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Richard Herd

Richard Herd

Acting

Born: September 26, 1932Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography

That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars

Self

2019
The Silent Natural

The Silent Natural

Mr. Beagle

2019
The Mule

The Mule

Tim Kennedy

2018
A Christmas in New York

A Christmas in New York

Bob Burgess

2017
Get Out

Get Out

Roman Armitage

2017
Star Trek: Renegades

Star Trek: Renegades

Admiral Paris

2015
InAlienable

InAlienable

Professor Randolph Barnett

2008
Dog Days of Summer

Dog Days of Summer

Frank Cooper

2007
The Anna Nicole Smith Story

The Anna Nicole Smith Story

J. Howard Marshall

2007
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Commissioner Hans Raab

2005
Roddenberry on Patrol

Roddenberry on Patrol

Captain Kirkus

2003
Joseph: King of Dreams

Joseph: King of Dreams

Jacob (voice)

2000
A Fare to Remember

A Fare to Remember

Mr. Jennings

1999
I Married a Monster

I Married a Monster

Dr. Paul Drummond

1998
The Survivor

The Survivor

Bradford

1998
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Henry Skerridge

1997
Journey of the Heart

Journey of the Heart

Principal Martin

1997
Yesterday's Target

Yesterday's Target

Aaron Winfield

1996
Sgt. Bilko

Sgt. Bilko

Gen Tennyson

1996

A Case for Life

Bud Cromwell

1996
The Secretary

The Secretary

Chuck Bosnell

1995
The Gift of Love

The Gift of Love

1994
Cosmic Slop

Cosmic Slop

Cardinal (segment 'The First Commandment')

1994
The Judas Project

The Judas Project

Arthur Cunningham

1993
Majority Rule

Majority Rule

Rep. Harold Reynolds

1992
Seduction: Three Tales from the 'Inner Sanctum'

Seduction: Three Tales from the 'Inner Sanctum'

Charles Hackley

1992
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

Ray Goodrich

1990
Corporate Affairs

Corporate Affairs

Cyrus Kinkaid

1990
Camp Cucamonga

Camp Cucamonga

Thornton Bradley

1990
Fall From Grace

Fall From Grace

Richard Dortch

1990
Nashville Beat

Nashville Beat

Chief Kincaid

1989
Gleaming the Cube

Gleaming the Cube

Ed Lawndale

1989
My First Love

My First Love

Chet Townsend

1988
Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Walt

1987
Summer Rental

Summer Rental

Angus MacLachlan

1985
Trancers

Trancers

Chairman Spencer

1984
Deal of the Century

Deal of the Century

Lyle

1983
Farrell: For the People

Farrell: For the People

Randolph Gardner

1982
Lovely But Deadly

Lovely But Deadly

Charley Gilmarten

1981
Elvis and the Beauty Queen

Elvis and the Beauty Queen

Sanford Thompson

1981
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

Chuck Knoll

1980
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

Gen. Groves

1980
Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin

General Foley

1980
Schizoid

Schizoid

Donahue

1980
Wolf Lake

Wolf Lake

George

1980
Marciano

Marciano

John Furst

1979
The Onion Field

The Onion Field

Beat Cop

1979
Ike

Ike

Gen. Omar N. Bradley

1979
The China Syndrome

The China Syndrome

Evan McCormack

1979
Terror Out of the Sky

Terror Out of the Sky

Col. Mangus

1978
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Donovan

1978
F.I.S.T.

F.I.S.T.

Mike Monahan

1978
Dr. Scorpion

Dr. Scorpion

Bill Worthington

1978
The Hunted Lady

The Hunted Lady

Capt. Wilson

1977
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

Dr. Halle

1977
All the President's Men

All the President's Men

James W. McCord, Jr.

1976
Pueblo

Pueblo

Lt. Cmdr. C. Clark

1973
Libertad para la juventud

Libertad para la juventud

1971
Hercules in New York

Hercules in New York

Television Presenter

1970