Richard Dysart
Known for

Acting

Credits

69

Gender

Man

Birthday

Mar 30, 1929

Day of death

Apr 5, 2015 (86)

Place of birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also known as
Richard A. Dysart

Richard 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Dysart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2009Everything Is Terrible! The MovieSelf (archive footage)
2004Proteus: A Nineteenth Century VisionThe Ancient Mariner (voice)
2002L.A. Law: The MovieLeland McKenzie
1999Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate BattleCogliostro
1998Hard RainHenry Sears
1998Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2Cogliostro
1997SpawnNicholas Cogliostro (voice)
1997Todd McFarlane's SpawnCogliostro (voice)
1996E! True Hollywood Story
1995PantherJ. Edgar Hoover
1995TrumanHenry L. Stimson
1995A Child Is MissingRiley Hallihan
1993Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final AffairJ. Edgar Hoover
1992Batman: The Animated SeriesDr. Bartholomew (voice)
1990Back to the Future Part IIIBarbwire Salesman
1989Day OnePresident Harry S. Truman
1988Moving TargetArthur Cambridge
1988Mickey's 60th BirthdayLeland McKenzie
1988Your Alcohol I.Q.Self
1987Wall StreetCromwell
1987Six Against the RockWarden James Johnston
1987Jay Leno's Family Comedy HourSelf
1986L.A. LawLeland McKenzie
1986The Last Days of PattonGen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
1986Blood & OrchidsHarvey Koster
1986L.A. Law: PilotLeland McKenzie
1985Pale RiderCoy LaHood
1985MaskAbe
1985The Falcon and the SnowmanDr. Lee
1985Warning SignDr. Nielsen
1985Malice in WonderlandLouis B. Mayer
1982The ThingDr. Copper
1982Missing Children: A Mother's StoryHunter Burgess
1981Bitter HarvestDr. Morton Freeman
1981People vs. Jean HarrisJudge Russell R. Leggett
1980BogieJack Warner
1980The Ordeal of Dr. MuddEdwin Stanton
1979Being ThereDr. Robert Allenby
1979MeteorSecretary of Defense
1979ProphecyTrevor Isley
1979Churchill and the GeneralsGen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
1978An Enemy of the PeopleAslaksen
1978First, You CryDr. Brennerman
1977It Happened One ChristmasPeter Bailey
1977The Andros TargetsDr. Kipness
1977The Court-Martial of George Armstrong CusterPresident Ulysses S. Grant
1976Riding with DeathLeonard Driscoll
1975The HindenburgLehman
1975The Day of the LocustClaude Estee
1975Baretta
1975Doctors' Hospital
1975Doc
1974The Terminal ManDr. John Ellis
1974The Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanMaster Bryant
1974The Crazy World of Julius VrooderFather
1974LincolnJudge David Davis
1972Maude
1971ColumboMax Duval
1971All in the FamilyRuss DeKuyper
1971The HospitalDr. Welbeck
1971Cannon
1971The Sporting ClubSpengler
1969The Lost ManBarnes
1969Shadow Game
1968PetuliaMotel Receptionist
1966CBS Playhouse
1963Love with the Proper StrangerAccountant (uncredited)
1961The DefendersMr. Westfall
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame