Richard Herd, ‘Seinfeld’ Actor Who Played Mr. Wilhelm, Dies at 87

Variety ^ | 5/26/2020 | Dave McNary

[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.

[xrmusn]

Wasn’t George trying to get fired and Wilhelm stepped in because he also wanted the job with the Mets???

[higgmeister]

You left out “Flounder”, Stephen Furst.

[wally_bert]

Abrahamo Lincolni.

[SantosLHalper]

Uncle Leo (Ken Lesser) was also one of the unfortunates that tried to bring The Outlaw Josey Wells in for reward.
"I ain't yer pa!"

[mylife]

Keef rocks!

[mylife]

Totally awesome in Kelly’s Heros

[Disambiguator]

That’s nothing. Everyone from the Wizard of Oz is dead.

But one of the actresses from "Gone With the Wind" is still alive. Go figure!

[Impy]

I also remember him from an episode of Quantum Leap.

RIP

[SaveFerris]

[ Top of the muffin to you!]

Maybe it’s “Top of the muffin TO you!” /heh

[Gamecock]

At least 5 Seinfeld actors have died now, that show is cursed!

How many die in a normal sitcom? 30? 40?

[GOPsterinMA]

TJ Hooker. RIP.

[PJ-Comix]

Quit posting click bait you Blog Pimp!

(I could also add hypocrite).