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Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 30, 1929
Died Apr 05, 2015 (86)
Birthplace Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 consec ... utive 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.

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Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

2004

as The Ancient Mariner (voice)

L.A. Law: The Movie

L.A. Law: The Movie

2002

as Leland McKenzie

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2

1998

as Cogliostro

Hard Rain

Hard Rain

1998

as Henry Sears

Todd McFarlane's Spawn

Todd McFarlane's Spawn

1997

as Cogliostro (voice)

Truman

Truman

1995

as Henry L. Stimson

A Child Is Missing

A Child Is Missing

1995

as Riley Hallihan

Panther

Panther

1995

as J. Edgar Hoover

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

1993

as J. Edgar Hoover

Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

1990

as Barbwire Salesman

Day One

Day One

1989

as President Harry S. Truman

Moving Target

Moving Target

1988

as Arthur Cambridge

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988

as Leland McKenzie

Six Against the Rock

Six Against the Rock

1987

as Warden James Johnston

Wall Street

Wall Street

1987

as Cromwell

L.A. Law: Pilot

L.A. Law: Pilot

1986

as Leland McKenzie

The Last Days of Patton

The Last Days of Patton

1986

as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Blood & Orchids

Blood & Orchids

1986

as Harvey Koster

Malice in Wonderland

Malice in Wonderland

1985

as Louis B. Mayer

Warning Sign

Warning Sign

1985

as Dr. Nielsen

Pale Rider

Pale Rider

1985

as Coy LaHood

Mask

Mask

1985

as Abe

The Falcon and the Snowman

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985

as Dr. Lee

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

1982

as Hunter Burgess

The Thing

The Thing

1982

as Dr. Copper

People vs. Jean Harris

People vs. Jean Harris

1981

as Judge Russell R. Leggett

Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

1981

as Dr. Morton Freeman

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

1980

as Edwin Stanton

Bogie

Bogie

1980

as Jack Warner

Prophecy

Prophecy

1979

as Trevor Isley

Being There

Being There

1979

as Dr. Robert Allenby

Churchill and the Generals

Churchill and the Generals

1979

as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Meteor

Meteor

1979

as Secretary of Defense

First, You Cry

First, You Cry

1978

as Dr. Brennerman

An Enemy of the People

An Enemy of the People

1978

as Aslaksen

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

1977

as President Ulysses S. Grant

It Happened One Christmas

It Happened One Christmas

1977

as Peter Bailey

Riding with Death

Riding with Death

1976

as Leonard Driscoll

The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

1975

as Claude Estee

The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

1975

as Lehman

The Terminal Man

The Terminal Man

1974

as Dr. John Ellis

The Hospital

The Hospital

1971

as Dr. Welbeck

The Sporting Club

The Sporting Club

1971

as Spengler

The Lost Man

The Lost Man

1969

as Barnes

Petulia

Petulia

1968

as Motel Receptionist

Love with the Proper Stranger

Love with the Proper Stranger

1963

as Accountant (uncredited)

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