Richard Kind

Richard Kind is the ultimate that-guy, an actor whose face guarantees a project has good taste even if you cannot place his name. His blustery, insecure characters are comic gold, but he has a melancholy streak that makes them genuinely human, never just punchlines. Pixar understood this perfectly when they cast him as Bing Bong, a role that wrecks me every single time. He is also a serious stage actor and a beloved friend of seemingly every comedian alive. I treasure performers like him who treat small roles with the same craft as leads, because they are the connective tissue that holds great ensembles together.

Richard Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor and comedian born in Trenton, New Jersey, and educated at Northwestern University. He is widely known for television roles such as Paul Lassiter on Spin City and Cousin Andy on Mad About You, and for voice work in Pixar films including Bing Bong in Inside Out and the Tin Toy car in Cars. He is also a frequent collaborator with the Coen brothers and a fixture of the New York stage.

Name (English)

Richard Kind

Name (Japanese)

リチャード・カインド

Reading

りちゃーど・かいんど

Born

November 22, 1956 (age 69)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Monkey

Origin

Trenton, New Jersey, United States

Occupation

Actor / Screenwriter / Singer / Voice actor / Comedian

University

Northwestern University

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89

Tags

• From New Jersey
• Actor
• Screenwriter
• Singer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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