Richard Dysart

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

March 30, 1929

died

April 5, 2015

place of birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

also known as

Richard A. Dysart · Richard Allen Dysart

total credits

50 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

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The Thing
8.1

The Thing

1982as Dr. Copper
Back to the Future Part III
7.5

Back to the Future Part III

1990as Barbwire Salesman
Wall Street
7.2

Wall Street

1987as Cromwell
Pale Rider
7.2

Pale Rider

1985as Coy LaHood
Hard Rain
5.9

Hard Rain

1998as Henry Sears
Mask
7.3

Mask

1985as Abe
Being There
7.6

Being There

1979as Dr. Robert Allenby
The Falcon and the Snowman
6.4

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985as Dr. Lee
Prophecy
5.4

Prophecy

1979as Trevor Isley
Meteor
5.2

Meteor

1979as Secretary of Defense
The Hospital
6.6

The Hospital

1971as Dr. Welbeck
Petulia
6.0

Petulia

1968as Motel Receptionist
The Hindenburg
6.3

The Hindenburg

1975as Lehman
Panther
6.3

Panther

1995as J. Edgar Hoover
Day One
6.2

Day One

1989as President Harry S. Truman
An Enemy of the People
6.8

An Enemy of the People

1978as Aslaksen
Truman
7.7

Truman

1995as Henry L. Stimson
The Day of the Locust
6.4

The Day of the Locust

1975as Claude Estee
Love with the Proper Stranger
6.8

Love with the Proper Stranger

1963as Accountant (uncredited)
L.A. Law: The Movie
7.2

L.A. Law: The Movie

2002as Leland McKenzie
Bitter Harvest
1.0

Bitter Harvest

1981as Dr. Morton Freeman
Warning Sign
5.9

Warning Sign

1985as Dr. Nielsen
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
2.0

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

1977as President Ulysses S. Grant
The Terminal Man
5.4

The Terminal Man

1974as Dr. John Ellis
Moving Target
6.1

Moving Target

1988as Arthur Cambridge
Mickey's 60th Birthday
6.8

Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988as Leland McKenzie
The Last Days of Patton
6.5

The Last Days of Patton

1986as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bogie
6.3

Bogie

1980as Jack Warner
Six Against the Rock
4.8

Six Against the Rock

1987as Warden James Johnston
A Child Is Missing
6.9

A Child Is Missing

1995as Riley Hallihan
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
7.5

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

1982as Hunter Burgess
It Happened One Christmas
4.6

It Happened One Christmas

1977as Peter Bailey
L.A. Law: Pilot

L.A. Law: Pilot

1986as Leland McKenzie
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
6.6

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

1974as Master Bryant
The Lost Man
4.2

The Lost Man

1969as Barnes
Shadow Game
10.0

Shadow Game

1969as Jerry Arnst
Riding with Death
2.9

Riding with Death

1976as Leonard Driscoll
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
5.0

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

1980as Edwin Stanton
Everything Is Terrible! The Movie
6.9

Everything Is Terrible! The Movie

2009as Self (archive footage)
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
5.6

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

1974as Father
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
7.0

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

1987as Self
First, You Cry

First, You Cry

1978as Dr. Brennerman
Malice in Wonderland
7.6

Malice in Wonderland

1985as Louis B. Mayer
Your Alcohol I.Q.

Your Alcohol I.Q.

1988as Self
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2
7.8

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2

1998as Cogliostro
Churchill and the Generals
9.0

Churchill and the Generals

1979as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
7.5

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

1993as J. Edgar Hoover
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
5.0

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

2004as The Ancient Mariner (voice)
The Sporting Club
4.2

The Sporting Club

1971as Spengler
People vs. Jean Harris

People vs. Jean Harris

1981as Judge Russell R. Leggett