Richard Riehle was an American character actor best known as Tom Smykowski in Office Space (1999) and Walt Finnerty in Grounded for Life (2001–2005). He died at his home in Los Angeles in October 2026, aged 78.
Born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, on 12 May 1948, he studied at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Minnesota and began his career on stage. Across nearly five decades he appeared in more than 400 projects, including Glory, Casino, Mighty Joe Young, Hatchet and the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Inner Light”.
