Richard Dysart

Acting

Richard Dysart

Born March 30, 1929Boston, Massachusetts, USA69 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Everything Is Terrible! The Movie
2009Everything Is Terrible! The Movie
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
2004Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
as The Ancient Mariner (voice)Movie
L.A. Law: The Movie
2002L.A. Law: The Movie
as Leland McKenzieMovie
Hard Rain
1998Hard Rain
as Henry SearsMovie
Spawn
1997Spawn
as Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)TV
C
1996Corwin
as SelfMovie
A Child Is Missing
1995A Child Is Missing
as Riley HallihanMovie
Truman
1995Truman
as Henry L. StimsonMovie
Panther
1995Panther
as J. Edgar HooverMovie
Batman: The Animated Series
1992Batman: The Animated Series
as Dr. Bartholomew (voice)TV
Back to the Future Part III
1990Back to the Future Part III
as Barbwire SalesmanMovie
Day One
1989Day One
as President Harry S. TrumanMovie
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Leland McKenzieMovie
Moving Target
1988Moving Target
as Arthur CambridgeMovie
Wall Street
1987Wall Street
as CromwellMovie
Six Against the Rock
1987Six Against the Rock
as Warden James JohnstonMovie
The Last Days of Patton
1986The Last Days of Patton
as Gen. Dwight D. EisenhowerMovie
L.A. Law: Pilot
1986L.A. Law: Pilot
as Leland McKenzieMovie
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Law
as Leland McKenzieTV
Blood & Orchids
1986Blood & Orchids
as Harvey KosterTV
Warning Sign
1985Warning Sign
as Dr. NielsenMovie
Pale Rider
1985Pale Rider
as Coy LaHoodMovie
Mask
1985Mask
as AbeMovie
Malice in Wonderland
1985Malice in Wonderland
as Louis B. MayerMovie
The Thing
1982The Thing
as Dr. CopperMovie
Bitter Harvest
1981Bitter Harvest
as Dr. Morton FreemanMovie
People vs. Jean Harris
1981People vs. Jean Harris
as Judge Russell R. LeggettMovie
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1980The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
as Edwin StantonMovie
Bogie
1980Bogie
as Jack WarnerMovie
Being There
1979Being There
as Dr. Robert AllenbyMovie
Meteor
1979Meteor
as Secretary of DefenseMovie
Churchill and the Generals
1979Churchill and the Generals
as Gen. Dwight D. EisenhowerMovie
Prophecy
1979Prophecy
as Trevor IsleyMovie
First, You Cry
1978First, You Cry
as Dr. BrennermanMovie
It Happened One Christmas
1977It Happened One Christmas
as Peter BaileyMovie
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1977The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
as President Ulysses S. GrantMovie
The Andros Targets
1977The Andros Targets
as Dr. KipnessTV
Gemini Man
1976Gemini Man
as Leonard DriscollTV
Riding with Death
1976Riding with Death
as Leonard DriscollMovie
The Hindenburg
1975The Hindenburg
as LehmanMovie
The Day of the Locust
1975The Day of the Locust
as Claude EsteeMovie
Lincoln
1974Lincoln
as David DavisTV
The Terminal Man
1974The Terminal Man
as Dr. John EllisMovie
The Hospital
1971The Hospital
as Dr. WelbeckMovie
Columbo
1971Columbo
as Max DuvalTV
The Sporting Club
1971The Sporting Club
as SpenglerMovie
All in the Family
1971All in the Family
as Russ DeKuyperTV
The Lost Man
1969The Lost Man
as BarnesMovie
Shadow Game
1969Shadow Game
as Jerry ArnstMovie
Petulia
1968Petulia
as Motel ReceptionistMovie
Love with the Proper Stranger
1963Love with the Proper Stranger
as Accountant (uncredited)Movie
The Defenders
1961The Defenders
as Mr. WestfallTV