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

Wall Street
Wall Street

1987

as Cromwell

Pale Rider
Pale Rider

1985

as Coy LaHood

Hard Rain
Hard Rain

1998

as Henry Sears

Mask
Mask

1985

as Abe

Being There
Being There

1979

as Dr. Robert Allenby

Meteor
Meteor

1979

as Secretary of Defense

Petulia
Petulia

1968

as Motel Receptionist

The Falcon and the Snowman
The Hospital
The Hospital

1971

as Dr. Welbeck

Prophecy
Prophecy

1979

as Trevor Isley

Panther
Panther

1995

as J. Edgar Hoover

An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People

1978

as Aslaksen

Love with the Proper Stranger
Love with the Proper Stranger

1963

as Accountant (uncredited)

The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg

1975

as Lehman

Day One
Day One

1989

as President Harry S. Truman

The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust

1975

as Claude Estee

Warning Sign
Warning Sign

1985

as Dr. Nielsen

L.A. Law: The Movie
L.A. Law: The Movie

2002

as Leland McKenzie