H. Richard Greene (sometimes credited as "Richard Greene") is an American actor.

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.

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. 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. 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 City 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. 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.

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

Filmography

Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1982I, the JuryGentleman at Bar1984Special EffectsLeon Gruskin1987From the HipWilson1998ArmageddonNASA Tech2010Dante's Inferno: An Animated EpicKing Richard / Socrates

Television YearTitleRoleNotes1983American PlayhouseBobby SternEpisode: "Family Business"1986Hill Street BluesRobert DunlawEpisode: "Slum Enchanted Evening"1986Screen TwoJohn RogersEpisode: "Double Image"1986RiptideCary RussellEpisode: "If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em"1986FameJack GoodmanEpisode: "Contacts"1986St. ElsewhereJames MoynihanEpisode: "You Beta Your Life"1986HunterD.A.Episode: "True Confessions"1986–1991L.A. LawSteven Waering / Mitchell Glazer3 episodes1987MoonlightingJake RenbornEpisode: "Poltergeist III – Dipesto Nothing"1987NewhartMr. TaylorEpisode: "Harris Ankles PIV for Web Post"1987Baby Girl ScottHoward OrrisonTelevision film1987Cracked UpCoach1987The Hope DivisionCaptain Thorpe1987J.J. StarbuckMacadooEpisode: "Pilot"1987The Oldest RookieGetzEpisode: "Expert Witness"1987–1995MatlockVarious roles3 episodes1988Cagney & LaceyJames Nettles2 episodes198821 Jump StreetDr. FreemanEpisode: "Best Years of Your Life"1988War and RemembranceFoxy DavisEpisode: "Part VI"1988Police Story: Monster ManorLt. NeedlesTelevision film1988Highway to HeavenTravis Hastings / Jim Bradley4 episodes1989Cast the First StoneMartin DalyTelevision film1989–1990ParadiseMr. Stark / Sidney Elkins3 episodes1989–1991The Wonder YearsMr. Cooper5 episodes1990Equal JusticeMr. NorthEpisode: "False Images"1990Gabriel's FireJack GrimesEpisode: "Louis's Date"1990Over My Dead BodyMooreEpisode: "Dead Air"1990Head of the ClassMr. FinnemanEpisode: "My Son the Primate"1991Father Dowling MysteriesWalter PrestonEpisode: "The Missing Witness Mystery"1991The Great PretenderAlbert EastlakeTelevision film1991She Stood AloneDr. Rufus Adams1992The Boys of TwilightSam ParkerEpisode: "A Wing and a Prayer"1992Brooklyn BridgeLouis Neiman, Esq.Episode: "On the Line"1992Jonathan: The Boy Nobody WantedWolffTelevision film1992Quantum LeapDr. HardyEpisode: "Star Light, Star Bright"1992Melrose PlaceKen GableEpisode: "Dreams Come True"1994Picket FencesMr. Hendricks2 episodes1994Menendez: A Killing in Beverly HillsStanley WeisbergTelevision film1996Chicago HopeDr. David StadsonEpisode: "Life Lines"1996Voice from the GraveDr. CarterTelevision film1996MoloneyPaul SimmsEpisode: "Clueless"1996, 1998CybillDr. Drew / Priest2 episodes1997NYPD BlueWalter MirrenEpisode: "Upstairs, Downstairs"1997Diagnosis: MurderD.A.Episode: "Murder Two: Part 2"1997Journey of the HeartDoctorTelevision film19977th HeavenJoeEpisode: "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"1997InvasionSgt. Kinsella2 episodes1998Early EditionP. MaguireEpisode: "Walk, Don't Run"1998The PracticeJudge Paul StewartEpisode: "Ties That Bind"1999The Brothers FlubAdditional voicesEpisode: "Scared Stiff/Prehysteria"1999Ally McBealJudge Paul StewartEpisode: "Angels and Blimps"1999RugratsVideo NarratorEpisode: "The Jungle/The Old Country"1999SnoopsArthur PlimptonEpisode: "True Believers"1999, 2000Time of Your LifeMr. Sullivan2 episodes2000Jack & JillOrthopedistEpisode: "Animal Planet: Part 2"2000, 2001Rocket PowerVarious voices2 episodes2001The DistrictChief Horace FoleyEpisode: "Lost and Found"2001ThievesGeneral FitchmanEpisode: "The General"2001–2005The West WingSenator Robert Royce6 episodes2003Without a TraceDunlopEpisode: "Clare de Lune"2004–2005Boston LegalJudge Harry Hingham3 episodes2006According to JimBob MorganEpisode: "Polite Jim"2006Cold CaseDaniel SpyczykEpisode: "Beautiful Little Fool"2007SharkJudge Trevor C. Williams2 episodes2007–2015Mad MenJim Hobart6 episodes2009The MentalistRobert LynchEpisode: "Bloodshot"2009NCISThomas VictorEpisode: "The Inside Man"2010BonesJudge DufreyEpisode: "The Boy with the Answer"2010MediumSam DillerEpisode: "Blood on the Tracks"2011Criminal Minds: Suspect BehaviorLeon LamplEpisode: "The Time Is Now"2011Desperate HousewivesFrank SweeneyEpisode: "Suspicion Song"2012CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationArt WeberEpisode: "Dune and Gloom"2015RosewoodAlexis StavrosEpisode: "Vitamins and Vandals"2015Code BlackLawrence EganEpisode: "Doctors With Borders"2016AquariusMoses SnyderEpisode: "Revolution 1"2016The Last ShipSenator William Beatty4 episodes2018The FostersBill GreenEpisode: "Just Say Yes"2019PearsonLloyd TripleEpisode: "The Deputy Mayor"

Video games +YearTitleRole2005X-Men Legends II: Rise of ApocalypseMagneto2006Marvel: Ultimate Alliance2007SkateAdditional voices2007Lost OdysseyRoxian2009Dragon Age: OriginsVarious voices2010Mass Effect 22010Metal Gear Solid: Peace WalkerHot Coldman2010Fallout: New VegasVarious voices2011Dead Space: AftermathThe Overseer2021Mass Effect Legendary EditionVarious voices

References

External links

H. Richard Greene (as Richard Greene) on the Internet Broadway Database