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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

71

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-03-30

Day of Death

2015-04-05 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Richard A. Dysart

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 Richard Dysart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

The Thing

The Thing

Being There

Being There

Mask

Mask

Pale Rider

Pale Rider

Truman

Truman

Malice in Wonderland

Malice in Wonderland

L.A. Law: The Movie

L.A. Law: The Movie

Wall Street

Wall Street

Shadow Game

Shadow Game

Acting

Back to the Future Part III

1990

Back to the Future Part III

as

Barbwire Salesman

The Thing

1982

The Thing

as

Dr. Copper

Being There

1979

Being There

as

Dr. Robert Allenby

Mask

1985

Mask

as

Abe

The Day of the Locust

1975

The Day of the Locust

as

Claude Estee

Prophecy

1979

Prophecy

as

Trevor Isley

The Hospital

1971

The Hospital

as

Dr. Welbeck

Pale Rider

1985

Pale Rider

as

Coy LaHood

Warning Sign

1985

Warning Sign

as

Dr. Nielsen

The Terminal Man

1974

The Terminal Man

as

Dr. John Ellis

Day One

1989

Day One

as

President Harry S. Truman

Truman

1995

Truman

as

Henry L. Stimson

The Hindenburg

1975

The Hindenburg

as

Lehman

Todd McFarlane's Spawn

1997

Todd McFarlane's Spawn

as

Cogliostro (voice)

Bogie

1980

Bogie

as

Jack Warner

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

1974

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

as

Master Bryant

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

2004

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

as

The Ancient Mariner (voice)

An Enemy of the People

1978

An Enemy of the People

as

Aslaksen

It Happened One Christmas

1977

It Happened One Christmas

as

Peter Bailey

Six Against the Rock

1987

Six Against the Rock

as

Warden James Johnston

The Sporting Club

1971

The Sporting Club

as

Spengler

The Lost Man

1969

The Lost Man

as

Barnes

Malice in Wonderland

1985

Malice in Wonderland

as

Louis B. Mayer

Your Alcohol I.Q.

1988

Your Alcohol I.Q.

as

Self

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

1987

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

as

Self

First, You Cry

1978

First, You Cry

as

Dr. Brennerman

Meteor

1979

Meteor

as

Secretary of Defense

People vs. Jean Harris

1981

People vs. Jean Harris

as

Judge Russell R. Leggett

Moving Target

1988

Moving Target

as

Arthur Cambridge

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

1980

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

as

Edwin Stanton

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

1974

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

as

Father

Petulia

1968

Petulia

as

Motel Receptionist

Everything Is Terrible! The Movie

2009

Everything Is Terrible! The Movie

as

Self (archive footage)

Panther

1995

Panther

as

J. Edgar Hoover

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2

1998

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2

as

Cogliostro (voice(

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle

1999

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle

as

Cogliostro (voice)

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

1977

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

as

President Ulysses S. Grant

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985

The Falcon and the Snowman

as

Dr. Lee

Riding with Death

1976

Riding with Death

as

Leonard Driscoll

Blood & Orchids

1986

Blood & Orchids

as

Harvey Koster

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

1982

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

as

Hunter Burgess

L.A. Law: The Movie

2002

L.A. Law: The Movie

as

Leland McKenzie

A Child Is Missing

1995

A Child Is Missing

as

Riley Hallihan

The Last Days of Patton

1986

The Last Days of Patton

as

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

1993

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

as

J. Edgar Hoover

Love with the Proper Stranger

1963

Love with the Proper Stranger

as

Accountant (uncredited)

Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988

Mickey's 60th Birthday

as

Leland McKenzie

Wall Street

1987

Wall Street

as

Cromwell

Churchill and the Generals

1979

Churchill and the Generals

as

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Hard Rain

1998

Hard Rain

as

Henry Sears

Bitter Harvest

1981

Bitter Harvest

as

Dr. Morton Freeman

Shadow Game

1969

Shadow Game

as

L.A. Law: Pilot

1986

L.A. Law: Pilot

as

Leland McKenzie

Corwin

1996

Corwin

as

Self

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Leland McKenzie

Columbo

Columbo

as

Max Duval

All in the Family

All in the Family

as

Russ DeKuyper

Maude

Maude

as

Baretta

Baretta

as

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

as

Cannon

Cannon

as

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Doc

Doc

as

Doctors' Hospital

Doctors' Hospital

as

Spawn

Spawn

as

Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)

CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse

as

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Mr. Westfall

The Andros Targets

The Andros Targets

as

Dr. Kipness

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

as

Dr. Bartholomew (voice)

Lincoln

Lincoln

as

Judge David Davis

Gemini Man

Gemini Man

as

Leonard Driscoll

Production

Crew

Directing