Richard Dysart
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
30 Mar 1929
Age
97 Years
Born In
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Total Projects
69
Years Active
58 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.6 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
movie
Everything Is Terrible! The Movie
Everything Is Terrible! The Movie
as Self (archive footage)
movie
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
as The Ancient Mariner (voice)
movie
L.A. Law: The Movie
L.A. Law: The Movie
as Leland McKenzie
movie
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2
as Cogliostro
movie
Hard Rain
Hard Rain
as Henry Sears
tv
Spawn
Spawn
as Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)
tv
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story
movie
Corwin
Corwin
as Self
movie
A Child Is Missing
A Child Is Missing
as Riley Hallihan
movie
Truman
Truman
as Henry L. Stimson
movie
Panther
Panther
as J. Edgar Hoover
movie
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
as J. Edgar Hoover
tv
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series
as Dr. Bartholomew (voice)
movie
Back to the Future Part III
Back to the Future Part III
as Barbwire Salesman
movie
Day One
Day One
as President Harry S. Truman
movie
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Leland McKenzie
movie
Moving Target
Moving Target
as Arthur Cambridge
movie
Your Alcohol I.Q.
Your Alcohol I.Q.
as Self
movie
Wall Street
Wall Street
as Cromwell
movie
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
as Self
movie
Six Against the Rock
Six Against the Rock
as Warden James Johnston
movie
The Last Days of Patton
The Last Days of Patton
as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
movie
L.A. Law: Pilot
L.A. Law: Pilot
as Leland McKenzie
tv
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Leland McKenzie
tv
Blood & Orchids
Blood & Orchids
as Harvey Koster
movie
Warning Sign
Warning Sign
as Dr. Nielsen
movie
Pale Rider
Pale Rider
as Coy LaHood
movie
Mask
Mask
as Abe
movie
The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman
as Dr. Lee
movie
Malice in Wonderland
Malice in Wonderland
as Louis B. Mayer
movie
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
as Hunter Burgess
movie
The Thing
The Thing
as Dr. Copper
movie
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest
as Dr. Morton Freeman
movie
People vs. Jean Harris
People vs. Jean Harris
as Judge Russell R. Leggett
movie
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
as Edwin Stanton
movie
Bogie
Bogie
as Jack Warner
movie
Being There
Being There
as Dr. Robert Allenby
movie
Meteor
Meteor
as Secretary of Defense
movie
Churchill and the Generals
Churchill and the Generals
as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
movie
Prophecy
Prophecy
as Trevor Isley
movie
First, You Cry
First, You Cry
as Dr. Brennerman
movie
An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People
as Aslaksen
movie
It Happened One Christmas
It Happened One Christmas
as Peter Bailey
movie
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
as President Ulysses S. Grant
tv
The Andros Targets
The Andros Targets
as Dr. Kipness
tv
Gemini Man
Gemini Man
as Leonard Driscoll
movie
Riding with Death
Riding with Death
as Leonard Driscoll
movie
The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg
as Lehman
tv
Doc
Doc
tv
Doctors' Hospital
Doctors' Hospital
movie
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust
as Claude Estee
tv
Baretta
Baretta
movie
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
as Master Bryant
movie
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
as Father
tv
Lincoln
Lincoln
as David Davis
movie
The Terminal Man
The Terminal Man
as Dr. John Ellis
tv
Maude
Maude
movie
The Hospital
The Hospital
as Dr. Welbeck
tv
Columbo
Columbo
as Max Duval
tv
Cannon
Cannon
movie
The Sporting Club
The Sporting Club
as Spengler
tv
All in the Family
All in the Family
as Russ DeKuyper
movie
The Lost Man
The Lost Man
as Barnes
movie
Shadow Game
Shadow Game
as Jerry Arnst
movie
Petulia
Petulia
as Motel Receptionist
tv
CBS Playhouse
CBS Playhouse
as Jerry Arnst
movie
Love with the Proper Stranger
Love with the Proper Stranger
as Accountant (uncredited)
tv
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Mr. Westfall
tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame