Richard Dysart
Known for Acting · 70 credits
- Born
- 1929-03-30
- Died
- 2015-04-05
- Place of birth
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Richard A. Dysart · Richard Allen Dysart
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).
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Known For
TV Shows (19)
Columbo
1971
as Max Duval
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Dr. Bartholomew (voice)
L.A. Law
1986
as Leland McKenzie
Cannon
1971
The Defenders
1961
as Mr. Westfall
Baretta
1975
All in the Family
1971
as Russ DeKuyper
Maude
1972
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Jerry Arnst
Spawn
1997
as Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)
NET Playhouse
1966
as Tarleton
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The Andros Targets
1977
as Dr. Kipness
Doc
1975
Doctors' Hospital
1975
Gemini Man
1976
as Leonard Driscoll
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Lincoln
1974
as David Davis
Blood & Orchids
1986
as Harvey Koster
Movies (51)
The Thing
1982
as Dr. Copper
Back to the Future Part III
1990
as Barbwire Salesman
Pale Rider
1985
as Coy LaHood
Wall Street
1987
as Cromwell
Mask
1985
as Abe
Hard Rain
1998
as Henry Sears
Meteor
1979
as Secretary of Defense
The Hindenburg
1975
as Lehman
Being There
1979
as Dr. Robert Allenby
The Falcon and the Snowman
1985
as Dr. Lee
Day One
1989
as President Harry S. Truman
Panther
1995
as J. Edgar Hoover
Prophecy
1979
as Trevor Isley
People vs. Jean Harris
1981
as Judge Russell R. Leggett
Petulia
1968
as Motel Receptionist
The Hospital
1971
as Dr. Welbeck
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
as Leland McKenzie
Bogie
1980
as Jack Warner
Truman
1995
as Henry L. Stimson
Riding with Death
1976
as Leonard Driscoll
Bitter Harvest
1981
as Dr. Morton Freeman
First, You Cry
1978
as Dr. Brennerman
The Day of the Locust
1975
as Claude Estee
Corwin
1996
as Self
Warning Sign
1985
as Dr. Nielsen
An Enemy of the People
1978
as Aslaksen
The Last Days of Patton
1986
as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1977
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Love with the Proper Stranger
1963
as Accountant (uncredited)
Malice in Wonderland
1985
as Louis B. Mayer
Six Against the Rock
1987
as Warden James Johnston
L.A. Law: The Movie
2002
as Leland McKenzie
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
1974
as Father
A Child Is Missing
1995
as Riley Hallihan
The Terminal Man
1974
as Dr. John Ellis
It Happened One Christmas
1977
as Peter Bailey
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1980
as Edwin Stanton
Shadow Game
1969
as Jerry Arnst
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982
as Hunter Burgess
Moving Target
1988
as Arthur Cambridge
The Sporting Club
1971
as Spengler
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
as Master Bryant
The Lost Man
1969
as Barnes
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
1993
as J. Edgar Hoover
Your Alcohol I.Q.
1988
as Self
L.A. Law: Pilot
1986
as Leland McKenzie
Everything Is Terrible! The Movie
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
1987
as Self
Churchill and the Generals
1979
as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2
1998
as Cogliostro
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
2004
as The Ancient Mariner (voice)
About Richard Dysart
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-… With 70 credits spanning from 1951 to 2009, Richard Dysart has appeared in 51 films and 19 TV shows.
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- The Thing (1982) — as Dr. Copper
- Back to the Future Part III (1990) — as Barbwire Salesman
- Pale Rider (1985) — as Coy LaHood
- Wall Street (1987) — as Cromwell
- Mask (1985) — as Abe
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