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.
249 acting credits
Acting · 249
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Simpsons
1989
Family Guy
1999
American Dad!
2005
The Daily Show
1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Two and a Half Men
2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Young Sheldon
2017
Psych
2006
Elementary
2012
The Good Wife
2009
Bob's Burgers
2011
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Scrubs
2001
The Middle
2009
Gotham
2014
Phineas and Ferb
2007
The Nanny
1993
Glee
2009
Stargate Atlantis
2004
Burn Notice
2007
The Goldbergs
2013
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Mad About You
1992
The Good Fight
2017
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
21 Jump Street
1987
Evil
2019
Spin City
1996
Only Murders in the Building
2021
Kim Possible
2002
Hollywood Squares
1998
Leverage
2008
Summer Camp Island
2018
The Penguins of Madagascar
2008
The Division
2001
Inside Out
2015
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
Big Mouth
2017
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Harry's Law
2011
Girlfriends
2000
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
A Million Little Things
2018
Childrens Hospital
2008
Just Shoot Me!
1997
Big City Greens
2018
Poker Face
2023
Wolfs
2024
The Librarians
2014
Reba
2001
Toy Story 3
2010
Cars
2006
Life in Pieces
2015
Empty Nest
1988
Cars 2
2011
The Commish
1991
Impractical Jokers
2011
Still Standing
2002
Girls5eva
2021
A Bug's Life
1998
Hamster & Gretel
2022
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017
Transparent
2014
The Other Two
2019
Even Stevens
2000
Velma
2023
Less than Perfect
2002
East New York
2022
'Til Death
2006
Brockmire
2017
History of the World: Part II
2023
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
Nowhere Man
1995
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
2022
Night Court
2023
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
2016
E-Ring
2005
Documentary Now!
2015
Strangers with Candy
1999
Red Oaks
2014
Man Seeking Woman
2015
Oswald
2001
Miss Match
2003
Space: Above and Beyond
1995
Mr. Belvedere
1985
Bad Teacher
2014
The Watcher
2022
Father of the Pride
2004
Oliver Beene
2003
Clone High
2023
Argo
2012
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020
Stargate
1994
Unscripted
2005
Mickey Mouse Funhouse
2021
Almost Paradise
2020
Head Case
2007
Difficult People
2015
Big Stan
2007
Garfield
2004
The Michael J. Fox Show
2013
Golden Boy
2013
Mr. Sunshine
2011
Luck
2012
Mid-Century Modern
2025
The Wild
2006
Beau Is Afraid
2023
Carol & Company
1990
Suburbicon
2017
Bewitched
2005
Mad About You
2019
Bombshell
2019
Tom and Jerry: The Movie
1993
The Out-Laws
2023
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
2024
Would I Lie to You?
2022
Hereafter
2010
The Lionhearts
1998
Extinct
2021
The Producers
2005
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
The Station Agent
2003
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
2026
Indebted
2020
A Serious Man
2009
Head Cases
2005
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002
A Whole New Ballgame
1995
Jeff and Some Aliens
2017
Thank God You're Here
2007
Inventions That Changed History
2022
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom
2009
Hi-Jinks
2005
The Carol Burnett Show
1991
Everyone's Hero
2006
Unsub
1989
Santa Buddies
2009
Blue Skies
1994
Vice Versa
1988
Rifkin’s Festival
2020
The Search for Santa Paws
2010
Sharknado 2: The Second One
2014
Sunday Brunch
2012
For Your Consideration
2006
The Visitor
2008
Clifford
1994
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
2023
The Grand
2007
The Stand In
2020
Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
2012
Gilbert
2017
Our Friend, Martin
1999
Misery Loves Comedy
2015
Sands of Oblivion
2007
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College
1990
Yellowbird
2014
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
2008
Nothing in Common
1986
Monsters of California
2023
Ride
2014
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998
Run & Gun
2022
All We Had
2016
Elvis Has Left the Building
2004
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
2016
Queens Logic
1991
Spymate
2006
All-Stars
2014
Dealin' with Idiots
2013
The Last Laugh
2019
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
Andover
2018
Obvious Child
2014
The Ratings Game
1984
Jimmy Hollywood
1994
Bagboy
2007
Mr. Saturday Night
1992
The Neighbor
2007
18½
2022
The Magnificent Meyersons
2023
Ingenious
2009
The Bellmen
2020
Transparent: Musicale Finale
2019
Hershey
2026
Fired!
2007
Hidden Exposure
2023
Divorce Invitation
2012
Tom Sawyer
2000
Sink Or Swim
1997
The Big Empty
2005
The Lennon Report
2016
All-American Murder
1991
The Auction
2027
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019
Secret of the Sundrop
2018
The Santa Claus Brothers
2002
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
2006
Mind Candy
2015
Detours
2016
Tankhouse
2022
Auggie
2021
The Understudy
2012
Chu and Blossom
2014
Two Fathers' Justice
1985
Raising Flagg
2006
Cold Around the Heart
1997
Quicksand
2002
The Paper Store
2016
The New Homeowner's Guide to Happiness
1987
Portal to Hell
2025
Shrink Rap
2003
Bernard and Huey
2018
Waiting for Woody Allen
1998
Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt
2024
Disney's California Adventure Grand Opening Special
2001
Dog Gone Love
2004
Proof of Concept
2023
Ho Ho Horror
2020
Quest of the Delta Knights
1993
Dark Minions
2013
Heidi 4 Paws
2008
110 Lombard
1988
Jacqueline Argentine
2016
One Night Stand
2013
Off Broadway
2021
The Social Ones
2019
Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True
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Help Me, Help You
2009
The Independents
2021
Fancypants
2011
Cupid for Christmas
2021
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
2006
The End Is at Hand
2025
Hermie & Friends: Milo the Mantis Who Wouldn't Pray
2007
Not Dead Yet
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Madness of Method
1994
Night Session
2024
What Cheer?
2014
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1998
Shooting Lily
1996
Black Swell
2016
Thin Skinned
2023
His Date
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