Acting credits
117
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Richard Herd
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.3
Moderate attention
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Movies: 57Series: 60
TMDB ID: 13732
IMDb ID: nm0378800
Known for: Acting
Born: September 26, 1932
Died: May 26, 2020
Age: 87
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1970 - 2019
Years active: 50
Average TMDB rating: 6.95
Wikidata: Q1390515
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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Movies
Movie credits linked with Richard Herd.
6.3
The Silent Natural
as Mr. Beagle
2019 Movie
6.9
The Mule
as Tim Kennedy
2018 Movie
4.8
A Christmas in New York
as Bob Burgess
2017 Movie
7.6
Get Out
as Roman Armitage
2017 Movie
5.0
Star Trek: Renegades
as Admiral Paris
2015 Movie
3.1
InAlienable
as Professor Randolph Barnett
2008 Movie
4.3
Dog Days of Summer
as Frank Cooper
2007 Movie
3.5
The Anna Nicole Smith Story
as J. Howard Marshall
2007 Movie
6.2
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
as Commissioner Hans Raab
2005 Movie
Roddenberry on Patrol
as Captain Kirkus
2003 Movie
6.9
Joseph: King of Dreams
as Jacob (voice)
2000 Movie
4.0
A Fare to Remember
as Mr. Jennings
1999 Movie
3.0
I Married a Monster
as Dr. Paul Drummond
1998 Movie
3.4
The Survivor
as Bradford
1998 Movie
6.4
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
as Henry Skerridge
1997 Movie
4.8
Journey of the Heart
as Principal Martin
1997 Movie
3.9
Yesterday's Target
as Aaron Winfield
1996 Movie
5.9
Sgt. Bilko
as Gen Tennyson
1996 Movie
4.7
The Secretary
as Chuck Bosnell
1995 Movie
The Gift of Love
1994 Movie
4.3
Cosmic Slop
as Cardinal (segment 'The First Commandment')
1994 Movie
4.2
The Judas Project
as Arthur Cunningham
1993 Movie
3.0
Majority Rule
as Rep. Harold Reynolds
1992 Movie
Seduction: Three Tales from the 'Inner Sanctum'
as Charles Hackley
1992 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Richard Herd.
8.2
Shameless
as Gerald • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
as Old Milton • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.9
Rizzoli & Isles
as Patrick Doyle, Sr. • 1 eps
2010 Series
8.1
Ghost Whisperer
as Stephen Devine • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.9
Desperate Housewives
as Harry Gaunt • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.8
Cold Case
as Gene Karnow (2008) • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.7
The O.C.
as Uncle Shaun • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.7
CSI: Miami
as Judge Paul Landsman • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.6
Everwood
as Herb Roberts • 2 eps
2002 Series
6.8
The District
as Sam SheridanAndi • 1 eps
2000 Series
8.2
Family Law
as Judge Neil Walker • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Dr. Stanley Backer • 1 eps
1997 Series
5.4
Pacific Blue
as Ethan Callaway • 2 eps
1996 Series
7.3
JAG
as Charlie Hoskins • 1 eps
1995 Series
6.4
Caroline in the City
as Barney Baxter • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.8
Star Trek: Voyager
as Adm. Owen Paris • 4 eps
1995 Series
7.8
ER
as Dr. Murphy • 1 eps
1994 Series
3.0
Winnetka Road
as Mike • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
as Archie Mullen • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.1
seaQuest DSV
as Admiral Noyce • 11 eps
1993 Series
7.0
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
as President Cleveland • 2 eps
1993 Series
6.9
Walker, Texas Ranger
as General Garrity • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.6
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Dr. John Hansen • 2 eps
1993 Series
6.7
Renegade
as Sheriff Frank Brown • 1 eps
1992 Series