Cast & creator
Richard Venture
Best known for Law & Order, Seinfeld, Knots Landing
Richard Venture (November 12, 1923 - December 19, 2017) was an American actor, known for Heartbreak Ridge (1986), Scent of a Woman (1992) and Missing (1982).
46
film credits
43
television credits
89
1963–2001 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (89)
Showing 89 of 89 credits
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Douglas Greer
1990
Seinfeld
Leonard West
1989
Knots Landing
Simpson
1979
Murder, She Wrote
George Latimer
1984
Falcon Crest
John Osborne
1981
L.A. Law
Abe Lassen
1986
American Playhouse
Arthur
1982American Playhouse
Edward Steichen
1982
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Hill Street Blues
1981
The Rockford Files
Fred Metcalf
1974The Rockford Files
Dr. Benjamin Crist
1974
The Waltons
1972
Coach
Lionel Carew
1989
Barney Miller
Charles Relkie
1975
Family Ties
Agent Bert Carlyle
1982
The Golden Girls
Milton
1985
Starsky & Hutch
Hilliard
1975
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Mr. Billingsley
1976
Newhart
1982Newhart
Doc Owens
1982
Police Woman
1974
Fame
1982
The John Larroquette Show
Simmons
1993
Kojak
Capt. Reardon
1973Kojak
Robert Smith
1973
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Second Detective
1963
Harry O
1974
Police Story
1973
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Edgar Bickford
1987
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Mack Brackman
1993
Scent of a Woman
W.R. Slade
1992
Joe Forrester
1975
Street Hawk
Lt. Cmdr. Leo Altobelli
1985
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
The Thorn Birds
Harry Gough
1983
All the President's Men
Assistant Metro Editor
1976
Carter Country
1977
Courage Under Fire
Don Boylar
1996
Heartbreak Ridge
Colonel Meyers
1986
Red Corner
Ambassador Reed
1997
Second Noah
1996
MacGruder and Loud
Ray
1985
When the Whistle Blows
1980
Being There
Wilson
1979
From Here to Eternity
Col. Jack Delbart
1979
The Sicilian
Cardinal of Palermo
1987
Sara
1985
Navy Seals
Admiral Colker
1990
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Doctor
1977
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
Richard
1978
Airport '77
Commander Guay
1977
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Floyd
1972
The Onion Field
Glenn Bates
1979
Series 7
Franklin
2001
The Executioner's Song
Earl Dorius
1982
Helter Skelter
Police Inspector
1976The Boys
Al Kozarian
1993
Missing
U.S. Ambassador
1982
The Hunter
Pete Spota
1980
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
Dan Hatten
1983
The Greatest
Colonel
1977
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
Joe Kane
1977
Imaginary Crimes
Judge Klein
1994
Man on a Swing
Man in Motel
1974
Diary of the Dead
Fergy
1976
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Alexander Sachs
1980
My Kidnapper, My Love
Arthur Fairlain
1980
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
Mr. Hourgil
1981
The Best Little Girl in the World
Dr. Neil Holzer
1981
Street Hawk: The Movie
Lt. Cmdr. Leo Altobelli
1984
A Sensitive, Passionate Man
Jack Morris
1977
The Final Days
James St. Clair
1989
Off the Minnesota Strip
Dr. Haas
1980
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
Judge Richard Barber
1980
One Special Victory
1991
Corey: For the People
Roger
1977
Chicago Story
Judge Harold Stankey
1981
Touch and Go
Gower
1986
As Summers Die
Brevard Holt
1986
Second Serve
Dr. David Bradley
1986
The Last Word
Ellinger
1979
Dark Intruder
The 1st Man
1965
Stickin' Together
Lead Actor
1978
The Littlest Victims
Alan Davidson
1989
Danger in Paradise
Fenton
1977
The Tenth Month
Dr. Paul Jessup
1979
Andre's Mother
Arthur
1990
Family Sins
Judge
1987