Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

Acting

Born:
1929-03-30
Died:
2015-04-05
Place of birth:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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

Filmography

Everything Is Terrible! The Movie

Everything Is Terrible! The Movie

6.92009Self (archive footage)
Movie
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

5.02004The Ancient Mariner (voice)
Movie
L.A. Law: The Movie

L.A. Law: The Movie

6.72002Leland McKenzie
Movie
Todd McFarlane's Spawn: Season 2

Todd McFarlane's Spawn: Season 2

7.81998Cogliostro
Movie
Hard Rain

Hard Rain

5.91998Henry Sears
Movie
Spawn

Spawn

8.01997Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)
TV
E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

8.11996
TV
Corwin

Corwin

5.01996Self
Movie
A Child Is Missing

A Child Is Missing

6.91995Riley Hallihan
Movie
Truman

Truman

7.51995Henry L. Stimson
Movie
Panther

Panther

6.31995J. Edgar Hoover
Movie
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

7.51993J. Edgar Hoover
Movie
Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

8.61992Dr. Bartholomew (voice)
TV
Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

7.51990Barbwire Salesman
Movie
Day One

Day One

6.51989President Harry S. Truman
Movie
Mickey's 60th Birthday

Mickey's 60th Birthday

6.81988Leland McKenzie
Movie
Moving Target

Moving Target

5.91988Arthur Cambridge
Movie
Your Alcohol I.Q.

Your Alcohol I.Q.

1988Self
Movie
Wall Street

Wall Street

7.21987Cromwell
Movie
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

7.01987Self
Movie
Six Against the Rock

Six Against the Rock

4.81987Warden James Johnston
Movie
The Last Days of Patton

The Last Days of Patton

6.41986Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Movie
L.A. Law: Pilot

L.A. Law: Pilot

1986Leland McKenzie
Movie
L.A. Law

L.A. Law

7.01986Leland McKenzie
TV
Blood & Orchids

Blood & Orchids

7.21986Harvey Koster
TV
Warning Sign

Warning Sign

6.01985Dr. Nielsen
Movie
Pale Rider

Pale Rider

7.21985Coy LaHood
Movie
Mask

Mask

7.21985Abe
Movie
The Falcon and the Snowman

The Falcon and the Snowman

6.41985Dr. Lee
Movie
Malice in Wonderland

Malice in Wonderland

7.61985Louis B. Mayer
Movie
Missing Children: A Mother's Story

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

7.51982Hunter Burgess
Movie
The Thing

The Thing

8.11982Dr. Copper
Movie
Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

1.01981Dr. Morton Freeman
Movie
People vs. Jean Harris

People vs. Jean Harris

1981Judge Russell R. Leggett
Movie
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

5.31980Edwin Stanton
Movie
Bogie

Bogie

6.31980Jack Warner
Movie
Being There

Being There

7.61979Dr. Robert Allenby
Movie
Meteor

Meteor

5.21979Secretary of Defense
Movie
Churchill and the Generals

Churchill and the Generals

9.01979Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Movie
Prophecy

Prophecy

5.41979Trevor Isley
Movie
First, You Cry

First, You Cry

1978Dr. Brennerman
Movie
An Enemy of the People

An Enemy of the People

6.81978Aslaksen
Movie
It Happened One Christmas

It Happened One Christmas

4.71977Peter Bailey
Movie
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

2.01977President Ulysses S. Grant
Movie
The Andros Targets

The Andros Targets

7.01977Dr. Kipness
TV
Gemini Man

Gemini Man

6.81976Leonard Driscoll
TV
Riding with Death

Riding with Death

2.91976Leonard Driscoll
Movie
The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

6.41975Lehman
Movie
Doc

Doc

9.01975
TV
Doctors' Hospital

Doctors' Hospital

7.01975
TV
The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

6.41975Claude Estee
Movie
Baretta

Baretta

6.51975
TV
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

6.71974Master Bryant
Movie
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

5.61974Father
Movie
Lincoln

Lincoln

8.01974David Davis
TV
The Terminal Man

The Terminal Man

5.51974Dr. John Ellis
Movie
Maude

Maude

6.91972
TV
The Hospital

The Hospital

6.71971Dr. Welbeck
Movie
Columbo

Columbo

8.11971Max Duval
TV
Cannon

Cannon

6.81971
TV