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Richard Dysart
Born 1929-03-30Boston, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Everything Is Terrible! The MovieSelf (archive footage)Proteus: A Nineteenth Century VisionThe Ancient Mariner (voice)L.A. Law: The MovieLeland McKenzieTodd McFarlane's Spawn 2CogliostroHard RainHenry SearsCorwinSelfA Child Is MissingRiley HallihanTrumanHenry L. StimsonPantherJ. Edgar HooverMarilyn & Bobby: Her Final AffairJ. Edgar HooverBack to the Future Part IIIBarbwire SalesmanDay OnePresident Harry S. TrumanMickey's 60th BirthdayLeland McKenzieMoving TargetArthur CambridgeYour Alcohol I.Q.SelfWall StreetCromwellJay Leno's Family Comedy HourSelfSix Against the RockWarden James JohnstonThe Last Days of PattonGen. Dwight D. EisenhowerL.A. Law: PilotLeland McKenzieWarning SignDr. NielsenPale RiderCoy LaHoodMaskAbeThe Falcon and the SnowmanDr. Lee