Biography
Richard Wharton is an American actor born on 21 March 1954 in Chicago, Illinois. He began his career in Chicago theatre and made his film debut in Running Scared (1986).
Wharton appeared in Sam Shepard's play Seduced at the Immediate Theatre Company in Chicago in 1988 and received a Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play. He has worked extensively in film and television as a character actor, with credits including Seven Psychopaths (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013) and guest roles in series such as How I Met Your Mother, Charmed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
In 2021 he played Bill in the series Hacks. He has a recurring role as Dr Wilhelm Rolf in Days of Our Lives.
