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
- 2025 · Mid-Century Modern as Carroll Mintz
- 2025 · Everybody's Live with John Mulaney as Self - Announcer
- 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 · The Out-Laws as Neil Browning
- 2023 · Clone High as Nostradamus (voice)
- 2023 · Beau Is Afraid as Dr. Cohen
- 2022 · East New York as Captain Stan Yenko
- 2022 · Tankhouse as Morten
- 2022 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2022 · Run & Gun as Grayson
- 2021 · tick, tick... BOOM! as Walter Bloom
- 2021 · The Independents as Granny
- 2021 · Auggie as Felix
- 2021 · Extinct as Wally (voice)
- 2020 · Almost Paradise as Uncle Danny
- 2020 · Indebted as Art
- 2019 · Mad About You as Dr. Mark Devanow
- 2019 · The Last Laugh as Jimbo
- 2018 · Andover as Harold
- 2017 · Suburbicon as John Sears
- 2016 · The Lennon Report as Dr. Stephan G. Lynn
- 2016 · Albion: The Enchanted Stallion as Brian
- 2016 · Black Swell as Mr. Fennimore
- 2014 · Ride as Boss
- 2014 · Yellowbird as Michka (voice)
- 2014 · Obvious Child as Jacob
- 2014 · What Cheer? as Stan
- 2013 · Dealin' with Idiots as
- 2013 · Golden Boy as Paul Daly
- 2012 · Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups as Eddy the Elf Dog (voice)
- 2012 · Luck as Joey Rathburn
- 2011 · Mr. Sunshine as Rod McDaniel
- 2011 · Mr. Sunshine as Rod McDaniel (voice) (uncredited)
- 2010 · Hereafter as Christos
- 2009 · Help Me, Help You as Fish
- 2009 · Santa Buddies as Eddy the Elf Dog (voice)
- 2009 · Ingenious as Newkin
- 2008 · The Visitor as Jacob
- 2007 · Sands of Oblivion as Ira
- 2007 · The Grand as Andy Andrews
- 2007 · Thank God You're Here as Self
- 2006 · For Your Consideration as Marketing Person
- 2006 · Raising Flagg as Bill Reed
- 2006 · The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas as Senator Wingwoah
- 2006 · Everyone's Hero as Hobo Andy / Maitre D' (voice)
- 2005 · Unscripted as Self
- 2004 · Dog Gone Love as Doug
- 2004 · Nobody Knows Anything! as Real Estate Agent
- 2003 · Oliver Beene as Barnaby Rollins
- 2002 · The Santa Claus Brothers as Roy (voice)
- 2001 · Oswald as Pongo (voice)
- 1999 · Strangers with Candy as Harry Link
- 1998 · The Lionhearts as (voice)
- 1994 · Madness of Method as Owen Goodwin
- 1994 · Jimmy Hollywood as Angry Driver
- 1991 · Queens Logic as Actor
- 1990 · Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College as Cat Ghoulie (voice)
- 1990 · Carol & Company as
- 1988 · Vice Versa as Floyd
- 1988 · 110 Lombard as Lil' Jimmy
- 1986 · Nothing in Common as Ad Exec in Bar (uncredited)
- 1985 · Mr. Belvedere as
- Future · Hershey as Joseph Royer
- 2025 · The End is at Hand as Frank (voice)
- 2025 · Portal to Hell as Chip
- 2024 · Wolfs as Kid's Dad
- 2024 · Night Session as Homeowner
- 2024 · Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt as Self
- 2023 · Thin Skinned as The Mortician
- 2023 · Monsters of California as Dr. Eric Walker
- 2023 · The Magnificent Meyersons as Morty Meyerson
- 2023 · Proof of Concept as
- 2023 · Hidden Exposure as Randall Abbott
- 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 · Hamster & Gretel as Tchotchke (voice)
- 2022 · Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head as Rabbi (voice)
- 2022 · 18½ as Jack
- 2022 · Inventions That Changed History as Self - Actor
- 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
- 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
- 2019 · John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch as Richard Kind
- 2019 · Bombshell as Rudy Giuliani
- 2019 · Transparent: Musicale Finale as Howard
- 2019 · Evil as Judge Jared Jeter
- 2019 · The Social Ones as The Architect
- 2019 · The Other Two as Skip Schamplin
- 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
- 2018 · Secret of the Sundrop as Monty
- 2017 · Big Mouth as Marty Glouberman (voice)
- 2017 · Big Mouth as
- 2017 · Young Sheldon as Ira Rosenbloom
- 2017 · Gilbert as Self
- 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 · All We Had as Marty
- 2016 · The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
- 2016 · LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures as Durpin (voice)
- 2016 · Detours as Sam Jacobson
- 2016 · The Paper Store as Prof. Marty Kane
- 2016 · Jacqueline Argentine as Private Investigator
- 2015 · Mind Candy as Bing Bong (voice)
- 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 · All-Stars as Richard Kline
- 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 · The Angriest Man in Brooklyn as Bix
- 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 · Dark Minions as Feldenbaum (voice)
- 2013 · One Night Stand as
- 2012 · Divorce Invitation as George Mason
- 2012 · Argo as Max Klein
- 2012 · Elementary as Trent Garby
- 2012 · The Understudy as Ian
- 2011 · Impractical Jokers as
- 2011 · Cars 2 as Van (voice)
- 2011 · Fancypants as Mr. Camp
- 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 · A Serious Man as Uncle Arthur
- 2009 · The Middle as Dr. Niller
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Judge Alan Davies
- 2009 · Glee as Mr. Rifkin
- 2008 · Childrens Hospital as Marvin
- 2008 · Leverage as Mayor Bradford Culpepper III
- 2008 · The Penguins of Madagascar as Roger (voice)
- 2008 · Heidi 4 Paws as Grandfather (voice)
- 2008 · Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief as Groundhog (voice)
- 2007 · The Neighbor as Wilder
- 2007 · Big Stan as Mal
- 2007 · Bagboy as Dave Weiner
- 2007 · Phineas and Ferb as Executive (voice)
- 2007 · Burn Notice as Marv
- 2007 · Fired! as Self
- 2007 · Head Case as Self
- 2007 · Hermie & Friends: Milo the Mantis Who Wouldn't Pray as Milo
- 2006 · 'Til Death as Charlie
- 2006 · Psych as Hugo Rainer
- 2006 · Cars as Van (voice)
- 2006 · I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With as Herb Hope
- 2006 · The Wild as Larry (voice)
- 2006 · Spymate as Dr. Robert Farley
- 2005 · The Producers as Jury Foreman
- 2005 · E-Ring as
- 2005 · Head Cases as
- 2005 · Hi-Jinks as
- 2005 · The Big Empty as Talk Show Host
- 2005 · Bewitched as Abner Kravitz
- 2005 · American Dad! as Car Salesman (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Al Tuttle (voice)
- 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 · The Station Agent as Louis Tiboni
- 2003 · Miss Match as Phil Weston
- 2003 · Two and a Half Men as Artie
- 2003 · Shrink Rap as Herb
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Confessions of a Dangerous Mind as Casting Executive Man
- 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 · 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
- 2000 · Tom Sawyer as Mr. Dobbins (voice)
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Jonas Dworkin
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as William Biegel
- 1999 · Family Guy as Rabbi Goldstein (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Harold Goldfarb (voice)
- 1999 · Our Friend, Martin as Mr. Willis (voice)
- 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 · Sink Or Swim as Benny
- 1997 · Just Shoot Me! as Jimmy Korsh
- 1996 · Spin City as Paul Lassiter
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 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
- 1995 · A Whole New Ballgame as Dwight Kling
- 1994 · Stargate as Gary Meyers
- 1994 · Blue Skies as Kenny
- 1994 · Clifford as Julien Daniels
- 1993 · The Nanny as Jeffrey Needleman
- 1993 · Quest of the Delta Knights as Wamthool
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self
- 1992 · Tom and Jerry: The Movie as Tom (voice)
- 1992 · Mad About You as Dr. Mark Devanow
- 1992 · Mr. Saturday Night as Reporter
- 1991 · All-American Murder as Lou Alonzo
- 1991 · The Carol Burnett Show as
- 1991 · The Commish as
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Director (voice)
- 1989 · Unsub as Jimmy Bello
- 1988 · Empty Nest as Elton Sexton
- 1987 · 21 Jump Street as Caller (voice)
- 1985 · Two Fathers' Justice as D.A. Turpin
- 1984 · The Ratings Game as Steve
- Future · Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True as
- 1987 · The New Homeowner's Guide to Happiness as Dr. Schlazil
- Future · His Date as Thomas
- Future · The Auction as