Richard Herd
Biography
Richard Herd was an American actor whose television and film work spanned the 1970s through the 2010s, often in supporting and guest roles. Born in Boston, he started on the New York stage and made his film debut in Hercules in New York (1970). He played James W. McCord Jr. in All the President's Men (1976), an Academy Award-winning film, then took his first major film part in The China Syndrome (1979). Science fiction viewers knew him as John, the Visitors' Supreme Commander, in V and its sequel V: The Final Battle. He had recurring roles as Admiral William Noyce on seaQuest DSV and Admiral Owen Paris on Star Trek: Voyager, and played George Costanza's boss on Seinfeld. Later film work included Roman Armitage in Get Out (2017). He gave voice to Father Elijah in Fallout: New Vegas's Dead Money expansion, and the National Broadcaster Hall of Fame inducted him for his Old Time Radio work.
87years old at death
- Born Boston
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 19
- Career span
- 40 years1978 to 2018
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Big break
Richard Herd's first major film role came in the thriller The China Syndrome, opposite Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon and Michael Douglas. He played Evan McCormack, the corrupt Chairman of the California Gas & Electric Board, a part that raised his profile abroad.
A change of course
Herd was a civilian actor for the United States Army Signal Corps in Long Island, New York, where he made Army training films alongside Robert Ludlum.
Richard Herd movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Clint Eastwood directed two of these films. David Huffman appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
David Huffman's page
Christopher Lloyd's page
Steve Martin's page
James Karen's page
John Candy's page
All films by Clint Eastwood
Also two films together4 more actors
- Henry WilcoxonEnola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980) and F.I.S.T. (1978)
- Richard VentureEnola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980) and The Onion Field (1979)
- Peter DonatThe China Syndrome (1979) and F.I.S.T. (1978)
- Alison EastwoodThe Mule (2018) and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Richard Herd's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$642 million
9 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 19 films: 9 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 5Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$255M39.8% of the total
- 2$175M27.2% of the total
- 3$52M8.1% of the total
- 4$50M7.7% of the total
- 5$38M5.9% of the total
- 6$25M3.9% of the total
- 7$25M3.8% of the total
- 8$20M3.2% of the total
$2.8 millionfrom the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.