Actor

Richard Riehle

Born 12 May 1948 · Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USA · Died 15 October 2026

Richard Riehle (May 12, 1948 – October 15, 2026) was an American character actor born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. He studied at the University of Notre Dame, where he became involved with the university theater, and over nearly five decades appeared in more than 400 stage, film and television productions. He was best known as Tom Smykowski in Mike Judge's Office Space. His other films include The Fugitive, Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Bridesmaids, he made several appearances in the Star Trek franchise, and he played Santa Claus in a number of productions.

Films and shows

  1. 2026The Cowboy Killer1h 35mCook Gerald
  2. 2026Boris Is Dead1h 28mHank
  3. 2025We Meet AgainRichter
  4. 2025Tonic1h 43mEdward
  5. 2025500 Fireflies1h 49mOscar
  6. 2025Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma1h 34mSanta Claus
  7. 2024SanitySheriff Huber
  8. 2024Ambush at St. Mary's14mFather Jacob
  9. 2024Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story1h 24mNicolas Young
  10. 2024The Invisible Raptor1h 54mSheriff Grimley
  11. 2024Feeling Randy1h 23mWilfred
  12. 2023Intern16mCEO
  13. 2023Golden Vanity1h 23mRadio Announcer (voice)
  14. 2023Adventures of the Naked Umbrella1h 37mGranny
  15. 2023Poor Paul1h 46mGrandpa Paul
  16. 2023Old Man Jackson1h 30mFather Donovan
  17. 2023For Years to Come27mWally
  18. 2023Invaders from Proxima B1h 33mWilly Felson
  19. 2023Fuzzy Head1h 24mSheriff John Cunningham
  20. 2022Moon Manor1h 43mGordon
  21. 2022Madelines1h 20mRory Devonshire
  22. 2021Digging to Death1h 36mAllen Palms
  23. 2021For the Hits1h 14mGrandpa George
  24. 2021Far More1h 38mFather Joe
  25. 2021Destination Marfa1h 37mSkeeter the cashier
  26. 2021The Wedding Pact 2: The Baby Pact1h 40mHenry Carter
  27. 2020Jimmy's Jungle1h 40mGrandpa Bell
  28. 2020Faith Based1h 32mHerman
  29. 2019Chase1h 24mTurley
  30. 2019PawParazzi1h 30mBobby
  31. 2019Limbo1h 30mPhil
  32. 2019Boomerang9m
  33. 2019Nowhere, Michigan1h 35mMartin
  34. 201915 Minutes at 400 Degrees16mJohn
  35. 2019The Meanest Man in Texas1h 46mMr. Kilpatrick
  36. 20193 from Hell1h 55mSheriff Wolf
  37. 2018The Invisible Mother1h 46mArchie
  38. 2018The Acorn39mMr. Ives
  39. 2018Living Room Coffin1h 22mNate
  40. 2018Fishbowl California1h 23mGlen
  41. 2018Heels1h 29mCalvin
  42. 2018West of Hell1h 20mThe Conductor
  43. 2018Puppy Star Christmas1h 30mSanta Claus
  44. 2018Bad Apples1h 25mPrincipal Dale
  45. 2018A Very Nutty Christmas1h 20mDrosselmeyer
  46. 2018Bullitt County1h 38mThe Mr.
  47. 201820 Weeks1h 30mKeenan
  48. 2018Deadman Standing1h 33mClarence Potts
  49. 2017You Have a Nice Flight1h 21mBob
  50. 2017Breaking Legs1h 38mPrincipal Bater
  51. 2017Miyubi40mGrandpa
  52. 2017Pitching Tents1h 32mGrandpa
  53. 2017Love at First Glance1h 30mWally
  54. 2017Aquarians1h 43m
  55. 2017Fear, Inc.1h 32mBill Peterson
  56. 2017Made ViciousLawyer Justice
  57. 2016Citrus SpringsGeorge
  58. 2016Schlep1h 24mUncle Bill
  59. 2016Last Man Club1h 35mGrady Reeds
  60. 2016A Father's Secret1h 34mIan Stone
  61. 2016Pee-wee's Big Holiday1h 29mDan
  62. 2015Welcome to Forever13mMr Cooper
  63. 2015Amnesiac1h 30mPostman
  64. 2015Roommate Wanted1h 25mDr. Hoffman
  65. 2015Sex, Death and Bowling1h 36mFather Joe
  66. 2015Dementia1h 30mSam
  67. 2015Daddy1h 29mAl Rubin
  68. 2015Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves1h 15mSheriff Ryan
  69. 2015Boredom12mJohn
  70. 2015Primrose Lane1h 29mOfficer Braggs
  71. 2015Lights OutHarold
  72. 2015Contracted: Phase II1h 18mDeuce Gelman
  73. 2014Pilot Error1h 53mRoy Grimm
  74. 2014Gone Doggy Gone1h 29mStan Janson
  75. 2014The Cabining1h 23mSarge
  76. 2014All I Want for Christmas1h 28mSal
  77. 2014The Three Dogateers1h 34mSanta
  78. 2014Lovesick1h 40mFather
  79. 2014There's Always Woodstock1h 30mMr. Harmon
  80. 2014In Your Eyes1h 46mMr. Padgham
  81. 2014The Scribbler1h 28mOfficer O'Reilly
  82. 2013Girl Meets Boy1h 27mRaymond
  83. 2013Lonely Boy2h 5mMr. Fitz
  84. 2013Coffee, Kill BossVincent Brutsi
  85. 2013The Secret Village1h 30mPaul
  86. 2013Munchausen17mDoctor
  87. 2013Friend Request1h 31mFrank
  88. 2013Jack's Not Sick Anymore13m
  89. 2013Friended to Death1h 33m
  90. 2013Blue Dream1h 30mTed Sellers
  91. 2013Texas Chainsaw 3D1h 32mFarnsworth
  92. 2013Mischief Night1h 26mTrucker
  93. 20123 Days of Normal1h 21mChief Dale Nickens
  94. 2012Stitch in TimeNorman Stitch
  95. 2012WaterWalk1h 30mJim T
  96. 2012Extracted1h 25mFather Riley
  97. 2012Dead Man's Burden1h 33mThree Penny Hank
  98. 2012Treasure Buddies1h 33mThomas Howard
  99. 2012Breathless1h 31mDeputy Cole
  100. 2012Bad Ass1h 31mFather Miller
  101. 2012Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend1h 27mHowlin' Hal Halsby
  102. 2012Last Call1h 21mHarold
  103. 2012BearCity 2: The Proposal1h 53mGabe
  104. 2012Lake Effects1h 30mChairman McCarren
  105. 2012FDR: American Badass!1h 33mSenator Bronson
  106. 2011The Watermen1h 36mBelvine Lee Smith
  107. 2011Chillerama2hCecil Kaufman
  108. 2010Gay Baby9mDr. Feldman
  109. 2010The Search for Santa Paws1h 29mSanta Claus
  110. 2010Five Star Day1h 38mJim the Plumber
  111. 2010Growth1h 30mLarkin Holberman
  112. 2010Killer by Nature1h 34mWarden Upton
  113. 2010Breakdance Academy1h 30mPrincipal Collins
  114. 2010Miss Nobody1h 26mLeonard Ormsby
  115. 20101,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Position1h 23mCharlie
  116. 2009Stellina Blue1h 35mDr. Helfenstein
  117. 2009Project Solitude1h 36mFrederick Sterling
  118. 2009Messengers 2: The Scarecrow1h 34mJude Weatherby
  119. 2009Dinner with Raphael10mMr. Siegfried
  120. 2009The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu1h 18mMr. Snodgrass
  121. 2009Spinning Into Butter1h 26mPaul Meyers
  122. 2009Nowhere to Hide1h 33mToley
  123. 2009Halloween II1h 45mBuddy The Night Watchman
  124. 2008Audie & the Wolf1h 20mMichael Ludlow
  125. 2008Hindsight1h 32mPeter
  126. 2008Red1h 33mSam
  127. 2008Bait Shop1h 25mGus
  128. 2008Our First Christmas1h 29mSanta
  129. 2008Your Name Here1h 46mLipschitz
  130. 2008The Last Word1h 30mMan at Gorge
  131. 2008A Plumm Summer1h 39mArt Bublin
  132. 2007Resurrection Mary1h 31mDetective Mahoney
  133. 2007Wasting Away1h 31mColonel South
  134. 2007Choose Connor1h 49mGrant Miller
  135. 2007The Man from Earth1h 27mDr. Will Gruber
  136. 2007Smiley Face1h 25mMr. Spencer
  137. 2006Little Big Top1h 23mBob
  138. 2006Dark Mind1h 21mDetective Rees
  139. 2006Domestic Import1h 42mSam the Mailman
  140. 2006The Darkroom1h 23mEmilio
  141. 2006Fierce Friend1h 14mPhone Tech
  142. 2006Hot Tamale1h 42mSheriff Pinkham
  143. 2006Price To PayHooper
  144. 2006Hatchet1h 24mJim Permatteo
  145. 2006Down the P.C.H.1h 35mRicky
  146. 2006Midnight Clear1h 43mTommy
  147. 2006The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell1h 30mNarrator / Paranormal Historian
  148. 2006Dorm Daze 21h 40mCaptain Bunkley
  149. 2006The Lost1h 59mBill Richmond
  150. 2005The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green1h 28mHat Sister
  151. 2005The 12 Dogs of Christmas1h 47mMayor Noble Doyle
  152. 2005Neo Ned1h 37mOfficer Roy Pendleton
  153. 2005Mysterious Skin1h 45mCharlie
  154. 2004The Gristle1h 33mStarnes
  155. 2004NTSB: The Crash of Flight 3231h 36mErnie Wilson
  156. 2004Home on the Range1h 16mSheriff (voice)
  157. 2004Death and Texas1h 17mPrison Warden
  158. 2003Time Changer1h 35mDr. Wiseman
  159. 2003Beethoven's 5th1h 31mVaughn Carter
  160. 2003The Hebrew Hammer1h 21mSanta
  161. 2003Ken Park1h 37mMurph
  162. 2003Monster Makers1h 28mDet. Brennan
  163. 2002Another pretty face
  164. 2001The Parlor11mBeth
  165. 2001The Fluffer1h 35mSam Martins
  166. 2001Say It Isn't So1h 35mSheriff Merle Hobbs
  167. 2001Bandits2h 3mLawrence Fife
  168. 2000Crash Point Zero1h 33mAlan Douglas
  169. 1999Balloon Farm1h 32mEarl
  170. 1999Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo1h 28mBob Bigalow
  171. 1999The Arrangement1h 35mDet. Bert Hershak
  172. 1999Office Space1h 30mTom Smykowski
  173. 1999Au Pair1h 32mSam Morgan
  174. 1999Hard Time: Hostage Hotel1h 28mCapt. Rich Waters
  175. 1999Hard Time: The Premonition1h 40mCapt. Waters
  176. 1999Kill the Man1h 28mMr. Ellias
  177. 1999Blink of an Eye1h 37mMain Prison Guard
  178. 1998The Odd Couple II1h 37mDetective
  179. 1998The Ransom of Red Chief1h 30mNarrator / Sheriff 'T-Bone' Yankum
  180. 1998Perfect Prey1h 39mDetective Bevlan
  181. 1998Mr. Murder2h 12mJohn Wexel
  182. 1998Desperate Measures1h 40mEd Fayne
  183. 1998One of Our Own1h 40mBurt Herchak
  184. 1998The Lesser Evil1h 33mDetective Smitts
  185. 1998Driven1h 35mLeon
  186. 1998Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas1h 58mDune Buggy Driver
  187. 1998Richie Rich's Christmas Wish1h 24mSgt. Mooney
  188. 1998Judas Kiss1h 37mSecurity Guard
  189. 1998Mercury Rising1h 51mEdgar Halstrom
  190. 1998Route 91h 45mAgent Wallace
  191. 1998Mighty Joe Young1h 54mCommander Gorman
  192. 1998Lethal Weapon 42h 7mINS Agent
  193. 1997Cold Night Into Dawn1h 31mGerald
  194. 1997Dilemma1h 23mCaptain Ross
  195. 1997River Made to Drown In1h 40mHeavyset Man
  196. 1997Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest1h 40mJack Ogden
  197. 1997Trading Favors1h 43mHighway Patrolman
  198. 1996Too Fast Too Young1h 30mSergeant
  199. 1996Killer: A Journal of Murder1h 31mWarden Quince
  200. 1996Terminal1h 30mSecurity Chief
  201. 1996Soul of the Game1h 34mPete Harmon
  202. 1995Lone Justice 21h 33mMayor
  203. 1995A Stranger in Town1h 35mSheriff
  204. 1995Trial by Fire1h 30mFred Cobb
  205. 1995Dominion1h 35mLarry
  206. 1995Jury Duty1h 28mPrincipal Beasely
  207. 1994Lightning Jack1h 38mMarcus
  208. 1994Shadow of Obsession1h 36mDA Applegate
  209. 1994Iron Will1h 48mBurton
  210. 1994Holy Matrimony1h 33mGreeson
  211. 1993Ned Blessing1 season
  212. 1993Free Willy1h 52mWade
  213. 1993A Dangerous Woman1h 42mJohn
  214. 1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss1h 36mMort Aberdine
  215. 1993Body of Evidence1h 41mDetective Griffin
  216. 1993For Their Own Good1h 58mDave Butler
  217. 1992The Public Eye1h 39mOfficer O'Brien
  218. 1992Prelude to a Kiss1h 45mJerry Blier
  219. 1992Of Mice and Men1h 51mCarlson
  220. 1992Hero1h 57mRobinson
  221. 1991Keeper of the City1h 36mCapt. Sam Walden
  222. 1991Fried Green Tomatoes2h 10mReverend Scroggins
  223. 1990Ferris Bueller1 seasonEd Rooney
  224. 1990A Killer Among Us1h 40mOscar Wendt
  225. 1990So Proudly We Hail1h 40mDavis
  226. 1989Cast the First Stone1h 29mDickson
  227. 1989Black Rain2h 5mCrown
  228. 1989Glory2h 2mQuartermaster
  229. 1989Rachel River1h 25mMerv
  230. 1977Joyride1h 32mBartender
  231. Purgy'sOld Man