Veteran American actor Richard Herd passed away at the age of 87. At the time of his death, Herd lived in Los Angeles with his wife, Patricia Crowder Herd. Herd died from cancer at his home on May 26, 2020. Richard Herd appeared in numerous supporting roles in television series and occasional film roles, from the 1970s to the 2010s. He was well known in the science fiction community for his role in the 1983 NBC miniseries V and 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle, as John, the Visitors' Supreme Commander.  
 
Other major roles in his career include the famous character that he played on Seinfeld. In two guest appearances on Quantum Leap, he played children's show host "Captain Galaxy", a would-be time traveler, and a miner named Ziggy Ziganovich. He made his film debut in Hercules in New York (1970). Herd's first major film role was in the thriller The China Syndrome alongside Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon and Michael Douglas, where he played the character Evan McCormack, the corrupt Chairman of the California Gas & Electric Board. This role helped make him well known outside the United States. Herd was inducted into the National Broadcaster Hall of Fame for his work in Old Time Radio.