Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

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.

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Filmography

2009

Everything Is Terrible! The Movie
Everything Is Terrible! The Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 6/20/2009

2004

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
as The Ancient Mariner (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004

2002

L.A. Law: The Movie
L.A. Law: The Movie
as Leland McKenzie
Movie - Released: 5/12/2002

1999

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle
as Cogliostro (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/17/1999

1998

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2
as Cogliostro (voice(
Movie - Released: 8/25/1998
Hard Rain
Hard Rain
as Henry Sears
Movie - Released: 1/16/1998

1997

Todd McFarlane's Spawn
Todd McFarlane's Spawn
as Cogliostro (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/15/1997
Spawn
Spawn
as Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)
TV - Released: 5/16/1997

1996

Movie
Corwin
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/14/1996
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story
TV - Released: 8/21/1996

1995

Truman
Truman
as Henry L. Stimson
Movie - Released: 9/9/1995
Panther
Panther
as J. Edgar Hoover
Movie - Released: 5/3/1995
A Child Is Missing
A Child Is Missing
as Riley Hallihan
Movie - Released: 10/1/1995

1993

Movie
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
as J. Edgar Hoover
Movie - Released: 8/4/1993

1992

Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series
as Dr. Bartholomew (voice)
TV - Released: 9/5/1992

1990

Back to the Future Part III
Back to the Future Part III
as Barbwire Salesman
Movie - Released: 5/25/1990

1989

Day One
Day One
as President Harry S. Truman
Movie - Released: 5/12/1989

1988

Your Alcohol I.Q.
Your Alcohol I.Q.
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1988
Moving Target
Moving Target
as Arthur Cambridge
Movie - Released: 2/8/1988
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Leland McKenzie
Movie - Released: 11/13/1988

1987

Six Against the Rock
Six Against the Rock
as Warden James Johnston
Movie - Released: 5/18/1987
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/25/1987
Wall Street
Wall Street
as Cromwell
Movie - Released: 12/10/1987

1986

Blood & Orchids
Blood & Orchids
as Harvey Koster
Movie - Released: 2/23/1986
The Last Days of Patton
The Last Days of Patton
as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Movie - Released: 12/15/1986
L.A. Law: Pilot
L.A. Law: Pilot
as Leland McKenzie
Movie - Released: 9/15/1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Leland McKenzie
TV - Released: 9/15/1986

1985

Mask
Mask
as Abe
Movie - Released: 3/8/1985
Pale Rider
Pale Rider
as Coy LaHood
Movie - Released: 6/28/1985
Warning Sign
Warning Sign
as Dr. Nielsen
Movie - Released: 8/23/1985
Malice in Wonderland
Malice in Wonderland
as Louis B. Mayer
Movie - Released: 1/1/1985
The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman
as Dr. Lee
Movie - Released: 1/25/1985

1982

The Thing
The Thing
as Dr. Copper
Movie - Released: 6/25/1982
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
as Hunter Burgess
Movie - Released: 12/1/1982

1981

People vs. Jean Harris
People vs. Jean Harris
as Judge Russell R. Leggett
Movie - Released: 5/7/1981
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest
as Dr. Morton Freeman
Movie - Released: 5/18/1981

1980

Bogie
Bogie
as Jack Warner
Movie - Released: 3/4/1980
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
as Edwin Stanton
Movie - Released: 3/25/1980

1979

Being There
Being There
as Dr. Robert Allenby
Movie - Released: 12/19/1979
Prophecy
Prophecy
as Trevor Isley
Movie - Released: 9/14/1979
Meteor
Meteor
as Secretary of Defense
Movie - Released: 10/19/1979
Churchill and the Generals
Churchill and the Generals
as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Movie - Released: 9/23/1979

1978

An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People
as Aslaksen
Movie - Released: 3/17/1978
First, You Cry
First, You Cry
as Dr. Brennerman
Movie - Released: 11/8/1978

1977

It Happened One Christmas
It Happened One Christmas
as Peter Bailey
Movie - Released: 12/11/1977
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Movie - Released: 12/1/1977
The Andros Targets
The Andros Targets
as Dr. Kipness
TV - Released: 1/31/1977

1976

Riding with Death
Riding with Death
as Leonard Driscoll
Movie - Released: 1/1/1976
Gemini Man
Gemini Man
as Leonard Driscoll
TV - Released: 5/10/1976

1975

The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust
as Claude Estee
Movie - Released: 5/7/1975
The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg
as Lehman
Movie - Released: 12/25/1975
Baretta
Baretta
TV - Released: 1/17/1975
TV
Doc
TV - Released: 9/13/1975
Doctors' Hospital
Doctors' Hospital
TV - Released: 9/10/1975

1974

The Terminal Man
The Terminal Man
as Dr. John Ellis
Movie - Released: 6/19/1974
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
as Master Bryant
Movie - Released: 1/31/1974
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
as Father
Movie - Released: 10/17/1974
Lincoln
Lincoln
as Judge David Davis
TV - Released: 9/6/1974

1972

Maude
Maude
TV - Released: 9/12/1972

1971

The Hospital
The Hospital
as Dr. Welbeck
Movie - Released: 12/14/1971
The Sporting Club
The Sporting Club
as Spengler
Movie - Released: 2/28/1971
Columbo
Columbo
as Max Duval
TV - Released: 9/15/1971
All in the Family
All in the Family
as Russ DeKuyper
TV - Released: 1/12/1971
Cannon
Cannon
TV - Released: 9/14/1971

1969

The Lost Man
The Lost Man
as Barnes
Movie - Released: 7/11/1969
Shadow Game
Shadow Game
Movie - Released: 5/7/1969

1968

Petulia
Petulia
as Motel Receptionist
Movie - Released: 6/10/1968

1966

TV
CBS Playhouse
TV - Released: 12/8/1966

1963

Love with the Proper Stranger
Love with the Proper Stranger
as Accountant (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/25/1963

1961

The Defenders
The Defenders
as Mr. Westfall
TV - Released: 9/16/1961

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV - Released: 12/24/1951