Richard Herd

Richard Herd
Richard Herd, 2005
Born Richard Herd Jr.
(1932-09-26) September 26, 1932
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1970–present
Spouse(s)
Amilda Cuddy
(m. 1954; div. 1955)

Dolores Wozadlo
(m. 1957; div. 19??)
Patricia Herd
(m. 1980)
Children 4

Richard Herd Jr. (born September 26, 1932) is an American actor in television and film. He is well known in the science fiction community for his role in the 1983 NBC miniseries V and the 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle, as John, the Visitors' Supreme Commander. Other major genre roles include recurring parts on the NBC series seaQuest DSV as Admiral William Noyce, and on Star Trek: Voyager as Admiral Owen Paris, the father of Tom Paris. In two guest appearances on Quantum Leap, he played children's show host "Captain Galaxy" (Moe Stein), a would-be time traveler, and a miner named Ziggy Ziganovich. Herd has appeared at a number of fan conventions on the basis of his science fiction roles[1].

Early life

Herd was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Katherine and Richard Herd Sr., who was a train engineer.[2]

Career

He made his film debut in Hercules in New York (1970). Herd's first major film role was in the thriller The China Syndrome alongside Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon and Michael Douglas, where he played the character Evan McCormack, the corrupt Chairman of the California Gas & Electric Board. This role helped make him well known outside the United States.

In addition to science fiction, he was a regular as Captain Dennis Sheridan on T. J. Hooker from 1982 to 1983 (he continued to appear on the series sporadically until 1984), and appeared on Seinfeld as Mr. Wilhelm, George Costanza's boss at the Yankees. Guest appearances included M*A*S*H, The Rockford Files, The Feather and Father Gang, Golden Girls, Starsky and Hutch, Quantum Leap, The A-Team, Midnight Caller, Hart to Hart, NYPD Blue, Pacific Blue, and JAG.

In 2012 he played the character Judge Paul Landsman in the TV series CSI: Miami episode titled "Rest in Pieces".[3] Herd portrayed Roman Armitage in Get Out (2017).

Recognition

Richard was inducted into the National Broadcaster Hall of Fame for his work in Old Time Radio[4].

Herd served as the 3rd National Vice President of the Screen Actors Guild.

Filmography

Voice roles

References

  1. ↑ Richard Herd Interview at Blankmaninc.com
  2. ↑ "Richard Herd Biography (1932-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Richard Herd". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  4. ↑ Richard Herd biography at RoadTheatre.org
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