
Richard Herd
Acting
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.
TV Shows(60)

Shameless
Gerald
2011

Hawaii Five-0
Old Milton
2010

Rizzoli & Isles
Patrick Doyle, Sr.
2010

Ghost Whisperer
Stephen Devine
2005

Desperate Housewives
Harry Gaunt
2004

Cold Case
Gene Karnow (2008)
2003

The O.C.
Uncle Shaun
2003

CSI: Miami
Judge Paul Landsman
2002

Everwood
Herb Roberts
2002

The District
Sam SheridanAndi
2000

Family Law
Judge Neil Walker
1999

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Dr. Stanley Backer
1997

Pacific Blue
Ethan Callaway
1996

JAG
Charlie Hoskins
1995

Caroline in the City
Barney Baxter
1995

Star Trek: Voyager
Adm. Owen Paris
1995

ER
Dr. Murphy
1994

Winnetka Road
Mike
1994

Diagnosis: Murder
Archie Mullen
1993

seaQuest DSV
Admiral Noyce
1993

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
President Cleveland
1993

Walker, Texas Ranger
General Garrity
1993

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. John Hansen
1993

Renegade
Sheriff Frank Brown
1992

Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989

Seinfeld
Wilhelm
1989

Tales from the Crypt
Phil Stone
1989

Quantum Leap
Moe Stein
1989

Favorite Son
1988

China Beach
Bartender (uncredited)
1988

Star Trek: The Next Generation
L'Kor
1987

Jake and the Fatman
1987

Beauty and the Beast
Richard Barnes
1987

Matlock
Police Capt. Edward Hanna / The Mad Hatter
1986

The Golden Girls
Ernie
1985

Murder, She Wrote
Harvey McKittrick
1984

V: The Final Battle
John
1984

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Jake Williamson
1983

Hardcastle and McCormick
Arthur Huntley / Lonnie Vanatta
1983

V
John
1983

The A-Team
Jonathan Durcell
1983

The Devlin Connection
Lt. Harvey Bukowski
1982

Knight Rider
Lyle Jastrow
1982

Matt Houston
1982

T. J. Hooker
Captain Dennis Sheridan
1982

Cassie & Co.
John Beringer
1982

Falcon Crest
Calvin Kleeger
1981

Simon & Simon
1981

The Greatest American Hero
1981

Hill Street Blues
Mike
1981

Knots Landing
Dr. Aaron Stahl
1979

Hart to Hart
1979

Ike
Gen. Omar Bradley
1979

Dallas
John Mackey
1978

Eight Is Enough
1977

Starsky & Hutch
FBI Agent Smithers
1975

The Rockford Files
Cliff Gladish
1974

Kojak
Bob
1973

The Streets of San Francisco
Greene
1972

M*A*S*H
1972
Movies(60)
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
Self
2019

The Silent Natural
Mr. Beagle
2019

The Mule
Tim Kennedy
2018

A Christmas in New York
Bob Burgess
2017

Get Out
Roman Armitage
2017

Star Trek: Renegades
Admiral Paris
2015

InAlienable
Professor Randolph Barnett
2008

Dog Days of Summer
Frank Cooper
2007

The Anna Nicole Smith Story
J. Howard Marshall
2007

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Commissioner Hans Raab
2005

Roddenberry on Patrol
Captain Kirkus
2003

Joseph: King of Dreams
Jacob (voice)
2000

A Fare to Remember
Mr. Jennings
1999

I Married a Monster
Dr. Paul Drummond
1998

The Survivor
Bradford
1998

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Henry Skerridge
1997

Journey of the Heart
Principal Martin
1997

Yesterday's Target
Aaron Winfield
1996

Sgt. Bilko
Gen Tennyson
1996
A Case for Life
Bud Cromwell
1996

The Secretary
Chuck Bosnell
1995

The Gift of Love
1994

Cosmic Slop
Cardinal (segment 'The First Commandment')
1994

SeaQuest DSV
Admiral Noyce
1993

The Judas Project
Arthur Cunningham
1993

Majority Rule
Rep. Harold Reynolds
1992

Seduction: Three Tales from the 'Inner Sanctum'
Charles Hackley
1992

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
Ray Goodrich
1990

Corporate Affairs
Cyrus Kinkaid
1990

Camp Cucamonga
Thornton Bradley
1990

Fall From Grace
Richard Dortch
1990

Nashville Beat
Chief Kincaid
1989

Gleaming the Cube
Ed Lawndale
1989

My First Love
Chet Townsend
1988

Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Walt
1987

Summer Rental
Angus MacLachlan
1985

Trancers
Chairman Spencer
1984

Deal of the Century
Lyle
1983

Farrell: For the People
Randolph Gardner
1982

Lovely But Deadly
Charley Gilmarten
1981

Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Sanford Thompson
1981

Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
Chuck Knoll
1980

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Gen. Groves
1980

Private Benjamin
General Foley
1980

Schizoid
Donahue
1980

Wolf Lake
George
1980

Marciano
John Furst
1979

The Onion Field
Beat Cop
1979

Ike
Gen. Omar N. Bradley
1979

The China Syndrome
Evan McCormack
1979

Terror Out of the Sky
Col. Mangus
1978

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
Donovan
1978

F.I.S.T.
Mike Monahan
1978

Dr. Scorpion
Bill Worthington
1978

The Hunted Lady
Capt. Wilson
1977

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Dr. Halle
1977

All the President's Men
James W. McCord, Jr.
1976

Pueblo
Lt. Cmdr. C. Clark
1973

Libertad para la juventud
1971

Hercules in New York
Television Presenter
1970