Richard Riehle
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 12, 1948
- Died
- October 15, 2026
- Birthplace
- Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USA
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.
Filmography
The Cowboy Killer 2026
as Cook Gerald
Boris Is Dead 2026
as Hank
We Meet Again 2025
as Richter
500 Fireflies 2025
as Oscar
Tonic 2025
as Edward
Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma 2025
as Santa Claus
The Invisible Raptor 2024
as Sheriff Grimley
Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story 2024
as Nicolas Young
Feeling Randy 2024
as Wilfred
- Sanity
Sanity 2024
as Sheriff Huber
Ambush at St. Mary's 2024
as Father Jacob
Purgy's 2024
as Old Man
- Golden Vanity
Golden Vanity 2023
as Radio Announcer (voice)
Adventures of the Naked Umbrella 2023
as Granny
Invaders from Proxima B 2023
as Willy Felson
Poor Paul 2023
as Grandpa Paul
For Years to Come 2023
as Wally, Executive Producer
Old Man Jackson 2023
as Father Donovan
Intern 2023
as CEO
Fuzzy Head 2023
as Sheriff John Cunningham
Madelines 2022
as Rory Devonshire
Moon Manor 2022
as Gordon
The Wedding Pact 2: The Baby Pact 2021
as Henry Carter
Far More 2021
as Father Joe
Destination Marfa 2021
as Skeeter the cashier
For the Hits 2021
as Grandpa George
Digging to Death 2021
as Allen Palms
Jimmy's Jungle 2020
as Grandpa Bell
Faith Based 2020
as Herman
3 from Hell 2019
as Sheriff Wolf
Limbo 2019
as Phil
15 Minutes at 400 Degrees 2019
as John
Boomerang 2019
Actor
The Meanest Man in Texas 2019
as Mr. Kilpatrick
Chase 2019
as Turley
PawParazzi 2019
as Bobby
Nowhere, Michigan 2019
as Martin
Living Room Coffin 2018
as Nate
A Very Nutty Christmas 2018
as Drosselmeyer
Puppy Star Christmas 2018
as Santa Claus
Bullitt County 2018
as The Mr.
The Invisible Mother 2018
as Archie
Heels 2018
as Calvin
West of Hell 2018
as The Conductor
Fishbowl California 2018
as Glen
The Acorn 2018
as Mr. Ives
Deadman Standing 2018
as Clarence Potts
20 Weeks 2018
as Keenan
Bad Apples 2018
as Principal Dale
Made Vicious 2017
as Lawyer Justice
Aquarians 2017
Actor
You Have a Nice Flight 2017
as Bob
Fear, Inc. 2017
as Bill Peterson
Breaking Legs 2017
as Principal Bater
Pitching Tents 2017
as Grandpa
Love at First Glance 2017
as Wally
- Miyubi
Miyubi 2017
as Grandpa
A Father's Secret 2016
as Ian Stone
Schlep 2016
as Uncle Bill
Last Man Club 2016
as Grady Reeds
Citrus Springs 2016
as George
Pee-wee's Big Holiday 2016
as Dan
Dementia 2015
as Sam
Welcome to Forever 2015
as Mr Cooper
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves 2015
as Sheriff Ryan
Daddy 2015
as Al Rubin
Amnesiac 2015
as Postman
Contracted: Phase II 2015
as Deuce Gelman
Sex, Death and Bowling 2015
as Father Joe
- Boredom
Boredom 2015
as John
Lights Out 2015
as Harold
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant 2015
as Bartender
Roommate Wanted 2015
as Dr. Hoffman
Primrose Lane 2015
as Officer Braggs
All I Want for Christmas 2014
as Sal
There's Always Woodstock 2014
as Mr. Harmon
- Pilot Error
Pilot Error 2014
as Roy Grimm
The Three Dogateers 2014
as Santa
The Scribbler 2014
as Officer O'Reilly
Transformers: Age of Extinction 2014
as Theater Landlord
The Cabining 2014
as Sarge
Lovesick 2014
as Father
In Your Eyes 2014
as Mr. Padgham
Gone Doggy Gone 2014
as Stan Janson
Mischief Night 2013
as Trucker
The Secret Village 2013
as Paul
Friended to Death 2013
Actor
Munchausen 2013
as Doctor
Coffee, Kill Boss 2013
as Vincent Brutsi
Girl Meets Boy 2013
as Raymond
Friend Request 2013
as Frank
- Jack's Not Sick Anymore
Jack's Not Sick Anymore 2013
Actor, Producer
Lonely Boy 2013
as Mr. Fitz
Blue Dream 2013
as Ted Sellers
Texas Chainsaw 3D 2013
as Farnsworth
FDR: American Badass! 2012
as Senator Bronson
Dead Man's Burden 2012
as Three Penny Hank
BearCity 2: The Proposal 2012
as Gabe
- Stitch in Time
Stitch in Time 2012
as Norman Stitch
3 Days of Normal 2012
as Chief Dale Nickens
Lake Effects 2012
as Chairman McCarren
- WaterWalk
WaterWalk 2012
as Jim T
Bad Ass 2012
as Father Miller
Last Call 2012
as Harold
Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend 2012
as Howlin' Hal Halsby
Extracted 2012
as Father Riley
Treasure Buddies 2012
as Thomas Howard
Breathless 2012
as Deputy Cole
The Watermen 2011
as Belvine Lee Smith
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas 2011
as Santa Claus
Chillerama 2011
as Cecil Kaufman
Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer 2011
as Ringmaster
Bridesmaids 2011
as Bill Cozbi
1,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Position 2010
as Charlie
The Search for Santa Paws 2010
as Santa Claus
Miss Nobody 2010
as Leonard Ormsby
Breakdance Academy 2010
as Principal Collins
Spork 2010
as Clyde
Five Star Day 2010
as Jim the Plumber
Gay Baby 2010
as Dr. Feldman
Growth 2010
as Larkin Holberman
Killer by Nature 2010
as Warden Upton
The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu 2009
as Mr. Snodgrass
Halloween II 2009
as Buddy The Night Watchman
Messengers 2: The Scarecrow 2009
as Jude Weatherby
Project Solitude 2009
as Frederick Sterling
Nowhere to Hide 2009
as Toley
Spinning Into Butter 2009
as Paul Meyers
Stellina Blue 2009
as Dr. Helfenstein
- Dinner with Raphael
Dinner with Raphael 2009
as Mr. Siegfried
Our First Christmas 2008
as Santa
Bait Shop 2008
as Gus
Red 2008
as Sam
Your Name Here 2008
as Lipschitz
A Plumm Summer 2008
as Art Bublin
The Last Word 2008
as Man at Gorge
Hindsight 2008
as Peter
Necessary Evil 2008
as Capt. Parsons
Audie & the Wolf 2008
as Michael Ludlow
Smiley Face 2007
as Mr. Spencer
Big Stan 2007
as Judge Perry
Resurrection Mary 2007
as Detective Mahoney
Wasting Away 2007
as Colonel South
Choose Connor 2007
as Grant Miller
The Man from Earth 2007
as Dr. Will Gruber
Domestic Import 2006
as Sam the Mailman
Dorm Daze 2 2006
as Captain Bunkley
Down the P.C.H. 2006
as Ricky
Price To Pay 2006
as Hooper
The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell 2006
as Narrator / Paranormal Historian
Hatchet 2006
as Jim Permatteo
Hot Tamale 2006
as Sheriff Pinkham
Dark Mind 2006
as Detective Rees
The Lost 2006
as Bill Richmond
The Darkroom 2006
as Emilio
Midnight Clear 2006
as Tommy
Fierce Friend 2006
as Phone Tech
Little Big Top 2006
as Bob
The 12 Dogs of Christmas 2005
as Mayor Noble Doyle
The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green 2005
as Hat Sister
Neo Ned 2005
as Officer Roy Pendleton
Mysterious Skin 2005
as Charlie
Palindromes 2005
as Dr. Dan
The Gristle 2004
as Starnes
Home on the Range 2004
as Sheriff (voice)
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 2004
as Ernie Wilson
Death and Texas 2004
as Prison Warden
The Hebrew Hammer 2003
as Santa
Beethoven's 5th 2003
as Vaughn Carter
Monster Makers 2003
as Det. Brennan
Time Changer 2003
as Dr. Wiseman
Ken Park 2003
as Murph
Another pretty face 2002
Actor
The Laramie Project 2002
as Henderson Trial Judge
Bandits 2001
as Lawrence Fife
The Parlor 2001
as Beth
Joe Dirt 2001
as Car Dealer
Say It Isn't So 2001
as Sheriff Merle Hobbs
The Fluffer 2001
as Sam Martins
Crash Point Zero 2000
as Alan Douglas
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo 1999
as Bob Bigalow
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel 1999
as Capt. Rich Waters
Blink of an Eye 1999
as Main Prison Guard
Au Pair 1999
as Sam Morgan
Balloon Farm 1999
as Earl
Hard Time: The Premonition 1999
as Capt. Waters
Office Space 1999
as Tom Smykowski
Kill the Man 1999
as Mr. Ellias
The Arrangement 1999
as Det. Bert Hershak
Mighty Joe Young 1998
as Commander Gorman
Route 9 1998
as Agent Wallace
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish 1998
as Sgt. Mooney
The Thin Pink Line 1998
as Governor Eastman
The Lesser Evil 1998
as Detective Smitts
Mr. Murder 1998
as John Wexel
Judas Kiss 1998
as Security Guard
One of Our Own 1998
as Burt Herchak
Lethal Weapon 4 1998
as INS Agent
Perfect Prey 1998
as Detective Bevlan
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998
as Dune Buggy Driver
Driven 1998
as Leon
The Odd Couple II 1998
as Detective
Mercury Rising 1998
as Edgar Halstrom
The Pentagon Wars 1998
as General Vice
Desperate Measures 1998
as Ed Fayne
The Ransom of Red Chief 1998
as Narrator / Sheriff 'T-Bone' Yankum
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest 1997
as Jack Ogden
Cold Night Into Dawn 1997
as Gerald
River Made to Drown In 1997
as Heavyset Man
One Eight Seven 1997
as Walter
Trading Favors 1997
as Highway Patrolman
Dilemma 1997
as Captain Ross
Ghosts of Mississippi 1996
as Tommy Mayfield
Killer: A Journal of Murder 1996
as Warden Quince
The Fan 1996
as Shopkeeper
Too Fast Too Young 1996
as Sergeant
Soul of the Game 1996
as Pete Harmon
Executive Decision 1996
as Air Marshal
Terminal 1996
as Security Chief
Casino 1995
as Charlie Clark
Trial by Fire 1995
as Fred Cobb
Lone Justice 2 1995
as Mayor
Dominion 1995
as Larry
Stuart Saves His Family 1995
as Judge
Jury Duty 1995
as Principal Beasely
A Stranger in Town 1995
as Sheriff
Shadow of Obsession 1994
as DA Applegate
Holy Matrimony 1994
as Greeson
Lightning Jack 1994
as Marcus
Iron Will 1994
as Burton
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss 1993
as Mort Aberdine
A Dangerous Woman 1993
as John
The Fugitive 1993
as Old Guard
Free Willy 1993
as Wade
For Their Own Good 1993
as Dave Butler
Body of Evidence 1993
as Detective Griffin
The Public Eye 1992
as Officer O'Brien
Hero 1992
as Robinson
Of Mice and Men 1992
as Carlson
Prelude to a Kiss 1992
as Jerry Blier
Fried Green Tomatoes 1991
as Reverend Scroggins
Keeper of the City 1991
as Capt. Sam Walden
Shadows and Fog 1991
as Roustabout
A Killer Among Us 1990
as Oscar Wendt
People Like Us 1990
as Anthony Feliciano
So Proudly We Hail 1990
as Davis
Glory 1989
as Quartermaster
Cast the First Stone 1989
as Dickson
Black Rain 1989
as Crown
Rachel River 1989
as Merv
The Other Side of Hell 1978
as Tattooed Man
Joyride 1977
as Bartender
Credits from TMDB.