
Richard Kind
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Biography
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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Family Guy

American Dad!

The Simpsons

The Daily Show

Elementary

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Good Wife

21 Jump Street

E! True Hollywood Story

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Evil

Bob's Burgers

Life in Pieces

The Good Fight

Childrens Hospital

The Middle

Man Seeking Woman

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Just Shoot Me!

The Librarians

Gotham

Kim Possible

Glee

Big Mouth

Only Murders in the Building

Girls5eva

Burn Notice

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Empty Nest

The Wild Thornberrys

Girlfriends

Two and a Half Men

Psych

The $100,000 Pyramid

Phineas and Ferb

Hollywood Squares

The Nanny

Velma

Young Sheldon

The Goldbergs

Reba

Night Court

Mad About You

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Miss Match

The Michael J. Fox Show

Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head

Transparent

E-Ring

Strangers with Candy

Clone High

The Other Two

LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures

Stargate Atlantis

Indebted

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Leverage

A Million Little Things

Scrubs

Father of the Pride

Unscripted

Thank God You're Here

Summer Camp Island

The Penguins of Madagascar

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

Bad Teacher

Would I Lie to You?

Jeff and Some Aliens

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

Golden Boy

The Watcher

Cars 2

Bombshell

Toy Story 3

tick, tick... BOOM!

History of the World: Part II

Cars

Suburbicon

Argo

Bewitched

Stargate

Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief

Transparent: Musicale Finale

Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie

Fired!

Extinct

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

Inventions That Changed History

Beau Is Afraid

Run & Gun

Red Oaks

The Station Agent

The Carol Burnett Show

The Search for Santa Paws

Santa Buddies

The Last Laugh

Sharknado 2: The Second One

Jimmy Hollywood

Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups

Wolfs

Big Stan

The Out-Laws

The Wild

A Bug's Life

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

All-American Murder

Clifford

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Carol & Company

Luck

East New York

The Neighbor

Mind Candy

Inside Out

Eagleheart

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.

Tom and Jerry: The Movie
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