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.
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Full filmography
- Shameless (2011) as Gerald
- Dallas (1978) as John Mackey
- Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Old Milton
- Desperate Housewives (2004) as Harry Gaunt
- CSI: Miami (2002) as Judge Paul Landsman
- Seinfeld (1989) as Wilhelm
- The A-Team (1983) as Jonathan Durcell
- ER (1994) as Dr. Murphy
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) as L'Kor
- Star Trek: Voyager (1995) as Adm. Owen Paris
- Ghost Whisperer (2005) as Stephen Devine
- Everwood (2002) as Herb Roberts
- JAG (1995) as Charlie Hoskins
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Harvey McKittrick
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Arnett Cobb
- Quantum Leap (1989) as Moe Stein
- Quantum Leap (1989) as Ziggy Ziganovich / Moe Stein
- Hill Street Blues (1981) as Mike
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) as Dr. Stanley Backer
- Rizzoli & Isles (2010) as Patrick Doyle, Sr.
- Knight Rider (1982) as Lyle Jastrow
- The O.C. (2003) as Uncle Shaun
- Cold Case (2003) as Gene Karnow (2008)
- Falcon Crest (1981) as Calvin Kleeger