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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-05-12 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USA

Richard Riehle

Biography:

Richard Riehle is an American actor. Richard attended the University of Notre Dame, where he became heavily involved with the University Theatre.

Known For

Acting

2025

2024

Sanity as Sheriff Huber
Feeling Randy as Wilfred
Ambush at St. Mary's as Father Jacob
The Invisible Raptor as Sheriff Grimley

2023

Old Man Jackson as Father Donovan
Poor Paul as Grandpa Paul
Invaders from Proxima B as Willy Felson
Fuzzy Head as Sheriff John Cunningham
Golden Vanity as Radio Announcer (voice)

2022

Moon Manor as Gordon
Madelines as Rory Devonshire
Surfside Girls as Old Man Olsen

2021

For the Hits as Grandpa George
Destination Marfa as Skeeter the cashier
Digging to Death as Allen Palms
Far More as Father Joe

2020

Jimmy's Jungle as Grandpa Bell
Faith Based as Herman

2019

The Meanest Man in Texas as Mr. Kilpatrick
3 from Hell as Sheriff Wolf
PawParazzi as Bobby
Chase as Turley
Limbo as Phil

2018

The Acorn as Mr. Ives
20 Weeks as Keenan
Bullitt County as The Mr.
West of Hell as The Conductor
Heels as Calvin
Deadman Standing as Clarence Potts
A Very Nutty Christmas as Drosselmeyer
Puppy Star Christmas as Santa Claus
Bad Apples as Principal Dale
Barry as Warden

2017

Miyubi as Grandpa
Pitching Tents as Grandpa
Breaking Legs as Principal Bater
Made Vicious as Lawyer Justice

2016

Fear, Inc. as Bill Peterson
Last Man Club as Grady Reeds
Citrus Springs as George
A Father's Secret as Ian Stone
Schlep as Uncle Bill
Fuller House as Uncle Monty

2015

Lights Out as Harold
Roommate Wanted as Dr. Hoffman
Amnesiac as Postman
Dementia as Sam
Boredom as John
Daddy as Al Rubin
Contracted: Phase II as Deuce Gelman

2014

Gone Doggy Gone as Stan Janson
The Scribbler as Officer O'Reilly
Pilot Error as Roy Grimm
In Your Eyes as Mr. Padgham
The Cabining as Sarge
black-ish as Solomon

2013

Texas Chainsaw 3D as Farnsworth
Lonely Boy as Mr. Fitz
Coffee, Kill Boss as Vincent Brutsi
Blue Dream as Ted Sellers
Girl Meets Boy as Raymond
Mischief Night as Trucker
Munchausen as Doctor
Mom as John
Drunk History as Ralph Himmelsbach
Drunk History as James Roche

2012

Breathless as Deputy Cole
Treasure Buddies as Thomas Howard
Extracted as Father Riley
3 Days of Normal as Chief Dale Nickens
Last Call as Harold
Bad Ass as Father Miller
Stitch in Time as Norman Stitch
FDR: American Badass! as Senator Bronson
Dead Man's Burden as Three Penny Hank
Lake Effects as Chairman McCarren
WaterWalk as Jim T
The Mindy Project as George Menken
The Client List as Jim Richardson

2011

The Watermen as Belvine Lee Smith
Chillerama as Cecil Kaufman
Bridesmaids as Bill Cozbi

2010

Growth as Larkin Holberman
Killer by Nature as Warden Upton
Five Star Day as Jim the Plumber
Gay Baby as Dr. Feldman
Miss Nobody as Leonard Ormsby

2009

Messengers 2: The Scarecrow as Jude Weatherby
Dinner with Raphael as Mr. Siegfried
Stellina Blue as Dr. Helfenstein
Halloween II as Buddy The Night Watchman
Project Solitude as Frederick Sterling
The Middle as Sheriff Dugan
The League as Santa Claus
Modern Family as Norman

2008

Audie & the Wolf as Michael Ludlow
Necessary Evil as Capt. Parsons
Red as Sam
Bait Shop as Gus
Your Name Here as Lipschitz
A Plumm Summer as Art Bublin
Hindsight as Peter

2007

Wasting Away as Colonel South
The Man from Earth as Dr. Will Gruber
Big Stan as Judge Perry
Resurrection Mary as Detective Mahoney
Choose Connor as Grant Miller
Smiley Face as Mr. Spencer

2006

Hot Tamale as Sheriff Pinkham
Hatchet as Jim Permatteo
Intellectual Property as Detective Rees
Domestic Import as Sam the Mailman
The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell as Narrator / Paranormal Historian
Dorm Daze 2 as Captain Bunkley
Fierce Friend as Phone Tech
Price To Pay as Hooper
The Lost as Bill Richmond
Psych as Amy Johnson

2005

Palindromes as Dr. Dan
Neo Ned as Officer Roy Pendleton
The 12 Dogs of Christmas as Mayor Noble Doyle
Mysterious Skin as Charlie

2004

Death and Texas as Prison Warden
Home on the Range as Sheriff (voice)
The Gristle as Starnes
Boston Legal as Dr. Barry Glouberman

2003

Beethoven's 5th as Vaughn Carter
Time Changer as Dr. Wiseman
Ken Park as Murph
Tremors as Helmut Krause
NCIS as Walt Osorio
Married to the Kellys as Uncle Dave

2002

The Laramie Project as Henderson Trial Judge
George Lopez as Eddie Carter

2001

The Parlor as Beth
Joe Dirt as Car Dealer
Bandits as Lawrence Fife
Say It Isn't So as Sheriff Merle Hobbs
The Fluffer as Sam Martins
Star Trek: Enterprise as Dr. Jeremy Lucas
Grounded for Life as Walt Finnerty

2000

Crash Point Zero as Alan Douglas

1999

Office Space as Tom Smykowski
Balloon Farm as Earl
The Arrangement as Det. Bert Hershak
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel as Capt. Rich Waters
Kill the Man as Mr. Ellias
Blink of an Eye as Main Prison Guard
Au Pair as Sam Morgan
Providence as Simon, Inspector
The West Wing as Officer Jack Sloan

1998

Mercury Rising as Edgar Halstrom
The Odd Couple II as Detective
Mighty Joe Young as Commander Gorman
The Thin Pink Line as Governor Eastman
Mr. Murder as John Wexel
The Lesser Evil as Detective Smitts
The Pentagon Wars as General Vice
Driven as Leon
Desperate Measures as Ed Fayne
Perfect Prey as Detective Bevlan
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Dune Buggy Driver
Judas Kiss as Security Guard
The Ransom of Red Chief as Narrator / Sheriff 'T-Bone' Yankum
Lethal Weapon 4 as INS Agent
One of Our Own as Burt Herchak

1997

Trading Favors as Highway Patrolman
One Eight Seven as Walter
River Made to Drown In as Heavyset Man
Dilemma as Captain Ross
Ally McBeal as Jack Billings
The Visitor as Principal Shinagel
Brooklyn South as Donald Jarman

1996

Terminal as Security Chief
Soul of the Game as Pete Harmon
Executive Decision as Air Marshal
Too Fast Too Young as Sergeant
The Fan as Shopkeeper
Ghosts of Mississippi as Tommy Mayfield
The Pretender as Graham Hawkes
Men Behaving Badly as Stranger
7th Heaven as Crossroads Mayor

1995

Jury Duty as Principal Beasely
Casino as Charlie Clark
Dominion as Larry
Trial by Fire as Fred Cobb
The Single Guy as Mr. Van Wagner
Star Trek: Voyager as Seamus Driscol
Get Smart as Mr. Winters

1994

Lightning Jack as Marcus
Shadow of Obsession as DA Applegate
Iron Will as Burton
Holy Matrimony as Greeson
ER as Mandrake Patient

1993

Free Willy as Wade
The Fugitive as Old Guard
Body of Evidence as Detective Griffin
For Their Own Good as Dave Butler
Diagnosis: Murder as Dustin Woods

1992

Prelude to a Kiss as Jerry Blier
The Public Eye as Officer O'Brien
Of Mice and Men as Carlson
Hero as Robinson
Shaky Ground as Henry McCallister

1991

Keeper of the City as Capt. Sam Walden
Fried Green Tomatoes as Reverend Scroggins
Shadows and Fog as Roustabout
Home Improvement as Detective Roberts

1990

A Killer Among Us as Oscar Wendt
People Like Us as Anthony Feliciano
Ferris Bueller as Ed Rooney

1989

Glory as Quartermaster
Black Rain as Crown
Quantum Leap as Lt. Lannon
Nasty Boys as Gardner
Quantum Leap as Clifford Vargas

1988

Rachel River as Merv

1987

1986

L.A. Law as Leland McKenzie
L.A. Law as Edmund Clancy
L.A. Law as Roger Beekman

1985

The Golden Girls as Detective Parres

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Sergeant Devon O'Malley

1981

Falcon Crest as George Beeker

1978

The Other Side of Hell as Tattooed Man

1977

Joyride as Bartender

1971

Columbo as Sergeant Degarmo

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Purgy's as Old Man
Tonic as Edward
Intern as CEO

Production

2023

For Years to Come as Executive Producer

2013