Actor Richard Riehle, known for 'Office Space,' dies at 78 of natural causes
Photo: NBC NewsActor Richard Riehle, best known for his supporting role as Tom Smykowski in Mike Judge's 1999 corporate satire Office Space, died of natural causes at age 78 in Los Angeles on Thursday, October 15. Riehle, a Wisconsin native, also appeared in The Fugitive, Glory, Casino, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Bridesmaids and Grounded for Life. In Office Space he played a cynical Initech product manager.
Left-leaning NBC News leads with Riehle's supporting role in Office Space and the film's satire of corporate life. Alternative and independent sources lead with the death itself: Deadline attributes the date and cause to a TMZ report and lists his credits, while The Hollywood Reporter highlights his career beyond the film, including The Fugitive and Glory. Right-leaning Fox News leads with his Office Space role and his death of natural causes at 78. All sides agree on his age, the cause of death and his Office Space role.
How the sides differ Left and right sources lead with his Office Space role; alternative sources stress the death report and his wider career.
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Leads with Riehle's supporting role as Tom Smykowski in Mike Judge's corporate satire Office Space, and the film's take on workplaces.
Leads with the death itself, citing a TMZ report for the date and cause, then lists his film credits. The Hollywood Reporter stresses his Wisconsin roots and career beyond Office Space.
- Washington TimesRichard Riehle, dependable TV and film character actor who was in 'Glory and 'Office Space,' dies
Leads with the Office Space headline and his death of natural causes at 78. The excerpt is brief and offers few other details.