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Richard Herd Jr. (September 26, 1932 - May 26, 2020) is an American actor in television and film. He is well known in the science fiction community for his role in the 1983 NBC miniseries V and the 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle, as John, the Visitors' Supreme Commander. Other major genre roles include recurring parts on the NBC series seaQuest DSV as Admiral William Noyce, on Star Trek: Voyager as Admiral Owen Paris, the father of Tom Paris, and as George Costanza's boss Mr. Wilhelm on Seinfeld. In two guest appearances on Quantum Leap, he played children's show host "Captain Galaxy" (Moe Stein), a would-be time traveler, and a miner named Ziggy Ziganovich. Herd has appeared at a number of fan conventions on the basis of his science fiction roles.

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Born	Richard Herd, Jr. 26 September 1932 Boston, MA USA
Died	26 May 2020 (aged 87) Los Angeles, California
Zodiac	Libra
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Amilda Cuddy - · m. 1954; div. 1955 info edit

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Dolores Wozadlo - · m. 1957; div. 1977 info edit

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Patricia Herd 1934- American, Actress · m. 1980 info edit

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