Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

1929-03-30 – 2015-04-05 (age 86) Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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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

The Thing
The Thing

1982

as Dr. Copper

Back to the Future Part III
Back to the Future Part III

1990

as Barbwire Salesman

Pale Rider
Pale Rider

1985

as Coy LaHood

Mask
Mask

1985

as Abe

Wall Street
Wall Street

1987

as Cromwell

Hard Rain
Hard Rain

1998

as Henry Sears

The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg

1975

as Lehman

Meteor
Meteor

1979

as Secretary of Defense

Being There
Being There

1979

as Dr. Robert Allenby

The Falcon and the Snowman
Prophecy
Prophecy

1979

as Trevor Isley

Day One
Day One

1989

as President Harry S. Truman

Petulia
Petulia

1968

as Motel Receptionist

Panther
Panther

1995

as J. Edgar Hoover

The Hospital
The Hospital

1971

as Dr. Welbeck

People vs. Jean Harris
People vs. Jean Harris

1981

as Judge Russell R. Leggett

The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust

1975

as Claude Estee

Bogie
Bogie

1980

as Jack Warner

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Corwin

1996

as Self

Warning Sign
Warning Sign

1985

as Dr. Nielsen