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Richard Herd, the venerable character actor who played Mr. Wilhelm on 'Seinfeld' and appeared in such notable films as 'All the President's Men' and 'The China Syndrome,' died Tuesday. He was 87.

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00:00Mr. Wilhelm. So, George, have you heard anything about the missing equipment?

00:05No, no, not a thing. You know, George, there's nothing I hate more than a liar.

00:10Richard Hurd, the character actor who played Mr. Wilhelm on Seinfeld and appeared in such

00:15notable films as All the President's Men and the China Syndrome, died Tuesday. He was 87.

00:20Hurd died of cancer-related causes at his home in Los Angeles, his wife of 40 years,

00:24actress Patricia Crowder Hurd, told The Hollywood Reporter.

00:27With his commanding features, Hurd often portrayed men of authority during his five-decade career,

00:32and in his first recurring role in a TV series, he played Captain Sheridan,

00:36William Shatner's boss, on the ABC action cop drama T.J. Hooker.

00:39The Boston native also made a name for himself in the world of science fiction. Most recently,

00:44in 2015, Star Trek Renegades, but also over the years by portraying characters in the 1983 NBC

00:49miniseries V and its sequel, Star Trek The Next Generation, Sequest 2032, and Star Trek Voyager.

00:55Among his numerous credits, Hurd appeared 11 times over three Seinfeld seasons as Mr. Wilhelm,

01:00the clueless New York Yankees exec who supervised George Costanza after he landed a job with the

01:05team as an assistant to the traveling secretary.

01:07Are you feeling all right, George?

01:09Oh, fine.

01:11You look a little warm.

01:13It's a chicken.

01:14Hurd continued to act into his 80s, appearing on such series as Hawaii Five-0,

01:18Rizzoli and Isles, and Shameless, as well as the movies A Christmas in New York and Get Out.

01:22He was also a member of the ensemble on the 2012 prank show Betty White's Off Their Rockers.

01:28For much more on Richard Hurd's life and career, head to THR.com.

01:31For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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