Richard Riehle
Richard Riehle (born May 12, 1948 in Menomonee Falls , Wisconsin ) is an American actor .
Life
Riehle attended the University of Notre Dame , where he appeared in student performances of Antigone and Romeo and Juliet , among other things . After completing his bachelor's degree in 1970, he traveled to Europe and learned the German language in Salzburg and Innsbruck . After further studies at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Rochester, he played at the Meadowbrook Theater in Michigan. In 1976 he moved to the US West Coast and, after making his feature film debut in Joyride, joined the Screen Actors Guild alongside Robert Carradine and Melanie Griffith . However, his film career would not get going until more than a decade later. In the meantime, Riehle played theater and made his debut on Broadway in 1986 .
From 1989 Riehle received more and more film and television roles; he played alongside Michael Douglas in the thriller Black Rain and alongside Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington in Glory and had guest roles in Falcon Crest and Golden Girls . He played a major supporting role in 1992 on the side of Meg Ryan and Alec Baldwin in the comedy Bodyswitch . In the 1990s he had a supporting role in a number of blockbusters such as On the Run , Free Willy, and Lethal Weapon 4 . Since the beginning of the 2000s, he has played increasingly in smaller film and television productions and in 2007 had a recurring guest role in the soap opera Shadow of Passion .
With more than 180 appearances in movies and around 150 different television roles as well as around 50 other roles in short and video films and video games, Riehle is one of the most productive actors of his generation. He has so far not embodied a leading role in a television series apart from the sitcom No Mercy for Dad (2001-2005), with his role after the first two seasons from a main role to a recurring supporting role.
Filmography (selection)
- 1977: Joyride
- 1989: Black Rain
- 1989: Glory
- 1990–1991: Ferris Bueller (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 1991: Green tomatoes (Fried Green Tomatoes)
- 1992: A normal hero (Hero)
- 1992: Of Mice and Men (Of Mice and Men)
- 1992: The Reporter (The Public Eye)
- 1993: On the Run (The Fugitive)
- 1993: Free Willy - Call of Freedom (Free Willy)
- 1994: Lightning Jack
- 1995: Casino
- 1996: The assassination (Ghosts of Mississippi)
- 1996: Driven
- 1996: The Fan
- 1996: Executive Decision (Executive Decision)
- 1996/99: Diagnosis: Murder (TV series, two episodes)
- 1997: 187 - One Eight Seven
- 1998: My great friend Joe (Mighty Joe Young)
- 1998: Lethal Weapon 4
- 1998: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- 1998: Still a Strange Couple (The Odd Couple II)
- 1998: The Mercury Puzzle (Mercury Rising)
- 1998: Desperate Measures
- 1999: Rent a Man (Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo)
- 1999: Everything Routine (Office Space)
- 1998: Columbo - Das Aschenpuzzle ( Ashes to Ashes , TV movie)
- 2000: Columbo - Murder with Too Many Notes (TV movie)
- 2001-2005: No Mercy for Dad ( Grounded for Life , TV series, 45 episodes)
- 2001: bandits! (Bandits)
- 2001: Joe Dirt (Joe Dirt)
- 2001: Without Words (Say It Isn't So)
- 2004: palindromes
- 2006: Hatchet
- 2006: In the Heat of LA (Hot Tamale)
- 2006: College Animals 2 (National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2)
- 2007: Big Stan
- 2007: The Man From Earth
- 2007: Wasting Away
- 2008: Red
- 2009: Halloween II
- 2009: Messengers 2: The Scarecrow
- 2010: Killer Expendables (Killer by Nature)
- 2010: Santa Paws Big Christmas Adventure (The Search for Santa Paws)
- 2011: Harold & Kumar A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
- 2011: Bridal Alert (Bridesmaids)
- 2011: Chillerama
- 2012: Bad Ass
- 2012: Treasure Buddies - Treasure Sniffers in Egypt (Treasure Buddies)
- 2013: Texas Chainsaw 3D
- 2013: The Secret Village
- 2013: Mischief Night - The Night Before Halloween
- 2013-2014: The Legend of Korra ( The Legend of Korra , TV series, 17 episodes, voice)
Broadway
- 1986: Execution of Justice
- 1999: The Iceman Cometh
- 2002: The Man Who Had All the Luck
Web links
- Richard Riehle in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Richard Riehle in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Richard Riehle in the All Movie Guide (English)
- Biography at filmreference
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Riehle, Richard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 12, 1948 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Menomonee Falls , Wisconsin |