Richard Kind

**Richard Bruce Kind** (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his roles in _Mad About You_ (as Dr. Mark Devanow) and in _Spin City_ (as Paul Thomas Lassiter). Kind voiced Riley's imaginary friend Bing Bong in Pixar's _Inside Out_.

## Early and personal life

Kind was born on November 22, 1956 in Trenton, New Jersey to a Jewish family. He grew up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Kind studied at Pennsbury High School and at Northwestern University.

He married Dana Stanley in 1999 and they divorced in 2014. They have three children. Actor and director George Clooney is a close friend, and was best man at Kind's wedding.

### Film

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1986|_Nothing in Common_|Ad Exec in Bar|Uncredited|
|1988|_Vice Versa_|Floyd||
|_Meanwhile in Santa Monica_||||
|1989|_How I Got Into College_|||
|1991|_Queens Logic_|Actor||
|_Ghoulies Go to College_|Cat Ghoulie (voice)|||
|_All-American Murder_|Lou Alonzo|||
|1992|_Mr. Saturday Night_|Reporter||
|1993|_Tom and Jerry: The Movie_|Tom (voice)||
|_Quest of the Delta Knights_|Wamthool|||
|1994|_Clifford_|Julien Daniels||
|_Stargate_|Gary Meyers, Ph.D|||
|1996|_Johns_|Paul Truman||
|_Shooting Lily_|Florist|||
|1997|_Hacks_|Benny||
|_Cold Around the Heart_|Attorney Nabbish|||
|1998|_A Bug's Life_|Molt (voice)||
|1999|_Our Friend, Martin_|Mr. Willis (voice)||
|_How the Grinch Stole Christmas_|Whobris|||
|2000|_Tom Sawyer_|Mr. Dobbins (voice)||
|2001|_Cats & Dogs_|Calico (voice)||
|2002|_Quicksand_|Kensington||
|_Confessions of a Dangerous Mind_|Casting Executive Man|||
|2003|_The Station Agent_|Louis Tiboni||
|_Shrink Rap_|Herb|||
|_Nobody Knows Anything!_|Real Estate Agent|||
|2004|_Garfield: The Movie_|Dad Rat (voice)||
|_Elvis Has Left the Building_|Burning Elvis|||
|_Dog Gone Love_|Doug|||
|2005|_Bewitched_|Abner Kravitz||
|_The Producers_|Jury Foreman|||
|2006|_Spymate_|Dr. Farley||
|_Cars_|Van (voice)|||
|_The Wild_|Larry the Anaconda (voice)|||
|_I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With_|Herb Hope|||
|_For Your Consideration_|Marketing Person|||
|_Everyone's Hero_|Hobo Andy, Maitre D' (voice)|||
|_Raising Flagg_|Bill Reed|||
|2007|_The Grand_|Andy Andrews||
|_The Visitor_|Jacob|||
|_National Lampoon's Bag Boy_|Dave Weiner|||
|_Big Stan_|Mal|||
|_The Neighbor_|Wilder|||
|2008|_Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief_|Groundhog (voice)||
|_The Understudy_|Ian|||
|_Roadside Romeo_|Guru (voice)|Uncredited||
|2009|_Ingenious_|Newkin||
|_A Serious Man_|Uncle Arthur|||
|_Heidi 4 Paws_|Grandfather (voice)|||
|_Help Me, Help You_|Fish|||
|_Santa Buddies_|Eddy the Elf Dog (voice)|||
|2010|_Toy Story 3_|Bookworm (voice)||
|_Hereafter_|Christos|||
|_The Search for Santa Paws_|Eddy the Elf Dog (voice)|||
|2011|_Fancypants_|Mr. Camp||
|_Cars 2_|Van (voice)|||
|_Bad Seed_|Tim|||
|2012|_BuzzKill_|Stan Fuller (voice)||
|_The Producers_|Max Bialystock|||
|_Argo_|Max Klein|||
|_Divorce Invitation_|George Mason|||
|_Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups_|Eddy the Elf Dog (voice)|||
|2013|_Dealin' with Idiots_|Harold||
|2014|_Obvious Child_|Jacob||
|_Chu and Blossom_|Fred|||
|_The Angriest Man in Brooklyn_|Bix Field|||
|_Yellowbird_|Michka (voice)|English version||
|_All Stars_|Richard|||
|_Ride_|Boss|||
|2015|_Inside Out_|Bing Bong (voice)||
|_The Lennon Report_|Dr. Stephan G. Lynn|||
|_The Paper Store_|Prof. Marty Kane|||
|_Detours_|Sam Jacobson|||
|2016|_Albion: Rise of the Danann_|Brian||
|TBA|_The Hebrew Hammer vs. Hitler_|Hasid||

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1984|_The Ratings Game_|Steve|TV movie|
|1985|_Two Fathers' Justice_|District Attorney Turpin|TV movie|
|1987|_Hooperman_|Reindeer|Episode: "Deck the Cell with Bars of Folly"|
|_Bennett Brothers_|Richard Bennett|TV movie||
|1988|_My Sister Sam_|Lang|Episode: "The Art of Love"|
|_Mr. Belvedere_|Joe|Episode: "Marsha's Secret"||
|1989|_Empty Nest_|Elton Sexton|Episode: "A Life in the Day"|
|_Unsub_|Jimmy Bello|8 episodes||
|_21 Jump Street_|Caller (voice)|Episode: "Next Victim"||
|_Anything but Love_|Bradley|Episode: "Just the Facts, Ma'am"||
|1990–1991|_Carol & Company_|Skit characters|31 episodes|
|1991|_Princesses_||Episode: "Someday My Prince Will Gum"|
|_The Carol Burnett Show_|Skit characters|||
|1992|_Stand By Your Man_|Larson|Episode: "Spare Me"|
|_Great Scott!_|Alberts|Episode: "Choir Mire"||
|1992–1999|_Mad About You_|Dr. Mark Devanow|37 episodes|
|1993|_The Building_|The Neurotic Director|Episode: "Father Knows Best"|
|1993–1995|_The Commish_|Alex Beebee|6 episodes|
|1994|_The Nanny_|Jeffrey Needleman|Episode: "The Playwright"|
|_Blue Skies_|Kenny|8 episodes||
|1995|_A Whole New Ballgame_|Dwight Kling|7 episodes|
|_Nowhere Man_|Max Webb|Episode: "The Spider Webb"||
|1996|_Space: Above and Beyond_|Colonel Matthew Burke|Episode: "Level of Necessity"|
|_Madness of Method_|Owen Goodwin|TV short||
|1996–2002|_Spin City_|Paul Lassiter|145 episodes|
|1997-2003|_The Days in the Lives of Beau_|Beau's uncle (voice)|4 episodes|
|1998|_Something So Right_|Paul|Episode: "Something About the 'Men' in Menstruation"|
|_The Lionhearts_|Additional voices|Episode: "Singin' in the Mane"||
|1999|_Strangers with Candy_|Harry Link, DDS|Episode: "Who Wants Cake?"|
|_The Wild Thornberrys_|Lyrebird (voice)|Episode: "Koality and Kuantity"||
|2001|_Even Stevens_|Uncle Chuck Stevens|Episode: "Uncle Chuck"|
|_The Santa Claus Brothers_|Roy (voice)|TV movie||
|2001–2002|_Oswald_|Pongo (voice)|5 episodes|
|2002–2003|_Still Standing_|Dr. Nathan Gerber|2 episodes|
|2002–2009|_Curb Your Enthusiasm_|Cousin Andy|4 episodes|
|2003|_Just Shoot Me!_|Jimmie Korsh|Episode: "The Last Temptation of Elliot"|
|_Miss Match_|Phil Weston|Episode: "Kate in Ex-tasy"||
|2003–2004|_Scrubs_|Harvey Corman|4 episodes|
|2003–2007|_Kim Possible_|Frugal Lucre (voice)|5 episodes|
|2004|_Girlfriends_|Peter Miller|Episode: "Prophet & Loss"|
|_Oliver Beene_|Barnaby Rollins|Episode: "X-ray Specs"||
|_The Division_|Hicks|Episode: "Lost and Found"||
|_My Life, Inc._|Dan Mannion|TV movie||
|_That '70s Show_|Kimberly's Dad|Episode: "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"||
|_Less than Perfect_|Lance Corcoran|Episode: "Shoo-In"||
|_Father of the Pride_|Zebra (voice)|2 episodes||
|2004–2008|_Go Baby!_|Narrator (voice)||
|2005|_Head Cases_|Lou Albertini|Episode: "S(elf) Help"|
|_Genetically Challenged_|Shermie Frankl|TV movie||
|_E-Ring_|Asst. Public Affairs Sec. Danton Murphy|2 episodes||
|_Reba_|David|Episode: "Issues"||
|2005–2013|_Sesame Street_|Fairy Balloon Person, Mr. Disgracey|2 episodes|
|_American Dad!_|Al Tuttle (voice)|4 episodes||
|2006|_Three Moons Over Milford_|Pete Watson|Episode: "Dog Day Aftermoon"|
|_Stargate Atlantis_|Lucius Lavin|2 episodes||
|_The Angriest Man in Suburbia_|Josh|TV movie||
|2007|_Law & Order: Criminal Intent_|Ernest Foley|Episode: "Privilege"|
|_Psych_|Hugo|Episode: "From the Earth to Starbucks"||
|_All of Us_|Dennis|2 episodes||
|_Two and a Half Men_|Artie|Episode: "Is There a Mrs. Waffles?"||
|_Sands of Oblivion_|Ira|TV movie||
|2009|_Chowder_|Gumbo (voice)|Episode: "The Deadly Maze"|
|_Dora the Explorer_|Greedy King (voice)|Episode: "Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom: Trilogy 2"||
|_Sherri_|Whiny Neighbor|Episode: "Indecision '09"||
|2009–2011|_The Penguins of Madagascar_|Roger (voice)|6 episodes|
|2010|_Leverage_|Mayor Bradford Culpepper III|2 episodes|
|_Trauma_|Ira|Episode: "Frequent Fliers"||
|_'Til Death_|Charlie|Episode: "Brother's Keeper"||
|_Burn Notice_|Marv|3 episodes||
|2011|_Harry's Law_|Marty Slumach|Episode: "Send in the Clowns"|
|_Mr. Sunshine_|Rod McDaniel|2 episodes||
|_Femme Fatales_|Jonathan Shields|Episode: "Behind Locked Doors, Part One"||
|_Phineas and Ferb_|Executive (voice)|Episode: "Perry the Actorpus"||
|2011–2012|_Luck_|Joey Rathburn|10 episodes|
|2012|_Sketchy_|Lord Arby|Episode: "Downtown Arby's"|
|_NYC 22_|Geoff Arnhauldt|Episode: "Thugs and Lovers"||
|_Law & Order: Special Victims Unit_|Jonas Dworkin|Episode: "Acceptable Loss"||
|2013|_Kroll Show_|Mark|Episode: "Can I Finish?"|
|_Golden Boy_|Paul Daly|3 episodes||
|_Childrens Hospital_|Marvin|Episode: "Country Weekend"||
|_Drop Dead Diva_|Marty Frumm|Episode: "One Shot"||
|_Dark Minions_|Feldenbaum|TV movie||
|_The Good Wife_|Judge Alan Davies|Episode: "The Next Day"||
|2014|_The Michael J. Fox Show_|Mr. Norwood|Episode: "Secret"|
|_Ten X Ten_|Man 50s|Miniseries||
|_Bad Teacher_|Brie's Husband|Episode: "Pilot"||
|_Glee_|Mr. Rifkin|Episode: "The Back-Up Plan"||
|_Sharknado 2: The Second One_|Harland 'The Blaster' McGuinness|TV movie||
|_TripTank_|Dad, Stanley (voice)|2 episodes||
|_The Middle_|Dr. Niller|Episode: "Unbraceable You"||
|2014–2015|_Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja_|Mort Weinerman (voice)|4 episodes|
|_Gotham_|Mayor Aubrey James|7 episodes||
|2014–2017|_Red Oaks_|Sam|9 episodes|
|2015|_What's Your Emergency_|Devon Micketty|Episode: "Let's Make a Date"|
|_Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt_|Mr. Lefkovitz|Episode: "Kimmy Goes to School!"||
|_Love Is Dead_|Ken Bell|TV movie||
|_Happyish_|Moses|Episode: "Starring Helen Keller, Moses and Lenny Bruce"||

### Video games

|Year|Title|Role|
| --- | --- | --- |
|1998|_A Bug's Life_|Molt|
|2006|_Cars_|Van|
|2011|_The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr. Blowhole Returns – Again!_|Roger|

## Other websites

- Fairfield Arts & Convention Center

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Richard Kind
- **image**: RichardKind09TIFF.jpg
- **caption**: Kind at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
- **birth name**: Richard Bruce Kind
- **birth place**: Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
- **alma mater**: Northwestern University
- **yearsactive**: 1978–present
- **children**: 3