Ray Wise

Acting

Ray Wise

Born August 20, 1947Akron, Ohio, USA216 credits

Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor best known for his role as Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks (1990–1991, 2017) and its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). He has appeared in films such as Swamp Thing (1982), The Journey of Natty Gann (1985), RoboCop (1987), Bob Roberts (1992), Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), X-Men: First Class (2011) and God's Not Dead 2 (2016).

Known For

NANOcell

Movie

2026

The Napa Boys
10.0

The Napa Boys

Movie

2026

The Wolf in the Well

The Wolf in the Well

Movie

2024

God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
5.7

God's Not Dead: In God We Trust

Movie

2024

The Blue Rose
4.0

The Blue Rose

Movie

2024

Good Grief

Good Grief

Movie

2024

Filmography

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2026NANOcellas Robert CoxMovie
The Napa Boys
2026The Napa Boysas Officer TolandMovie
The Wolf in the Well
2024The Wolf in the Wellas Roland CarmelMovie
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
2024God's Not Dead: In God We Trustas Peter KaneMovie
The Blue Rose
2024The Blue Roseas Mr. VallensMovie
Good Grief
2024Good Griefas Dr. GariboldiMovie
Poolman
2024Poolmanas William Van PattersonMovie
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
2023RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCopas SelfTV
King Knight
2022King Knightas MerlinMovie
Slugfest
2021Slugfestas Jack KirbyTV
Psych 3: This Is Gus
2021Psych 3: This Is Gusas Father Peter WestleyMovie
Physical
2021Physicalas Sheila's FatherTV
Dinner Is Served
2021Dinner Is Servedas Headmaster GustafsonMovie
Home Economics
2021Home Economicsas FrankTV
Beast Mode
2020Beast Modeas Trammel SteadfastMovie
To Your Last Death
2019To Your Last Deathas Cyrus DeKalb (voice)Movie
The Movies That Made Us
2019The Movies That Made Usas Self (archive footage)TV
All Rise
2019All Riseas Richard WalkerTV
Unholy 'Mole
2019Unholy 'Moleas The Devil (voice)Movie
The Chain
2019The Chainas MichaelMovie
Tone-Deaf
2019Tone-Deafas MichaelMovie
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
2018Chilling Adventures of Sabrinaas EnochTV
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
2017I Had Bad Milk in Dehradunas SelfMovie
Little Evil
2017Little Evilas Guy On TV (uncredited)Movie
Shattered
2017Shatteredas Forest BurnettMovie
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Lifeas Jack SmithTV
Halloweed
2016Halloweedas Judge PlimingtonMovie
Batman: The Killing Joke
2016Batman: The Killing Jokeas Commissioner Gordon (voice)Movie
The Bronx Bull
2016The Bronx Bullas Father Father JosephMovie
All the Way
2016All the Wayas Senator Everett DirksenMovie
Relationship Status
2016Relationship Statusas Grace's DadTV
God's Not Dead 2
2016God's Not Dead 2as Peter KaneMovie
Unnatural
2015Unnaturalas Victor ClobirchMovie
Taking Flight
2015Taking Flightas Nonno (voice)Movie
The Breakup Girl
2015The Breakup Girlas Bob BakerMovie
Night of the Living Deb
2015Night of the Living Debas Frank WaverlyMovie
Digging Up the Marrow
2015Digging Up the Marrowas William DekkerMovie
Fresh Off the Boat
2015Fresh Off the Boatas MarvinTV
The Lazarus Effect
2015The Lazarus Effectas Mr. WallaceMovie
Jurassic City
2015Jurassic Cityas Warden LewisMovie
Marvel's Agent Carter
2015Marvel's Agent Carteras Hugh JonesTV
Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & Casino
2014Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & Casinoas Frank PierreMovie
Dead Still
2014Dead Stillas Wenton DaviesMovie
Guardian Angel
2014Guardian Angelas Attorney KaufmanMovie
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014Tim and Eric's Bedtime Storiesas The DukeTV
Between Two Worlds
2014Between Two Worldsas SelfMovie
Land of Leopold
2014Land of Leopoldas Deece WarrenMovie
Suburban Gothic
2014Suburban Gothicas DonaldMovie
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014Twin Peaks: The Missing Piecesas Leland PalmerMovie
Away From Here
2014Away From Hereas PaulMovie
Fargo
2014Fargoas Paul MarraneTV
No God, No Master
2014No God, No Masteras A. Mitchell PalmerMovie
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2014Tom Holland's Twisted Talesas Mongo the Magnificent (segment "Mongo's Magik Mirror")Movie
Farmed and Dangerous
2014Farmed and Dangerousas Buck MarshallTV
Wrong Cops
2013Wrong Copsas Captain AndyMovie
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2013Tom Holland's Twisted Talesas Mongo the MagnificentTV
Big Ass Spider!
2013Big Ass Spider!as Major Braxton TannerMovie
Out West
2013Out Westas Phillip AlcottMovie
Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire
2013Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fireas FrankMovie
Brother's Keeper
2013Brother's Keeperas Herbert LeemasterMovie
Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End
2013Revelation Road: The Beginning of the Endas FrankMovie
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2013Inventing Adamas J.B.Movie
Newsreaders
2013Newsreadersas Skip RemingTV
Nuclear Family
2012Nuclear Familyas The ManMovie
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012Atlas Shrugged: Part IIas Head of State ThompsonMovie
FDR: American Badass!
2012FDR: American Badass!as Douglas MacArthurMovie
Excision
2012Excisionas Principal CampbellMovie
The Butterfly Room
2012The Butterfly Roomas NickMovie
Perception
2012Perceptionas Martin SullivanTV
Crazy Eyes
2012Crazy Eyesas Zach's FatherMovie
Brother White
2012Brother Whiteas Pastor Johnny KingmanMovie
Holliston
2012Hollistonas LandlordTV
The Aggression Scale
2012The Aggression Scaleas BellavanceMovie
Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend
2012Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legendas Wade DawkinsMovie
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
2012Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movieas Dr. Doone StrutsMovie
The Girl with the Tramp Stamp Tattoo
2011The Girl with the Tramp Stamp TattooMovie
Rosewood Lane
2011Rosewood Laneas Det. BriggsMovie
Chillerama
2011Chilleramaas Dr. Weems (segment "Wadzilla")Movie
Wilfred
2011Wilfredas Colt St. CloudTV
X-Men: First Class
2011X-Men: First Classas Secretary of StateMovie
Workaholics
2011Workaholicsas Kyle WalshTV
Body of Proof
2011Body of Proofas Michael DavisTV
Mr. Sunshine
2011Mr. Sunshineas MacaulayTV
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0as Morris BrownTV
Rizzoli & Isles
2010Rizzoli & Islesas Judge Eugene AllenTV
The Good Guys
2010The Good Guysas BuddyTV
Infomercials
2009Infomercialsas Frank PierreTV
Pandemic
2009Pandemicas General MatthewsMovie
Iodine
2009Iodineas AveryMovie
Stuntmen
2009Stuntmenas Jack StrongbowMovie
Drop Dead Diva
2009Drop Dead Divaas Frank DoddTV
Castle
2009Castleas Bobby FoxTV
Dollhouse
2009Dollhouseas Howard LipmanTV
Infestation
2009Infestationas EthanMovie
Love at First Hiccup
2009Love at First Hiccupas RogerMovie
AM1200
2008AM1200as Harry JonesMovie
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalistas Dennis VictorTV
90210
200890210as Dean ThomasTV
One Missed Call
2008One Missed Callas Ted SummersMovie
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaksas SelfMovie
Reaper
2007Reaperas The DevilTV
Chuck
2007Chuckas RileyTV
Superman: Doomsday
2007Superman: Doomsdayas Perry White (voice)Movie
The Flock
2007The Flockas Bobby StilesMovie
Mad Men
2007Mad Menas Ed BaxterTV
The Election
2007The Electionas JohnMovie
Burn Notice
2007Burn Noticeas Mr. PyneTV
7-10 Split
20077-10 Splitas Buddy KendrickMovie
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!as Grill VogelTV
Shark
2006Sharkas Lloyd HolcombTV
Six Degrees
2006Six DegreesTV
Psych
2006Psychas Peter WestleyTV
The Substance of Things Hoped For
2006The Substance of Things Hoped Foras Dr. LessingMovie
Peaceful Warrior
2006Peaceful Warrioras Doctor HaydenMovie
Cyxork 7
2006Cyxork 7as Kommander 88Movie
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal Mindsas John NelsonTV
How I Met Your Mother
2005How I Met Your Motheras Robin Scherbatsky Sr.TV
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005Good Night, and Good Luck.as Don HollenbeckMovie
Bones
2005Bonesas Rick TurcoTV
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005Jane Doe: The Wrong Faceas FlemingMovie
The Closer
2005The Closeras Tom BlanchardTV
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas Mitch LangfordTV
The Rain Makers
2005The Rain Makersas HarrisMovie
Sharkskin 6
2005Sharkskin 6as SamMovie
Dead End
2003Dead Endas Frank HarringtonMovie
NCIS
2003NCISas Wayne TobettTV
The Battle of Shaker Heights
2003The Battle of Shaker Heightsas HarrisonMovie
Jeepers Creepers 2
2003Jeepers Creepers 2as Jack Taggart, Sr.Movie
Windfall
2002Windfallas John WescottMovie
She Spies
2002She Spiesas Ambassador BlaineTV
Landspeed
2002Landspeedas Brian SangerMovie
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2002Scream at the Sound of the Beepas Brother JakeMovie
P
2001Postcards From The Castas SelfMovie
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200124as Vice-President Hal GardnerTV
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
2001Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaksas SelfMovie
Two Can Play That Game
2001Two Can Play That Gameas Bill ParkerMovie
Almost Salinas
2001Almost Salinasas Jack TynanMovie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Ernest ChaseTV
Teacher's Pet
2000Teacher's PetTV
Popular
1999Popularas BartonTV
The West Wing
1999The West Wingas Governor Tillman D-CATV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Roger HanleyTV
Judging Amy
1999Judging Amyas Atty. RhodesTV
Pennyweight
1999Pennyweightas Mr. PennyweightMovie
Charmed
1998Charmedas LudlowTV
V.I.P.
1998V.I.P.as Judge KreigerTV
Sports Night
1998Sports Nightas EvansTV
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon
1998The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenonas Randolph PrattMovie
Dawson's Creek
1998Dawson's CreekTV
Evasive Action
1998Evasive Actionas Sheriff Wes BlaidekMovie
Profiler
1996Profileras James PerroneTV
Savannah
1996Savannahas Edward BurtonTV
Powder
1995Powderas Dr. Aaron StriplerMovie
JAG
1995JAGas Congressman Marvin BoltonTV
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
1995Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Storyas Mike ToddTV
Star Trek: Voyager
1995Star Trek: Voyageras ArturisTV
The Crew
1994The Crewas Charles PierceMovie
RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement
1994RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcementas Leon NashMovie
Body Shot
1994Body Shotas Dwight FryeMovie
The Chase
1994The Chaseas Dalton VossMovie
Second Chances
1993Second Chancesas Judge Jim StinsonTV
Diagnosis: Murder
1993Diagnosis: Murderas John ParkinsonTV
The Secrets of Lake Success
1993The Secrets of Lake Successas Henry FlemingTV
Rising Sun
1993Rising Sunas Senator John MortonMovie
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993Walker, Texas Rangeras Garrett CarlsonTV
Grey Knight
1993Grey Knightas Col. George ThalmanMovie
RoboCop 3
1993RoboCop 3as Leon Nash (archive footage)Movie
Sunstroke
1992Sunstrokeas LarryMovie
Bob Roberts
1992Bob Robertsas Chet MacGregorMovie
The Larry Sanders Show
1992The Larry Sanders Showas Lloyd SimonTV
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Meas Leland PalmerMovie
Write to Kill
1991Write to Killas Mark GastonMovie
Fire in the Dark
1991Fire in the Darkas RichardMovie
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1990Runaway Heartas ArchieMovie
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990Beverly Hills, 90210as Daniel HunterTV
Dream On
1990Dream Onas Maddox MarchTV
Twin Peaks
1990Twin Peaksas Leland PalmerTV
The Rift
1990The Riftas RobbinsMovie
Twin Peaks
1989Twin Peaksas Leland PalmerMovie
Race for Glory
1989Race for Gloryas Jack DavisMovie
Season of Fear
1989Season of Fearas Fred DrummondMovie
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1988The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Storyas Phil MarescaMovie
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987Star Trek: The Next Generationas LikoTV
Jake and the Fatman
1987Jake and the FatmanTV
Beauty and the Beast
1987Beauty and the Beastas TomTV
RoboCop
1987RoboCopas Leon NashMovie
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1987Repairsas Stan the BartenderMovie
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Walter PlattTV
Condor
1986Condoras Christopher ProctorMovie
The Colbys
1985The ColbysTV
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985The Journey of Natty Gannas Sol GannMovie
Stingray
1985StingrayTV
Seduced
1985Seducedas BarteckiMovie
Moonlighting
1985MoonlightingTV
Hunter
1984Hunteras Alex ParkerTV
Airwolf
1984Airwolfas Victor ResnickTV
Blue Thunder
1984Blue Thunderas J.D. KraftTV
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingTV
Trauma Center
1983Trauma CenterTV
The A-Team
1983The A-Teamas Phillip ChadwayTV
Remington Steele
1982Remington Steeleas SchwimmerTV
Cat People
1982Cat Peopleas Soap Opera ManMovie
T. J. Hooker
1982T. J. Hookeras Harrison MackenzieTV
Swamp Thing
1982Swamp Thingas Doctor Alec HollandMovie
Madame X
1981Madame Xas Bellman (uncredited)Movie
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II
1980Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders IIas Dr. SimmonsMovie
Knots Landing
1979Knots Landingas The DealerTV
Hart to Hart
1979Hart to HartTV
Tartuffe
1978Tartuffeas DamisMovie
Lou Grant
1977Lou GrantTV
Love in the Hamptons
1976Love in the Hamptonsas MyronMovie
Charlie's Angels
1976Charlie's Angelsas Evan WilcoxTV
D
1969Dare the Devilas David KellerMovie
L
1951Love of LifeTV
Nightmare City
—Nightmare CityMovie
T
—The Good Darkas Edward PenthMovie