Richard Riehle
Richard Riehle (May 12, 1948 – October 15, 2026) was an American character actor born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. He studied at the University of Notre Dame, where he became involved with the university theater, and over nearly five decades appeared in more than 400 stage, film and television productions.
He was best known as Tom Smykowski in Mike Judge's Office Space. His other films include The Fugitive, Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Bridesmaids, he made several appearances in the Star Trek franchise, and he played Santa Claus in a number of productions.
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Movies (252)
The Cowboy Killer
2026 · Cook Gerald
Boris Is Dead
2026 · Hank
We Meet Again
2025 · Richter
500 Fireflies
2025 · Oscar
Tonic
2025 · Edward
Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma
2025 · Santa Claus
The Invisible Raptor
2024 · Sheriff Grimley
Una Jugada Navideña
2024 · Nicolas Young
Feeling Randy
2024 · Wilfred
Sanity
2024 · Sheriff Huber
Ambush at St. Mary's
2024 · Father Jacob
Purgy's
2024 · Old Man
Adventures of the Naked Umbrella
2023 · Granny
Golden Vanity
2023 · Radio Announcer (voice)
Invaders from Proxima B
2023 · Willy Felson
Poor Paul
2023 · Grandpa Paul
For Years to Come
2023 · Wally, Executive Producer
Old Man Jackson
2023 · Father Donovan
Intern
2023 · CEO
Fuzzy Head
2023 · Sheriff John Cunningham
Madelines
2022 · Rory Devonshire
Moon Manor
2022 · Gordon
The Wedding Pact 2: The Baby Pact
2021 · Henry Carter
Far More
2021 · Father Joe
Destination Marfa
2021 · Skeeter the cashier
For the Hits
2021 · Grandpa George
Los Secretos No Se Pueden Enterrar
2021 · Allen Palms
Jimmy's Jungle
2020 · Grandpa Bell
Faith Based
2020 · Herman
Los 3 del infierno
2019 · Sheriff Wolf
Limbo
2019 · Phil
15 Minutes at 400 Degrees
2019 · John
Boomerang
2019
The Meanest Man in Texas
2019 · Mr. Kilpatrick
Chase
2019 · Turley
PawParazzi
2019 · Bobby
Nowhere, Michigan
2019 · Martin
Living Room Coffin
2018 · Nate
A Very Nutty Christmas
2018 · Drosselmeyer
Pup Star: Navidad
2018 · Santa Claus
Bullitt County
2018 · The Mr.
The Invisible Mother
2018 · Archie
Heels
2018 · Calvin
West of Hell
2018 · The Conductor
Fishbowl California
2018 · Glen
The Acorn
2018 · Mr. Ives
Deadman Standing
2018 · Clarence Potts
20 Weeks
2018 · Keenan
Bad Apples
2018 · Principal Dale
Made Vicious
2017 · Lawyer Justice
Aquarians
2017
You Have a Nice Flight
2017 · Bob
Fear, Inc.
2017 · Bill Peterson
Breaking Legs
2017 · Principal Bater
Pitching Tents
2017 · Grandpa
Love at First Glance
2017 · Wally
Miyubi
2017 · Grandpa
A Father's Secret
2016 · Ian Stone
Schlep
2016 · Uncle Bill
Last Man Club
2016 · Grady Reeds
Citrus Springs
2016 · George
Las grandes vacaciones de Pee-Wee
2016 · Dan
Dementia
2015 · Sam
Welcome to Forever
2015 · Mr Cooper
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
2015 · Sheriff Ryan
Daddy
2015 · Al Rubin
Amnesiac
2015 · Postman
Contracted: Phase II
2015 · Deuce Gelman
Sex, Death and Bowling
2015 · Father Joe
Boredom
2015 · John
Lights Out
2015 · Harold
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
2015 · Bartender
Roommate Wanted
2015 · Dr. Hoffman
Primrose Lane
2015 · Officer Braggs
All I Want for Christmas
2014 · Sal
Siempre nos queda Woodstock
2014 · Mr. Harmon
Pilot Error
2014 · Roy Grimm
Los tres perros mosqueteros
2014 · Santa
The Scribbler
2014 · Officer O'Reilly
Transformers: La era de la extinción
2014 · Theater Landlord
The Cabining
2014 · Sarge
Lovesick
2014 · Father
En tus ojos
2014 · Mr. Padgham
Gone Doggy Gone
2014 · Stan Janson
Mischief Night
2013 · Trucker
The Secret Village
2013 · Paul
Friended to Death
2013
Munchausen
2013 · Doctor
Coffee, Kill Boss
2013 · Vincent Brutsi
Girl Meets Boy
2013 · Raymond
Friend Request
2013 · Frank
Jack's Not Sick Anymore
2013 · Producer
Lonely Boy
2013 · Mr. Fitz
Blue Dream
2013 · Ted Sellers
Masacre en Texas: Herencia maldita
2013 · Farnsworth
FDR: American Badass!
2012 · Senator Bronson
Dead Man's Burden
2012 · Three Penny Hank
BearCity 2: The Proposal
2012 · Gabe
Stitch in Time
2012 · Norman Stitch
3 Days of Normal
2012 · Chief Dale Nickens
Lake Effects
2012 · Chairman McCarren
WaterWalk
2012 · Jim T
Last Call
2012 · Harold
Tipo duro
2012 · Father Miller
Extracción
2012 · Father Riley
Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend
2012 · Howlin' Hal Halsby
Buddies: Cazadores de Tesoros
2012 · Thomas Howard
Sin aliento
2012 · Deputy Cole
The Watermen
2011 · Belvine Lee Smith
La Navidad de Harold y Kumar
2011 · Santa Claus
Chillerama
2011 · Cecil Kaufman
Judy Moody
2011 · Ringmaster
Damas en Guerra
2011 · Bill Cozbi
1,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Position
2010 · Charlie
Santa Paws: En Busca de Santa Claus
2010 · Santa Claus
Miss Nobody
2010 · Leonard Ormsby
Breakdance Academy
2010 · Principal Collins
Spork
2010 · Clyde
Five Star Day
2010 · Jim the Plumber
Gay Baby
2010 · Dr. Feldman
Growth
2010 · Larkin Holberman
Killer by Nature
2010 · Warden Upton
The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu
2009 · Mr. Snodgrass
Halloween II (H2)
2009 · Buddy The Night Watchman
Los mensajeros 2
2009 · Jude Weatherby
Project Solitude
2009 · Frederick Sterling
Nowhere to Hide
2009 · Toley
Spinning Into Butter
2009 · Paul Meyers
Dinner with Raphael
2009 · Mr. Siegfried
Stellina Blue
2009 · Dr. Helfenstein
Our First Christmas
2008 · Santa
Bait Shop
2008 · Gus
Red
2008 · Sam
Your Name Here
2008 · Lipschitz
A Plumm Summer
2008 · Art Bublin
The Last Word
2008 · Man at Gorge
Audie & the Wolf
2008 · Michael Ludlow
Necessary Evil
2008 · Capt. Parsons
Hindsight
2008 · Peter
Smiley Face
2007 · Mr. Spencer
A prueba de hombres
2007 · Judge Perry
Resurrection Mary
2007 · Detective Mahoney
Wasting Away
2007 · Colonel South
Choose Connor
2007 · Grant Miller
El hombre de la tierra
2007 · Dr. Will Gruber
Domestic Import
2006 · Sam the Mailman
Dorm Daze 2
2006 · Captain Bunkley
Down the P.C.H.
2006 · Ricky
Price To Pay
2006 · Hooper
The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell
2006 · Narrator / Paranormal Historian
Hatchet
2006 · Jim Permatteo
Hot Tamale
2006 · Sheriff Pinkham
Dark Mind
2006 · Detective Rees
The Lost
2006 · Bill Richmond
Little Big Top
2006 · Bob
Fierce Friend
2006 · Phone Tech
Midnight Clear
2006 · Tommy
The Darkroom
2006 · Emilio
Los 12 Perros De Navidad
2005 · Mayor Noble Doyle
La desafortunada vida social de Ethan Green
2005 · Hat Sister
Neo Ned
2005 · Officer Roy Pendleton
Piel misteriosa
2005 · Charlie
Palindromes
2005 · Dr. Dan
The Gristle
2004 · Starnes
Vacas Vaqueras
2004 · Sheriff (voice)
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
2004 · Ernie Wilson
Death and Texas
2004 · Prison Warden
The Hebrew Hammer
2003 · Santa
Beethoven 5: El perro buscatesoros
2003 · Vaughn Carter
Monster Makers
2003 · Det. Brennan
El que cambia los tiempos
2003 · Dr. Wiseman
Ken Park
2003 · Murph
Another pretty face
2002
Proyecto de un crimen
2002 · Henderson Trial Judge
Vida Bandida
2001 · Lawrence Fife
The Parlor
2001 · Beth
Joe Dirt
2001 · Car Dealer
Say It Isn't So
2001 · Sheriff Merle Hobbs
The Fluffer
2001 · Sam Martins
Crash Point Zero
2000 · Alan Douglas
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1999 · Bob Bigalow
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
1999 · Capt. Rich Waters
Blink of an Eye
1999 · Main Prison Guard
Au Pair
1999 · Sam Morgan
Balloon Farm
1999 · Earl
Hard Time: The Premonition
1999 · Capt. Waters
Office Space
1999 · Tom Smykowski
Kill the Man
1999 · Mr. Ellias
The Arrangement
1999 · Det. Bert Hershak
Mighty Joe Young
1998 · Commander Gorman
Route 9
1998 · Agent Wallace
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
1998 · Sgt. Mooney
The Thin Pink Line
1998 · Governor Eastman
The Lesser Evil
1998 · Detective Smitts
Mr. Murder
1998 · John Wexel
Judas Kiss
1998 · Security Guard
One of Our Own
1998 · Burt Herchak
Perfect Prey
1998 · Detective Bevlan
Lethal Weapon 4
1998 · INS Agent
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998 · Dune Buggy Driver
Driven
1998 · Leon
The Odd Couple II
1998 · Detective
Mercury Rising
1998 · Edgar Halstrom
The Pentagon Wars
1998 · General Vice
Desperate Measures
1998 · Ed Fayne
The Ransom of Red Chief
1998 · Narrator / Sheriff 'T-Bone' Yankum
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
1997 · Jack Ogden
Cold Night Into Dawn
1997 · Gerald
River Made to Drown In
1997 · Heavyset Man
One Eight Seven
1997 · Walter
Trading Favors
1997 · Highway Patrolman
Dilemma
1997 · Captain Ross
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996 · Tommy Mayfield
Killer: A Journal of Murder
1996 · Warden Quince
The Fan
1996 · Shopkeeper
Too Fast Too Young
1996 · Sergeant
Soul of the Game
1996 · Pete Harmon
Executive Decision
1996 · Air Marshal
Terminal
1996 · Security Chief
Casino
1995 · Charlie Clark
Trial by Fire
1995 · Fred Cobb
Lone Justice 2
1995 · Mayor
Dominion
1995 · Larry
Jury Duty
1995 · Principal Beasely
Stuart Saves His Family
1995 · Judge
A Stranger in Town
1995 · Sheriff
Shadow of Obsession
1994 · DA Applegate
Holy Matrimony
1994 · Greeson
Lightning Jack
1994 · Marcus
Iron Will
1994 · Burton
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
1993 · Mort Aberdine
A Dangerous Woman
1993 · John
The Fugitive
1993 · Old Guard
Free Willy
1993 · Wade
For Their Own Good
1993 · Dave Butler
Body of Evidence
1993 · Detective Griffin
The Public Eye
1992 · Officer O'Brien
Hero
1992 · Robinson
Of Mice and Men
1992 · Carlson
Prelude to a Kiss
1992 · Jerry Blier
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991 · Reverend Scroggins
Keeper of the City
1991 · Capt. Sam Walden
Shadows and Fog
1991 · Roustabout
A Killer Among Us
1990 · Oscar Wendt
People Like Us
1990 · Anthony Feliciano
So Proudly We Hail
1990 · Davis
Glory
1989 · Quartermaster
Cast the First Stone
1989 · Dickson
Black Rain
1989 · Crown
Rachel River
1989 · Merv
The Other Side of Hell
1978 · Tattooed Man
Joyride
1977 · Bartender
TV shows (63)
Las chicas de Surfside
2022 · Old Man Olsen
Now Apocalypse
2019 · Neil
Barry
2018 · Warden
American Housewife
2016 · Gerald
Fuller House
2016 · Uncle Monty
black-ish
2014 · Solomon
Mom
2013 · John
Drunk History
2013 · Ralph Himmelsbach, James Roche
Maron
2013 · David Anthony, Sr.
The Mindy Project
2012 · George Menken
The Soul Man
2012 · Larry
Men at Work
2012 · Gus
Avatar: La Leyenda de Korra
2012 · Bumi (voice)
The Client List
2012 · Jim Richardson
La liga fantástica
2009 · Santa Claus
The Middle
2009 · Sheriff Dugan
Una Familia Moderna
2009 · Norman
Better Off Ted
2009 · Bob
American Body Shop
2007
Psych
2006 · Army Johnson
Justicia Ciega
2004 · Dr. Barry Glouberman
Married to the Kellys
2003 · Uncle Dave
NCIS
2003 · Walt Osorio
Dos Hombres y Medio
2003 · Santa
Tremors
2003 · Helmut Krause
Fillmore!
2002
George Lopez
2002 · Eddie Carter
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001 · Dr. Jeremy Lucas
Grounded for Life
2001 · Walt Finnerty
The West Wing
1999 · Officer Jack Sloan
Providence
1999 · Simon, Inspector
Brooklyn South
1997 · Donald Jarman
The Visitor
1997 · Principal Shinagel
Ally McBeal
1997 · Jack Billings
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 · Merrick
The Practice
1997 · Mr. Holt
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · Jedediah
The Pretender
1996 · Graham Hawkes
Men Behaving Badly
1996 · Stranger
7th Heaven
1996 · Crossroads Mayor
The Single Guy
1995 · Mr. Van Wagner
Murder One
1995
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · Seamus Driscol
Get Smart
1995 · Mr. Winters
ER
1994 · Mandrake Patient
Chicago Hope
1994 · Milo Schwarz
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · Dustin Woods
Ned Blessing
1993
Shaky Ground
1992 · Henry McCallister
Home Improvement
1991 · Detective Roberts
Broken Badges
1990
Ferris Bueller
1990 · Ed Rooney
Capital News
1990
Nasty Boys
1990 · Gardner
Cross of Fire
1989 · Duvall
Quantum Leap
1989 · Lt. Lannon, Clifford Vargas
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Batai
L.A. Law
1986 · Leland McKenzie, Edmund Clancy, Roger Beekman
The Golden Girls
1985 · Detective Parres
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Aaron, Sergeant Devon O'Malley
American Playhouse
1982 · Merv
Falcon Crest
1981 · George Beeker
Columbo
1971 · Sergeant Degarmo