Posted on 05/26/2020 3:45:04 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
Veteran character actor Richard Herd, best known for portraying Mr. Wilhelm on “Seinfeld,” died on Tuesday at his Los Angeles home of complications from cancer. He was 87.
The Boston native broke into show business as a stage actor in New York. He made his film debut in 1970’s “Hercules in New York.” Herd was hired as Richard Long’s replacement for the part of Watergate burglar James McCord in Alan J. Pakula’s “All the President’s Men.”
Herd’s big-screen credits included “The China Syndrome” (1979) “F.I.S.T.” (1979), “The Onion Field” (1979), “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” (1987) and “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” (1997). He portrayed Supreme Commander John in the 1983 NBC miniseries “V” and its sequel; the Klingon L’Kor on “Star Trek: The Next Generation”; Admiral William Noyce on “seaQuest 2032”; and Admiral Owen Paris on “Star Trek: Voyager” and “Star Trek: Renegades.”
Herd made 11 appearances on “Seinfeld” as Mr. Wilhelm, the inept New York Yankees exec who supervised George Costanza (Jason Alexander) after he landed a job as an assistant to the traveling secretary.
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I almost had that report on Risk Management ready to go. And the big payroll project, too.
Why would George steal from the Yankees ?
It’s the Kung Pow.
“One day most of the world will be carpeted, and we’ll do the cleaning.”
RIP.
RIP.
I thought it was the guy who said to George: “It has come to my attention that you and the cleaning woman have engaged in sexual intercourse on the desk in your office. Is that correct?”
I loved the carpet cleaner cult episode.
RIP.
He also played the role of Heather Locklear’s father on T.J. Hooker.
At least 5 Seinfeld actors have died now, that show is cursed!
That was Mr. Littman.
At least he got to be on the crew that handled the Woody Woodpecker float at the Macys Thanksgiving parade.
He was also the alien expedition leader in the original TV mini-series “V” in the 70’s.
RIP
He resembled Karl Malden so much it was hard to tell them apart.
Indeed.
Richard Herd starred in the very first broadcast TV spot I ever directed, exactly 30 years ago. I since had gotten to better know him and even his lovely wife, ten years ago, through my radio show. Richard was a gem of a man who loved people and was huge philanthropist, always donating his time to the March of Dimes. I’ve long saved his lovely messages on my cell phone. Condolences to his wife, actress Patricia Herd.
It's all downtown. Just like the song says.
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