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NFT: RIP Richard Herd

KDavies : 5/26/2020 4:28 pm

Played Mr. Wilhelm. Not a good month for Seinfeld actors

I'll always remember him like this:

Klaatu : 5/26/2020 4:33 pm : link

RIP

Wilhelm?

Greg from LI : 5/26/2020 4:36 pm : link

"My name is Tanya"

I knew Dick Herd, played poker at his house many times.

81_Great_Dane : 5/26/2020 5:53 pm : link

Great guy.

Dick looked like Karl Malden, though he was about 20 years younger than Malden. He and Malden were once cast in a show together, and Malden got him fired because they looked too much alike. From then on, Malden was his professional nemesis. Yet he was constantly being mistaken for Malden by tourists and autograph hounds. Drove him nuts.

Not only did he look like Karl Malden

Greg from LI : 5/26/2020 6:01 pm : link

His voice sounded similar too. I thought he was Malden when he was first on Seinfeld.

So much for herd immunity!

Milton : 5/26/2020 7:24 pm : link

p.s.--Too soon?

RE: So much for herd immunity!

81_Great_Dane : 5/26/2020 10:02 pm : link

In comment 14911247 Milton said:

Quote:

p.s.--Too soon?

Assuming that at most 2 or 3 people who will see this knew Dick, nah. Not a joke I'd make as I just had a buddy call me to commiserate and I need to send a card to his widow.

"Downtown,George. It's all downtown"

NoPeanutz : 5/27/2020 9:28 am : link

Ingrained in my mind. I deal with this on a regular basis at work.