Richard was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to a Welsh immigrant mother. His adoptive father was a native of Pittsburgh. He moved to Los Angeles with his family in the 1960s and he graduated from Lennox High School and earned his BA in Theatre Arts from California State University,
Dominguez Hills.
Married Judith Henley in 1972 and they had three children; Matthew, Justin, and Alexis. He moved his family to Grass Valley, California in 1979 and was active with the
Foothill Theatre Company, a regional theatre in Nevada City. He returned to Los Angeles in 1991 to resume his acting career and performed over 70 skits on The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno (1992).
He still maintains his northern California residence with his wife, Judy and their daughter, Alexis.
He and his wife attended the Lennox reunions.
