--- title: "Veteran actor Richard Riehle, known for 'Office Space', dies at 78" description: "Both outlets reported Richard Riehle’s death at age 78 and highlighted his role in the film *Office Space*. Geo News added that he died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, while Aaj News described him as a “prolific character actor” and noted his portrayal of authority figures in film and television." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/15378-office-space-actor-richard-riehle-dies-at-78 site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Veteran actor Richard Riehle, known for 'Office Space', dies at 78 entertainment · updated 20 Oct 2026, 10:42 AM PKT · 20 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Both outlets reported Richard Riehle’s death at age 78 and highlighted his role in the film *Office Space*. Geo News added that he died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, while Aaj News described him as a “prolific character actor” and noted his portrayal of authority figures in film and television. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **ARY News (English)** — [‘Office Space’ and ‘Bridesmaids’ actor Richard Riehle dies at 78](https://arynews.tv/office-space-and-bridesmaids-actor-richard-riehle-dies-at-78) · 20 Oct 2026, 10:42 AM PKT > Riehle’s representatives confirmed his death in a statement to Deadline, revealing that the actor passed away over the weekend.... - **Aaj News (English)** — [‘Office Space’ actor Richard Riehle dies at 78](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330477214/office-space-actor-richard-riehle-dies-at-78) · 20 Oct 2026, 10:29 AM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > Richard Riehle, the prolific character actor known for playing an office worker in the comedy film “Office Space” and a range of authority figures in film and television, has died at the age of 78. Wright Entertainment Inc. announced on Monday that Riehle died on October 15. The company did not disclose the cause of death or further details. “Our industry has lost an exceptional talent, and our... - **Geo News** — ['Office Space' actor Richard Riehle dies at 78](https://www.geo.tv/latest/687364-office-space-actor-richard-riehle-dies-at-78) · 20 Oct 2026, 12:14 AM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing > Richard Riehle, the veteran character actor best known as Tom Smykowski in Office Space, has died at 78. Friends told TMZ that he died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles on Thursday 15 October. The news broke on... 3 articles from 3 outlets, 20 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.