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Richard Kind

Biography

Richard Kind is an American actor and comedian who has worked across television, film, voice work, and theater. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, he joined the Practical Theatre Company in Chicago and was recruited to The Second City. On television he played Dr. Mark Devanow in Mad About You, Paul Lassiter in Spin City, and Larry's cousin Andy in Curb Your Enthusiasm, and later appeared in Red Oaks, Only Murders in the Building, Gotham, and East New York. His film work includes Clifford (1994), Stargate (1994), The Station Agent (2003), The Visitor (2007), A Serious Man (2009), Hereafter (2010), Argo (2012), Beau Is Afraid (2023), and The Out-Laws (2023). He voiced Molt in A Bug's Life, Van in Cars, Bookworm in Toy Story 3, and Bing Bong in Inside Out. His Broadway credits include The Producers and Sly Fox, and he also appeared in The Tale of the Allergist's Wife; he received a Tony Award nomination for The Big Knife.

69years old

Turns 70 on November 22in 11 days

  • Born Trenton
  • Star sign: SagittariusFirst day of the sign, on the Scorpio cusp
  • Also credited as Richard Bruce Kind

Movie Career

Films
60
Career span
38 years1988 to 2026

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  1. Early training

    Kind spent four years in New York City before going back to Chicago, where he worked with fellow Northwestern alumni at the Practical Theatre Company. In 1983, during one of that company's productions, co-founder Bernard Sahlins brought him into The Second City.

  2. Beyond film

    On Broadway, Richard Kind has appeared in The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, The Producers, and Sly Fox, and he originated the role of Addison Mizner in Stephen Sondheim's Bounce.

  3. Beyond film

    In 2008, Richard Kind took on the part of Voltaire in the New York City Opera staging of Leonard Bernstein's Candide.

  4. Beyond film

    Richard Kind took the lead part of Max Bialystock in a Hollywood Bowl production staged from July 27 to 29, 2012. In the 2005 film The Producers, he was the Jury Foreman.

Richard Kind movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Inside Out2015 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Bing Bongvoice

    IMDb rating 8.1933K votes

  2. A Serious Man2009 Comedy, Dramaas Uncle Arthur

    IMDb rating 7.0160K votes

  3. A Bug's Life1998as Moltvoice

    IMDb rating 7.2342K votes

  4. Wolfs2024as Kid's Dad

    IMDb rating 6.5108K votes

  5. Tom and Jerry: The Movie1992as Tomvoice

    IMDb rating 5.513K votes

  6. The Out-Laws2023as Neil Browning

    IMDb rating 5.442K votes

  7. The Wild2006as Larryvoice

    IMDb rating 5.230K votes

  8. Obvious Child2014as Jacob

    IMDb rating 6.727K votes

Most often with

Robert Vince directed three of these films, John Lasseter two and Tom McCarthy two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Richard Kind's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.6 billion

25 of the 59 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 59 films: 25 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 13 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 17 figure not found.

  • 25Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 13Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 17Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Inside Out2015as Bing Bong (voice)
    $858M33.1% of the total
  2. 2
    Cars2006as Van (voice)
    $462M17.8% of the total
  3. 3
    A Bug's Life1998as Molt (voice)
    $363M14.0% of the total
  4. 4
    Argo2012as Max Klein
    $232M9.0% of the total
  5. 5
    Stargate1994as Gary Meyers
    $197M7.6% of the total
  6. 6
    Bewitched2005as Abner Kravitz
    $131M5.1% of the total
  7. 7
    Hereafter2010as Christos
    $107M4.1% of the total
  8. 8
    The Wild2006as Larry (voice)
    $102M4.0% of the total
A Serious Man (2009), $31.4 millionThe Visitor (2007), $18.2 millionEveryone's Hero (2006), $16.6 millionVice Versa (1988), $13.7 millionBeau Is Afraid (2023), $12.3 millionBig Stan (2007), $8.7 millionThe Station Agent (2003), $8.7 millionClifford (1994), $7.4 millionJimmy Hollywood (1994), $3.8 millionYellowbird (2014), $3.8 millionTom and Jerry: The Movie (1992), $3.6 millionObvious Child (2014), $3.1 millionRifkin's Festival (2020), $2.3 millionGail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (2026), $1.4 millionThe Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014), $615,198Queens Logic (1991), $612,781

$137 millionfrom the other 17 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Richard Kind's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2003Jeff AwardsWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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