His wife, Patricia (Crowder) Herd, an actress, said the cause was complications of colon cancer. As Wilhelm, a Yankee executive who reported to the team’s owner, George Steinbrenner (voiced by Larry David), Mr. Herd brought a grandfatherly and slightly daffy demeanor to his dealings with George (played by Jason Alexander), the lazy assistant to the Yankees’ traveling secretary.

Source: New York Times May 28, 2020 21:33 UTC