Veteran actor Richard Herd dies at 87

 
Post new topic    LakersGround.net Forum Index -> Off Topic Reply to topic
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Basketball Fan
Franchise Player
Franchise Player


Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Posts: 24741

PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 3:34 pm    Post subject: Veteran actor Richard Herd dies at 87

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/richard-herd-seinfeld-actor-who-played-mr-wilhelm-dies-at-87/ar-BB14CTEX?li=BBnbfcL

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


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 cast as a replacement for Richard Long 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.

“He was always doing things that never got done and always going over to Mr. Steinbrenner and apologizing to him,” Herd said of Wilhelm in a 2016 interview.

He was also active in the Screen Actors Guild and served as the 3rd national vice president.

Herd is survived by his wife of 40 years, Patricia Crowder Herd. Survivors also include his daughter Erica, son Rick and stepdaughter Alicia.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Reply with quote
Baron Von Humongous
Retired Number
Retired Number


Joined: 02 Jul 2015
Posts: 32979

PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 3:36 pm    Post subject:

May he RIP. It was always a pleasure to see him pop up on screen.
_________________
Under New Management
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Reply with quote
ChickenStu
Retired Number
Retired Number


Joined: 25 Apr 2015
Posts: 31783
Location: Anaheim, CA

PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 3:43 pm    Post subject:

Who would have thought that Richard Herd would get a thread on here before Jerry Sloan! Nonetheless, yes, may he RIP.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Reply with quote
Baron Von Humongous
Retired Number
Retired Number


Joined: 02 Jul 2015
Posts: 32979

PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 4:37 pm    Post subject:

ChickenStu wrote:
Who would have thought that Richard Herd would get a thread on here before Jerry Sloan! Nonetheless, yes, may he RIP.

Sloan got his obit on the sports side, no?
_________________
Under New Management
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Reply with quote
Omar Little
Moderator
Moderator


Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 90299
Location: Formerly Known As 24

PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 4:51 pm    Post subject:

ChickenStu wrote:
Who would have thought that Richard Herd would get a thread on here before Jerry Sloan! Nonetheless, yes, may he RIP.


http://forums.lakersground.net/viewtopic.php?t=189649
_________________
“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Reply with quote
DaMuleRules
Retired Number
Retired Number


Joined: 10 Dec 2006
Posts: 52624
Location: Making a safety stop at 15 feet.

PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 5:05 pm    Post subject:

One of those great and prolific character actors you'd always be happy to see pop up on screen in all the various projects he did for decades.

RIP.
_________________
You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames


Jason Isbell

Man, do those lyrics resonate right now
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Reply with quote
Omar Little
Moderator
Moderator


Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 90299
Location: Formerly Known As 24

PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 5:32 pm    Post subject:

DaMuleRules wrote:
One of those great and prolific character actors you'd always be happy to see pop up on screen in all the various projects he did for decades.

RIP.


And he just had one of those pleasant faces you like upon sight.
_________________
“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Reply with quote
DaMuleRules
Retired Number
Retired Number


Joined: 10 Dec 2006
Posts: 52624
Location: Making a safety stop at 15 feet.

PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 5:34 pm    Post subject:

Omar Little wrote:
DaMuleRules wrote:
One of those great and prolific character actors you'd always be happy to see pop up on screen in all the various projects he did for decades.

RIP.


And he just had one of those pleasant faces you like upon sight.


"Hey! It's that guy!"
_________________
You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames


Jason Isbell

Man, do those lyrics resonate right now
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Reply with quote
ChickenStu
Retired Number
Retired Number


Joined: 25 Apr 2015
Posts: 31783
Location: Anaheim, CA

PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 5:54 pm    Post subject:

Omar Little wrote:
ChickenStu wrote:
Who would have thought that Richard Herd would get a thread on here before Jerry Sloan! Nonetheless, yes, may he RIP.


http://forums.lakersground.net/viewtopic.php?t=189649


Ah, thank you. I don't know how I missed that. What would've been really scary is if I had actually posted in that thread!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Reply with quote
Omar Little
Moderator
Moderator


Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 90299
Location: Formerly Known As 24

PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 6:09 pm    Post subject:

ChickenStu wrote:
Omar Little wrote:
ChickenStu wrote:
Who would have thought that Richard Herd would get a thread on here before Jerry Sloan! Nonetheless, yes, may he RIP.


http://forums.lakersground.net/viewtopic.php?t=189649


Ah, thank you. I don't know how I missed that. What would've been really scary is if I had actually posted in that thread!


Only if you posted about Richard Herd.
_________________
“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Reply with quote
unleasHell
Franchise Player
Franchise Player


Joined: 16 Apr 2001
Posts: 11591
Location: Stay Thirsty my Friends

PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 9:05 pm    Post subject:

RIP ...Loved him on Seinfeld...!
_________________
“Always remember... Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots.”
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Reply with quote
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    LakersGround.net Forum Index -> Off Topic All times are GMT - 8 Hours
Page 1 of 1
Jump to:  

 
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum






Graphics by uberzev
© 1995-2018 LakersGround.net. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy. Terms of Use.
LakersGround is an unofficial news source serving the fan community since 1995.
We are in no way associated with the Los Angeles Lakers or the National Basketball Association.


Powered by phpBB