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