Richard Dysart

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Richard Dysart

Acting March 30, 1929

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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 (198…

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Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

7.5 1990 Movie
The Thing

The Thing

8.1 1982 Movie
Wall Street

Wall Street

7.2 1987 Movie
Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

8.6 1992 TV Show
Columbo

Columbo

8.1 1971 TV Show
Pale Rider

Pale Rider

7.2 1985 Movie
Being There

Being There

7.6 1979 Movie
Hard Rain

Hard Rain

5.9 1998 Movie
L.A. Law

L.A. Law

7.0 1986 TV Show
Mask

Mask

7.3 1985 Movie
All in the Family

All in the Family

7.8 1971 TV Show
Cannon

Cannon

6.7 1971 TV Show

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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 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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2009
    Everything Is Terrible! The Movie

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2004
    Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

    Movie The Ancient Mariner (voice)

  3. 2002
    L.A. Law: The Movie

    Movie Leland McKenzie

  4. 1998
    Todd McFarlane's Spawn: Season 2

    Movie Cogliostro

  5. 1998
    Hard Rain

    Movie Henry Sears

  6. 1997
    Spawn

    TV show Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)

  7. 1996
    E! True Hollywood Story

    TV show

  8. 1996
    Corwin

    Movie Self

  9. 1995
    A Child Is Missing

    Movie Riley Hallihan

  10. 1995
    Truman

    Movie Henry L. Stimson

  11. 1995
    Panther

    Movie J. Edgar Hoover

  12. 1993
    Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

    Movie J. Edgar Hoover

  13. 1992
    Batman: The Animated Series

    TV show Dr. Bartholomew (voice)

  14. 1990
    Back to the Future Part III

    Movie Barbwire Salesman

  15. 1989
    Day One

    Movie President Harry S. Truman

  16. 1988
    Mickey's 60th Birthday

    Movie Leland McKenzie

More credits
  1. 1988
    Moving Target

    Movie Arthur Cambridge

  2. 1988
    Your Alcohol I.Q.

    Movie Self

  3. 1987
    Wall Street

    Movie Cromwell

  4. 1987
    Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

    Movie Self

  5. 1987
    Six Against the Rock

    Movie Warden James Johnston

  6. 1986
    The Last Days of Patton

    Movie Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

  7. 1986
    L.A. Law

    TV show Leland McKenzie

  8. 1986
    L.A. Law: Pilot

    Movie Leland McKenzie

  9. 1986
    Blood & Orchids

    TV show Harvey Koster

  10. 1985
    Warning Sign

    Movie Dr. Nielsen

  11. 1985
    Pale Rider

    Movie Coy LaHood

  12. 1985
    Mask

    Movie Abe

  13. 1985
    The Falcon and the Snowman

    Movie Dr. Lee

  14. 1985
    Malice in Wonderland

    Movie Louis B. Mayer

  15. 1982
    Missing Children: A Mother's Story

    Movie Hunter Burgess

  16. 1982
    The Thing

    Movie Dr. Copper

  17. 1981
    Bitter Harvest

    Movie Dr. Morton Freeman

  18. 1981
    People vs. Jean Harris

    Movie Judge Russell R. Leggett

  19. 1980
    The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

    Movie Edwin Stanton

  20. 1980
    Bogie

    Movie Jack Warner

  21. 1979
    Being There

    Movie Dr. Robert Allenby

  22. 1979
    Meteor

    Movie Secretary of Defense

  23. 1979
    Churchill and the Generals

    Movie Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

  24. 1979
    Prophecy

    Movie Trevor Isley