Richard Kind
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
Credits
- 2026 · Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass as Cab Driver
- 2026 · Sofia the First: Royal Magic as Ember the Dragon (voice)
- 2023 · The Out-Laws as Neil Browning
- 2022 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2022 · Inventions That Changed History as Self - Actor
- 2022 · Run & Gun as Grayson
- 2021 · tick, tick... BOOM! as Walter Bloom
- 2018 · Andover as Harold
- 2017 · Gilbert as Self
- 2016 · Detours as Sam Jacobson
- 2014 · Ride as Boss
- 2014 · Yellowbird as Michka (voice)
- 2012 · Sunday Brunch as Self - Guest
- 2010 · Hereafter as Christos
- 2009 · A Serious Man as Uncle Arthur
- 2007 · The Grand as Andy Andrews
- 2007 · Thank God You're Here as Self
- 2006 · For Your Consideration as Marketing Person
- 2006 · Everyone's Hero as Hobo Andy / Maitre D' (voice)
- 2005 · The Producers as Jury Foreman
- 2005 · Head Cases as
- 2005 · Hi-Jinks as
- 2005 · Bewitched as Abner Kravitz
- 2003 · The Station Agent as Louis Tiboni
- 2002 · Confessions of a Dangerous Mind as Casting Executive Man
- 1998 · The Lionhearts as (voice)
- 1997 · Sink Or Swim as Benny
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1995 · A Whole New Ballgame as Dwight Kling
- 1994 · Clifford as Julien Daniels
- 1988 · Vice Versa as Floyd
- Future · The George Lucas Talk Show: Live as Self
- 2027 · The Auction as Wendall Woods
- 2026 · Hershey as Joseph Royer
- 2024 · Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt as Self
- 2023 · Monsters of California as Dr. Eric Walker
- 2022 · 18½ as Jack
- 2021 · Auggie as Felix
- 2019 · John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch as Richard Kind
- 2019 · Transparent: Musicale Finale as Howard
- 2018 · Secret of the Sundrop as Monty
- 2016 · All We Had as Marty
- 2016 · The Lennon Report as Dr. Stephan G. Lynn
- 2016 · Albion: The Enchanted Stallion as Brian
- 2016 · The Paper Store as Prof. Marty Kane
- 2015 · Mind Candy as Bing Bong (voice)
- 2014 · All-Stars as Richard Kline
- 2013 · Dealin' with Idiots as
- 2013 · Dark Minions as Feldenbaum (voice)
- 2012 · The Understudy as Ian
- 2011 · Fancypants as Mr. Camp
- 2009 · Help Me, Help You as Fish
- 2008 · Heidi 4 Paws as Grandfather (voice)
- 2007 · Bagboy as Dave Weiner
- 2007 · Fired! as Self
- 2006 · I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With as Herb Hope
- 2005 · The Big Empty as Talk Show Host
- 2004 · Dog Gone Love as Doug
- 2004 · Nobody Knows Anything! as Real Estate Agent
- 2002 · The Santa Claus Brothers as Roy (voice)
- 2000 · Tom Sawyer as Mr. Dobbins (voice)
- 1992 · Mr. Saturday Night as Reporter
- Future · Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom as Greedy King (voice)
- 2025 · The End Is at Hand as Frank (voice)
- 2025 · Mid-Century Modern as Carroll Mintz
- 2025 · Everybody's Live with John Mulaney as Self - Announcer
- 2025 · Portal to Hell as Chip
- 2024 · Wolfs as Kid's Dad
- 2024 · Night Session as Homeowner
- 2024 · John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. as Self - Announcer
- 2023 · Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie as Funeral Director #1 / #2
- 2023 · Thin Skinned as The Mortician
- 2023 · The Magnificent Meyersons as Morty Meyerson
- 2023 · Proof of Concept as
- 2023 · Clone High as Nostradamus (voice)
- 2023 · Hidden Exposure as Randall Abbott
- 2023 · Beau Is Afraid as Dr. Cohen
- 2023 · History of the World: Part II as Peter
- 2023 · Poker Face as Jeffrey
- 2023 · Night Court as Sy Feldman
- 2023 · Night Court as Sy Hoffman
- 2023 · Velma as Richard Kind (voice)
- 2022 · The Watcher as Mitch
- 2022 · East New York as Captain Stan Yenko
- 2022 · Hamster & Gretel as Tchotchke (voice)
- 2022 · Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head as Rabbi (voice)
- 2022 · Tankhouse as Morten
- 2021 · Cupid for Christmas as Cupid
- 2021 · Only Murders in the Building as Vince Fish
- 2021 · Mickey Mouse Funhouse as Cheezel (voice)
- 2021 · Off Broadway as Daryl Lependorf
- 2021 · Girls5eva as Richard Kind
- 2021 · The Independents as Granny
- 2021 · Extinct as Wally (voice)
- 2020 · The Stand In as Wes
- 2020 · Ho Ho Horror as Grandpa
- 2020 · Rifkin’s Festival as Mort's Father
- 2020 · Star Trek: Lower Decks as Doopler Emissary (voice)
- 2020 · The Bellmen as Sid
- 2020 · Penny Dreadful: City of Angels as Sam Bloom
- 2020 · Almost Paradise as Uncle Danny
- 2020 · Indebted as Art
- 2019 · Bombshell as Rudy Giuliani
- 2019 · Mad About You as Dr. Mark Devanow
- 2019 · Evil as Judge Jared Jeter
- 2019 · The Social Ones as The Architect
- 2019 · The Other Two as Skip Schamplin
- 2019 · The Last Laugh as Jimbo
- 2018 · A Million Little Things as Seymour
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Shark (voice)
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Hedgehog's Dad (voice)
- 2018 · Big City Greens as Ringmaster (voice)
- 2018 · Bernard and Huey as Marty
- 2017 · Suburbicon as John Sears
- 2017 · Big Mouth as Marty Glouberman (voice)
- 2017 · Big Mouth as
- 2017 · Young Sheldon as Ira Rosenbloom
- 2017 · Brockmire as Gus Barton
- 2017 · Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure as Monty (voice)
- 2017 · The Good Fight as Judge Alan Davies
- 2017 · Jeff and Some Aliens as Stanley (voice)
- 2016 · The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
- 2016 · LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures as Durpin (voice)
- 2016 · Jacqueline Argentine as Private Investigator
- 2016 · Black Swell as Mr. Fennimore
- 2015 · Life in Pieces as Stuart
- 2015 · Documentary Now! as Larry
- 2015 · Difficult People as Harvey
- 2015 · Inside Out as Bing Bong (voice)
- 2015 · Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Mr. Lefkovitz
- 2015 · Misery Loves Comedy as Self
- 2015 · Man Seeking Woman as God
- 2014 · The Librarians as Bennie Konopka
- 2014 · Transparent as Howard
- 2014 · Gotham as Mayor Aubrey James
- 2014 · Gotham as Aubrey James
- 2014 · Red Oaks as Sam Meyers
- 2014 · Sharknado 2: The Second One as Harland "The Blaster" McGuinness
- 2014 · Obvious Child as Jacob
- 2014 · The Angriest Man in Brooklyn as Bix
- 2014 · What Cheer? as Stan
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Blobfish (voice)
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Richard Sackler
- 2014 · Bad Teacher as Brie's Husband
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Chu and Blossom as Fred
- 2013 · The Michael J. Fox Show as Mr. Norwood
- 2013 · The Goldbergs as Formica Michael Mikowitz
- 2013 · Golden Boy as Paul Daly
- 2013 · One Night Stand as
- 2012 · Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups as Eddy the Elf Dog (voice)
- 2012 · Divorce Invitation as George Mason
- 2012 · Argo as Max Klein
- 2012 · Elementary as Trent Garby
- 2012 · Luck as Joey Rathburn
- 2011 · Impractical Jokers as
- 2011 · Cars 2 as Van (voice)
- 2011 · Mr. Sunshine as Rod McDaniel
- 2011 · Mr. Sunshine as Rod McDaniel (voice) (uncredited)
- 2011 · Harry's Law as Marty Slumach
- 2011 · Bob's Burgers as Jules (voice)
- 2010 · The Search for Santa Paws as Eddy the Elf Dog (voice)
- 2010 · Toy Story 3 as Bookworm (voice)
- 2009 · Santa Buddies as Eddy the Elf Dog (voice)
- 2009 · The Middle as Dr. Niller
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Judge Alan Davies
- 2009 · Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom as Greedy King (voice)
- 2009 · Glee as Mr. Rifkin
- 2009 · Ingenious as Newkin
- 2008 · Childrens Hospital as Marvin
- 2008 · Leverage as Mayor Bradford Culpepper III
- 2008 · The Penguins of Madagascar as Roger (voice)
- 2008 · Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief as Groundhog (voice)
- 2008 · The Visitor as Jacob
- 2007 · The Neighbor as Wilder
- 2007 · Big Stan as Mal
- 2007 · Phineas and Ferb as Executive (voice)
- 2007 · Sands of Oblivion as Ira
- 2007 · Burn Notice as Marv
- 2007 · Head Case as Self
- 2007 · Hermie & Friends: Milo the Mantis Who Wouldn't Pray as Milo
- 2006 · Raising Flagg as Bill Reed
- 2006 · The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas as Senator Wingwoah
- 2006 · 'Til Death as Charlie
- 2006 · Psych as Hugo Rainer
- 2006 · Cars as Van (voice)
- 2006 · The Wild as Larry (voice)
- 2006 · Spymate as Dr. Robert Farley
- 2005 · E-Ring as
- 2005 · American Dad! as Car Salesman (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Al Tuttle (voice)
- 2005 · Unscripted as Richard Kind
- 2004 · Father of the Pride as Zebra (voice)
- 2004 · Elvis Has Left the Building as Burning Elvis
- 2004 · Stargate Atlantis as Lucius Lavin
- 2004 · Garfield as Dad Rat (voice)
- 2003 · Miss Match as Phil Weston
- 2003 · Two and a Half Men as Artie
- 2003 · Shrink Rap as Herb
- 2003 · Oliver Beene as Barnaby Rollins
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Less than Perfect as Lance Corcoran
- 2002 · Still Standing as Dr. Nathan Gerber
- 2002 · Kim Possible as Frugal Lucre (voice)
- 2002 · Quicksand as Kensington
- 2001 · Reba as David
- 2001 · Scrubs as Mr. Corman
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Ernest Foley
- 2001 · Oswald as Pongo (voice)
- 2001 · Disney's California Adventure Grand Opening Special as
- 2001 · The Division as Hicks
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Cousin Andy
- 2000 · Girlfriends as Peter Miller
- 2000 · Even Stevens as Uncle Chuck Stevens
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Jonas Dworkin
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as William Biegel
- 1999 · Strangers with Candy as Harry Link
- 1999 · Family Guy as Rabbi Goldstein (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Harold Goldfarb (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Teddy Bear (voice)
- 1999 · Our Friend, Martin as Mr. Willis (voice)
- 1998 · Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade as Self
- 1998 · A Bug's Life as Molt (voice)
- 1998 · The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story as Chimp 1 (voice)
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Lyrebird (voice)
- 1998 · Waiting for Woody Allen as Doorman
- 1997 · Cold Around the Heart as Attorney Nabbish
- 1997 · Just Shoot Me! as Jimmy Korsh
- 1996 · Spin City as Paul Lassiter
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self - Guest
- 1996 · Shooting Lily as Florist
- 1995 · Space: Above and Beyond as Matthew Burke
- 1995 · Nowhere Man as Max Webb
- 1994 · Stargate as Gary Meyers
- 1994 · Blue Skies as Kenny
- 1994 · Madness of Method as Owen Goodwin
- 1994 · Jimmy Hollywood as Angry Driver
- 1993 · The Nanny as Jeffrey Needleman
- 1993 · Quest of the Delta Knights as Wamthool
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self
- 1993 · Tom and Jerry: The Movie as Tom (voice)
- 1992 · Mad About You as Dr. Mark Devanow
- 1991 · All-American Murder as Lou Alonzo
- 1991 · The Carol Burnett Show as
- 1991 · The Commish as
- 1991 · Queens Logic as Actor
- 1990 · Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College as Cat Ghoulie (voice)
- 1990 · Carol & Company as
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Director (voice)
- 1989 · Unsub as Jimmy Bello
- 1988 · Empty Nest as Elton Sexton
- 1988 · 110 Lombard as Lil' Jimmy
- 1987 · The New Homeowner's Guide to Happiness as Dr. Schlazil
- 1987 · 21 Jump Street as Caller (voice)
- 1986 · Nothing in Common as Ad Exec in Bar (uncredited)
- 1985 · Mr. Belvedere as
- 1985 · Two Fathers' Justice as D.A. Turpin
- 1984 · The Ratings Game as Steve
- Future · His Date as Thomas
- Future · Not Dead Yet as Elliot Kelman
- Future · Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True as