
Richard Dysart
Known for Acting · 69 credits
- Born
- 1929-03-30
- Died
- 2015-04-05
- Place of birth
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Richard A. Dysart · Richard Allen Dysart
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).
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Known For
TV Shows (18)

Columbo
1971
as Max Duval

Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Dr. Bartholomew (voice)

L.A. Law
1986
as Leland McKenzie

Cannon
1971

The Defenders
1961
as Mr. Westfall

Baretta
1975

All in the Family
1971
as Russ DeKuyper

Maude
1972
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Jerry Arnst

Spawn
1997
as Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

The Andros Targets
1977
as Dr. Kipness

Doctors' Hospital
1975

Gemini Man
1976
as Leonard Driscoll
Doc
1975

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Lincoln
1974
as David Davis

Blood & Orchids
1986
as Harvey Koster
Movies (51)

The Thing
1982
as Dr. Copper

Back to the Future Part III
1990
as Barbwire Salesman

Pale Rider
1985
as Coy LaHood

Wall Street
1987
as Cromwell

Hard Rain
1998
as Henry Sears

Mask
1985
as Abe

Being There
1979
as Dr. Robert Allenby

Meteor
1979
as Secretary of Defense

Day One
1989
as President Harry S. Truman

The Hindenburg
1975
as Lehman

The Falcon and the Snowman
1985
as Dr. Lee

Petulia
1968
as Motel Receptionist

Prophecy
1979
as Trevor Isley

Panther
1995
as J. Edgar Hoover

The Hospital
1971
as Dr. Welbeck

Bogie
1980
as Jack Warner

People vs. Jean Harris
1981
as Judge Russell R. Leggett
Corwin
1996
as Self

Bitter Harvest
1981
as Dr. Morton Freeman

Warning Sign
1985
as Dr. Nielsen

The Day of the Locust
1975
as Claude Estee

Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
as Leland McKenzie

First, You Cry
1978
as Dr. Brennerman

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1977
as President Ulysses S. Grant

Truman
1995
as Henry L. Stimson

Malice in Wonderland
1985
as Louis B. Mayer

Riding with Death
1976
as Leonard Driscoll

Love with the Proper Stranger
1963
as Accountant (uncredited)

An Enemy of the People
1978
as Aslaksen

The Last Days of Patton
1986
as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

The Terminal Man
1974
as Dr. John Ellis

A Child Is Missing
1995
as Riley Hallihan

Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982
as Hunter Burgess

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
as Master Bryant

Moving Target
1988
as Arthur Cambridge

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
1974
as Father

It Happened One Christmas
1977
as Peter Bailey

L.A. Law: The Movie
2002
as Leland McKenzie

Six Against the Rock
1987
as Warden James Johnston

Shadow Game
1969
as Jerry Arnst

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
1987
as Self

The Sporting Club
1971
as Spengler

L.A. Law: Pilot
1986
as Leland McKenzie

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1980
as Edwin Stanton

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
1993
as J. Edgar Hoover

Your Alcohol I.Q.
1988
as Self

Churchill and the Generals
1979
as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

The Lost Man
1969
as Barnes

Everything Is Terrible! The Movie
2009
as Self (archive footage)

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
2004
as The Ancient Mariner (voice)

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2
1998
as Cogliostro
About Richard Dysart
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-… With 69 credits spanning from 1951 to 2009, Richard Dysart has appeared in 51 films and 18 TV shows.
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- The Thing (1982) — as Dr. Copper
- Back to the Future Part III (1990) — as Barbwire Salesman
- Pale Rider (1985) — as Coy LaHood
- Wall Street (1987) — as Cromwell
- Hard Rain (1998) — as Henry Sears
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