{"id":2207015,"date":"2026-10-19T16:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T13:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2207015"},"modified":"2026-10-19T16:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T13:35:09","slug":"office-space-star-richard-riehle-dead-at-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2207015","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Office Space&#8217; Star Richard Riehle Dead at 78"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9d\/16by9\/2026\/10\/19\/9d328d627cf94ec78015990284ac2026_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">&#8216;Office Space&#8217; Star Richard Riehle Dead at 78<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">&#8216;Office Space&#8217; Actor<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Richard Riehle Dead at 78<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-19T09:35:09-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              October 19, 2026<br \/>\n                            9:35 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-19T12:50:42-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  October 19, 2026<br \/>\n                                12:50 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-a1aa40213cd8ed188da6ec8be302ea3a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261019_9d328d627cf94ec78015990284ac2026\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:aeb29297-1f22-4d3e-9991-c8be494504db\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9d\/4by3\/2026\/10\/19\/9d328d627cf94ec78015990284ac2026_md.jpg\" alt=\"Richard Riehle getty 3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6d93f746f8834799b7cb57cbb5f2b7d2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Richard Riehle<\/strong> &#8212; famous for his role as Tom Smykowski in &#8220;Office Space&#8221; &#8212; is dead &#8230; TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0f171be40785f2a5eb46058d6cb44592\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Friends of Richard tell TMZ &#8230; he died of natural causes last Thursday in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4c13703fd671d4023280fbfa0eca99a2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He was an acclaimed character actor, appearing in over 400 projects during a long career in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1a6b6882db1b3a115ad9039b8da5cffa\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Richard&#8217;s best known for his work in &#8220;Office Space&#8221; &#8230; he plays Tom, the product manager who gets laid off from Initech, survives a hit-and-run accident, and lands a massive financial settlement that allows him to follow his dreams and build his prototype &#8220;Jump to Conclusions&#8221; mat. He&#8217;s got tons of memorable scenes and lines, and is a cult favorite.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-964cb2cd737175a18374b56df0e17177\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-09090e9c-a1b2-4a19-9084-71795c4d8a21-1548426507-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/be\/16by9\/2026\/10\/19\/be28fd25f87843f6b0892d2e3755cb14_md.png\" alt=\"101926_richard_riehle_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><span class=\"media-video-swipe video-block__media-video-swipe\">MAY 2018<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-09090e9c-a1b2-4a19-9084-71795c4d8a21-1548426507-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">THE LAST TIME WE SAW HIM<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/the-last-time-we-saw-richard-riehle-10-19-2026\/\">Video: The Last Time We Saw Richard Riehle<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-646c06ddc2d830bd93fb239347d761c6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The last time we caught up with Richard was back in 2018 in Los Angeles, after he had just gotten back from filming the Lifetime holiday movie &#8220;A Very Nutty Christmas&#8221; with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/melissa-joan-hart\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Melissa Joan Hart<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f376144825614fbc5cddf0515eb41a3c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Richard was 78.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5952bcce218791c4e1a1c3dc2322aaa4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>RIP<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/19\/richard-riehle-dead\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:aeb29297-1f22-4d3e-9991-c8be494504db\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/19\/richard-riehle-dead\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:aeb29297-1f22-4d3e-9991-c8be494504db\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/19\/sahara-ray-dead\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:aeb29297-1f22-4d3e-9991-c8be494504db\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/37\/16by9\/2026\/10\/19\/371b91883fe3441e93fcc1512271ba1a_xs.jpg\" alt=\"Sahara Ray getty 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Model Sahara Ray Dead at 34<br \/>\n                      <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/19\/ariana-grande-dog-coco-dead\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:aeb29297-1f22-4d3e-9991-c8be494504db\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8a\/16by9\/2026\/10\/19\/8abcc9b512474ba981fc3ee5fac3d525_xs.jpg\" alt=\"1019-Remembering-Ariana-Grande-Dog-Coco-PRIMARY\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Ariana Grande&#8217;s Dog Coco Dead at 17<br \/>\n                      <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/18\/oj-simpson-possible-associate-allegedly-had-blood-on-his-hands-on-night-of-murders\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:aeb29297-1f22-4d3e-9991-c8be494504db\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:3}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bd\/16by9\/2026\/10\/18\/bdaaf79472194a88b567000cfe54cc4a_xs.jpg\" alt=\"oj-simpson-getty-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        O.J. 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