Richard Riehle Biography

Birthday: 1948-05-12
Place of Birth: Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Wiki Biography: The son of an assistant postmaster (Herbert John Riehle) and a nurse (Mary Margaret Riehle, née Walsh), Richard attended the University of Notre Dame, where he became heavily involved with the University Theatre. Appearing in such productions as "Luther", "Antigone", "Rhinoceros", "Romeo and Juliet", and "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying", he also took on the task of stage manager on many of these productions, and it was not unusual to find him helping to build the sets or manage the costumes during this period. Graduating with a B.A. (cum laude) in 1970, Richard traveled to Salzburg and Innsbruck to study German, a language in which he is fluent. Progressing to Academy of Dramatic Art in Rochester, Michigan, Richard has had extensive experience as a stage actor, as well as teaching acting, and made his Broadway debut in 1986 with "Execution of Justice". One of his major triumphs in the theatre has been alongside Kevin Spacey in the acclaimed 1999 revival of O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh", in which he played the drunken, corrupt ex-cop Pat McGloin. Brief appearances in Rooster Cogburn, The Duchess and Dirtwater Fox, Joy Ride, and Twice in a Lifetime, as well as in such TV fare as Escape From Hell (1977), Joe Kennedy: The Forgotten Kennedy (1977), and the NBC series "Hot Pursuit" (1984) have disguised an expanding repertory theatre portfolio. Richard has also contributed to such diverse undertakings as Bay Area Radio's Eugene O'Neill Project (playing Smithers to Joe Morton's Brutis Jones in "The Emperor Jones") and the Adams-Jefferson Project of Carleton College, participating in a series of recordings of the correspondence between the two US Presidents. To this day, Richard has maintained his involvement in theatre workshops and encouraging the dramatic arts under the auspices of the Mark Taper Forum and A.S.K. However, since his scene-stealing cameo as the Quartermaster in 1989's Glory, with his trademark bushy mustache and heavyset frame, Richard has acquitted himself as one of the best, and busiest, character players on TV and in the movies.
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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Darkroom | 1981 - 1982 | Horror | |
Ferris Bueller | Principal Ed Rooney | 1990 - 1991 | |
Free Willy | 1993 | Family | |
Grounded for Life | Walt Finnerty | 2001 - 2002 | Comedy |
Married to the Kellys | Uncle Dave | 2003 | Comedy |
Desperate Measures | Ed Fayne | 2013 | Action |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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A Killer Among Us | 1990 | Drama, Thriller | |
Fried Green Tomatoes | 1991 | 0 | |
Of Mice and Men | Carlson | 1992 | |
Prelude to a Kiss | 1992 | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance | |
The Public Eye | 1992 | Crime, Drama, Romance | |
Body of Evidence | 1993 | Drama, Romance, Thriller | |
Free Willy | 1993 | Family, Adventure, Drama | |
A Dangerous Woman | John | 1993 | Drama, Romance |
Holy Matrimony | Greeson | 1994 | Comedy, Crime |
Jury Duty | 1995 | Comedy | |
Dominion | Larry | 1995 | Adventure, Drama |
Soul of the Game | 1996 | Drama, History, Sport | |
Too Fast Too Young | Sergeant | 1996 | Drama |
Killer: A Journal Of Murder | 1996 | Crime, Drama | |
Do Me a Favor | Highway Patrolman | 1997 | Crime, Drama |
Cold Night Into Dawn | Gerald | 1997 | Thriller |
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest | 1997 | Mystery | |
Desperate Measures | 1998 | 0, 0 | |
Mercury Rising | Edgar Halstrom | 1998 | Action, Crime, Drama |
The Odd Couple II | 1998 | Adventure, Comedy | |
The Lesser Evil | Detective Smitts | 1998 | Drama, Thriller |
One of Our Own | Burt Herchak | 1998 | Crime, Drama |
The Arrangement | Det. Bert Hershak | 1999 | Crime, Thriller |
Kill the Man | Mr. Ellias | 1999 | Romance, Comedy |
Office Space | Tom Smykowski | 1999 | Comedy, Crime |
Judas Kiss | 1999 | Crime, Drama, Thriller | |
Au Pair | 1999 | Comedy, Family, Romance | |
Blink of an Eye | Main Prison Guard | 1999 | Drama |
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo | Bob Bigalow | 1999 | Comedy |
Bandits | 2001 | 0, 0, Comedy, Biography | |
Crash Point Zero | Alan Douglas | 2001 | Action, Adventure |
Time Changer | 2002 | ||
The Fluffer | 2002 | Drama, Comedy, Romance | |
River Made to Drown In | Heavyset Man | 2003 | Drama |
The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green | 2005 | ||
The 12 Dogs of Christmas | Mayor Nobel Doyle | 2005 | 0 |
Mysterious Skin | 2005 | Drama | |
The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell | 2006 | ||
The Darkroom | Emilio | 2006 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
Midnight Clear | Tommy | 2006 | Drama |
Fierce Friend | Phone Tech | 2006 | Thriller |
Dark Mind | Detective Rees | 2006 | Drama, Thriller |
Hot Tamale | Sheriff Pinkham | 2006 | Action, Comedy, Crime |
Down the P.C.H. | Ricky | 2006 | Drama |
National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2 | 2006 | ||
Little Big Top | Bob | 2006 | Comedy |
My Father | 2007 | ||
Desperate Escape | Croaker Norge | 2007 | Thriller |
The Man from Earth | Dr. Will Gruber | 2007 | Sport |
Domestic Import | Sam the Mailman | 2007 | Comedy |
Hatchet | 2007 | Comedy, Horror | |
Wasting Away | Colonel South | 2007 | Comedy, Horror |
Spinning Into Butter | 2008 | ||
A Plumm Summer | 2008 | ||
Red | Sam | 2008 | Drama, Thriller |
Hindsight | Peter | 2008 | Thriller |
Your Name Here | Lipschitz | 2008 | Biography, Drama |
Audie & the Wolf | Michael Ludlow | 2008 | Comedy, Horror |
Resurrection Mary | Detective Mahoney | 2008 | Romance, Thriller |
Stellina Blue | Dr. Helfenstein | 2009 | Drama |
Nowhere to Hide | Toley | 2009 | Horror, Thriller |
Black Rain | 2009 | ||
Project Solitude | Frederick Sterling | 2009 | Thriller |
Halloween II | Buddy the Night Watchman | 2009 | Horror |
Killer by Nature | Warden Upton | 2010 | Adventure, Crime, Drama |
Growth | Larkin | 2010 | Sport, Game Show |
Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story | Umpire Joe Francia | 2010 | Comedy, Sport |
1,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Position | Charlie | 2010 | Drama, Comedy |
The Back-up Bride | Sonny Spur | 2011 | Comedy |
Miss Nobody | Ormsby | 2011 | Comedy, Crime |
Bad Ass | Father Miller | 2012 | 0, 0, Comedy |
Extracted | Father Riley | 2012 | Sport, Game Show, 0 |
Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend | Howlin' Hal Halsby | 2012 | |
Last Call | Harold | 2012 | Comedy |
3 Days of Normal | Chief Dale Nickens | 2012 | Comedy |
Stitch in Time | Norman Stitch | 2012 | Crime, Drama |
BearCity 2: The Proposal | Gabe | 2012 | Comedy |
Breathless | Deputy | 2012 | Comedy, Thriller |
FDR: American Badass! | Senator Bronson | 2012 | Action, Comedy |
Lonely Boy | Mr. Fitz | 2013 | Comedy, Drama |
Unconscious | Postman | 2013 | Drama, Thriller |
Lionhead | Lawyer Bronowitz | 2013 | 0, 0 |
Texas Chainsaw 3D | Farnsworth | 2013 | Horror, Thriller |
The Watermen | Belvin Lee Smith | 2013 | Horror, Thriller |
Blue Dream | Ted Sellers | 2013 | Drama |
Dead Man's Burden | Three Penny Hank | 2013 | Drama |
Girl Meets Boy | Raymond | 2013 | Comedy |
Friended to Death | Dan | 2013 | Comedy |
The Secret Village | Paul | 2013 | Mystery, Thriller |
Coffee, Kill Boss | Vincent Brutsi | 2013 | Comedy, Mystery |
2 Br/1 Ba | Dr. Hoffman | 2014 | Thriller |
Primrose Lane | Officer Braggs | 2014 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
Gone Doggy Gone | Stan Janson | 2014 | 0 |
There's Always Woodstock | Mr. Harmon | 2014 | Comedy, Music, Romance |
The Scribbler | Officer O'Reilly | 2014 | Thriller |
Pilot Error | Roy Grimm | 2014 | Drama, Mystery |
Tesla | George Westinghouse | 2015 | Adventure, Biography, Drama |
Heels | Calvin lackey | 2015 | Comedy |
Things That Are to Die | George | 2015 | Drama, Horror |
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Bartender | 2015 | |
Sex, Death and Bowling | Father Joe | 2015 | 0, 0 |
The Cabining | Sarge | 2015 | Comedy, Horror, Thriller |
Lights Out | Harold | 2015 | Drama |
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves | Sheriff Ryan | 2015 | Action, Comedy, Horror |
Dementia | Sam | 2015 | Horror, Thriller |
Friend Request | Frank | 2016 | Reality Tv, Game Show |
Swing State | Tom Fleischman | 2016 | Comedy |