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Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

Acting

Born: March 30, 1929Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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
Filmography
Everything Is Terrible! The Movie

Everything Is Terrible! The Movie

Self (archive footage)

2009
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

The Ancient Mariner (voice)

2004
L.A. Law: The Movie

L.A. Law: The Movie

Leland McKenzie

2002
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2

Cogliostro

1998
Hard Rain

Hard Rain

Henry Sears

1998

Corwin

Self

1996
A Child Is Missing

A Child Is Missing

Riley Hallihan

1995
Truman

Truman

Henry L. Stimson

1995
Panther

Panther

J. Edgar Hoover

1995
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

J. Edgar Hoover

1993
Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

Barbwire Salesman

1990
Day One

Day One

President Harry S. Truman

1989
Mickey's 60th Birthday

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Leland McKenzie

1988
Moving Target

Moving Target

Arthur Cambridge

1988
Your Alcohol I.Q.

Your Alcohol I.Q.

Self

1988
Wall Street

Wall Street

Cromwell

1987
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

Self

1987
Six Against the Rock

Six Against the Rock

Warden James Johnston

1987
The Last Days of Patton

The Last Days of Patton

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

1986
L.A. Law: Pilot

L.A. Law: Pilot

Leland McKenzie

1986
Warning Sign

Warning Sign

Dr. Nielsen

1985
Pale Rider

Pale Rider

Coy LaHood

1985
Mask

Mask

Abe

1985
The Falcon and the Snowman

The Falcon and the Snowman

Dr. Lee

1985
Malice in Wonderland

Malice in Wonderland

Louis B. Mayer

1985
Missing Children: A Mother's Story

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

Hunter Burgess

1982
The Thing

The Thing

Dr. Copper

1982
Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

Dr. Morton Freeman

1981
People vs. Jean Harris

People vs. Jean Harris

Judge Russell R. Leggett

1981
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

Edwin Stanton

1980
Bogie

Bogie

Jack Warner

1980
Being There

Being There

Dr. Robert Allenby

1979
Meteor

Meteor

Secretary of Defense

1979
Churchill and the Generals

Churchill and the Generals

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

1979
Prophecy

Prophecy

Trevor Isley

1979
First, You Cry

First, You Cry

Dr. Brennerman

1978
An Enemy of the People

An Enemy of the People

Aslaksen

1978
It Happened One Christmas

It Happened One Christmas

Peter Bailey

1977
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

President Ulysses S. Grant

1977
Riding with Death

Riding with Death

Leonard Driscoll

1976
The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

Lehman

1975
The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

Claude Estee

1975
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

Father

1974
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

Master Bryant

1974
The Terminal Man

The Terminal Man

Dr. John Ellis

1974
The Hospital

The Hospital

Dr. Welbeck

1971
The Sporting Club

The Sporting Club

Spengler

1971
The Lost Man

The Lost Man

Barnes

1969
Shadow Game

Shadow Game

Jerry Arnst

1969
Petulia

Petulia

Motel Receptionist

1968
Love with the Proper Stranger

Love with the Proper Stranger

Accountant (uncredited)

1963