Richard Herd

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

122

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-09-26

Day of death

2020-05-26 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Richard Herd

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.

Known For

  • Shameless

    Shameless

  • Hawaii Five-0

    Hawaii Five-0

  • Everwood

    Everwood

  • CSI: Miami

    CSI: Miami

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • JAG

    JAG

  • ER

    ER

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer

  • Star Trek: Voyager

    Star Trek: Voyager

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Rizzoli & Isles

    Rizzoli & Isles

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • The A-Team

    The A-Team

  • Ghost Whisperer

    Ghost Whisperer

  • Diagnosis: Murder

    Diagnosis: Murder

  • Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

  • The O.C.

    The O.C.

  • Dallas

    Dallas

  • Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

    Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • Renegade

    Renegade

  • Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

  • Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

  • T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

  • Pacific Blue

    Pacific Blue

  • seaQuest DSV

    seaQuest DSV

  • seaQuest DSV

    seaQuest DSV

  • Get Out

    Get Out

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Caroline in the City

    Caroline in the City

  • The District

    The District

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Jake and the Fatman

    Jake and the Fatman

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

  • Family Law

    Family Law

  • Trancers

    Trancers

  • Matt Houston

    Matt Houston

  • China Beach

    China Beach

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Dr. Scorpion

    Dr. Scorpion

  • Eight Is Enough

    Eight Is Enough

  • Marciano

    Marciano

  • Hardcastle and McCormick

    Hardcastle and McCormick

  • Sgt. Bilko

    Sgt. Bilko

  • The Greatest American Hero

    The Greatest American Hero

  • The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

    The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

  • V: The Final Battle

    V: The Final Battle

  • Wolf Lake

    Wolf Lake

  • V

    V

  • I Married a Monster

    I Married a Monster

  • Dog Days of Summer

    Dog Days of Summer

  • Star Trek: Renegades

    Star Trek: Renegades

  • The Mule

    The Mule

  • Joseph: King of Dreams

    Joseph: King of Dreams

  • Planes, Trains and Automobiles

    Planes, Trains and Automobiles

  • Schizoid

    Schizoid

  • All the President's Men

    All the President's Men

  • My First Love

    My First Love

  • Mancuso, F.B.I.

    Mancuso, F.B.I.

  • The Devlin Connection

    The Devlin Connection

  • Ike

    Ike

  • Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

  • F.I.S.T.

    F.I.S.T.

  • Roddenberry on Patrol

    Roddenberry on Patrol

  • The China Syndrome

    The China Syndrome

  • Lovely But Deadly

    Lovely But Deadly

  • Summer Rental

    Summer Rental

  • Favorite Son

    Favorite Son

  • Private Benjamin

    Private Benjamin

  • Hercules in New York

    Hercules in New York

  • Gleaming the Cube

    Gleaming the Cube

  • Winnetka Road

    Winnetka Road

  • Deal of the Century

    Deal of the Century

  • The Secretary

    The Secretary

  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

    The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

  • The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

    The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

  • Camp Cucamonga

    Camp Cucamonga

  • I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

    I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

  • The Onion Field

    The Onion Field

  • Pueblo

    Pueblo

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Fall From Grace

    Fall From Grace

  • The Hunted Lady

    The Hunted Lady

  • The Survivor

    The Survivor

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

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

  • The Silent Natural

    The Silent Natural

  • Ike

    Ike

  • Cosmic Slop

    Cosmic Slop

  • Nashville Beat

    Nashville Beat

  • Journey of the Heart

    Journey of the Heart

  • The Gift of Love

    The Gift of Love

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

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

  • The Anna Nicole Smith Story

    The Anna Nicole Smith Story

  • Elvis and the Beauty Queen

    Elvis and the Beauty Queen

  • Seduction: Three Tales from the 'Inner Sanctum'

    Seduction: Three Tales from the 'Inner Sanctum'

  • Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

    Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

  • Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

    Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

  • Yesterday's Target

    Yesterday's Target

  • Corporate Affairs

    Corporate Affairs

  • A Christmas in New York

    A Christmas in New York

  • A Case for Life

    A Case for Life

  • Majority Rule

    Majority Rule

  • Terror Out of the Sky

    Terror Out of the Sky

  • A Fare to Remember

    A Fare to Remember

  • The Judas Project

    The Judas Project

  • Farrell: For the People

    Farrell: For the People

  • Libertad para la juventud

    Libertad para la juventud