
Richard Dysart
Known for Acting · 70 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 (19)

Columbo
1971
as Max Duval

L.A. Law
1986
as Leland McKenzie

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

Maude
1972

Cannon
1971

Baretta
1975

All in the Family
1971
as Russ DeKuyper

The Defenders
1961
as Mr. Westfall

NET Playhouse
1966
as Tarleton

Spawn
1997
as Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Jerry Arnst

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Gemini Man
1976
as Leonard Driscoll

Doctors' Hospital
1975
Doc
1975

Lincoln
1974
as David Davis

The Andros Targets
1977
as Dr. Kipness

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Blood & Orchids
1986
as Harvey Koster
Movies (51)

The Thing
1982
as Dr. Copper

Back to the Future Part III
1990
as Barbwire Salesman

Wall Street
1987
as Cromwell

Pale Rider
1985
as Coy LaHood

Mask
1985
as Abe

Hard Rain
1998
as Henry Sears

Panther
1995
as J. Edgar Hoover

Being There
1979
as Dr. Robert Allenby

Petulia
1968
as Motel Receptionist

The Hospital
1971
as Dr. Welbeck

The Falcon and the Snowman
1985
as Dr. Lee

Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
as Leland McKenzie

The Hindenburg
1975
as Lehman

People vs. Jean Harris
1981
as Judge Russell R. Leggett

Malice in Wonderland
1985
as Louis B. Mayer

Six Against the Rock
1987
as Warden James Johnston

The Sporting Club
1971
as Spengler

First, You Cry
1978
as Dr. Brennerman

The Day of the Locust
1975
as Claude Estee

Prophecy
1979
as Trevor Isley

Meteor
1979
as Secretary of Defense

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

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

An Enemy of the People
1978
as Aslaksen

Moving Target
1988
as Arthur Cambridge

The Lost Man
1969
as Barnes

Warning Sign
1985
as Dr. Nielsen

Shadow Game
1969
as Jerry Arnst

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1980
as Edwin Stanton

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

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
as Master Bryant

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

Bogie
1980
as Jack Warner

The Terminal Man
1974
as Dr. John Ellis

Love with the Proper Stranger
1963
as Accountant (uncredited)

Bitter Harvest
1981
as Dr. Morton Freeman

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2
1998
as Cogliostro

Truman
1995
as Henry L. Stimson

It Happened One Christmas
1977
as Peter Bailey

A Child Is Missing
1995
as Riley Hallihan

Riding with Death
1976
as Leonard Driscoll

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
1974
as Father

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

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1977
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Corwin
1996
as Self

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

L.A. Law: Pilot
1986
as Leland McKenzie

Day One
1989
as President Harry S. Truman

Your Alcohol I.Q.
1988
as Self

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
1987
as Self

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
2004
as The Ancient Mariner (voice)
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 70 credits spanning from 1951 to 2009, Richard Dysart has appeared in 51 films and 19 TV shows.
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- The Thing (1982) — as Dr. Copper
- Back to the Future Part III (1990) — as Barbwire Salesman
- Wall Street (1987) — as Cromwell
- Pale Rider (1985) — as Coy LaHood
- Mask (1985) — as Abe
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