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 · Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An almost History of America as Thomas Watson
- 2026 · Sofia the First: Royal Magic as Ember the Dragon (voice)
- 2025 · MIRRORLIAR FILMS Season7 as
- 2025 · Mid-Century Modern as Carroll Mintz
- 2025 · Everybody's Live with John Mulaney as Self - Announcer
- 2024 · Wolfs as Kid's Dad
- 2024 · John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. as Self - Announcer
- 2023 · The Out-Laws as Neil Browning
- 2023 · Clone High as Nostradamus (voice)
- 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)
- 2021 · Only Murders in the Building as Vince Fish
- 2021 · Mickey Mouse Funhouse as Cheezel (voice)
- 2021 · Girls5eva as Richard Kind
- 2021 · Extinct as Wally (voice)
- 2020 · Star Trek: Lower Decks as Doopler Emissary (voice)
- 2020 · Penny Dreadful: City of Angels as Sam Bloom
- 2020 · Almost Paradise as Uncle Danny
- 2019 · Bombshell as Rudy Giuliani
- 2019 · Mad About You as Dr. Mark Devanow
- 2019 · Evil as Judge Jared Jeter
- 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)
- 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
- 2016 · The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
- 2016 · LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures as Durpin (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 · 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 · 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
- 2013 · The Michael J. Fox Show as Mr. Norwood
- 2013 · The Goldbergs as Formica Michael Mikowitz
- 2013 · Golden Boy as Paul Daly
- 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 · 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)
- 2007 · Big Stan as Mal
- 2007 · Phineas and Ferb as Executive (voice)
- 2007 · Burn Notice as Marv
- 2007 · Head Case as Self
- 2006 · 'Til Death as Charlie
- 2006 · Everyone's Hero as Hobo Andy / Maitre D' (voice)
- 2006 · Psych as Hugo Rainer
- 2006 · Cars as Van (voice)
- 2006 · The Wild as Larry (voice)
- 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 · 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 · 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)
- 2001 · Reba as David
- 2001 · Scrubs as Mr. Corman
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Ernest Foley
- 2001 · Oswald as Pongo (voice)
- 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)
- 1998 · A Bug's Life as Molt (voice)
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Lyrebird (voice)
- 1997 · Just Shoot Me! as Jimmy Korsh
- 1996 · Spin City as Paul Lassiter
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self - Guest
- 1995 · Space: Above and Beyond as Matthew Burke
- 1995 · Nowhere Man as Max Webb
- 1994 · Stargate as Gary Meyers
- 1993 · The Nanny as Jeffrey Needleman
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self
- 1991 · The Commish as
- Future · The George Lucas Talk Show: Live as Self
- 2027 · The Auction as Wendall Woods
- 2026 · Hershey as Joseph Royer
- 2025 · Portal to Hell as Chip
- 2024 · Night Session as Homeowner
- 2023 · Monsters of California as Dr. Eric Walker
- 2023 · The Magnificent Meyersons as Morty Meyerson
- 2023 · Hidden Exposure as Randall Abbott
- 2022 · 18½ as Jack
- 2021 · Auggie as Felix
- 2019 · John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch as Richard Kind
- 2019 · Transparent: Musicale Finale as Howard
- 2019 · The Social Ones as The Architect
- 2018 · Andover as Harold
- 2018 · Bernard and Huey as Marty
- 2018 · Secret of the Sundrop as Monty
- 2016 · The Lennon Report as Dr. Stephan G. Lynn
- 2016 · Albion: The Enchanted Stallion as Brian
- 2016 · Detours as Sam Jacobson
- 2013 · Dealin' with Idiots as
- 2013 · Dark Minions as Feldenbaum (voice)
- 2013 · One Night Stand as
- 2012 · The Understudy as Ian
- 2009 · Ingenious as Newkin
- 2007 · Bagboy as Dave Weiner
- 2007 · Fired! as Self
- 2006 · Raising Flagg as Bill Reed
- 2006 · Spymate as Dr. Robert Farley
- 1996 · Shooting Lily as Florist
- Future · Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True as
- 2004 · Dog Gone Love as Doug
- 2004 · Nobody Knows Anything! as Real Estate Agent
- 1998 · Waiting for Woody Allen as Doorman
- 1991 · All-American Murder as Lou Alonzo
- Future · Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom as Greedy King (voice)
- 1997 · Cold Around the Heart as Attorney Nabbish
- Future · Not Dead Yet as Elliot Kelman
- 2025 · The End Is at Hand as Frank (voice)
- 2024 · Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt as Self
- 2023 · Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie as Funeral Director #1 / #2
- 2023 · Thin Skinned as The Mortician
- 2023 · Proof of Concept as
- 2022 · Tankhouse as Morten
- 2022 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2022 · Inventions That Changed History as Self - Actor
- 2022 · Run & Gun as Grayson
- 2021 · Cupid for Christmas as Cupid
- 2021 · tick, tick... BOOM! as Walter Bloom
- 2021 · Off Broadway as Daryl Lependorf
- 2021 · The Independents as Granny
- 2020 · The Stand In as Wes
- 2020 · Ho Ho Horror as Grandpa
- 2020 · Rifkin's Festival as Mort's Father
- 2020 · The Bellmen as Sid
- 2020 · Indebted as Art
- 2019 · The Last Laugh as Jimbo
- 2017 · Suburbicon as John Sears
- 2017 · Gilbert as Self
- 2017 · Jeff and Some Aliens as Stanley (voice)
- 2016 · All We Had as Marty
- 2016 · The Paper Store as Prof. Marty Kane
- 2016 · Jacqueline Argentine as Private Investigator
- 2016 · Black Swell as Mr. Fennimore
- 2015 · Mind Candy as Bing Bong (voice)
- 2015 · Misery Loves Comedy as Self
- 2014 · Ride as Boss
- 2014 · Yellowbird as Michka (voice)
- 2014 · All-Stars as Richard Kline
- 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 · Chu and Blossom as Fred
- 2012 · Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups as Eddy the Elf Dog (voice)
- 2012 · Divorce Invitation as George Mason
- 2012 · Sunday Brunch as Self - Guest
- 2011 · Fancypants as Mr. Camp
- 2010 · Hereafter as Christos
- 2010 · The Search for Santa Paws as Eddy the Elf Dog (voice)
- 2009 · Help Me, Help You as Fish
- 2009 · Santa Buddies as Eddy the Elf Dog (voice)
- 2009 · Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom as Greedy King (voice)
- 2008 · Heidi 4 Paws as Grandfather (voice)
- 2008 · Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief as Groundhog (voice)
- 2008 · The Visitor as Jacob
- 2007 · The Neighbor as Wilder
- 2007 · Sands of Oblivion as Ira
- 2007 · The Grand as Andy Andrews
- 2007 · Thank God You're Here as Self
- 2007 · Hermie & Friends: Milo the Mantis Who Wouldn't Pray as Milo
- 2006 · For Your Consideration as Marketing Person
- 2006 · The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas as Senator Wingwoah
- 2006 · I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With as Herb Hope
- 2005 · The Producers as Jury Foreman
- 2005 · Head Cases as
- 2005 · Hi-Jinks as
- 2005 · The Big Empty as Talk Show Host
- 2005 · Bewitched as Abner Kravitz
- 2004 · Elvis Has Left the Building as Burning Elvis
- 2003 · Shrink Rap as Herb
- 2002 · Confessions of a Dangerous Mind as Casting Executive Man
- 2002 · The Santa Claus Brothers as Roy (voice)
- 2002 · Quicksand as Kensington
- 2001 · Disney's California Adventure Grand Opening Special as
- 2000 · Tom Sawyer as Mr. Dobbins (voice)
- 1999 · Our Friend, Martin as Mr. Willis (voice)
- 1998 · Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade as Self
- 1998 · The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story as Chimp 1 (voice)
- 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 · Blue Skies as Kenny
- 1994 · Clifford as Julien Daniels
- 1994 · Madness of Method as Owen Goodwin
- 1994 · Jimmy Hollywood as Angry Driver
- 1993 · Quest of the Delta Knights as Wamthool
- 1993 · Tom and Jerry: The Movie as Tom (voice)
- 1992 · Mad About You as Dr. Mark Devanow
- 1992 · Mr. Saturday Night as Reporter
- 1991 · The Carol Burnett Show 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 · Vice Versa as Floyd
- 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

