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Richard Kind

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A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved new film from writer/director Ari Aster.
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Richard Kind, a Drama Desk Award winner and Tony nominee for the Broadway hit The Big Knife, is an accomplished stage, screen and television actor who continues to redefine the term character actor. Kind is starring as Sam Meyers in the Amazon Original Series Red Oaks (2014). He appeared in the 2013 Best Picture Academy Award-winning Argo (2012). Additional film credits include The Visitor (2007) and The Station Agent (2003), among many others, as well as voicing characters in A Bug's Life (1998) and Cars (2006). In television, besides his infamous roles on Spin City (1996) and Mad About You (1992), Kind starred in the acclaimed HBO series Luck (2011), has guest starred on many shows, and has had recurring roles on Luck (2011) and Gotham (2014). On stage, Kind has starred in the smash hit Broadway musical The Producers, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Candide, and Bounce, among others. Kind started his career in Chicago with the Practical Theatre Company, founded by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Brad Hill and Gary Kroeger.
BornNovember 22, 1956
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Richard Kind and Margo Martindale in The Watcher (2022)
Richard Kind in All-American Murder (1991)
Richard Kind in Gotham (2014)
Richard Kind and David Zayas in The Lennon Report (2016)
Alan Arkin and Richard Kind in Argo (2012)
Leila Kenzle and Richard Kind in Mad About You (1992)
Richard Kind in The Station Agent (2003)
Helen Hunt, Paul Reiser, Leila Kenzle, Richard Kind, and Spencer Klein in Mad About You (1992)
Richard Kind in Red Oaks (2014)
Shelley Berman, Larry David, Jeff Garlin, and Richard Kind in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Shelley Berman, Larry David, and Richard Kind in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Michael Chiklis and Richard Kind in Gotham (2014)

Known for

Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)
Inside Out
8.2
  • Bing Bong(voice)
  • 2015
Argo (2012)
Argo
7.7
  • Max Klein
  • 2012
Michael Stuhlbarg in A Serious Man (2009)
A Serious Man
7.0
  • Uncle Arthur
  • 2009
Denis Leary, David Foley, Hayden Panettiere, and Joe Ranft in A Bug's Life (1998)
A Bug's Life
7.2
  • Molt(voice)
  • 1998

Credits

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  • The Out-Laws
    • Completed
  • History of the World: Part II
    • In Production
  • Beau Is Afraid
    • Post-production
  • 10-13
    • Pre-production
  • Left with Only Rain
    • Post-production
  • Monsters of California
    • Post-production
  • Jimmy Smits, Richard Kind, Kevin Rankin, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Amanda Warren in East New York (2022)
    East New York
  • Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)
    American Dad!
    • (voice)
  • Around the Sun (2021)
    Around the Sun
  • Mickey Mouse Funhouse (2021)
    Mickey Mouse Funhouse
    • (voice)
  • Andrew Rannells, Pamela Adlon, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Brandon Kyle Goodman, and Ayo Edebiri in Big Mouth (2017)
    Big Mouth
    • (voice)
  • Little Demon (2022)
    Little Demon
  • The Watcher (2022)
    The Watcher
  • Mike Judge in Beavis and Butt-Head (2022)
    Beavis and Butt-Head
    • (voice)
  • Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald in The Good Fight (2017)
    The Good Fight
  • Christopher Lloyd, Richard Kind, Tara Holt, and Stephen Friedrich in Tankhouse (2022)
    Tankhouse
  • Jeff Garlin, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia, and Sean Giambrone in The Goldbergs (2013)
    The Goldbergs
  • Mark Dacascos, Brad William Henke, Richard Kind, Janel Parrish, Celestino Cornielle, Ashton Sol Casas, Angela Sarafyan, Ben Milliken, Ari Barkan, Alison Thornton, and Hudson Yang in Run & Gun (2022)
    Run & Gun
  • Floozeville (2021)
    Floozeville
  • Ryan Carnes and Melanie Stone in Cupid for Christmas (2021)
    Cupid for Christmas
  • Andrew Garfield in tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
    tick, tick... BOOM!

Writer

  • Head Case (2007)
    Head Case

Soundtrack

  • Andrew Rannells, Pamela Adlon, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Brandon Kyle Goodman, and Ayo Edebiri in Big Mouth (2017)
    Big Mouth
  • Gaby Hoffmann, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Judith Light, and Alexandra Billings in Transparent (2014)
    Transparent
  • Fred Armisen and Bill Hader in Documentary Now! (2015)
    Documentary Now!
  • Henry Gibson, Michael Bell, Dana Hill, Tony Jay, Richard Kind, Anndi McAfee, Don Messick, Howard Morris, Charlotte Rae, and Rip Taylor in Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
    Tom and Jerry: The Movie

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Exclusive Clip: "Shoes of Doom"
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Exclusive Clip: "Shoes of Doom"
"Living Arrangements" from A Serious Man
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"Living Arrangements" from A Serious Man
"I Tried to Be a Serious Man" from A Serious Man
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"I Tried to Be a Serious Man" from A Serious Man
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Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
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Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
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Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
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Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
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Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
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Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
A Bug's Life
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A Bug's Life
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A Bug's Life
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A Bug's Life

Personal details

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    • November 22, 1956
    • Trenton, New Jersey, USA
    • November 14, 1999 - present (3 children)
  • Other works
    (1990s) Was a Main Stage performer at Santa Monica's The Second City in the early 1990s, performing with such actors as Chris Barnes (The Carol Burnett Show (1991)) and Ryan Stiles (The Drew Carey Show (1995)).
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    • 6 Articles

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  • Trivia
    The best man at his wedding was George Clooney.
  • Quotes
    I don't want people to know my name. I just want people to love me.
    • Often works with producer/director/writer Bill Lawrence

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