Richard Riehle was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, to Mary Margaret Walsh, a nurse, and Herbert John Riehle, an assistant postmaster.
Richard Riehle
77 · Born: May 12, 1948
Known For
Career
2025
The Cowboy Killer as Cook Gerald
Tonic as Edward
2024
Ambush at St. Mary's as Father Jacob
Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story as Nicolas Young
Feeling Randy as Wilfred
2023
Fuzzy Head as Sheriff John Cunningham
Old Man Jackson as Father Donovan
The Invisible Raptor as Sheriff Grimley
Poor Paul as Grandpa Paul
Adventures of the Naked Umbrella as Granny
Invaders from Proxima B as Willy Felson
2022
Moon Manor as Gordon
Madelines as Rory Devonshire
2021
Digging to Death as Allen Palms
Marfa as Skeeter the cashier
For the Hits as Grandpa George
2020
Faith Based as Herman
Jimmy's Jungle as Grandpa Bell
2019
Nowhere, Michigan as Martin
Limbo as Phil
The Meanest Man in Texas as Mr. Kilpatrick
Chase as Turley
PupParazzi as Bobby
3 from Hell as Sheriff Wolf
2018
Heels as Calvin
A Very Nutty Christmas as Drosselmeyer
Fishbowl California as Glen
The Invisible Mother as Archie
Puppy Star Christmas as Santa Claus
Deadman Standing as Clarence Potts
Living Room Coffin as Nate
20 Weeks as Keenan
Bad Apples as Principal Dale
West of Hell as The Conductor
Bullitt County as The Mr.
Randy's Canvas as Professor Hausdorff
2017
Love at First Glance as Wally
Breaking Legs as Principal Bater
Pitching Tents as Grandpa
You Have a Nice Flight as Bob
2016
Fear, Inc. as Bill Peterson
Citrus Springs as George
Last Man Club as Grady Reeds
A Father's Secret as Ian Stone
Schlep as Uncle Bill
Pee-wee's Big Holiday as Dan
Medal of Victory as Ted Crump
2015
Daddy as Al Rubin
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves as Sheriff Ryan
Contracted: Phase II as Deuce Gelman
Dementia as Sam
Roommate Wanted as Dr. Hoffman
Amnesiac as Postman
Lights Out as Harold
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant as Bartender
Primrose Lane as Officer Braggs
Welcome to Forever as Mr. Cooper
Sex, Death and Bowling as Father Joe
2014
Pilot Error as Roy Grimm
Always Woodstock as Mr. Harmon
All I Want for Christmas as Sal
The Three Dogateers as Santa
The Cabining as Sarge
Gone Doggy Gone as Stan Janson
The Scribbler as Officer O'Reilly
In Your Eyes as Mr. Padgham
Transformers: Age of Extinction as Theater Landlord
Lovesick as Father
2013
Blue Dream as Ted Sellers
Coffee, Kill Boss as Vincent Brutsi
The Secret Village as Paul
Girl Meets Boy as Raymond
Texas Chainsaw as Farnsworth
Lonely Boy as Mr. Fitz
Friend Request as Frank
Mischief Night as Trucker
Lionhead as Lawyer Bronowitz
The Legend of Korra as Bumi (voice)
2012
Dead Man's Burden as Three Penny Hank
Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend as Howlin' Hal Halsby
BearCity 2: The Proposal as Gabe
Treasure Buddies as Thomas Howard
Bad Ass as Father Miller
Breathless as Deputy Cole
Extracted as Father Riley
Last Call as Harold
3 Days of Normal as Chief Dale Nickens
Stitch in Time as Norman Stitch
FDR: American Badass! as Senator Bronson
Lake Effects as Chairman McCarren
Waterwalk as Jim T
2011
The Watermen as Belvine Lee Smith
Chillerama as Cecil Kaufman
Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer as Ringmaster
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas as Santa Claus
Bridesmaids as Bill Cozbi
Head Over Spurs in Love as Sonny Spur
2010
1,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Position as Charlie
Killer by Nature as Warden Upton
Five Star Day as Jim the Plumber
Growth as Larkin Holberman
The Search for Santa Paws as Santa Claus
Gay Baby as Dr. Feldman
Miss Nobody as Leonard Ormsby
Breakdance Academy as Principal Collins
Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story as Umpire Joe Francia
2009
Project Solitude as Frederick Sterling
The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu as Mr. Snodgrass
Stellina Blue as Dr. Helfenstein
Messengers 2: The Scarecrow as Jude Weatherby
Nowhere to Hide as Toley
Halloween II as Buddy The Night Watchman
2008
Audie & the Wolf as Michael Ludlow
Red as Sam
Hindsight as Peter
Your Name Here as Lipschitz
Our First Christmas as Santa
Bait Shop as Gus
Necessary Evil as Capt. Parsons
A Plumm Summer as Art Bublin
Dismal as Croaker Norge
2007
Aaah! Zombies!! as Colonel South
The Man from Earth as Dr. Will Gruber
Choose Connor as Grant Miller
Big Stan as Judge Perry
Smiley Face as Mr. Spencer
Spinning Into Butter as Paul Meyers
2006
Down the P.C.H. as Ricky
Domestic Import as Sam the Mailman
Price to Pay as Hooper
Dorm Daze 2 as Captain Bunkley
Intellectual Property as Detective Rees
Hatchet as Jim Permatteo
Hot Tamale as Sheriff Pinkham
Little Big Top as Bob
Fierce Friend as Phone Tech
The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell as Narrator / Paranormal Historian
Midnight Clear as Tommy
The Lost as Bill Richmond
The Frank Anderson as Frank Anderson
2005
The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green as Hat Sister
The 12 Dogs of Christmas as Mayor Noble Doyle
Neo Ned as Officer Roy Pendleton
Mysterious Skin as Charlie
2004
The Gristle as Starnes
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 as Ernie Wilson
Death and Texas as Prison Warden
Palindromes as Dr. Dan
Home on the Range as Sheriff (voice)
2003
Beethoven's 5th as Vaughn Carter
Time Changer as Dr. Wiseman
The Hebrew Hammer as Santa
Monster Makers as Det. Brennan
Married to the Kellys as Uncle Dave
2002
Ken Park as Murph
The Laramie Project as Henderson Trial Judge
Grounded for Life as Walt Finnerty
2001
The Fluffer as Sam Martins
The Parlor as Beth
Say It Isn't So as Sheriff Merle Hobbs
Joe Dirt as Car Dealer
Bandits as Lawrence Fife
2000
Crash Point Zero as Alan Douglas
1999
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel as Capt. Rich Waters
The Arrangement as Det. Bert Hershak
Office Space as Tom Smykowski
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Bob Bigalow
Hard Time: The Premonition as Capt. Waters
Au Pair as Sam Morgan
Balloon Farm as Earl
Blink of an Eye as Main Prison Guard
Kill the Man as Mr. Ellias
1998
Mr. Murder as John Wexel
The Odd Couple II as Detective
Desperate Measures as Ed Fayne
The Ransom of Red Chief as Narrator / Sheriff 'T-Bone' Yankum
The Lesser Evil as Detective Smitts
Perfect Prey as Detective Bevlan
One of Our Own as Burt Herchak
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish as Sgt. Mooney
The Thin Pink Line as Governor Eastman
The Pentagon Wars as General Vice
Judas Kiss as Security Guard
Mercury Rising as Edgar Halstrom
Mighty Joe Young as Commander Gorman
Lethal Weapon 4 as INS Agent
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Dune Buggy Driver
1997
Cold Night Into Dawn as Gerald
Dilemma as Captain Ross
River Made to Drown In as Heavyset Man
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest as Jack Ogden
Trading Favors as Highway Patrolman
One Eight Seven as Walter
1996
Killer: A Journal of Murder as Warden Quince
Terminal as Security Chief
Too Fast Too Young as Sergeant
Ghosts of Mississippi as Tommy Mayfield
The Fan as Shopkeeper
Executive Decision as Air Marshal
Soul of the Game as Pete Harmon
1995
A Stranger in Town as Sheriff
Trial by Fire as Fred Cobb
Jury Duty as Principal Beasely
Dominion as Larry
Stuart Saves His Family as Judge
Casino as Charlie Clark
1994
Holy Matrimony as Greeson
Lightning Jack as Marcus
Iron Will as Burton
Gambler V: Playing for Keeps as Frank Dimaio
1993
Body of Evidence as Detective Griffin
Free Willy as Wade
A Dangerous Woman as John
For Their Own Good as Dave Butler
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss as Mort Aberdine
The Fugitive as Old Guard
1992
The Public Eye as Officer O'Brien
Prelude to a Kiss as Jerry Blier
Of Mice and Men as Carlson
Hero as Robinson
1991
Keeper of the City as Capt. Sam Walden
Shadows and Fog as Roustabout
Fried Green Tomatoes as Reverend Scroggins
1990
A Killer Among Us as Oscar Wendt
So Proudly We Hail as Davis
People Like Us as Anthony Feliciano
Ferris Bueller as Ed Rooney
1989
Cast the First Stone as Dickson
Black Rain as Crown
Glory as Quartermaster
1988
Rachel River as Merv
1978
The Other Side of Hell as Tattooed Man
1977
Joyride as Bartender
