Richard Dysart
Acting
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
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movieEverything Is Terrible! The Movie
2009
Self (archive footage)
movieProteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
2004
The Ancient Mariner (voice)
movieL.A. Law: The Movie
2002
Leland McKenzie
movieTodd McFarlane's Spawn 2
1998
Cogliostro
movieHard Rain
1998
Henry Sears
tvSpawn
1997
Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)
movieA Child Is Missing
1995
Riley Hallihan
movieTruman
1995
Henry L. Stimson
moviePanther
1995
J. Edgar Hoover
movieMarilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
1993
J. Edgar Hoover
tvBatman: The Animated Series
1992
Dr. Bartholomew (voice)
movieBack to the Future Part III
1990
Barbwire Salesman
movieDay One
1989
President Harry S. Truman
movieMickey's 60th Birthday
1988
Leland McKenzie
movieMoving Target
1988
Arthur Cambridge
movieWall Street
1987
Cromwell
movieSix Against the Rock
1987
Warden James Johnston
movieThe Last Days of Patton
1986
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
movieL.A. Law: Pilot
1986
Leland McKenzie
tvL.A. Law
1986
Leland McKenzie
tvBlood & Orchids
1986
Harvey Koster
movieWarning Sign
1985
Dr. Nielsen
moviePale Rider
1985
Coy LaHood
movieMalice in Wonderland
1985
Louis B. Mayer
movieMissing Children: A Mother's Story
1982
Hunter Burgess
movieThe Thing
1982
Dr. Copper
movieBitter Harvest
1981
Dr. Morton Freeman
moviePeople vs. Jean Harris
1981
Judge Russell R. Leggett
movieThe Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1980
Edwin Stanton
movieBogie
1980
Jack Warner
movieBeing There
1979
Dr. Robert Allenby
movieMeteor
1979
Secretary of Defense
movieChurchill and the Generals
1979
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
movieProphecy
1979
Trevor Isley
movieFirst, You Cry
1978
Dr. Brennerman
movieAn Enemy of the People
1978
Aslaksen
movieIt Happened One Christmas
1977
Peter Bailey
movieThe Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1977
President Ulysses S. Grant
tvThe Andros Targets
1977
Dr. Kipness
tvGemini Man
1976
Leonard Driscoll
movieRiding with Death
1976
Leonard Driscoll
movieThe Hindenburg
1975
Lehman
movieThe Day of the Locust
1975
Claude Estee
movieThe Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
Master Bryant
tvLincoln
1974
David Davis
movieThe Terminal Man
1974
Dr. John Ellis
movieThe Hospital
1971
Dr. Welbeck
tvColumbo
1971
Max Duval
movieThe Sporting Club
1971
Spengler
tvAll in the Family
1971
Russ DeKuyper
movieThe Lost Man
1969
Barnes
movieShadow Game
1969
Jerry Arnst
moviePetulia
1968
Motel Receptionist
CBS Playhouse
1966
Jerry Arnst
tvNET Playhouse
1966
Tarleton
movieLove with the Proper Stranger
1963
Accountant (uncredited)
tvThe Defenders
1961
Mr. Westfall
