Ray Wise
Known for

Acting

Credits

212

Gender

Man

Birthday

Aug 20, 1947 (77)

Place of birth

Akron, Ohio, USA

Also known as
Raymond Herbert Wise

Ray Wise

Biography

Raymond Herbert Wise 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
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
Nightmare City
Scream at the Sound of the BeepBrother Jake
2024PoolmanWilliam Van Patterson
2024The Blue RoseMr. Vallens
2024God's Not Dead: In God We TrustPeter Kane
2023RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCopSelf
2022King KnightMerlin
2022Robocop: Director's CutLeon Nash
2021PhysicalSheila's Father
2021Psych 3: This Is GusFather Peter Westley
2021Home EconomicsFrank
2021Dinner Is ServedHeadmaster Gustafson
2021SlugfestJack Kirby
2020Beast ModeTrammel Steadfast
2019The Movies That Made UsSelf (Archival Footage)
2019All RiseRichard Walker
2019Tone-DeafMichael
2019To Your Last DeathCyrus DeKalb (voice)
2019The ChainMichael
2019Unholy 'MoleThe Devil (voice)
2018Chilling Adventures of SabrinaEnoch
2018Neo Yokio: Pink ChristmasEvent Broadcaster
2017Little EvilGuy On TV (uncredited)
2017Neo YokioOld Man / Male Announcer (voice)
2017ShatteredForest Burnett
2017I Had Bad Milk in DehradunSelf
2016Batman: The Killing JokeCommissioner James Gordon (voice)
2016God's Not Dead 2Peter Kane
2016Gilmore Girls: A Year in the LifeJack Smith
2016All the WaySenator Everett Dirksen
2016HalloweedJudge Plimington
2016The Bronx BullFather Father Joseph
2016Relationship StatusGrace's Dad
2015Marvel's Agent CarterHugh Jones
2015The Lazarus EffectMr. Wallace
2015Fresh Off the BoatMarvin
2015Digging Up the MarrowWilliam Dekker
2015Night of the Living DebFrank Waverly
2015Jurassic CityWarden Lewis
2015UnnaturalVictor Clobirch
2015Taking FlightNonno (voice)
2015The Breakup GirlBob Baker
2014FargoPaul Marrane
2014Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesLeland Palmer
2014Suburban GothicDonald
2014Tim and Eric's Bedtime StoriesThe Duke
2014No God, No MasterA. Mitchell Palmer
2014Dead StillWenton Davies
2014Tom Holland's Twisted TalesMongo the Magnificent (segment "Mongo's Magik Mirror")
2014Away From HerePaul
2014Between Two WorldsSelf
2014Guardian AngelAttorney Kaufman
2014Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & CasinoFrank Pierre
2014Farmed and DangerousBuck Marshall
2014Land of LeopoldDeece Warren
2013Wrong CopsCaptain Andy
2013Big Ass Spider!Major Braxton Tanner
2013Revelation Road: The Beginning of the EndFrank
2013Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and FireFrank
2013NewsreadersSkip Reming
2013Brother's KeeperHerbert Leemaster
2013Out WestPhillip Alcott
2013Inventing AdamJ.B.
2012ExcisionPrincipal Campbell
2012PerceptionMartin Sullivan
2012Atlas Shrugged: Part IIHead of State Thompson
2012Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar MovieDr. Doone Struts
2012The Butterfly RoomNick
2012The Aggression ScaleBellavance
2012FDR: American Badass!Douglas MacArthur
2012Crazy EyesZach's Father
2012HollistonLandlord
2012Brother WhitePastor Johnny Kingman
2012Nuclear FamilyThe Man
2012Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar LegendWade Dawkins
2011X-Men: First ClassSecretary of State
2011WilfredColt St. Cloud
2011ChilleramaDr. Weems
2011Rosewood LaneDet. Briggs
2011Mr. SunshineMacaulay
2011The Girl with the Tramp Stamp Tattoo
2010Hawaii Five-0Morris Brown
2010Rizzoli & IslesJudge Eugene Allen
2009CastleBobby Fox
2009DollhouseHoward Lipman
2009Drop Dead DivaFrank Dodd
2009InfestationEthan
2009Love at First HiccupRoger
2009PandemicGeneral Matthews
2009IodineAvery
2009StuntmenJack Strongbow
2009InfomercialsFrank Pierre
2008The MentalistDennis Victor
2008One Missed CallTed Summers
200890210Dean Thomas
2008AM1200Harry Jones
2007Mad MenEd Baxter
2007ChuckRiley
2007Superman: DoomsdayPerry White (voice)
2007Burn NoticeMr. Pyne
2007The FlockBobby Stiles
2007ReaperThe Devil
2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!Grill Vogel
20077-10 SplitBuddy Kendrick
2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007The ElectionJohn
2006PsychPeter Westley
2006PsychHorace Leland
2006Peaceful WarriorDoctor Hayden
2006Shark
2006Six Degrees
2006Cyxork 7Kommander 88
2006The Substance of Things Hoped ForDr. Lessing
2005How I Met Your MotherRobin Scherbatsky Sr.
2005Criminal MindsJohn Nelson
2005BonesRick Turco
2005Good Night, and Good Luck.Don Hollenbeck
2005Numb3rs
2005The CloserTom Blanchard
2005Jane Doe: The Wrong FaceFleming
2005The Rain MakersHarris
2005Sharkskin 6Sam
2003NCISWayne Tobett
2003Jeepers Creepers 2Jack Taggart, Sr.
2003Dead EndFrank Harrington
2003The Battle of Shaker HeightsHarrison
2002She SpiesAmbassador Blaine
2002WindfallJohn Wescott
2002LandspeedBrian Sanger
2002Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin PeaksSelf
200124Vice-President Hal Gardner
2001Two Can Play That GameBill Parker
2001Almost SalinasJack Tynan
2001Postcards From The CastSelf
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationErnest Chase
2000Teacher's Pet
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRoger Hanley
1999The West WingGovernor Tillman D-CA
1999Judging AmyAtty. Rhodes
1999Popular
1999PennyweightMr. Pennyweight
1998CharmedLudlow
1998Dawson's Creek
1998V.I.P.Judge Kreiger
1998Sports NightEvans
1998Evasive ActionSheriff Wes Blaidek
1998The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia PhenomenonRandolph Pratt
1996Profiler
1996SavannahEdward Burton
1995Star Trek: VoyagerArturis
1995PowderDr. Aaron Stripler
1995JAGCongressman Marvin Bolton
1995Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor StoryMike Todd
1994The ChaseDalton Voss
1994RoboCop: The Future of Law EnforcementLeon Nash
1994The CrewCharles Pierce
1994Body ShotDwight Frye
1993RoboCop 3Leon Nash (archive footage)
1993Rising SunSenator John Morton
1993Walker, Texas RangerGarrett Carlson
1993Diagnosis: MurderJohn Parkinson
1993Grey KnightCol. George Thalman
1993Second ChancesJudge Jim Stinson
1993The Secrets of Lake SuccessHenry Fleming
1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeLeland Palmer
1992Bob RobertsChet MacGregor
1992The Larry Sanders ShowLloyd Simon
1992SunstrokeLarry
1991Write to KillMark Gaston
1991Fire in the DarkRichard
1990Twin PeaksLeland Palmer
1990Twin PeaksLeland Palmer (archive footage)
1990Beverly Hills, 90210
1990Beverly Hills, 90210Daniel Hunter
1990The RiftRobbins
1990Dream OnMaddox March
1990Runaway HeartArchie
1989Twin PeaksLeland Palmer
1989Race for GloryJack Davis
1989Season of FearFred Drummond
1988The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson StoryPhil Maresca
1987RoboCopLeon Nash
1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationLiko
1987Beauty and the Beast
1987Jake and the Fatman
1986L.A. LawA.D.A. Walter Platt
1986CondorChristopher Proctor
1985Moonlighting
1985MoonlightingMurderer
1985The Journey of Natty GannSol Gann
1985Stingray
1985The Colbys
1985SeducedBartecki
1984AirwolfVictor Resnick
1984Blue Thunder
1984HunterAlex Parker
1983The A-TeamPhillip Chadway
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1982Cat PeopleSoap Opera Man
1982Swamp ThingDoctor Alec Holland
1982Remington SteeleSchwimmer
1982T. J. HookerHarrison Mackenzie
1981Madame XBellman (uncredited)
1980Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders IIDr. Simmons
1979Hart to Hart
1979Knots LandingThe Dealer
1978TartuffeDamis
1977Lou Grant
1976Charlie's AngelsEvan Wilcox
1976Love in the HamptonsMyron
1969Dare the DevilDavid Keller
1951Love of Life