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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:08/08/2019
The Silent Natural
Character:Mr. Beagle
Release Date:02/06/2019
The Mule
Character:Tim Kennedy
Release Date:14/12/2018
A Christmas in New York
Character:Bob Burgess
Release Date:28/11/2017
Get Out
Character:Roman Armitage
Release Date:24/02/2017
Star Trek: Renegades
Character:Admiral Paris
Release Date:24/08/2015
Dog Days of Summer
Character:Frank Cooper
Release Date:14/09/2007
The Anna Nicole Smith Story
Character:J. Howard Marshall
Release Date:30/08/2007
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Character:Commissioner Hans Raab
Release Date:22/10/2005
Roddenberry on Patrol
Character:Captain Kirkus
Release Date:22/11/2003
Joseph: King of Dreams
Character:Jacob (voice)
Release Date:04/12/2002
A Fare to Remember
Character:Mr. Jennings
Release Date:11/03/1999
I Married a Monster
Character:Dr. Paul Drummond
Release Date:08/10/1998
The Survivor
Character:Bradford
Release Date:01/01/1998
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Character:Henry Skerridge
Release Date:21/11/1997
Journey of the Heart
Character:Principal Martin
Release Date:02/03/1997
Yesterday's Target
Character:Aaron Winfield
Release Date:22/04/1996
Sgt. Bilko
Character:Gen Tennyson
Release Date:29/03/1996
A Case for Life
Character:Bud Cromwell
Release Date:18/02/1996
The Secretary
Character:Chuck Bosnell
Release Date:12/04/1995
The Gift of Love
Character:
Release Date:17/12/1994
Cosmic Slop
Character:Cardinal (segment 'The First Commandment')
Release Date:08/11/1994
The Judas Project
Character:Arthur Cunningham
Release Date:19/02/1993
Majority Rule
Character:Rep. Harold Reynolds
Release Date:27/10/1992
Seduction: Three Tales from the 'Inner Sanctum'
Character:Charles Hackley
Release Date:05/04/1992
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
Character:Ray Goodrich
Release Date:11/11/1990
Corporate Affairs
Character:Cyrus Kinkaid
Release Date:05/10/1990
Camp Cucamonga
Character:Thornton Bradley
Release Date:23/09/1990
Fall From Grace
Character:Richard Dortch
Release Date:29/04/1990
Nashville Beat
Character:Chief Kincaid
Release Date:21/10/1989
Gleaming the Cube
Character:Ed Lawndale
Release Date:13/01/1989
My First Love
Character:Chet Townsend
Release Date:04/12/1988
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Character:Walt
Release Date:26/11/1987
Summer Rental
Character:Angus MacLachlan
Release Date:09/08/1985
Trancers
Character:Chairman Spencer
Release Date:07/11/1984
Deal of the Century
Character:Lyle
Release Date:04/11/1983
Farrell: For the People
Character:Randolph Gardner
Release Date:18/10/1982
Lovely But Deadly
Character:Charley Gilmarten
Release Date:19/06/1981
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Character:Sanford Thompson
Release Date:01/03/1981
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
Character:Chuck Knoll
Release Date:07/12/1980
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Character:Gen. Groves
Release Date:23/11/1980
Private Benjamin
Character:General Foley
Release Date:06/10/1980
Schizoid
Character:Donahue
Release Date:01/09/1980
Wolf Lake
Character:George
Release Date:08/02/1980
Marciano
Character:John Furst
Release Date:21/10/1979
The Onion Field
Character:Beat Cop
Release Date:09/09/1979
Ike
Character:Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Release Date:03/05/1979
The China Syndrome
Character:Evan McCormack
Release Date:16/03/1979
Terror Out of the Sky
Character:Col. Mangus
Release Date:26/12/1978
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
Character:Donovan
Release Date:26/05/1978
F.I.S.T.
Character:Mike Monahan
Release Date:26/04/1978
Dr. Scorpion
Character:Bill Worthington
Release Date:24/02/1978
The Hunted Lady
Character:Capt. Wilson
Release Date:28/11/1977
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Character:Dr. Halle
Release Date:14/07/1977
All the President's Men
Character:James W. McCord, Jr.
Release Date:09/04/1976
Pueblo
Character:Lt. Cmdr. C. Clark
Release Date:29/03/1973
Libertad para la juventud
Character:
Release Date:05/05/1971
Hercules in New York
Character:Television Presenter
Release Date:23/02/1970
Television Appearances
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
Character:Self
Shameless
Character:Gerald
Hawaii Five-0
Character:Old Milton
Rizzoli & Isles
Character:Patrick Doyle, Sr.
Ghost Whisperer
Character:Stephen Devine
Desperate Housewives
Character:Harry Gaunt
Cold Case
Character:Gene Karnow (2008)
The O.C.
Character:Uncle Shaun
CSI: Miami
Character:Judge Paul Landsman
Everwood
Character:Herb Roberts
The District
Character:Sam SheridanAndi
Family Law
Character:Judge Neil Walker
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Character:Dr. Stanley Backer
Pacific Blue
Character:Ethan Callaway
JAG
Character:Charlie Hoskins
Caroline in the City
Character:Barney Baxter
Star Trek: Voyager
Character:Adm. Owen Paris
ER
Character:Dr. Murphy
Winnetka Road
Character:Mike
Diagnosis: Murder
Character:Archie Mullen
seaQuest DSV
Character:Admiral Noyce
seaQuest DSV
Character:Secretary General Noyce
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Character:President Cleveland
Walker, Texas Ranger
Character:General Garrity
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Character:Dr. John Hansen
Renegade
Character:Sheriff Frank Brown
Mancuso, F.B.I.
Character:
Seinfeld
Character:Wilhelm
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Phil Stone
Quantum Leap
Character:Moe Stein
Quantum Leap
Character:Ziggy Ziganovich / Moe Stein
Favorite Son
Character:
China Beach
Character:Bartender (uncredited)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character:L'Kor
Jake and the Fatman
Character:
Beauty and the Beast
Character:
Matlock
Character:Police Capt. Edward Hanna / The Mad Hatter
The Golden Girls
Character:Ernie
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Harvey McKittrick
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Arnett Cobb
V: The Final Battle
Character:John
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Character:Jake Williamson
Hardcastle and McCormick
Character:Arthur Huntley / Lonnie Vanatta
V
Character:John
The A-Team
Character:Jonathan Durcell
The Devlin Connection
Character:Lt. Harvey Bukowski
Knight Rider
Character:Lyle Jastrow
Matt Houston
Character:
T. J. Hooker
Character:Captain Dennis Sheridan
Falcon Crest
Character:Calvin Kleeger
Simon & Simon
Character:
Simon & Simon
Character:Consul Dearborn
The Greatest American Hero
Character:
Hill Street Blues
Character:Mike
Knots Landing
Character:Dr. Aaron Stahl
Hart to Hart
Character:
Hart to Hart
Character:Lieutenant Fredricks
Ike
Character:Gen. Omar Bradley
Dallas
Character:John Mackey
Eight Is Enough
Character:
Starsky & Hutch
Character:FBI Agent Smithers
The Rockford Files
Character:Cliff Gladish
Kojak
Character:Bob
The Streets of San Francisco
Character:Greene
M*A*S*H
Character:
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