Richard Herd

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Herd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Richard Herd Movies

The Mule

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A Christmas in New York

The Anna Nicole Smith Story

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

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Joseph: King of Dreams

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Richard Herd TV Shows

Richard Herd Quotes

Accusations of Manipulation in Military Demonstration

MAJ Thorn: Wait! The demonstration was rigged!

MSG Bilko: [Hurrying Tennyson away from Thorn] Ah! Do I see politics in your future, sir? Perhaps a run at the Oval Office?

GEN Tennyson: You know, I've never really given that serious consideration-

Thorn: [Catching up with them] Wait! General, he faked it! Didn't you see? The gun was aimed at Target Three, but they blew up Target Four!

Tennyson: Yes, I did.

Bilko: Well, you remember Einstein's theory, sir- space is curved?

Tennyson: Yes.

Bilko: [Makes cutting motions with his hand, indicating the shot changed course.] And these are smart weapons. Whoosh!

Thorn: Oh, cut the crap! He faked it! It's just another one of his scams!

Tennyson: That's a serious charge. Colonel, what about this?

COL Hall: [walks towards Thorn; [w:Article_32_hearing|Article 32 investigation] Well, General, I must tell you, in all my years in the service, I have never- not once- publicly berated a fellow officer. But I realize now, from the very first moment Major Thorn set foot on Fort Baxter, he engaged in a personal vendetta against Master Sergeant Bilko. I find his conduct inexcusable, and I'm going to recommend an ].

Tennyson: I see.

Thorn: You don't understand. He doesn't know what's going on, he never knows what's going on! This sergeant leads him around by the nose!

Tennyson: [Shocked] Major! You are the most insubordinate officer I have ever met!

MAJ Thorn: [Grabs Hall] I'm telling you... he's a BOOB! He doesn't get it! They faked the whole thing!

Tennyson: [pinches fingers] I'd like to see just one piece of solid evidence, to support these idiotic allegations!

Thorn: [Pulls a part of the tank's electronics out of his pocket; Tennyson and the rest of the crowd are stunned at Thorn's admission; embarrassed, Thorn tries to hide the board] Idiotic. How's this for evidence?! The Fire Control and Super Elevator Board! I took it out last night; so how can it work?!

Hall: So you deliberately sabotaged this project, Major.

Bilko: [Producing a tape recorder] I got it all on tape. Lucky!