Deceased

When Did Richard Riehle Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 78

Also known asریچارد ریلیGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn12/05/1948Born inMenomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USADied15/10/2026 (aged 78)WikidataQ1889124 ↗TMDb#18262 ↗

Richard Riehle was an American character actor. He appeared in over 400 films, television shows and other projects.

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Filmography199 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	The Cowboy KillerMovie	Cook Gerald	77
2025	TonicMovie	Edward	77
2025	Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled KarmaMovie	Santa Claus	77
2025	500 FirefliesMovie	—	77
2024	The Invisible RaptorMovie	Sheriff Grimley	76
2024	Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love StoryMovie	Nicolas Young	76
2024	Ambush at St. Mary'sMovie	Father Jacob	76
2022	Surfside GirlsSeries	Old Man Olsen	74
2022	Moon ManorMovie	Gordon	74
2021	Far MoreMovie	Father Joe	73
2021	The Wedding Pact 2: The Baby PactMovie	Henry Carter	73
2019	Now ApocalypseSeries	Neil	71
2018	BarrySeries	Warden	70
2018	Living Room CoffinMovie	Nate	70
2018	Bad ApplesMovie	Principal Dale	70
2018	20 WeeksMovie	Keenan	70
2018	The AcornMovie	Mr. Ives	70
2017	Pitching TentsMovie	Grandpa	69
2017	You Have a Nice FlightMovie	Bob	69
2017	Made ViciousMovie	Lawyer Justice	69
2016	Fuller HouseSeries	Uncle Monty	68
2016	American HousewifeSeries	Gerald	68
2016	Pee-wee's Big HolidayMovie	Dan	68
2016	Fear, Inc.Movie	Bill Peterson	68
2015	Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight AttendantMovie	Bartender	67
2015	AmnesiacMovie	Postman	67
2015	Sex, Death and BowlingMovie	Father Joe	67
2015	DementiaMovie	Sam	67
2015	Lights OutMovie	Harold	67
2015	Welcome to ForeverMovie	Mr Cooper	67
2015	BoredomMovie	John	67
2014	black-ishSeries	Solomon	66
2014	Transformers: Age of ExtinctionMovie	Theater Landlord	66
2014	The ScribblerMovie	Officer O'Reilly	66
2014	LovesickMovie	Father	66
2014	In Your EyesMovie	Mr. Padgham	66
2014	The Three DogateersMovie	Santa	66
2013	MomSeries	John	65
2013	Drunk HistorySeries	Ralph Himmelsbach	65
2013	MaronSeries	David Anthony, Sr.	65
2013	Texas Chainsaw 3DMovie	Farnsworth	65
2013	Lonely BoyMovie	Mr. Fitz	65
2013	Mischief NightMovie	Trucker	65
2013	Blue DreamMovie	Ted Sellers	65
2013	The Secret VillageMovie	Paul	65
2013	Coffee, Kill BossMovie	Vincent Brutsi	65
2012	The Legend of KorraSeries	Bumi (voice)	64
2012	The Mindy ProjectSeries	George Menken	64
2012	The Client ListSeries	Jim Richardson	64
2012	Treasure BuddiesMovie	Thomas Howard	64
2012	BreathlessMovie	Deputy Cole	64
2012	The Soul ManSeries	Larry	64
2012	Men at WorkSeries	Gus	64
2012	Lake EffectsMovie	Chairman McCarren	64
2012	Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar LegendMovie	Howlin' Hal Halsby	64
2012	3 Days of NormalMovie	Chief Dale Nickens	64
2012	WaterWalkMovie	Jim T	64
2011	BridesmaidsMovie	Bill Cozbi	63
2011	A Very Harold & Kumar ChristmasMovie	Santa Claus	63
2011	ChilleramaMovie	Cecil Kaufman	63
2011	The WatermenMovie	Belvine Lee Smith	63
2010	Miss NobodyMovie	Leonard Ormsby	62
2010	1,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary PositionMovie	Charlie	62
2010	Killer by NatureMovie	Warden Upton	62
2009	The MiddleSeries	Sheriff Dugan	61
2009	The LeagueSeries	Santa Claus	61
2009	Modern FamilySeries	Norman	61
2009	Nowhere to HideMovie	Toley	61
2009	Messengers 2: The ScarecrowMovie	Jude Weatherby	61
2009	Halloween IIMovie	Buddy The Night Watchman	61
2008	RedMovie	Sam	60
2008	Bait ShopMovie	Gus	60
2008	Our First ChristmasMovie	Santa	60
2007	Big StanMovie	Judge Perry	59
2007	Smiley FaceMovie	Mr. Spencer	59
2007	The Man from EarthMovie	Dr. Will Gruber	59
2006	PsychSeries	Army Johnson	58
2006	Price To PayMovie	Hooper	58
2006	The Beach Party at the Threshold of HellMovie	Narrator / Paranormal Historian	58
2006	Hot TamaleMovie	Sheriff Pinkham	58
2006	The DarkroomMovie	Emilio	58
2006	Little Big TopMovie	Bob	58
2006	Dark MindMovie	Detective Rees	58
2006	Down the P.C.H.Movie	Ricky	58
2005	Mysterious SkinMovie	Charlie	57
2005	PalindromesMovie	Dr. Dan	57
2005	The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan GreenMovie	Hat Sister	57
2005	The 12 Dogs of ChristmasMovie	Mayor Noble Doyle	57
2005	Neo NedMovie	Officer Roy Pendleton	57
2004	Boston LegalSeries	Dr. Barry Glouberman	56
2004	Home on the RangeMovie	Sheriff (voice)	56
2004	The GristleMovie	Starnes	56
2003	Two and a Half MenSeries	Santa	55
2003	NCISSeries	Walt Osorio	55
2003	TremorsSeries	Helmut Krause	55
2003	Beethoven's 5thMovie	Vaughn Carter	55
2003	The Hebrew HammerMovie	Santa	55
2002	George LopezSeries	Eddie Carter	54
2002	Fillmore!Series	—	54
2002	Another pretty faceMovie	—	54
2002	The Laramie ProjectMovie	Henderson Trial Judge	54
2001	Star Trek: EnterpriseSeries	Dr. Jeremy Lucas	53
2001	Grounded for LifeSeries	Walt Finnerty	53
2001	Joe DirtMovie	Car Dealer	53
2001	The FlufferMovie	Sam Martins	53
2001	BanditsMovie	Lawrence Fife	53
2001	Say It Isn't SoMovie	Sheriff Merle Hobbs	53
2001	The ParlorMovie	Beth	53
2000	Crash Point ZeroMovie	Alan Douglas	52
1999	The West WingSeries	Officer Jack Sloan	51
1999	Office SpaceMovie	Tom Smykowski	51
1999	ProvidenceSeries	Simon, Inspector	51
1999	Balloon FarmMovie	Earl	51
1999	Kill the ManMovie	Mr. Ellias	51
1999	Hard Time: The PremonitionMovie	Capt. Waters	51
1999	Blink of an EyeMovie	Main Prison Guard	51
1999	Deuce Bigalow: Male GigoloMovie	Bob Bigalow	51
1999	The ArrangementMovie	Det. Bert Hershak	51
1998	Mercury RisingMovie	Edgar Halstrom	50
1998	Richie Rich's Christmas WishMovie	Sgt. Mooney	50
1998	Mighty Joe YoungMovie	Commander Gorman	50
1998	The Odd Couple IIMovie	Detective	50
1998	The Thin Pink LineMovie	Governor Eastman	50
1998	The Pentagon WarsMovie	General Vice	50
1998	DrivenMovie	Leon	50
1998	Mr. MurderMovie	John Wexel	50
1998	Fear and Loathing in Las VegasMovie	Dune Buggy Driver	50
1998	Perfect PreyMovie	Detective Bevlan	50
1998	Desperate MeasuresMovie	Ed Fayne	50
1998	Lethal Weapon 4Movie	INS Agent	50
1998	The Ransom of Red ChiefMovie	Narrator / Sheriff 'T-Bone' Yankum	50
1998	Judas KissMovie	Security Guard	50
1998	One of Our OwnMovie	Burt Herchak	50
1997	Ally McBealSeries	Jack Billings	49
1997	The PracticeSeries	Mr. Holt	49
1997	Buffy the Vampire SlayerSeries	Merrick	49
1997	River Made to Drown InMovie	Heavyset Man	49
1997	Brooklyn SouthSeries	Donald Jarman	49
1997	Murder, She Wrote: South by SouthwestMovie	Jack Ogden	49
1997	The VisitorSeries	Principal Shinagel	49
1997	Trading FavorsMovie	Highway Patrolman	49
1996	Sabrina, the Teenage WitchSeries	Jedediah	48
1996	7th HeavenSeries	Crossroads Mayor	48
1996	The PretenderSeries	Graham Hawkes	48
1996	Men Behaving BadlySeries	Stranger	48
1996	Soul of the GameMovie	Pete Harmon	48
1996	Executive DecisionMovie	Air Marshal	48
1996	Ghosts of MississippiMovie	Tommy Mayfield	48
1996	The FanMovie	Shopkeeper	48
1996	Killer: A Journal of MurderMovie	Warden Quince	48
1996	Too Fast Too YoungMovie	Sergeant	48
1995	The Single GuySeries	Mr. Van Wagner	47
1995	Star Trek: VoyagerSeries	Seamus Driscol	47
1995	CasinoMovie	Charlie Clark	47
1995	Get SmartSeries	Mr. Winters	47
1995	Jury DutyMovie	Principal Beasely	47
1995	Murder OneSeries	—	47
1995	Stuart Saves His FamilyMovie	Judge	47
1995	Trial by FireMovie	Fred Cobb	47
1995	DominionMovie	Larry	47
1995	A Stranger in TownMovie	Sheriff	47
1994	Chicago HopeSeries	Milo Schwarz	46
1994	ERSeries	Mandrake Patient	46
1994	Lightning JackMovie	Marcus	46
1994	Shadow of ObsessionMovie	DA Applegate	46
1994	Iron WillMovie	Burton	46
1993	Diagnosis: MurderSeries	Dustin Woods	45
1993	The FugitiveMovie	Old Guard	45
1993	Body of EvidenceMovie	Detective Griffin	45
1993	A Dangerous WomanMovie	John	45
1993	Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer KissMovie	Mort Aberdine	45
1993	Free WillyMovie	Wade	45
1992	Prelude to a KissMovie	Jerry Blier	44
1992	HeroMovie	Robinson	44
1992	Shaky GroundSeries	Henry McCallister	44
1992	Of Mice and MenMovie	Carlson	44
1992	The Public EyeMovie	Officer O'Brien	44
1991	Shadows and FogMovie	Roustabout	43
1991	Home ImprovementSeries	Detective Roberts	43
1991	Fried Green TomatoesMovie	Reverend Scroggins	43
1990	Nasty BoysSeries	Gardner	42
1990	Ferris BuellerSeries	Ed Rooney	42
1990	Capital NewsSeries	—	42
1990	Broken BadgesSeries	—	42
1989	Quantum LeapSeries	Clifford Vargas	41
1989	Black RainMovie	Crown	41
1989	Cast the First StoneMovie	Dickson	41
1989	GloryMovie	Quartermaster	41
1989	Rachel RiverMovie	Merv	41
1987	Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries	Batai	39
1986	L.A. LawSeries	Edmund Clancy	38
1986	L.A. LawSeries	Leland McKenzie	38
1985	The Golden GirlsSeries	Detective Parres	37
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Aaron	36
1981	Falcon CrestSeries	George Beeker	33
1978	The Other Side of HellMovie	Tattooed Man	30
1977	JoyrideMovie	Bartender	29
1971	ColumboSeries	Sergeant Degarmo	23
0	Purgy'sMovie	Old Man	—