Richard Herd, who starred as Mr. Wilhem on ‘Seinfeld,’ and has over 150 credits in TV and film, died at age 87 on May 26,2020.
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Veteran TV and film star Richard Herd died on May 26,2020.
Richard Herd, famous for playing the New York Yankees executive Mr. Wilhem on Seinfeld, and starring in over 150 TV and film projects throughout his career, died on Tuesday, as first reported by The Hollywood Reporter. He was 87.
Patricia Crowder Herd, his wife of 40 years, confirmed the news. She said his cause of death was due to cancer-related causes. He died at their Los Angeles home on May 26,2020.
Herd consistently worked in Hollywood for over five decades, playing a long list of memorable roles such as the Klingon L’Kor on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Admiral Noyce in on the series SeaQuest 2032. His standout film roles include ex-CIA agent James W. McCord Jr. in All the President’s Men, General Tennyons in Sgt. Bilko, Henry Skerridge in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and Ramon in Get Out.
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When Herd first auditioned to play the wildly clueless Mr. Wilhem on Seinfeld, Herd remembered the process as being “easy” and “fun.
