Actor profile

Richard Dysart

30th March 1929 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Acting

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.

50 Movies 17 TV Shows 70 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Everything Is Terrible! The Movie poster

Everything Is Terrible! The Movie 20th June 2009 as Self (archive footage)

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision poster

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision 1st January 2004 as The Ancient Mariner (voice)

L.A. Law: The Movie poster

L.A. Law: The Movie 12th May 2002 as Leland McKenzie

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 poster

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 25th August 1998 as Cogliostro

Hard Rain poster

Hard Rain 16th January 1998 as Henry Sears

A Child Is Missing poster

A Child Is Missing 1st October 1995 as Riley Hallihan

Truman poster

Truman 9th September 1995 as Henry L. Stimson

Panther poster

Panther 3rd May 1995 as J. Edgar Hoover

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair poster

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair 4th August 1993 as J. Edgar Hoover

Back to the Future Part III poster

Back to the Future Part III 25th May 1990 as Barbwire Salesman

Day One poster

Day One 12th May 1989 as President Harry S. Truman

Mickey's 60th Birthday poster

Mickey's 60th Birthday 13th November 1988 as Leland McKenzie

Moving Target poster

Moving Target 8th February 1988 as Arthur Cambridge

Your Alcohol I.Q. poster

Your Alcohol I.Q. 1st January 1988 as Self

Wall Street poster

Wall Street 10th December 1987 as Cromwell

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour poster

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour 25th November 1987 as Self

Six Against the Rock poster

Six Against the Rock 18th May 1987 as Warden James Johnston

The Last Days of Patton poster

The Last Days of Patton 15th December 1986 as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

L.A. Law: Pilot poster

L.A. Law: Pilot 15th September 1986 as Leland McKenzie

Warning Sign poster

Warning Sign 23rd August 1985 as Dr. Nielsen

Pale Rider poster

Pale Rider 28th June 1985 as Coy LaHood

Mask poster

Mask 8th March 1985 as Abe

The Falcon and the Snowman poster

The Falcon and the Snowman 25th January 1985 as Dr. Lee

Malice in Wonderland poster

Malice in Wonderland 1st January 1985 as Louis B. Mayer

Missing Children: A Mother's Story poster

Missing Children: A Mother's Story 1st December 1982 as Hunter Burgess

The Thing poster

The Thing 25th June 1982 as Dr. Copper

Bitter Harvest poster

Bitter Harvest 18th May 1981 as Dr. Morton Freeman

People vs. Jean Harris poster

People vs. Jean Harris 7th May 1981 as Judge Russell R. Leggett

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd poster

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd 25th March 1980 as Edwin Stanton

Bogie poster

Bogie 4th March 1980 as Jack Warner

Being There poster

Being There 19th December 1979 as Dr. Robert Allenby

Meteor poster

Meteor 19th October 1979 as Secretary of Defense

Churchill and the Generals poster

Churchill and the Generals 23rd September 1979 as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Prophecy poster

Prophecy 14th September 1979 as Trevor Isley

First, You Cry poster

First, You Cry 8th November 1978 as Dr. Brennerman

An Enemy of the People poster

An Enemy of the People 17th March 1978 as Aslaksen

It Happened One Christmas poster

It Happened One Christmas 11th December 1977 as Peter Bailey

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer poster

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer 1st December 1977 as President Ulysses S. Grant

Riding with Death poster

Riding with Death 1st January 1976 as Leonard Driscoll

The Hindenburg poster

The Hindenburg 25th December 1975 as Lehman

The Day of the Locust poster

The Day of the Locust 7th May 1975 as Claude Estee

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman poster

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman 17th October 1974 as Master Bryant

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder poster

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder 17th October 1974 as Father

The Terminal Man poster

The Terminal Man 19th June 1974 as Dr. John Ellis

The Hospital poster

The Hospital 14th December 1971 as Dr. Welbeck

The Sporting Club poster

The Sporting Club 28th February 1971 as Spengler

The Lost Man poster

The Lost Man 11th July 1969 as Barnes

Shadow Game poster

Shadow Game 7th May 1969 as Jerry Arnst

Petulia poster

Petulia 10th June 1968 as Motel Receptionist

Love with the Proper Stranger poster

Love with the Proper Stranger 25th December 1963 as Accountant (uncredited)

Spawn poster

Spawn 16th May 1997 as Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)

E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story 21st August 1996

Batman: The Animated Series poster

Batman: The Animated Series 5th September 1992 as Dr. Bartholomew (voice)

L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Leland McKenzie

Blood & Orchids poster

Blood & Orchids 23rd February 1986 as Harvey Koster

The Andros Targets poster

The Andros Targets 31st January 1977 as Dr. Kipness

Gemini Man poster

Gemini Man 10th May 1976 as Leonard Driscoll

Doctors' Hospital poster

Doctors' Hospital 10th September 1975

Baretta poster

Baretta 17th January 1975

Lincoln poster

Lincoln 6th September 1974 as David Davis

Maude poster

Maude 12th September 1972

Columbo poster

Columbo 15th September 1971 as Max Duval

Cannon poster

Cannon 14th September 1971

All in the Family poster

All in the Family 12th January 1971 as Russ DeKuyper

NET Playhouse poster

NET Playhouse 7th October 1966 as Tarleton

The Defenders poster

The Defenders 16th September 1961 as Mr. Westfall

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951