Richard Riehle

75 · Born: May 12, 1948

Career

acting

2023

Poor Paul as Grandpa Paul

For Years to Come

For Years to Come

Old Man Jackson

Old Man Jackson as Father Donovan

Adventures of the Naked Umbrella

Adventures of the Naked Umbrella as Granny

The Invisible Raptor

The Invisible Raptor as Sheriff Grimley

Invaders from Proxima B

Invaders from Proxima B as Willy Felson

Fuzzy Head as Sheriff John Cunningham

2022

Madelines as Rory Devonshire

Moon Manor as Gordon

2021

For the Hits as Grandpa George

Far More as Father Joe

Marfa as Skeeter (Cashier #1)

Digging to Death

Digging to Death as Allen Palms

2020

Faith Based as Herman

2019

The Meanest Man in Texas

The Meanest Man in Texas as Mr. Kilpatrick

Nowhere, Michigan

Nowhere, Michigan as Martin

Chase as Turley

PupParazzi as Bobby

Limbo as Phil

2018

Bullitt County as The Mr.

A Very Nutty Christmas

A Very Nutty Christmas as Drosselmeyer

The Invisible Mother

The Invisible Mother as Archie

Fishbowl California

Fishbowl California as Glen

Bad Apples as Principal Dale

20 Weeks as Keenan

Deadman Standing

Deadman Standing as Clarence Potts

Heels as Calvin

West of Hell as The Conductor

Puppy Star Christmas

Puppy Star Christmas as Santa Claus

Randy's Canvas as Professor Hausdorff

Living Room Coffin

Living Room Coffin as Nate

Drunk History as Ralph Himmelsbach

2017

Pitching Tents as Grandpa

Love at First Glance

Love at First Glance as Wally

Breaking Legs as Principal Bater

You Have a Nice Flight

You Have a Nice Flight as Bob

2016

Last Man Club as Grady

A Father's Secret

A Father's Secret as Ian Stone

Citrus Springs as George

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

Pee-wee's Big Holiday as Dan

Fear, Inc. as Bill Peterson

Schlep as Uncle Bill

Medal of Victory

Medal of Victory as Ted Crump

2015

Amnesiac as Postman

Sex, Death and Bowling

Sex, Death and Bowling as Father Joe

Welcome to Forever

Welcome to Forever as Mr. Cooper

Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves

Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves as Sheriff Ryan

Primrose Lane as Officer Braggs

Dementia as Sam

Lights Out as Harold

Roommate Wanted

Roommate Wanted as Dr. Hoffman

Contracted: Phase II

Contracted: Phase II as Deuce Gelman

Daddy as Al Rubin

NCIS as Walt Osorio

2014

Always Woodstock

Always Woodstock as Mr. Harmon

Pilot Error as Roy Grimm

Lovesick as Father

The Three Dogateers

The Three Dogateers as Santa

Gone Doggy Gone

Gone Doggy Gone as Stan Janson

All I Want for Christmas

All I Want for Christmas as Sal

The Cabining as Sarge

Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men as Santa

2013

Friend Request as Frank

Lionhead as Lawyer Bronowitz

Blue Dream as Ted Sellers

Mischief Night as Trucker

Coffee, Kill Boss

Coffee, Kill Boss as Vincent Brutsi

Lonely Boy as Mr. Fitz

Texas Chainsaw as Farnsworth

Girl Meets Boy as Raymond

The Secret Village

The Secret Village as Paul

Friended to Death

Friended to Death

2012

BearCity 2: The Proposal

BearCity 2: The Proposal as Gabe

Dead Man's Burden

Dead Man's Burden as Three Penny Hank

Last Call as Harold

Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend

Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend as Howlin' Hal Halsby

Stitch in Time as Norman Stitch

3 Days of Normal

3 Days of Normal as Chief Dale Nickens

Treasure Buddies

Treasure Buddies as Thomas Howard

Bad Ass as Father Miller

Extracted as Father Riley

Breathless as Deputy Cole

Men at Work as Gus

The Mindy Project

The Mindy Project as George Menken

2011

The Watermen as Belvine Lee Smith

Chillerama as Cecil Kaufman

Head Over Spurs in Love

Head Over Spurs in Love as Sonny Spur

2010

The Search for Santa Paws

The Search for Santa Paws as Santa Claus

1,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Position

1,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Position as Charlie

Growth as Larkin Holberman

Killer by Nature

Killer by Nature as Warden Upton

Five Star Day as Jim the Plumber

Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story

Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story as Umpire Joe Francia

Gay Baby as Dr. Feldman

2009

Messengers 2: The Scarecrow

Messengers 2: The Scarecrow as Jude Weatherby

Play Dead as Truck Driver

Nowhere to Hide

Nowhere to Hide as Toley

Project Solitude

Project Solitude as Frederick Sterling

The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu

The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu as Mr. Snodgrass

Stellina Blue as Dr. Helfenstein

Better Off Ted as Bob

2008

Dismal as Croaker Norge

Audie & the Wolf

Audie & the Wolf as Michael Ludlow

Your Name Here as Lipschitz

Hindsight as Peter

Our First Christmas

Our First Christmas as Santa

Red as Sam

Psych as Amy Johnson

2007

Aaah! Zombies!!

Aaah! Zombies!! as Colonel South

The Man from Earth

The Man from Earth as Dr. Will Gruber

Choose Connor as Grant Miller

Spinning Into Butter

Spinning Into Butter as Paul Meyers

2006

Dorm Daze 2 as Captain Bunkley

Price to Pay as Hooper

Hot Tamale as Sheriff Pinkham

Down the P.C.H.

Down the P.C.H. as Ricky

The Frank Anderson

The Frank Anderson as Frank Anderson

Hatchet as Jim Permatteo

Fierce Friend as Phone Tech

Domestic Import

Domestic Import as Sam the Mailman

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property as Detective Rees

The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell

The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell as Narrator and Paranormal Historian

Midnight Clear as Tommy

Little Big Top as Bob

2005

The 12 Dogs of Christmas

The 12 Dogs of Christmas as Mayor Noble Doyle

The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green

The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green as Hat Sister

2004

NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323

NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 as Ernie Wilson

The Gristle as Starnes

Star Trek: Enterprise

Star Trek: Enterprise as Dr. Jeremy Lucas

2003

The Hebrew Hammer

The Hebrew Hammer as Santa

Beethoven's 5th

Beethoven's 5th as Vaughn Carter

Time Changer as Dr. Wiseman

Tremors as Helmut Krause

2002

Ken Park as Murph

2001

The Fluffer as Sam Martins

The Parlor as Beth

Grounded for Life

Grounded for Life as Walt Finnerty

1999

Office Space as Tom Smykowski

Hard Time: The Premonition

Hard Time: The Premonition as Capt. Waters

Au Pair as Sam Morgan

Balloon Farm as Earl

Hard Time: Hostage Hotel

Hard Time: Hostage Hotel as Capt. Rich Waters

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Bob Bigalow

The Arrangement

The Arrangement as Det. Bert Hershak

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager as Seamus Driscol

1998

One of Our Own as Burt Herchak

Desperate Measures

Desperate Measures as Ed Fayne

Mr. Murder as John Wexel

The Ransom of Red Chief

The Ransom of Red Chief as Narrator / Sheriff 'T-Bone' Yankum

The Lesser Evil

The Lesser Evil as Detective Smitts

The Odd Couple II

The Odd Couple II as Detective

Perfect Prey as Detective Bevlan

Home Improvement

Home Improvement as Detective Roberts

1997

River Made to Drown In

River Made to Drown In as Heavyset Man

Dilemma as Captain Ross

Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest

Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest as Jack Ogden

Cold Night Into Dawn

Cold Night Into Dawn as Gerald

Perversions of Science

Perversions of Science as Gorn

1996

Killer: A Journal of Murder

Killer: A Journal of Murder as Warden Quince

Terminal as Security Chief

Too Fast Too Young

Too Fast Too Young as Sergeant

Diagnosis Murder

Diagnosis Murder as Dustin Woods

1995

Trial by Fire as Fred Cobb

A Stranger in Town

A Stranger in Town as Sheriff

Dominion as Larry

Jury Duty as Principal Beasely

1994

Lightning Jack as Marcus

Iron Will as Burton

Gambler V: Playing for Keeps

Gambler V: Playing for Keeps as Frank Dimaio

Holy Matrimony as Greeson

1993

Body of Evidence

Body of Evidence as Detective Griffin

A Dangerous Woman

A Dangerous Woman as John

Free Willy as Wade

1992

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men as Carlson

The Public Eye as Officer O'Brien

Prelude to a Kiss

Prelude to a Kiss as Jerry Blier

1991

Keeper of the City

Keeper of the City as Capt. Sam Walden

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation as Batai

1990

A Killer Among Us

A Killer Among Us as Oscar Wendt

Ferris Bueller as Ed Rooney

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls as Detective Parres

Columbo as Sgt Degarmo

1989

Quantum Leap as Lt. Lannon