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Richard Dysart
Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

ActingBorn March 30, 1929Died April 5, 2015 (age 86)Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Richard Allen Dysart (March 30, 1929 – April 5, 2015) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as senior partner Leland McKenzie in the television series L.A. Law (1986–1994), for which he won a 1992 Primetime Emmy Award as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series after four consecutive nominations. In film, he held supporting roles in The Hospital (1971), Being There (1979), The Thing (1982), Mask (1985), Pale Rider (1985) and Wall Street (1987). Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Dysart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2009
Everything Is Terrible! The Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2004
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

as The Ancient Mariner (voice)

Movie
2002
L.A. Law: The Movie

as Leland McKenzie

Movie
1998Movie
1998
Hard Rain

as Henry Sears

Movie
1997
Spawn

as Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)

TV
1996
Corwin

as Self

Movie
1995
A Child Is Missing

as Riley Hallihan

Movie
1995
Truman

as Henry L. Stimson

Movie
1995
Panther

as J. Edgar Hoover

Movie
1993Movie
1992
Batman: The Animated Series

as Dr. Bartholomew (voice)

TV
1990
Back to the Future Part III

as Barbwire Salesman

Movie
1989
Day One

as President Harry S. Truman

Movie
1988
Mickey's 60th Birthday

as Leland McKenzie

Movie
1988
Moving Target

as Arthur Cambridge

Movie
1988Movie
1987
Wall Street

as Cromwell

Movie
1987
Six Against the Rock

as Warden James Johnston

Movie
1986
The Last Days of Patton

as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Movie
1986
L.A. Law: Pilot

as Leland McKenzie

Movie
1986
L.A. Law

as Leland McKenzie

TV
1986
Blood & Orchids

as Harvey Koster

TV
1985
Warning Sign

as Dr. Nielsen

Movie
1985
Pale Rider

as Coy LaHood

Movie
1985
Mask

as Abe

Movie
1985Movie
1985
Malice in Wonderland

as Louis B. Mayer

Movie
1982Movie
1982
The Thing

as Dr. Copper

Movie
1981
Bitter Harvest

as Dr. Morton Freeman

Movie
1981
People vs. Jean Harris

as Judge Russell R. Leggett

Movie
1980
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

as Edwin Stanton

Movie
1980
Bogie

as Jack Warner

Movie
1979
Being There

as Dr. Robert Allenby

Movie
1979
Meteor

as Secretary of Defense

Movie
1979
Churchill and the Generals

as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Movie
1979
Prophecy

as Trevor Isley

Movie
1978
First, You Cry

as Dr. Brennerman

Movie
1978Movie
1977Movie
1977Movie
1977
The Andros Targets

as Dr. Kipness

TV
1976
Gemini Man

as Leonard Driscoll

TV
1976
Riding with Death

as Leonard Driscoll

Movie
1975Movie
1975TV
1975
The Day of the Locust

as Claude Estee

Movie
1975TV
1974
Lincoln

as David Davis

TV
1974
The Terminal Man

as Dr. John Ellis

Movie
1972TV
1971
The Hospital

as Dr. Welbeck

Movie
1971
Columbo

as Max Duval

TV
1971TV
1971Movie
1971
All in the Family

as Russ DeKuyper

TV
1969
The Lost Man

as Barnes

Movie
1969
Shadow Game

as Jerry Arnst

Movie
1968
Petulia

as Motel Receptionist

Movie
1966
CBS Playhouse

as Jerry Arnst

TV
1966
NET Playhouse

as Tarleton

TV
1963
Love with the Proper Stranger

as Accountant (uncredited)

Movie
1961
The Defenders

as Mr. Westfall

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMarch 30, 1929
Day of DeathApril 5, 2015
Place of BirthBoston, Massachusetts, USA
Popularity1.1