H. Richard Greene (sometimes credited as "Richard Greene") is an American film, television, and stage actor, acting coach, and guest professor at UCLA.

Career

Television roles

Greene has appeared in TV shows such as Matlock, According to Jim, Ally McBeal, Boston Legal, Cold Case, The Mentalist, NYPD Blue, Cybill, The Wonder Years, and as Senator Robert Royce on The West Wing.

He also appeared on Mad Men, earning positive reviews for his role.[1][2]

Greene portrayed "Cary Russell", the name derived from Cary Grant and Jane Russell but the character itself a parody of Bruce Willis's character David Addison in Moonlighting, in the penultimate and controversial episode of Riptide called "If You Can't Beat Em, Join Em" shortly before its cancellation, in part due to being beaten in the ratings by Moonlighting.[3][4] This episode drew a lot of press attention at the time, with both Entertainment Tonight and the Los Angeles Times running features on the episode.[5][6] Interestingly enough, he would later appear in the actual Moonlighting as a different character.

Film roles

He has appeared in several TV movies, including Journey of the Heart (1997), and a few feature films, including a small role in the summer blockbuster Armageddon (1998).

Stage roles

In his New York debut, he received critical acclaim as MacDuff in Macbeth with Rip Torn and Geraldine Page. His Broadway credits include The Survivor, Romeo and Juliet, and the international tour of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs, directed by Gene Saks.[7][8][9][10] He was a resident member of the Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, and portrayed The Headmaster in The Ahmanson's production of The History Boys on the West Coast.

Voice roles

His voice work includes narrating an episode of the children's TV program, Rugrats.

Greene provided the English voice of Hot Coldman in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and the voice of James Johnson in Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel.

Teaching

He is a guest professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.[10]

Personal life

He married actress Lynn Milgrim in 1980.[citation needed] The two had recurring roles as Jim and Evelyn Cooper, Winnie Cooper's parents, on The Wonder Years.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1982 I, the Jury Gentleman at Bar
1984 Special Effects Leon Gruskin
1987 From the Hip Wilson
1998 Armageddon NASA Tech
2010 Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic King Richard / Socrates

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1983 American Playhouse Bobby Stern Episode: "Family Business"
1986 Hill Street Blues Robert Dunlaw Episode: "Slum Enchanted Evening"
1986 Screen Two John Rogers Episode: "Double Image"
1986 Riptide Cary Russell Episode: "If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em"
1986 Fame Jack Goodman Episode: "Contacts"
1986 St. Elsewhere James Moynihan Episode: "You Beta Your Life"
1986 Hunter D.A. Episode: "True Confessions"
1986–1991 L.A. Law Steven Waering / Mitchell Glazer 3 episodes
1987 Moonlighting Jake Renborn Episode: "Poltergeist III - Dipesto Nothing"
1987 Newhart Mr. Taylor Episode: "Harris Ankles PIV for Web Post"
1987 Baby Girl Scott Howard Orrison Television film
1987 Cracked Up Coach
1987 The Hope Division Captain Thorpe
1987 J.J. Starbuck Macadoo Episode: "Pilot"
1987 The Oldest Rookie Getz Episode: "Expert Witness"
1987–1995 Matlock Various roles 3 episodes
1988 Cagney & Lacey James Nettles 2 episodes
1988 21 Jump Street Dr. Freeman Episode: "Best Years of Your Life"
1988 War and Remembrance Foxy Davis Episode: "Part VI"
1988 Police Story: Monster Manor Lt. Needles Television film
1988 Highway to Heaven Travis Hastings / Jim Bradley 4 episodes
1989 Cast the First Stone Martin Daly Television film
1989–1990 Paradise Mr. Stark / Sidney Elkins 3 episodes
1989–1991 The Wonder Years Mr. Cooper 5 episodes
1990 Equal Justice Mr. North Episode: "False Images"
1990 Gabriel's Fire Jack Grimes Episode: "Louis's Date"
1990 Over My Dead Body Moore Episode: "Dead Air"
1990 Head of the Class Mr. Finneman Episode: "My Son the Primate"
1991 Father Dowling Mysteries Walter Preston Episode: "The Missing Witness Mystery"
1991 The Great Pretender Albert Eastlake Television film
1991 She Stood Alone Dr. Rufus Adams
1992 The Boys of Twilight Sam Parker Episode: "A Wing and a Prayer"
1992 Brooklyn Bridge Louis Neiman, Esq. Episode: "On the Line"
1992 Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted Wolff Television film
1992 Quantum Leap Dr. Hardy Episode: "Star Light, Star Bright"
1992 Melrose Place Ken Gable Episode: "Dreams Come True"
1994 Picket Fences Mr. Hendricks 2 episodes
1994 Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills Stanley Weisberg Television film
1996 Chicago Hope Dr. David Stadson Episode: "Life Lines"
1996 Voice from the Grave Dr. Carter Television film
1996 Moloney Paul Simms Episode: "Clueless"
1996, 1998 Cybill Dr. Drew / Priest 2 episodes
1997 NYPD Blue Walter Mirren Episode: "Upstairs, Downstairs"
1997 Diagnosis: Murder D.A. Episode: "Murder Two: Part 2"
1997 Journey of the Heart Doctor Television film
1997 7th Heaven Joe Episode: "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
1997 Invasion Sgt. Kinsella 2 episodes
1998 Early Edition P. Maguire Episode: "Walk, Don't Run"
1998 The Practice Judge Paul Stewart Episode: "Ties That Bind"
1999 The Brothers Flub Additional voices Episode: "Scared Stiff/Prehysteria"
1999 Ally McBeal Judge Paul Stewart Episode: "Angels and Blimps"
1999 Rugrats Video Narrator Episode: "The Jungle/The Old Country"
1999 Snoops Arthur Plimpton Episode: "True Believers"
1999, 2000 Time of Your Life Mr. Sullivan 2 episodes
2000 Jack & Jill Orthopedist Episode: "Animal Planet: Part 2"
2000, 2001 Rocket Power Various voices 2 episodes
2001 The District Chief Horace Foley Episode: "Lost and Found"
2001 Thieves General Fitchman Episode: "The General"
2001–2005 The West Wing Senator Robert Royce 6 episodes
2003 Without a Trace Dunlop Episode: "Clare de Lune"
2004–2005 Boston Legal Judge Harry Hingham 3 episodes
2006 According to Jim Bob Morgan Episode: "Polite Jim"
2006 Cold Case Daniel Spyczyk Episode: "Beautiful Little Fool"
2007 Shark Judge Trevor C. Williams 2 episodes
2007–2015 Mad Men Jim Hobart 6 episodes
2009 The Mentalist Robert Lynch Episode: "Bloodshot"
2009 NCIS Thomas Victor Episode: "The Inside Man"
2010 Bones Judge Dufrey Episode: "The Boy with the Answer"
2010 Medium Sam Diller Episode: "Blood on the Tracks"
2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Leon Lampl Episode: "The Time Is Now"
2011 Desperate Housewives Frank Sweeney Episode: "Suspicion Song"
2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Art Weber Episode: "Dune and Gloom"
2015 Rosewood Alexis Stavros Episode: "Vitamins and Vandals"
2015 Code Black Lawrence Egan Episode: "Doctors With Borders"
2016 Aquarius Moses Snyder Episode: "Revolution 1"
2016 The Last Ship Senator William Beatty 4 episodes
2018 The Fosters Bill Green Episode: "Just Say Yes"
2019 Pearson Lloyd Triple Episode: "The Deputy Mayor"

Video games

Year Title Role
2005 X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Magneto
2006 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
2007 Skate Additional voices
2007 Lost Odyssey Roxian
2009 Dragon Age: Origins Various voices
2010 Mass Effect 2
2010 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Hot Coldman
2010 Fallout: New Vegas Various voices
2011 Dead Space: Aftermath The Overseer
2021 Mass Effect Legendary Edition Various voices

References

  1. ^ "'Mad Men' recap: 'The beginning of something, not the end'". Los Angeles Times. 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  2. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (2015-05-05). "'Mad Men' Q&A: 'Lost Horizon' Director Phil Abraham Talks 'Precision' Moments (SPOILERS)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  3. ^ "SPOOFING AROUND ON 'RIPTIDE'". Los Angeles Times. 1986-04-16. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  4. ^ Abbott, Jon (2009-09-12). Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5401-3.
  5. ^ "The Moonlighting Parody Episode of Riptide". davidandmaddie.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  6. ^ "SPOOFING AROUND ON 'RIPTIDE'". Los Angeles Times. 1986-04-16. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  7. ^ "ITDb: Richard Greene". www.theatredb.com.
  8. ^ "ITDb: Show Query: Romeo and Juliet". www.theatredb.com.
  9. ^ "H. Richard Greene | Art of Acting Studio". www.artofactingstudio.com. 2015-08-21. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  10. ^ a b "H. Richard Greene : Actors Lab Ensemble". Retrieved 2021-02-01.

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