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Richard Dysart

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1929-03-30

Day of Death

2015-04-05

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Filmography (51)

⭐ 6.9 Role: Self (archive footage)

Everything Is Terrible! The Movie

2009
⭐ 5.0 Role: The Ancient Mariner (voice)

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

2004
⭐ 7.2 Role: Leland McKenzie

L.A. Law: The Movie

2002
⭐ 7.8 Role: Cogliostro

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2

1998
⭐ 5.9 Role: Henry Sears

Hard Rain

1998
No Image
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self

Corwin

1996
⭐ 6.9 Role: Riley Hallihan

A Child Is Missing

1995
⭐ 7.7 Role: Henry L. Stimson

Truman

1995
⭐ 6.3 Role: J. Edgar Hoover

Panther

1995
⭐ 7.5 Role: J. Edgar Hoover

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

1993
⭐ 7.5 Role: Barbwire Salesman

Back to the Future Part III

1990
⭐ 6.2 Role: President Harry S. Truman

Day One

1989
⭐ 6.8 Role: Leland McKenzie

Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988
⭐ 6.1 Role: Arthur Cambridge

Moving Target

1988
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Your Alcohol I.Q.

1988