Ray Wise
Known for Acting · 217 credits
- Born
- 1947-08-20 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Akron, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Raymond Herbert Wise · ری وایز
Biography
Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor best known for his role as Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks (1990–1991, 2017) and its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). He has appeared in films such as Swamp Thing (1982), The Journey of Natty Gann (1985), RoboCop (1987), Bob Roberts (1992), Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), X-Men: First Class (2011) and God's Not Dead 2 (2016).
Known For
TV Shows (91)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Roger Hanley
NCIS
2003
as Wayne Tobett
Criminal Minds
2005
as John Nelson
The Mentalist
2008
as Dennis Victor
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Ernest Chase
Bones
2005
as Rick Turco
Castle
2009
as Bobby Fox
24
2001
as Vice-President Hal Gardner
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Morris Brown
Charmed
1998
as Ludlow
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Robin Scherbatsky Sr.
Fargo
2014
as Paul Marrane
Psych
2006
as Peter Westley / Horace Leland
JAG
1995
as Congressman Marvin Bolton
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Liko
The West Wing
1999
as Governor Tillman D-CA
The Closer
2005
as Tom Blanchard
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
as Daniel Hunter
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Arturis
Mad Men
2007
as Ed Baxter
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as John Parkinson
Dawson's Creek
1998
Twin Peaks
1990
as Leland Palmer / Leland Palmer (archive footage)
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Judge Eugene Allen
The A-Team
1983
as Phillip Chadway
Knots Landing
1979
as The Dealer
Burn Notice
2007
as Mr. Pyne
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Evan Wilcox
Numb3rs
2005
as Mitch Langford
Fresh Off the Boat
2015
as Marvin
L.A. Law
1986
as Walter Platt
Judging Amy
1999
as Atty. Rhodes
Chuck
2007
as Riley
All Rise
2019
as Richard Walker
V.I.P.
1998
as Judge Kreiger
Body of Proof
2011
as Michael Davis
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Harrison Mackenzie
Airwolf
1984
as Victor Resnick
Shark
2006
as Lloyd Holcomb
Hunter
1984
as Alex Parker
Hart to Hart
1979
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Lou Grant
1977
Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Frank Dodd
Moonlighting
1985
as Murderer
90210
2008
as Dean Thomas
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Garrett Carlson
Profiler
1996
as James Perrone
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Remington Steele
1982
as Schwimmer
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Lloyd Simon
Perception
2012
as Martin Sullivan
Workaholics
2011
as Kyle Walsh
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
2018
as Enoch
Dollhouse
2009
as Howard Lipman
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
as Grill Vogel
Marvel's Agent Carter
2015
as Hugh Jones
The Colbys
1985
She Spies
2002
as Ambassador Blaine
Reaper
2007
as The Devil
Movies (126)
RoboCop
1987
as Leon Nash
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
as Leland Palmer
RoboCop 3
1993
as Leon Nash (archive footage)
Jeepers Creepers 2
2003
as Jack Taggart, Sr.
Cat People
1982
as Soap Opera Man
Powder
1995
as Dr. Aaron Stripler
One Missed Call
2008
as Ted Summers
Batman: The Killing Joke
2016
as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Superman: Doomsday
2007
as Perry White (voice)
Swamp Thing
1982
as Dr. Alec Holland
Twin Peaks
1989
as Leland Palmer
Peaceful Warrior
2006
as Doctor Hayden
God's Not Dead 2
2016
as Peter Kane
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
as Don Hollenbeck
Two Can Play That Game
2001
as Bill Parker
Little Evil
2017
as Guy On TV (uncredited)
The Chase
1994
as Dalton Voss
Rising Sun
1993
as Senator John Morton
Dead End
2003
as Frank Harrington
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
as Leland Palmer
The Lazarus Effect
2015
as Mr. Wallace
Bob Roberts
1992
as Chet MacGregor
The Crew
1994
as Charles Pierce
All the Way
2016
as Senator Everett Dirksen
Excision
2012
as Principal Campbell
The Napa Boys
2026
as Officer Toland
Poolman
2024
as William Van Patterson
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985
as Sol Gann
Stuntmen
2009
as Jack Strongbow
The Flock
2007
as Bobby Stiles
Chillerama
2011
as Dr. Weems (segment "Wadzilla")
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
2012
as Dr. Doone Struts
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
2024
as Peter Kane
Infestation
2009
as Ethan
The Chain
2019
as Michael
Suburban Gothic
2014
as Donald
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012
as Head of State Thompson
Digging Up the Marrow
2015
as William Dekker
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
as Self
Big Ass Spider!
2013
as Major Braxton Tanner
Unnatural
2015
as Victor Clobirch
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2014
as Mongo the Magnificent (segment "Mongo's Magik Mirror")
RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement
1994
as Leon Nash
To Your Last Death
2019
as Cyrus DeKalb (voice)
Evasive Action
1998
as Sheriff Wes Blaidek
Away From Here
2014
as Paul
The Aggression Scale
2012
as Bellavance
The Battle of Shaker Heights
2003
as Harrison
Psych 3: This Is Gus
2021
as Father Peter Westley
FDR: American Badass!
2012
as Douglas MacArthur
The Butterfly Room
2012
as Nick
Landspeed
2002
as Brian Sanger
Body Shot
1994
as Dwight Frye
Rosewood Lane
2011
as Det. Briggs
The Rift
1990
as Robbins
Postcards From The Cast
2001
as Self
Shattered
2017
as Forest Burnett
Jurassic City
2015
as Warden Lewis
The Bronx Bull
2016
as Father Father Joseph
Dead Still
2014
as Wenton Davies
Tone-Deaf
2019
as Michael
Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End
2013
as Frank
Halloweed
2016
as Judge Plimington
Wrong Cops
2013
as Captain Andy
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon
1998
as Randolph Pratt
Windfall
2002
as John Wescott
Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire
2013
as Frank
Out West
2013
as Phillip Alcott
Condor
1986
as Christopher Proctor
Dinner Is Served
2021
as Headmaster Gustafson
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
2001
as Self
Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend
2012
as Wade Dawkins
Brother White
2012
as Pastor Johnny Kingman
Grey Knight
1993
as Col. George Thalman
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story
1988
as Phil Maresca
King Knight
2022
as Merlin
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005
as Fleming
Pandemic
2009
as General Matthews
Beast Mode
2020
as Trammel Steadfast
Sharkskin 6
2005
as Sam
7-10 Split
2007
as Buddy Kendrick
Night of the Living Deb
2015
as Frank Waverly
The Blue Rose
2024
as Mr. Vallens
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II
1980
as Dr. Simmons
Love at First Hiccup
2009
as Roger
Nightmare City
AM1200
2008
as Harry Jones
Fire in the Dark
1991
as Richard
Seduced
1985
as Bartecki
X-Men: First Class
2011
as Secretary of State
Nuclear Family
2012
as The Man
Inventing Adam
2013
as J.B.
No God, No Master
2014
as A. Mitchell Palmer
Guardian Angel
2014
as Attorney Kaufman
Land of Leopold
2014
as Deece Warren
Sunstroke
1992
as Larry
NANOcell
2026
as Robert Cox
Between Two Worlds
2014
as Self
Tartuffe
1978
as Damis
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
2017
as Self
Write to Kill
1991
as Mark Gaston
Brother's Keeper
2013
as Herbert Leemaster
Scream at the Sound of the Beep
2002
as Brother Jake
Almost Salinas
2001
as Jack Tynan
Love in the Hamptons
1976
as Myron
The Girl with the Tramp Stamp Tattoo
2011
Madame X
1981
as Bellman (uncredited)
The Election
2007
as John
Crazy Eyes
2012
as Zach's Father
Taking Flight
2015
as Nonno (voice)
The Breakup Girl
2015
as Bob Baker
Season of Fear
1989
as Fred Drummond
Race for Glory
1989
as Jack Davis
Runaway Heart
1990
as Archie
Good Grief
2024
as Dr. Gariboldi
Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & Casino
2014
as Frank Pierre
The Rain Makers
2005
as Harris
The Substance of Things Hoped For
2006
as Dr. Lessing
Unholy 'Mole
2019
as The Devil (voice)
Iodine
2009
as Avery
About Ray Wise
Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor best known for his role as Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks (1990–1991, 2017) and its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). He has appeared in films such as Swamp Thing (1982), The Journey of Natty Gann (1985), RoboCop (1987), Bob Roberts (1992), Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), X-Men: First Class (2011) and God's Not Dead 2 (2016). With 217 credits spanning from 1951 to 2026, Ray Wise has appeared in 126 films and 91 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ray Wise Movies
- RoboCop (1987) — as Leon Nash
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) — as Leland Palmer
- RoboCop 3 (1993) — as Leon Nash (archive footage)
- Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003) — as Jack Taggart, Sr.
- Cat People (1982) — as Soap Opera Man
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