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Richard Riehle Dies: ‘Office Space’ & ‘Bridesmaids’ Actor Was 78

Deadline · October 19, 2026 at 4:51 PM

Richard Riehle Dies: ‘Office Space’ & ‘Bridesmaids’ Actor Was 78

Richard Riehle, an actor in Office Space, Bridesmaids, Casino, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, and The Man From Earth, has died.

He was 78.

Riehle played Tom Smykowski, a cynical Initech product manager, in the Mike Judge satirical comedy, sharing credits with Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, Stephen Root, and Gary Cole.

The actor died of natural causes […]

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