7.5
Movie
Acting
Richard Dysart
- Born
- Died
- (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Credits
- 70 titles
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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Signature work
Known For
7.5
Movie
8.1
Movie
The Thing
7.2
Movie
Wall Street
8.6
TV
Batman: The Animated Series
7.2
Movie
Pale Rider
7.6
Movie
Being There
8.1
TV
Columbo
5.9
Movie
Hard Rain
7.2
Movie
Mask
8.0
TV
Spawn
7.8
TV
All in the Family
6.4
Movie
The Falcon and the Snowman
5.2
Movie
Meteor
6.4
Movie
The Hindenburg
5.4
Movie
Prophecy
6.7
Movie
The Hospital
6.4
Movie
The Day of the Locust
7.0
TV
L.A. Law
Acting credits 70
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Everything Is Terrible! The Movie Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision Film | The Ancient Mariner (voice) |
| 2002 | L.A. Law: The Movie Film | Leland McKenzie |
| 1998 | Todd McFarlane's Spawn: Season 2 Film | Cogliostro |
| 1998 | Hard Rain Film | Henry Sears |
| 1997 | Spawn TV | Nicholas Cogliostro (voice) (18 ep) |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story TV | (1 ep) |
| 1996 | Corwin Film | Self |
| 1995 | A Child Is Missing Film | Riley Hallihan |
| 1995 | Truman Film | Henry L. Stimson |
| 1995 | Panther Film | J. Edgar Hoover |
| 1993 | Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair Film | J. Edgar Hoover |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series TV | Dr. Bartholomew (voice) (2 ep) |
| 1990 | Back to the Future Part III Film | Barbwire Salesman |
| 1989 | Day One Film | President Harry S. Truman |
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday Film | Leland McKenzie |
| 1988 | Moving Target Film | Arthur Cambridge |
| 1988 | Your Alcohol I.Q. Film | Self |
| 1987 | Wall Street Film | Cromwell |
| 1987 | Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour Film | Self |
| 1987 | Six Against the Rock Film | Warden James Johnston |
| 1986 | The Last Days of Patton Film | Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1986 | L.A. Law: Pilot Film | Leland McKenzie |
| 1986 | L.A. Law TV | Leland McKenzie (171 ep) |
| 1986 | Blood & Orchids TV | Harvey Koster (2 ep) |
| 1985 | Warning Sign Film | Dr. Nielsen |
| 1985 | Pale Rider Film | Coy LaHood |
| 1985 | Mask Film | Abe |
| 1985 | The Falcon and the Snowman Film | Dr. Lee |
| 1985 | Malice in Wonderland Film | Louis B. Mayer |
| 1982 | Missing Children: A Mother's Story Film | Hunter Burgess |
| 1982 | The Thing Film | Dr. Copper |
| 1981 | Bitter Harvest Film | Dr. Morton Freeman |
| 1981 | People vs. Jean Harris Film | Judge Russell R. Leggett |
| 1980 | The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd Film | Edwin Stanton |
| 1980 | Bogie Film | Jack Warner |
| 1979 | Being There Film | Dr. Robert Allenby |
| 1979 | Meteor Film | Secretary of Defense |
| 1979 | Churchill and the Generals Film | Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1979 | Prophecy Film | Trevor Isley |
| 1978 | First, You Cry Film | Dr. Brennerman |
| 1978 | An Enemy of the People Film | Aslaksen |
| 1977 | It Happened One Christmas Film | Peter Bailey |
| 1977 | The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer Film | President Ulysses S. Grant |
| 1977 | The Andros Targets TV | Dr. Kipness (1 ep) |
| 1976 | Gemini Man TV | Leonard Driscoll (1 ep) |
| 1976 | Riding with Death Film | Leonard Driscoll |
| 1975 | The Hindenburg Film | Lehman |
| 1975 | Doc TV | (1 ep) |
| 1975 | Doctors' Hospital TV | (1 ep) |
| 1975 | The Day of the Locust Film | Claude Estee |
| 1975 | Baretta TV | (1 ep) |
| 1974 | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Film | Master Bryant |
| 1974 | The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder Film | Father |
| 1974 | Lincoln TV | David Davis (2 ep) |
| 1974 | The Terminal Man Film | Dr. John Ellis |
| 1972 | Maude TV | (1 ep) |
| 1971 | The Hospital Film | Dr. Welbeck |
| 1971 | Columbo TV | Max Duval (1 ep) |
| 1971 | Cannon TV | (1 ep) |