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'Seinfeld' actor Richard Herd dies at 87

Herd is best known for playing Mr Wilhelm on the iconic NBC comedy series.

American actor Richard Herd, best known for his role on Seinfeld, has died. He was 87. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Herd's wife of 40 years, actor Patricia Crowder Herd, said that the actor died from cancer-related causes at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Herd is best known for playing Mr Wilhelm on the iconic NBC comedy series Seinfeld. The character was the supervisor to George Costanza (Jason Alexander) while he worked for the New York Yankees.
During an interview in 2019 with the St. Charles Herald Guide, Herd said,"Seinfeld was one of the best jobs I ever had. There were no 'stars' on that show, they were all genuinely nice people to work with. It got me a tremendous amount of recognition and still does because it plays all the time."
Herd was also a painter and made his own jewellery, in addition to his career in front of the camera. Herd told the St. Charles Herald Guide, "All my lamps and jewellery are made from scratch - they're one of a kind."
He continued: "I work with chrome, brass, bone, copper, steel, aluminium, tin, old wood and most anything rusted. I find it in junkyards, on the streets, motorcycle shops, old school band rooms, and people also give me stuff. I create it for myself and if others like it, bravo!"