Richard 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Rich
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Personal Info

Id

15413

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

2

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-03-30

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

  • Richard A. Dysart
  • Richard Allen Dysart
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    Known For

    Back to the Future Part III

    Back to the

    The Thing

    The Thing

    Being There

    Being There

    Mask

    Mask

    The Day of the Locust

    The Day of t

    Prophecy

    Prophecy

    The Hospital

    The Hospital

    Pale Rider

    Pale Rider

    Warning Sign

    Warning Sign

    The Terminal Man

    The Terminal

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    Day One

    Truman

    Truman

    The Hindenburg

    The Hindenbu

    Bogie

    Bogie

    The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

    The Autobiog

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    Proteus: A N

    An Enemy of the People

    An Enemy of

    It Happened One Christmas

    It Happened

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    Six Against

    The Sporting Club

    The Sporting

    The Lost Man

    The Lost Man

    Malice in Wonderland

    Malice in Wo

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    Your Alcohol

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    Jay Leno's F

    First, You Cry

    First, You C

    Meteor

    Meteor

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    People vs. J

    Moving Target

    Moving Targe

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    The Ordeal o

    The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

    The Crazy Wo

    Petulia

    Petulia

    Everything Is Terrible! The Movie

    Everything I

    Panther

    Panther

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    The Court-Ma

    The Falcon and the Snowman

    The Falcon a

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    Riding with

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    Blood & Orch

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    Missing Chil

    L.A. Law: The Movie

    L.A. Law: Th

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    A Child Is M

    The Last Days of Patton

    The Last Day

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    Marilyn & Bo

    Love with the Proper Stranger

    Love with th

    Mickey's 60th Birthday

    Mickey's 60t

    Wall Street

    Wall Street

    Churchill and the Generals

    Churchill an

    Hard Rain

    Hard Rain

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    Bitter Harve

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    Shadow Game

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    L.A. Law: Pi

    Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2

    Todd McFarla

    Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle

    Spawn 3: The

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    2009

    Everything Is Terrible! The Movie

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2004

    Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

    asThe Ancient Mariner (voice)

    2002

    L.A. Law: The Movie

    asLeland McKenzie

    1999

    Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle

    asCogliostro

    1998

    Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2

    asCogliostro

    1998

    Hard Rain

    asHenry Sears

    1996

    Corwin

    asSelf

    1995

    A Child Is Missing

    asRiley Hallihan

    1995

    Truman

    asHenry L. Stimson

    1995

    Panther

    asJ. Edgar Hoover

    1993

    Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

    asJ. Edgar Hoover

    1990

    Back to the Future Part III

    asBarbwire Salesman

    1989

    Day One

    asPresident Harry S. Truman

    1988

    Mickey's 60th Birthday

    asLeland McKenzie

    1988

    Moving Target

    asArthur Cambridge

    1988

    Your Alcohol I.Q.

    asSelf

    1987

    Wall Street

    asCromwell

    1987

    Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

    asSelf

    1987

    Six Against the Rock

    asWarden James Johnston

    1986

    The Last Days of Patton

    asGen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    1986

    L.A. Law: Pilot

    asLeland McKenzie

    1986

    Blood & Orchids

    asHarvey Koster

    1985

    Warning Sign

    asDr. Nielsen

    1985

    Pale Rider

    asCoy LaHood

    1985

    Mask

    asAbe

    1985

    The Falcon and the Snowman

    asDr. Lee

    1985

    Malice in Wonderland

    asLouis B. Mayer

    1982

    Missing Children: A Mother's Story

    asHunter Burgess

    1982

    The Thing

    asDr. Copper

    1981

    Bitter Harvest

    asDr. Morton Freeman

    1981

    People vs. Jean Harris

    asJudge Russell R. Leggett

    1980

    The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

    asEdwin Stanton

    1980

    Bogie

    asJack Warner

    1979

    Being There

    asDr. Robert Allenby

    1979

    Meteor

    asSecretary of Defense

    1979

    Churchill and the Generals

    asGen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    1979

    Prophecy

    asTrevor Isley

    1978

    First, You Cry

    asDr. Brennerman

    1978

    An Enemy of the People

    asAslaksen

    1977

    It Happened One Christmas

    asPeter Bailey

    1977

    The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

    asPresident Ulysses S. Grant

    1976

    Riding with Death

    asLeonard Driscoll

    1975

    The Hindenburg

    asLehman

    1975

    The Day of the Locust

    asClaude Estee

    1974

    The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

    asMaster Bryant

    1974

    The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

    asFather

    1974

    The Terminal Man

    asDr. John Ellis

    1971

    The Hospital

    asDr. Welbeck

    1971

    The Sporting Club

    asSpengler

    1969

    The Lost Man

    asBarnes

    1969

    Shadow Game

    asJerry Arnst

    1968

    Petulia

    asMotel Receptionist

    1963

    Love with the Proper Stranger

    asAccountant (uncredited)

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    (171 episode)asLeland McKenzie

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    (18 episode)asNicholas Cogliostro (voice)

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    (1 episode)asMr. Westfall

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    (1 episode)asDr. Kipness

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    (2 episode)asDr. Bartholomew (voice)

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    (1 episode)asLeonard Driscoll

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    (2 episode)asDavid Davis