Kind portrayed Dr. Mark Devanow on Mad About You (1992-99),[5] throughout the show's run, and played the role of Paul Lassiter on Spin City (1996-2002).[5] Kind and Michael Boatman were the only two actors to appear in every episode of Spin City. Kind reprised his role in the 2019 revival of Mad About You.[6]
Kind had a recurring role in Scrubs,[5] as Harvey Corman, an annoying hypochondriac, who claimed that having the same name as Harvey Korman did not "get [him] as much action as you may think". He also played a role on USA's crime comedy Psych[5] as Hugo, an astronomer who killed a partner for credit for the discovery of a planet ("From the Earth to the Starbucks"), and later on Law & Order: Criminal Intent[5] as a wealthy philanthropist who kills his sister-in-law and niece to protect the money he uses to fund his philanthropic work ("Privilege"). Kind guest-starred on the Disney Channel series Even Stevens, where he played the surly Uncle Chuck. He appeared in an episode of CBS' Two and a Half Men[5] with former Spin City co-star Charlie Sheen on November 12, 2007. He also played a small role on TNT's hit show Leverage playing the part of a corrupt mayor in the second season two-part finale. Kind guest-starred episode "The Worst", playing the corrupt DEA officer Special Agent Schwartz in the Netflix series Disjointed.[5]
He played the role of burnt spy Jesse's ex-boss Marv in three episodes of season 4 of Burn Notice. In 2011, Kind guest-starred in an episode of the ABC sitcom Mr. Sunshine as Rod the Bod. He starred in the HBO series Luck until its cancellation, and he is also the spokesman for On-Cor frozen foods. In February 2013, he made a guest appearance on Kroll Show.[5]
Kind had a minor role as Gary Meyers, an archaeologist who translated the symbols on the Stargate prior to James Spader's character's involvement in the 1994 movie Stargate.[5] He appeared in the film National Lampoon's Bag Boy in 2007.[5] Kind played David's father in the Prime series "Red Oaks".[5]
Actor/director George Clooney is a close friend, and was best man at Kind's wedding to Dana Stanley in 1999.[8] Kind later went on to play the part of a casting director in Clooney's directorial debut Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.[5] Kind also played himself in the short-lived HBO series Unscripted, which Clooney executive produced and directed with Grant Heslov, and played a small role in the film Argo,[5] as screenwriter Max Klein, which was produced by both Clooney and Heslov. He also had a supporting role in Ari Aster's horror filmBeau Is Afraid (2023).[5]
Kind voiced Riley's imaginary friend Bing Bong in Pixar's Inside Out.[10][11] He provides the voice of Olly and Saraline's dad Harvey Timbers in Welcome to the Wayne. In 2021, he voiced the Doppler on Star Trek: Lower Decks.
Personal life
Kind was married to Dana Stanley from 1999 to 2018.[12] They have three children: a son, Max, and two daughters, Samantha and Skylar.[13]
He was inducted into the Pennsbury High School Hall of Fame in the inaugural class on October 13, 2022.[15]
Prior to landing his role on ER, George Clooney stayed at Kind’s apartment in Los Angeles. While living there Clooney played numerous pranks on Kind including one culminating with Clooney defecating in Kind’s cat’s litter box. Clooney also duped Kind into thinking he was both a Jeopardy expert and an aspiring painter.[16]
