Richard Dysart
Born
March 30, 1929
Died
April 5, 2015 (86 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Boston, 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).
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Known For
Everything Is Terrible! The Movie
Self (archive footage)
2009
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
The Ancient Mariner (voice)
2004
L.A. Law: The Movie
Leland McKenzie
2002
Hard Rain
Henry Sears
1998
Spawn
Nicholas Cogliostro (voice) · (18 episodes)
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
(1 episode)
1996
Corwin
Self
1996
A Child Is Missing
Riley Hallihan
1995
Truman
Henry L. Stimson
1995
Panther
J. Edgar Hoover
1995
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
J. Edgar Hoover
1993
Batman: The Animated Series
Dr. Bartholomew (voice) · (2 episodes)
1992
Back to the Future Part III
Barbwire Salesman
1990
Day One
President Harry S. Truman
1989
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Leland McKenzie
1988
Moving Target
Arthur Cambridge
1988
Your Alcohol I.Q.
Self
1988
Wall Street
Cromwell
1987
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
Self
1987
Six Against the Rock
Warden James Johnston
1987
The Last Days of Patton
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
1986
L.A. Law: Pilot
Leland McKenzie
1986
L.A. Law
Leland McKenzie · (171 episodes)
1986
Blood & Orchids
Harvey Koster
1986
Warning Sign
Dr. Nielsen
1985
Pale Rider
Coy LaHood
1985
Mask
Abe
1985
The Falcon and the Snowman
Dr. Lee
1985
Malice in Wonderland
Louis B. Mayer
1985
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
Hunter Burgess
1982
The Thing
Dr. Copper
1982
Bitter Harvest
Dr. Morton Freeman
1981
People vs. Jean Harris
Judge Russell R. Leggett
1981
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
Edwin Stanton
1980
Bogie
Jack Warner
1980
Being There
Dr. Robert Allenby
1979
Meteor
Secretary of Defense
1979
Churchill and the Generals
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
1979
Prophecy
Trevor Isley
1979
First, You Cry
Dr. Brennerman
1978
An Enemy of the People
Aslaksen
1978
It Happened One Christmas
Peter Bailey
1977
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
President Ulysses S. Grant
1977
The Andros Targets
Dr. Kipness · (1 episode)
1977
Gemini Man
Leonard Driscoll · (1 episode)
1976
Riding with Death
Leonard Driscoll
1976
The Hindenburg
Lehman
1975
Doc
(1 episode)
1975
Doctors' Hospital
(1 episode)
1975
The Day of the Locust
Claude Estee
1975
Baretta
(1 episode)
1975
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
Father
1974
Lincoln
Judge David Davis · (6 episodes)
1974
The Terminal Man
Dr. John Ellis
1974
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Master Bryant
1974
Maude
(1 episode)
1972
The Hospital
Dr. Welbeck
1971
Columbo
Max Duval · (1 episode)
1971
Cannon
(1 episode)
1971
The Sporting Club
Spengler
1971
All in the Family
Russ DeKuyper · (1 episode)
1971
The Lost Man
Barnes
1969
Shadow Game
1969
Petulia
Motel Receptionist
1968
CBS Playhouse
(1 episode)
1966
Love with the Proper Stranger
Accountant (uncredited)
1963
The Defenders
Mr. Westfall · (1 episode)
1961
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(1 episode)
1951