Richard Kind
- Acting
- November 22, 1956 · North Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Richard Bruce Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor (stage, screen, and voice) and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Captain Stan Yenko on CBS's East New York (2022-23), Dr. Mark Devanow on Mad About You (1992–1999, 2019), and Paul Lassiter on Spin City (1996–2002). He's also well known for his other roles as Peter in The History of the World Part II (2023), Mitch on Netflix's The Watcher, Formica Michael Mikowitz on The Goldbergs, Walter Bloom in tick, tick... Boom! (2021), Cousin Andy on Curb Your Enthusiasm (2002–2021), Rudy Giuliani in Bombshell (2019), John Sears in Suburbicon (2017), Gus Barton on IFC's Brockmire, Marty in All We Had (2016), Mayor Aubrey James on FOX's Gotham, Sam Meyers on the Amazon Prime series Red Oaks, Max Klein in Argo (2012), Joey Rathburn on HBO's Luck starring Dustin Hoffman, Uncle Arthur Gopnik in the Coen Brothers film A Serious Man (2009), Abner Kravitz in the film Bewitched (2005), Louis Tiboni in The Station Agent (2003), He began his acting career in Chicago, where he performed in numerous stage productions. He made his Broadway debut in 1984 in the play "The Pirates of Penzance." He has starred in the smash hit Broadway musical The Producers, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Candide, and Bounce, among others. He is a Drama Desk Award winner and Tony nominee for the Broadway hit The Big Knife. He has appeared in over 50 films, including Clifford (1994), Stargate (1994), For Your Consideration (2006), Hereafter (2010), and Beau Is Afraid (2023). In addition to his acting career, he is also a vocal advocate for social justice causes. He is a member of the board of directors of the Creative Coalition, an organization that advocates for the arts in public policy. He is also a supporter of the Human Rights Campaign and the Anti-Defamation League. He is also an alumnus of The Second City in Chicago.
Known for
Filmography
- The Auction · Wendall Woods
- Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True
- Hershey · Joseph Royer
- Fresh Meat
- Claddagh · Funeral Director
- Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass · Taxi Driver Stuart Fernie
- Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America · Thomas Watson
- Sofia the First: Royal Magic · Ember the Dragon (Voice)
- Regular Show: The Lost Tapes · Buggo the Clown (Voice)
- Homebody · Larry
- The End Is at Hand · Frank (Voice)
- MIRRORLIAR FILMS Season7
- The Librarians: The Next Chapter · Percy (Voice)
- Mid-Century Modern · Carroll Mintz
- Everybody's Live with John Mulaney · Self
- Portal to Hell · Chip
- Wolfs · Kid's Dad
- Night Session · Homeowner
- John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. · Self
- Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt · Self
- Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie · Funeral Director #1 / #2
- Thin Skinned · The Mortician
- Monsters of California · Dr. Eric Walker
- The Magnificent Meyersons · Morty Meyerson
- The Out-Laws · Neil Browning
- Proof of Concept
- Hidden Exposure · Randall Abbott
- Clone High · Nostradamus (Voice)
- Beau Is Afraid · Dr. Cohen
- History of the World: Part II · Peter
- Poker Face · Jeffrey
- Night Court · Sy Feldman, Sy Hoffman
- Velma · Richard Kind (Voice)
- The Watcher · Mitch
- East New York · Captain Stan Yenko
- Hamster & Gretel · Tchotchke (Voice)
- Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head · Rabbi (Voice)
- 18½ · Jack
- Tankhouse · Morten
- Would I Lie to You? · Self
- Inventions That Changed History · Self
- Run & Gun · Grayson
- Cupid for Christmas · Cupid
- tick, tick... BOOM! · Walter Bloom
- Only Murders in the Building · Vince Fish
- Mickey Mouse Funhouse · Cheezel (Voice), Cheezel
- Off Broadway · Daryl Lependorf
- Girls5eva · Richard Kind
- The Independents · Granny
- Auggie · Felix
- Extinct · Wally (Voice)
- The Stand In · Wes
- Ho Ho Horror · Grandpa
- Rifkin's Festival · Mort's Father
- Star Trek: Lower Decks · Doopler Emissary (Voice)
- The Bellmen · Sid
- Penny Dreadful: City of Angels · Sam Bloom
- Almost Paradise · Uncle Danny
- Indebted · Art
- John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch · Richard Kind
- Bombshell · Rudy Giuliani
- Mad About You · Dr. Mark Devanow
- Transparent: Musicale Finale · Howard
- Evil · Judge Jared Jeter
- The Social Ones · The Architect
- The Other Two · Skip Schamplin
- The Last Laugh · Jimbo
- A Million Little Things · Seymour
- Summer Camp Island · Shark (Voice), Additional Voices (Voice)
- Big City Greens · Ringmaster (Voice)
- Andover · Harold
- Bernard and Huey · Marty
- Suburbicon · John Sears
- Big Mouth · Marty Glouberman (Voice)
- Young Sheldon · Ira Rosenbloom
- Gilbert · Self
- Brockmire · Gus Barton
- Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure · Monty (Voice)
- The Good Fight · Judge Alan Davies
- Jeff and Some Aliens · Stanley (Voice)