' s ▁err atic ▁behavior ▁at ▁his ▁anni versary ▁party . ▁Con vers ely , ▁Mr . ▁Bra cken ▁is ▁all ▁too ▁knowing ▁of ▁Hed dy ' s ▁behavior , ▁and ▁sw if ty ▁re buff s ▁her ▁kiss ing ▁up ▁to ▁him , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁all ▁the ▁lies ▁she ▁tells ▁about ▁her ▁work ▁progress . ▁Bra cken ▁also ▁suff ers ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁run , ▁which ▁convin ces ▁him ▁to ▁lo osen ▁up ▁and , ▁finally , ▁pay ▁more ▁attention ▁to ▁his ▁wife . ▁His ▁daughter ▁Susan ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Victoria ▁Row ell ) ▁surfaces ▁for ▁two ▁episodes ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁season , ▁and ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁H erman ' s ▁ex - g irl friend . ▁Bra cken ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁nie ce , ▁R ene ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Kar en ▁Mal ina ▁White ), ▁who ▁guest ▁stars ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁season , ▁when ▁H erman ▁convin ces ▁her ▁to ▁aud ition ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁a ▁Fly ▁Girl ▁on ▁In ▁Living ▁Color . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁C raw ford ▁( Ed ward ▁Winter ) ▁is ▁the ▁occasionally ▁seen ▁Wat erton ▁executive . ▁His ▁seem ingly ▁honor able ▁persona ▁always ▁mask s ▁an ▁un bel iev able ▁cl uel ess ness , ▁and ▁more ▁often , ▁he ▁is ▁saying ▁the ▁wrong ▁thing . ▁C raw ford , ▁like ▁Mr . ▁Bra cken , ▁takes ▁time ▁to ▁compl iment ▁H erman ▁on ▁his ▁fine ▁work , ▁but ▁despite ▁doing ▁so ▁numerous ▁times ▁over ▁the