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'''Richard Riehle''' (born [[Star Trek birthdays|May 12]], [[Early production history|1948]], Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, [[USA]]) has appeared in three of the four [[Star Trek]] spinoffs, as well as over 50 other television series' and about as many movies.
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'''Richard Riehle''' {{born|12|May|1948}} is a prolific character actor from Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, who has appeared in three of the four ''[[Star Trek]]'' spin-offs, as well as over 50 other television series and about twice as many films. He first appeared as [[Batai]] in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' [[TNG Season 5|fifth season]] episode {{e|The Inner Light}} in {{y|1992}}. He then played [[Seamus]] in two episodes of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', {{e|Fair Haven}} and {{e|Spirit Folk}}. His most recent ''Star Trek'' role was that of [[Doctor]] [[Jeremy Lucas]] in the ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' episode {{e|Cold Station 12}} and {{e|The Augments}}. His lab coat from "Cold Station 12" was sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay. {{stala|9414}}
   
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== Television work ==
Among the films where Riehle stars is the comedy ''[[Wikipedia:Office_Space|Office Space]]'' and the suspenseful movie ''[[Wikipedia:The_Fugitive (1993 film)|The Fugitive]]''.
 
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Riehle made his episodic television debut in 1989 with a guest appearance in the popular science fiction series ''Quantum Leap'', starring future ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' actors [[Scott Bakula]] and [[Dean Stockwell]]. He made another appearance on the show the following year. He also made three guest appearances on ''L.A. Law'', co-starring with [[Corbin Bernsen]], [[Larry Drake]], [[Jennifer Hetrick]], [[Salome Jens]], and [[Sam Anderson]].
   
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In addition, Riehle has guest-starred on such shows as ''Murder, She Wrote'' (with [[William Windom]] and [[Mark Rolston]]), ''Murder One'' (with [[John Fleck]], [[Gregory Itzin]], and [[Vanessa Williams]]), ''The Visitor'' (with [[Richard Cox]] and [[Leon Rippy]]), ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (with [[Armin Shimerman]]), ''Diagnosis Murder'' (with [[Scarlett Pomers]] and [[Leon Russom]]), ''The West Wing'' (with [[Ed Begley, Jr.]], [[J. Michael Flynn]], [[Glenn Morshower]], and [[Tony Plana]]), and ''Boston Legal'' (starring [[William Shatner]] and [[Rene Auberjonois]]). Riehle also had a recurring role as Uncle Dave on the short-lived TV sitcom ''Married to the Kellys'' (2003-04), which co-starred Sam Anderson and [[Bruce Gray]]. Perhaps Riehle's most famous television role is that of Walter Finnerty on the FOX Network sitcom ''Grounded For Life''.
{| class="mainpage" "width: 100%"
 
|-
 
! colspan="3"| Characters performed by Richard Riehle
 
|-
 
| align="center"| [[Image:Batai.jpg|150px|center|Batai, a Kataan.]]
 
| align="center"| [[Image:Seamus mcginty.jpg|172px|center|Seamus McGinty, a holographic character.]]
 
| align="center"| [[Image:JeremyLucas.JPG|191px|center|Doctor Jeremy Lucas, the Medical Director of Cold Station 12, in 2154.]]
 
|-
 
| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''[[Batai]]'''
 
| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''[[Seamus McGinty]]'''
 
| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''[[Jeremy Lucas|Doctor Lucas]]'''
 
|-
 
| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[TNG]]:<br>"[[The Inner Light]]"
 
| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[VOY]]:<br>"[[Fair Haven (episode)|Fair Haven]]"<br>"[[Spirit Folk]]"
 
| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[ENT]]:<br>"[[Cold Station 12]]"<br>"[[The Augments]]"
 
|-
 
|}
 
   
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Riehle's notable made-for-TV movies include 1990's ''A Killer Among Us'' (with [[Mike Genovese]] and [[Dwight Schultz]]), 1991's ''Keeper of the City'' (with Tony Plana, [[John Putch]], [[Jimmie F. Skaggs]], and [[Tony Todd]]), 1998's ''Mr. Murder'' (with [[Jim Beaver]], [[Stephanie Niznik]], and [[Bill Smitrovich]]) and ''The Pentagon Wars'' (with Sam Anderson, [[Bruce French]], and [[Randy Oglesby]]), 1999's ''Au Pair'' (1999, with [[John Rhys-Davies]]), and the Columbo movies ''Ashes to Ashes'' (1998, with [[Spencer Garrett]] and [[Richard Libertini]]) and ''Murder with Too Many Notes'' (2000, with with [[Van Epperson]], [[Obi Ndefo]], Randy Oglesby, and [[Herschel Sparber]]).
==Filmography==
 
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* ''Black Rain'' (1989; with [[Tim Kelleher]], [[Stephen Root]], and [[Keone Young]])
 
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== Film work ==
* ''Cast the First Stone'' (1989; with [[Salome Jens]], [[Jeff McCarthy]], and [[Rudolph Willrich]])
 
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One of Riehle's earliest films was 1989's ''Black Rain'', in which he and ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' guest star [[Stephen Root]] played Internal Affairs agents. (The film also featured [[Tim Kelleher]] and [[Keone Young]].) In 1999, Riehle and Root co-starred in the popular comedy ''{{w|Office_Space|Office Space}}'' (with [[Diedrich Bader]] and [[Paul Willson]]).
* ''Cross of Fire'' (1989; with Stephen Root, [[William Schallert]], and [[Keith Szarabajka]])
 
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* ''Glory'' (1989; with [[Bob Gunton]], [[Mark Margolis]], and [[Ethan Phillips]])
 
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Riehle's exhaustive film credits also include the 1989 [[American Civil War|Civil War]] drama ''Glory'' (with [[Bob Gunton]], [[Mark Margolis]], and [[Ethan Phillips]]), the 1992 version of ''Of Mice and Men'' (with [[Ray Walston]]),''Body of Evidence'' (1993, with [[Michael Forest]], [[Frank Langella]], and Mark Rolston), ''Free Willy'' (1993, with [[Lori Petty]]), the period Las Vegas mob-film ''Casino''(1995) with an uncredited [[Steven R. Schirripa]], the [[Stuart Baird]]-directed ''Executive Decision'' (1996, with [[Len Cariou]], Andreas Katsulas, and [[Warren Munson]]), ''Desperate Measures'' (1998, with [[Dennis Cockrum]] and [[Tracey Walter]]), and 1998's ''Mighty Joe Young'' (with [[Geoffrey Blake]], [[Richard McGonagle]], [[Scarlett Pomers]], [[Lawrence Pressman]], and Tracey Walter). Riehle was also one of the many ''Star Trek'' alumni to be featured in the 1996 drama ''Ghosts of Mississippi''. Co-starring with him in this film were [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Virginia Madsen]], [[Susanna Thompson]], [[Bill Cobbs]], Spencer Garrett, [[Jerry Hardin]], Thomas Kopache, [[Terry O'Quinn]], [[Brock Peters]], and Bill Smitrovich.
* ''L.A. Law'' episode "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (1989; with [[Corbin Bernsen]] and [[Jennifer Hetrick]])
 
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* ''Murder, She Wrote'' episode "Dead Letter" (1989; with [[William Windom]])
 
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His more recent credits include the 2001 independent film ''The Gristle'' (with [[Michael Dorn]]), the 2001 comedy ''Joe Dirt'' (with [[Brian Thompson]]), 2002's ''The Laramie Project'' (with [[Clancy Brown]]), the 2002 Christian film ''Time Changer'' (with [[Callan White]]), the 2003 cult comedy ''The Hebrew Hammer'' (as Santa, with [[Andy Dick]] playing his treacherous son), and the 2005 family movie ''The 12 Dogs of Christmas'' (starring [[John Billingsley]]). He also worked with his ''Enterprise'' co-star [[John Billingsley]] and [[Tony Todd]] in [[Jerome Bixby]]'s science fiction drama ''The Man from Earth''.
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== ''Star Trek'' appearances ==
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<gallery>
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File:Batai.jpg|[[Batai]]<br>{{TNG|The Inner Light}}
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File:Seamus.jpg|[[Seamus]]<br>{{VOY|Fair Haven|Spirit Folk}}
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File:Jeremy Lucas.jpg|[[Jeremy Lucas]]<br>{{ENT|Cold Station 12|The Augments}}
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== Other ''Trek'' connections ==
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Additional projects in which Riehle appeared with other ''Star Trek'' performers include:
 
* ''Cast the First Stone'' (1989; with Salome Jens, [[Jeff McCarthy]], and [[Rudolph Willrich]])
 
* ''Falcon Crest'' episode "Payback" (1989; with [[Lee Bergere]])
 
* ''Falcon Crest'' episode "Payback" (1989; with [[Lee Bergere]])
 
*''Cross of Fire'' (1990 TV movie, with [[Stephen Root]], [[William Schallert]], [[Keith Szarabajka]])
* ''Quantum Leap'' episode "Play It Again, Seymour - April 14, 1953" (1989; with [[Scott Bakula]] and [[Dean Stockwell]])
 
* ''A Killer Among Us'' (1990; with [[Mike Genovese]] and [[Dwight Schultz]])
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* ''Ferris Bueller'' (TV series, 1990; with [[David Graf]]/spinoff from the film ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' which co-starred [[Alan Ruck]])
* ''Ferris Bueller'' (TV series, 1990; with [[David Graf]])
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* ''Shadows and Fog'' (1991; with [[Kenneth Mars]], [[Wallace Shawn]], [[Kurtwood Smith]], and [[David Ogden Stiers]])
* ''Quantum Leap'' episode "Leaping in Without a Net - November 18, 1958" (1990; with Scott Bakula, [[Phil Fondacaro]], and Dean Stockwell)
 
* ''The Golden Girls'' episode "Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home, Part I" (1991; with [[Beatrice Arthur]])
 
* ''The Golden Girls'' episode "Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home, Part II" (1991; with Beatrice Arthur)
 
* ''Keeper of the City'' (1991; with [[Tony Plana]], [[John Putch]], [[Jimmie F. Skaggs]], and [[Tony Todd]])
 
 
* ''Civil Wars'' episode "Whippet 'Til It Breaks" (1992; with [[Tricia O'Neil]] and [[Don Stark]])
 
* ''Civil Wars'' episode "Whippet 'Til It Breaks" (1992; with [[Tricia O'Neil]] and [[Don Stark]])
* ''L.A. Law'' episode "Helter Shelter" (1992; with Corbin Bernsen and Salome Jens)
 
* ''Murder, She Wrote'' episode "The Wind Around the Tower" (1992; with [[Mark Rolston]] and William Windom)
 
* ''Of Mice and Men'' (1992; with [[Ray Walston]])
 
 
* ''On the Air'' episode 1.2 (1992; with [[Miguel Ferrer]] and [[Tracey Walter]])
 
* ''On the Air'' episode 1.2 (1992; with [[Miguel Ferrer]] and [[Tracey Walter]])
 
* ''The Public Eye'' (1992; with [[Ian Abercrombie]], Bob Gunton, and [[Nick Tate]])
 
* ''The Public Eye'' (1992; with [[Ian Abercrombie]], Bob Gunton, and [[Nick Tate]])
* ''Shadows and Fog'' (1992; with [[Kenneth Mars]], [[Wallace Shawn]], [[Kurtwood Smith]], and [[David Ogden Stiers]])
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* ''The Fugitive'' (1993; with [[Danny Goldring]] and [[Andreas Katsulas]])
 
* ''A Dangerous Woman'' (1993; with [[Warren Munson]])
 
* ''A Dangerous Woman'' (1993; with [[Warren Munson]])
* ''Body of Evidence'' (1993; with [[Michael Forest]], [[Frank Langella]], and Mark Rolston)
 
 
* ''For Their Own Good'' (1993; with David Graf, [[Thomas Kopache]], and [[Glenn Morshower]])
 
* ''For Their Own Good'' (1993; with David Graf, [[Thomas Kopache]], and [[Glenn Morshower]])
* ''Free Willy'' (1993; with [[Lori Petty]])
 
* ''The Fugitive'' (1993; with [[Danny Goldring]] and [[Andreas Katsulas]])
 
* ''L.A. Law'' episode "Spanky and the Art Gang" (1993; with [[Sam Anderson]], Corbin Bernsen, and Salome Jens)
 
 
* ''Shaky Ground'' episode "Love Thy Neighbor" (1993; with [[Matt Frewer]])
 
* ''Shaky Ground'' episode "Love Thy Neighbor" (1993; with [[Matt Frewer]])
* ''Holy Matrimony'' (1994; with [[John Schuck]])
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* ''Holy Matrimony'' (1994; with [[John Schuck]], directed by [[Leonard Nimoy]])
 
* ''Iron Will'' (1994; with David Ogden Stiers)
 
* ''Iron Will'' (1994; with David Ogden Stiers)
 
* ''Dominion'' (1995; with Glenn Morshower)
 
* ''Dominion'' (1995; with Glenn Morshower)
 
* ''Stuart Saves His Family'' (1995; with [[Jeremy Roberts]], [[Harris Yulin]], and [[Michelle Horn]])
 
* ''Jury Duty'' (1995; with [[Charles Napier]])
 
* ''Jury Duty'' (1995; with [[Charles Napier]])
* ''Lone Justice 2'' (1995; with [[Jeremy Roberts]])
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* ''Lone Justice 2'' (1995; with Jeremy Roberts)
* ''Stuart Saves His Family'' (1995; with Jeremy Roberts and [[Harris Yulin]])
 
 
* ''Trial by Fire'' (1995; with [[Keith Carradine]])
 
* ''Trial by Fire'' (1995; with [[Keith Carradine]])
 
* ''Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom'' (video game, 1995; with [[Charles Esten]], [[Malcolm McDowell]], and [[John Rhys-Davies]])
 
* ''Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom'' (video game, 1995; with [[Charles Esten]], [[Malcolm McDowell]], and [[John Rhys-Davies]])
 
* ''Driven'' (1996; with [[Spencer Garrett]], [[Eric Pierpoint]], and Tony Todd)
 
* ''Driven'' (1996; with [[Spencer Garrett]], [[Eric Pierpoint]], and Tony Todd)
* ''Executive Decision'' (1996; with [[Len Cariou]], Andreas Katsulas, and Warren Munson)
 
 
* ''The Fan'' (1996; with [[Michael Jace]])
 
* ''The Fan'' (1996; with [[Michael Jace]])
* ''Ghosts of Mississippi'' (1996; with Spencer Garrett, [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Jerry Hardin]], Thomas Kopache, [[Terry O'Quinn]], [[Brock Peters]], and [[Susanna Thompson]])
 
 
* ''Killer: A Journal of Murder'' (1996; with [[Nicholas Guest]])
 
* ''Killer: A Journal of Murder'' (1996; with [[Nicholas Guest]])
 
* ''Last Resort'' (1996; with Dean Stockwell and [[Dendrie Taylor]])
 
* ''Last Resort'' (1996; with Dean Stockwell and [[Dendrie Taylor]])
* ''Murder One'' episode "Chapter Twenty-Three" (1996; with [[John Fleck]], [[Gregory Itzin]], and [[Vanessa Williams]])
 
 
* ''The Single Guy'' episode "Best Man" (1996; with [[Olivia d'Abo]])
 
* ''The Single Guy'' episode "Best Man" (1996; with [[Olivia d'Abo]])
 
* ''Soul of the Game'' (1996; with Jerry Hardin)
 
* ''Soul of the Game'' (1996; with Jerry Hardin)
 
* ''187'' (1997; with Tony Plana)
 
* ''187'' (1997; with Tony Plana)
* ''The Visitor'' episode "Fear of Flying" (1997; with [[Richard Cox]] and [[Leon Rippy]])
 
 
* ''Brooklyn South'' episode "Tears on My Willow" (1998; with [[Titus Welliver]])
 
* ''Brooklyn South'' episode "Tears on My Willow" (1998; with [[Titus Welliver]])
* ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' episode "Becoming, Part I" (1998; with [[Armin Shimerman]])
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* ''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'' (1998; with [[Larry Cedar]] and [[Gregory Itzin]])
 
* ''Lethal Weapon 4'' (1998, with [[Richard Libertini]])
 
* ''Chicago Hope'' episode "Sarindipity" (1998; with [[Michael Bofshever]])
 
* ''Chicago Hope'' episode "Sarindipity" (1998; with [[Michael Bofshever]])
* ''Columbo: Ashes to Ashes'' (1998; with Spencer Garrett and [[Richard Libertini]])
 
* ''Desperate Measures'' (1998; with [[Dennis Cockrum]] and Tracey Walter)
 
* ''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'' (1998; with [[Larry Cedar]] and Gregory Itzin)
 
 
* ''The Lesser Evil'' (1998; with [[Anne Haney]])
 
* ''The Lesser Evil'' (1998; with [[Anne Haney]])
* ''Lethal Weapon 4'' (1998; with Richard Libertini)
 
 
* ''Mercury Rising'' (1998; with [[Steve Rankin]])
 
* ''Mercury Rising'' (1998; with [[Steve Rankin]])
* ''Mighty Joe Young'' (1998; with [[Richard McGonagle]], [[Scarlett Pomers]], [[Lawrence Pressman]], and Tracey Walter)
 
* ''Mr. Murder'' (1998; with [[Jim Beaver]] and [[Stephanie Niznik]])
 
* ''The Odd Couple II'' (1998; with [[Earl Boen]])
 
* ''The Pentagon Wars'' (1998; with Sam Anderson, [[Bruce French]], and [[Randy Oglesby]])
 
 
* ''The Ransom of Red Chief'' (1998; with [[Christopher Lloyd]] and [[Alan Ruck]])
 
* ''The Ransom of Red Chief'' (1998; with [[Christopher Lloyd]] and [[Alan Ruck]])
 
* ''The Arrangement'' (1999; with Lori Petty)
 
* ''The Arrangement'' (1999; with Lori Petty)
* ''Au Pair'' (1999; with John Rhys-Davies)
 
 
* ''Balloon Farm'' (1999; with [[Neal McDonough]])
 
* ''Balloon Farm'' (1999; with [[Neal McDonough]])
* ''Diagnosis Murder'' episode "Santa Claude" (1999; with Scarlett Pomers and [[Leon Russom]])
 
 
* ''Hard Time: Hostage Hotel'' (1999; with Keith Carradine, Spencer Garrett, and Tony Plana)
 
* ''Hard Time: Hostage Hotel'' (1999; with Keith Carradine, Spencer Garrett, and Tony Plana)
 
* ''Kill the Man'' (1999; with [[Teri Garr]] and [[Michael McKean]])
 
* ''Kill the Man'' (1999; with [[Teri Garr]] and [[Michael McKean]])
* ''Office Space'' (1999; with Stephen Root)
 
 
* ''City of Angels'' episode "Ax and You Shall Receive" (2000; with [[John Cothran, Jr.]])
 
* ''City of Angels'' episode "Ax and You Shall Receive" (2000; with [[John Cothran, Jr.]])
* ''Columbo: Murder with Too Many Notes'' (2000; with [[Van Epperson]], [[Obi Ndefo]], Randy Oglesby, and [[Herschel Sparber]])
 
 
* ''Crash Point Zero'' (2000; with [[J. Patrick McCormack]] and [[Jack Shearer]])
 
* ''Crash Point Zero'' (2000; with [[J. Patrick McCormack]] and [[Jack Shearer]])
* ''The Gristle'' (2001; with [[Michael Dorn]])
 
* ''Joe Dirt'' (2001; with [[Brian Thompson]])
 
* ''The West Wing'' episode "Bartlet's Third State of the Union" (2001; with [[Ed Begley, Jr.]], [[J. Michael Flynn]], Glenn Morshower, and Tony Plana)
 
* ''The West Wing'' episode "The War at Home" (2001; with Tony Plana)
 
* ''The Laramie Project'' (2002; with [[Clancy Brown]])
 
 
* ''Beethoven's 5th'' (2003; with [[Clint Howard]])
 
* ''Beethoven's 5th'' (2003; with [[Clint Howard]])
* ''Married to the Kellys'' (2003-2004; with Sam Anderson and [[Bruce Gray]])
 
 
* ''Monster Makers'' (2003; with Tracey Walter)
 
* ''Monster Makers'' (2003; with Tracey Walter)
 
* ''Death and Texas'' (2004; with Corbin Bernsen and John Fleck)
 
* ''Death and Texas'' (2004; with Corbin Bernsen and John Fleck)
* ''Home on the Range'' (2004; with [[Charles Dennis]])
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* ''Home on the Range'' (2004; voice only, with [[Charles Dennis]])
 
* ''NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323'' (2004; with [[Brian Markinson]])
 
* ''NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323'' (2004; with [[Brian Markinson]])
* ''The 12 Dogs of Christmas'' (2005; with [[John Billingsley]])
 
* ''Boston Legal'' episode "Ass Fat Jungle" (2005; with [[Rene Auberjonois]] and [[William Shatner]])
 
 
* ''Detective'' (2005; with Christopher Lloyd)
 
* ''Detective'' (2005; with Christopher Lloyd)
 
* ''The Lost'' (2005; with [[Ed Lauter]])
 
* ''The Lost'' (2005; with [[Ed Lauter]])
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* ''Wedding Crashers'' (2005, with [[Henry Gibson]], [[Ron Canada]], [[Ellen Albertini Dow]], [[Noel De Souza]], and [[Tiffany Turner]])
 
* ''Hatchet'' (2006; with Tony Todd)
 
* ''Hatchet'' (2006; with Tony Todd)
 
* ''Little Big Top'' (2006; with [[Sid Haig]])
 
* ''Little Big Top'' (2006; with [[Sid Haig]])
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* ''Choose Connor'' (2007; with [[Erick Avari]], [[April Grace]], [[James Horan]], [[Don McManus]], [[John Rubinstein]], [[Steven Weber]], and [[Michael Welch]])
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* ''Psych'' episode "Earth, Wind and... Wait for It" (2009; with [[Bruce McGill]])
 
* ''Big Stan'' (2009; with [[Henry Gibson]] and [[Jennifer Morrison]])
   
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* [http://industrycentral.net/content/actors/riehle.html Richard Riehle] at [http://industrycentral.net IndustryCentral.net]
   
 
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Template:Realworld Richard Riehle (born 12 May 1948; age 75) is a prolific character actor from Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, who has appeared in three of the four Star Trek spin-offs, as well as over 50 other television series and about twice as many films. He first appeared as Batai in Star Trek: The Next Generation fifth season episode "The Inner Light" in 1992. He then played Seamus in two episodes of Star Trek: Voyager, "Fair Haven" and "Spirit Folk". His most recent Star Trek role was that of Doctor Jeremy Lucas in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Cold Station 12" and "The Augments". His lab coat from "Cold Station 12" was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [1]

Television work

Riehle made his episodic television debut in 1989 with a guest appearance in the popular science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring future Star Trek: Enterprise actors Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. He made another appearance on the show the following year. He also made three guest appearances on L.A. Law, co-starring with Corbin Bernsen, Larry Drake, Jennifer Hetrick, Salome Jens, and Sam Anderson.

In addition, Riehle has guest-starred on such shows as Murder, She Wrote (with William Windom and Mark Rolston), Murder One (with John Fleck, Gregory Itzin, and Vanessa Williams), The Visitor (with Richard Cox and Leon Rippy), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (with Armin Shimerman), Diagnosis Murder (with Scarlett Pomers and Leon Russom), The West Wing (with Ed Begley, Jr., J. Michael Flynn, Glenn Morshower, and Tony Plana), and Boston Legal (starring William Shatner and Rene Auberjonois). Riehle also had a recurring role as Uncle Dave on the short-lived TV sitcom Married to the Kellys (2003-04), which co-starred Sam Anderson and Bruce Gray. Perhaps Riehle's most famous television role is that of Walter Finnerty on the FOX Network sitcom Grounded For Life.

Riehle's notable made-for-TV movies include 1990's A Killer Among Us (with Mike Genovese and Dwight Schultz), 1991's Keeper of the City (with Tony Plana, John Putch, Jimmie F. Skaggs, and Tony Todd), 1998's Mr. Murder (with Jim Beaver, Stephanie Niznik, and Bill Smitrovich) and The Pentagon Wars (with Sam Anderson, Bruce French, and Randy Oglesby), 1999's Au Pair (1999, with John Rhys-Davies), and the Columbo movies Ashes to Ashes (1998, with Spencer Garrett and Richard Libertini) and Murder with Too Many Notes (2000, with with Van Epperson, Obi Ndefo, Randy Oglesby, and Herschel Sparber).

Film work

One of Riehle's earliest films was 1989's Black Rain, in which he and Star Trek: The Next Generation guest star Stephen Root played Internal Affairs agents. (The film also featured Tim Kelleher and Keone Young.) In 1999, Riehle and Root co-starred in the popular comedy Office Space (with Diedrich Bader and Paul Willson).

Riehle's exhaustive film credits also include the 1989 Civil War drama Glory (with Bob Gunton, Mark Margolis, and Ethan Phillips), the 1992 version of Of Mice and Men (with Ray Walston),Body of Evidence (1993, with Michael Forest, Frank Langella, and Mark Rolston), Free Willy (1993, with Lori Petty), the period Las Vegas mob-film Casino(1995) with an uncredited Steven R. Schirripa, the Stuart Baird-directed Executive Decision (1996, with Len Cariou, Andreas Katsulas, and Warren Munson), Desperate Measures (1998, with Dennis Cockrum and Tracey Walter), and 1998's Mighty Joe Young (with Geoffrey Blake, Richard McGonagle, Scarlett Pomers, Lawrence Pressman, and Tracey Walter). Riehle was also one of the many Star Trek alumni to be featured in the 1996 drama Ghosts of Mississippi. Co-starring with him in this film were Whoopi Goldberg, Virginia Madsen, Susanna Thompson, Bill Cobbs, Spencer Garrett, Jerry Hardin, Thomas Kopache, Terry O'Quinn, Brock Peters, and Bill Smitrovich.

His more recent credits include the 2001 independent film The Gristle (with Michael Dorn), the 2001 comedy Joe Dirt (with Brian Thompson), 2002's The Laramie Project (with Clancy Brown), the 2002 Christian film Time Changer (with Callan White), the 2003 cult comedy The Hebrew Hammer (as Santa, with Andy Dick playing his treacherous son), and the 2005 family movie The 12 Dogs of Christmas (starring John Billingsley). He also worked with his Enterprise co-star John Billingsley and Tony Todd in Jerome Bixby's science fiction drama The Man from Earth.

Star Trek appearances

Other Trek connections

Additional projects in which Riehle appeared with other Star Trek performers include:

External links