About

Known credits:
57
Birthday:
1929-03-30
Place of birth:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Website:
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Richard Dysart

Overview

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).

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Known for

Acting
2009 Everything Is Terrible! The Movie Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2004 Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision Actor The Ancient Mariner (voice) 58
Average
2002 L.A. Law: The Movie Actor Leland McKenzie 59
Average
1999 Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle Actor Cogliostro 59
Average
1998 Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 Actor Cogliostro 59
Average
1998 Hard Rain Actor Henry Sears 58
Average
1997 Spawn Actor Nicholas Cogliostro (voice) 77
Good
1997 Todd McFarlane's Spawn Actor Cogliostro (voice) 59
Average
1995 A Child Is Missing Actor Riley Hallihan 59
Average
1995 Truman Actor Henry L. Stimson 59
Average
1995 Panther Actor J. Edgar Hoover 59
Average
1993 Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair Actor J. Edgar Hoover 58
Average
1990 Back to the Future Part III Actor Barbwire Salesman 74
Good
1989 Day One Actor President Harry S. Truman 59
Average
1988 Mickey's 60th Birthday Actor Leland McKenzie 59
Average
1988 Moving Target Actor Arthur Cambridge 59
Average
1988 Your Alcohol I.Q. Actor Self N/A
N/A
1987 Wall Street Actor Cromwell 69
Fair
1987 Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour Actor Self N/A
N/A
1987 Six Against the Rock Actor Warden James Johnston 58
Average
1986 The Last Days of Patton Actor Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower 59
Average
1986 L.A. Law: Pilot Actor Leland McKenzie N/A
N/A
1986 L.A. Law Actor Leland McKenzie 70
Good
1986 Blood & Orchids Actor Harvey Koster 58
Average
1985 Warning Sign Actor Dr. Nielsen 59
Average
1985 Pale Rider Actor Coy LaHood 67
Fair
1985 Mask Actor Abe 65
Fair
1985 The Falcon and the Snowman Actor Dr. Lee 60
Fair
1985 Malice in Wonderland Actor Louis B. Mayer 59
Average
1982 Missing Children: A Mother's Story Actor Hunter Burgess 59
Average
1982 The Thing Actor Dr. Copper 79
Good
1981 Bitter Harvest Actor Dr. Morton Freeman 58
Average
1981 People vs. Jean Harris Actor Judge Russell R. Leggett N/A
N/A
1980 The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd Actor Edwin Stanton 59
Average
1980 Bogie Actor Jack Warner 59
Average
1979 Being There Actor Dr. Robert Allenby 70
Good
1979 Meteor Actor Secretary of Defense 57
Average
1979 Churchill and the Generals Actor Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower N/A
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1979 Prophecy Actor Trevor Isley 58
Average
1978 First, You Cry Actor Dr. Brennerman N/A
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1978 An Enemy of the People Actor Aslaksen 59
Average
1977 It Happened One Christmas Actor Peter Bailey 58
Average
1977 The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer Actor President Ulysses S. Grant N/A
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1976 Gemini Man [Pilot] Actor Leonard Driscoll 59
Average
1976 Riding with Death Actor Leonard Driscoll 57
Average
1975 The Hindenburg Actor Lehman 59
Average
1975 The Day of the Locust Actor Claude Estee 59
Average
1974 The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder Actor Father 58
Average
1974 Lincoln Actor Judge David Davis N/A
N/A
1974 The Terminal Man Actor Dr. John Ellis 58
Average
1974 The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Actor Master Bryant 59
Average
1971 The Hospital Actor Dr. Welbeck 60
Fair
1971 The Sporting Club Actor Spengler 58
Average
1969 The Lost Man Actor Barnes 58
Average
1969 Shadow Game Actor 59
Average
1968 Petulia Actor Motel Receptionist 58
Average
1963 Love with the Proper Stranger Actor Accountant (uncredited) 59
Average