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Richard Riehle remembered as the quintessential actor's actor
Riehle, who died at seventy-eight, appeared in Casino and Bridesmaids and began in the John Wayne western Rooster Cogburn in nineteen seventy-five; his agency remembered him for encouraging new filmmakers.
On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on BBN OvernightPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Variety: “Why ‘Office Space’ Actor Richard Riehle Was the Quintessential Actor’s Actor (Guest Column)”, with reporting from Deadline.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 12:39 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
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- VarietyWhy ‘Office Space’ Actor Richard Riehle Was the Quintessential Actor’s Actor (Guest Column)
- DeadlineDeadline's report October 19, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRichard Riehle, the Office Space actor, died at seventy-eight, after more than four hundred film and television credits over nearly five decades.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorVariety's tribute column is by a filmmaker who first worked with him on a Funny or Die video, and that's where the column starts.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFour hundred credits, and the column opens with a résumé. Just not his.
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