Richard Herd

Richard Herd (born September 26,1932 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American character actor in television and film. He is well known in the science fiction community for his role in the 1983 NBC mini-series V and the 1984 sequel ', as John, the Visitors' Supreme Commander. Other major genre roles include recurring parts on the NBC series SeaQuest DSV as Admiral Noyce, and on Star Trek Voyager as Admiral Owen Paris, the father of Tom Paris.

Selected filmography

• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligai (2005)
• Vice (1999)
• Sgt. Bilko (1996)
• Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
• Summer Rental (1985)
• Trancers (1985)
• Private Benjamin (1980)
• The Onion Field (1979)
• The China Syndrome (1979)