998
as Self
The Paper Store
2016
as Prof. Marty Kane
The Santa Claus Brothers
2002
as Roy (voice)
Tankhouse
2022
as Morten
The Lennon Report
2016
as Dr. Stephan G. Lynn
Andover
2018
as Harold
The Neighbor
2007
as Wilder
All-Stars
2014
as Richard Kline
The Auction
2027
as Wendall Woods
Jimmy Hollywood
1994
as Angry Driver
Portal to Hell
2025
as Chip
Queens Logic
1991
as Actor
Off Broadway
2021
as Daryl Lependorf
The Social Ones
2019
as The Architect
Tom Sawyer
2000
as Mr. Dobbins (voice)
18½
2022
as Jack
Quest of the Delta Knights
1993
as Wamthool
His Date
as Thomas
Waiting for Woody Allen
1998
as Doorman
One Night Stand
2013
Hidden Exposure
2023
as Randall Abbott
The Understudy
2012
as Ian
Transparent: Musicale Finale
2019
as Howard
Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom
as Greedy King (voice)
110 Lombard
1988
as Lil' Jimmy
Raising Flagg
2006
as Bill Reed
MIRRORLIAR FILMS Season7
2025
Quicksand
2002
as Kensington
The End Is at Hand
2025
as Frank (voice)
Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt
2024
as Self
Fired!
2007
as Self
Proof of Concept
2023
Help Me, Help You
2009
as Fish
Dog Gone Love
2004
as Doug
Hermie & Friends: Milo the Mantis Who Wouldn't Pray
2007
as Milo
About Richard Kind
Richard Bruce Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor (stage, screen, and voice) and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Captain Stan Yenko on CBS's East New York (2022-23), Dr. Mark Devanow on Mad About You (1992–1999, 2019), and Paul Lassiter on Spin City (1996–2002). He's also well known for his other roles as Peter in The History of the World Part II (2023), Mitch on Netflix's The Watcher, Formica Michael Mikowitz on The Goldbergs, Walter Bloom in tick, tick... Boom! (2021), Cousin Andy on Curb Your Enthusiasm (2002–2021… With 255 credits spanning from 1984 to 2027, Richard Kind has appeared in 135 films and 120 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard Kind Movies
- Toy Story 3 (2010) — as Bookworm (voice)
- Inside Out (2015) — as Bing Bong (voice)
- Cars 2 (2011) — as Van (voice)
- Cars (2006) — as Van (voice)
- Stargate (1994) — as Gary Meyers
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