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Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

Known for: Acting

Born 30/03/1929
Died 2015-04-05
Place of birth Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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

Columbo Series ★ 8,1

Columbo

Max Duval

1971

Batman: The Animated Series Series ★ 8,6

Batman: The Animated Series

Dr. Bartholomew (voice)

1992

L.A. Law Series ★ 7,1

L.A. Law

Leland McKenzie

1986

Cannon Series ★ 6,7

Cannon

1971

The Defenders Series ★ 6,3

The Defenders

Mr. Westfall

1961

Baretta Series ★ 6,5

Baretta

1975

All in the Family Series ★ 7,8

All in the Family

Russ DeKuyper

1971

Maude Series ★ 6,9

Maude

1972

The Thing Film ★ 8,1

The Thing

Dr. Copper

1982

Series ★ 7,0

CBS Playhouse

Jerry Arnst

1966

Spawn Series ★ 8,0

Spawn

Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)

1997

Back to the Future Part III Film ★ 7,5

Back to the Future Part III

Barbwire Salesman

1990

Pale Rider Film ★ 7,2

Pale Rider

Coy LaHood

1985

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Wall Street Film ★ 7,2

Wall Street

Cromwell

1987

Hard Rain Film ★ 5,9

Hard Rain

Henry Sears

1998

Mask Film ★ 7,3

Mask

Abe

1985

The Andros Targets Series ★ 7,0

The Andros Targets

Dr. Kipness

1977

Doctors' Hospital Series ★ 7,0

Doctors' Hospital

1975

Gemini Man Series ★ 6,9

Gemini Man

Leonard Driscoll

1976

Series ★ 9,0

Doc

1975

E! True Hollywood Story Series ★ 8,2

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

Being There Film ★ 7,6

Being There

Dr. Robert Allenby

1979

Meteor Film ★ 5,2

Meteor

Secretary of Defense

1979

Day One Film ★ 6,2

Day One

President Harry S. Truman

1989

Lincoln Series ★ 8,0

Lincoln

David Davis

1974

The Hindenburg Film ★ 6,3

The Hindenburg

Lehman

1975

The Falcon and the Snowman Film ★ 6,4

The Falcon and the Snowman

Dr. Lee

1985

Petulia Film ★ 6,0

Petulia

Motel Receptionist

1968

Prophecy Film ★ 5,4

Prophecy

Trevor Isley

1979

Panther Film ★ 6,3

Panther

J. Edgar Hoover

1995

The Hospital Film ★ 6,6

The Hospital

Dr. Welbeck

1971

Bogie Film ★ 6,3

Bogie

Jack Warner

1980

People vs. Jean Harris Film

People vs. Jean Harris

Judge Russell R. Leggett

1981

Film ★ 8,0

Corwin

Self

1996

Bitter Harvest Film ★ 1,0

Bitter Harvest

Dr. Morton Freeman

1981

Warning Sign Film ★ 5,9

Warning Sign

Dr. Nielsen

1985

The Day of the Locust Film ★ 6,4

The Day of the Locust

Claude Estee

1975

Mickey's 60th Birthday Film ★ 6,8

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Leland McKenzie

1988

Blood & Orchids Series ★ 7,2

Blood & Orchids

Harvey Koster

1986

First, You Cry Film

First, You Cry

Dr. Brennerman

1978

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer Film ★ 2,0

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

President Ulysses S. Grant

1977

Truman Film ★ 7,7

Truman

Henry L. Stimson

1995

Malice in Wonderland Film ★ 7,6

Malice in Wonderland

Louis B. Mayer

1985

Riding with Death Film ★ 2,9

Riding with Death

Leonard Driscoll

1976

Love with the Proper Stranger Film ★ 6,8

Love with the Proper Stranger

Accountant (uncredited)

1963

An Enemy of the People Film ★ 6,8

An Enemy of the People

Aslaksen

1978

The Last Days of Patton Film ★ 6,5

The Last Days of Patton

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

1986

The Terminal Man Film ★ 5,4

The Terminal Man

Dr. John Ellis

1974

A Child Is Missing Film ★ 6,9

A Child Is Missing

Riley Hallihan

1995

Missing Children: A Mother's Story Film ★ 7,5

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

Hunter Burgess

1982

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Film ★ 6,6

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

Master Bryant

1974

Moving Target Film ★ 6,1

Moving Target

Arthur Cambridge

1988

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder Film ★ 5,6

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

Father

1974

It Happened One Christmas Film ★ 4,6

It Happened One Christmas

Peter Bailey

1977

L.A. Law: The Movie Film ★ 7,2

L.A. Law: The Movie

Leland McKenzie

2002

Six Against the Rock Film ★ 4,8

Six Against the Rock

Warden James Johnston

1987

Shadow Game Film ★ 10,0

Shadow Game

Jerry Arnst

1969

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour Film ★ 7,0

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

Self

1987

The Sporting Club Film ★ 4,2

The Sporting Club

Spengler

1971

L.A. Law: Pilot Film

L.A. Law: Pilot

Leland McKenzie

1986

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd Film ★ 5,0

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

Edwin Stanton

1980

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair Film ★ 7,5

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

J. Edgar Hoover

1993

Your Alcohol I.Q. Film

Your Alcohol I.Q.

Self

1988

Churchill and the Generals Film ★ 9,0

Churchill and the Generals

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

1979

The Lost Man Film ★ 4,2

The Lost Man

Barnes

1969

Everything Is Terrible! The Movie Film ★ 6,9

Everything Is Terrible! The Movie

Self (archive footage)

2009

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision Film ★ 5,0

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

The Ancient Mariner (voice)

2004

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 Film ★ 7,8

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2

Cogliostro

1998