Richard Dysart

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

70

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-03-30

Day of death

2015-04-05 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Richard Dysart

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Dysart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • The Thing

    The Thing

  • Mask

    Mask

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • Truman

    Truman

  • Panther

    Panther

  • Back to the Future Part III

    Back to the Future Part III

  • Maude

    Maude

  • Day One

    Day One

  • Wall Street

    Wall Street

  • Spawn

    Spawn

  • Petulia

    Petulia

  • The Sporting Club

    The Sporting Club

  • Gemini Man

    Gemini Man

  • Prophecy

    Prophecy

  • Pale Rider

    Pale Rider

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

    Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • First, You Cry

    First, You Cry

  • Bogie

    Bogie

  • Hard Rain

    Hard Rain

  • Blood & Orchids

    Blood & Orchids

  • The Andros Targets

    The Andros Targets

  • Being There

    Being There

  • Doctors' Hospital

    Doctors' Hospital

  • Malice in Wonderland

    Malice in Wonderland

  • Doc

    Doc

  • The Hospital

    The Hospital

  • Meteor

    Meteor

  • The Falcon and the Snowman

    The Falcon and the Snowman

  • The Day of the Locust

    The Day of the Locust

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • The Hindenburg

    The Hindenburg

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • Everything Is Terrible! The Movie

    Everything Is Terrible! The Movie

  • Mickey's 60th Birthday

    Mickey's 60th Birthday

  • Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2

    Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2

  • Love with the Proper Stranger

    Love with the Proper Stranger

  • The Last Days of Patton

    The Last Days of Patton

  • The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

    The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

  • The Terminal Man

    The Terminal Man

  • An Enemy of the People

    An Enemy of the People

  • Moving Target

    Moving Target

  • Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle

    Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle

  • Warning Sign

    Warning Sign

  • L.A. Law: The Movie

    L.A. Law: The Movie

  • The Lost Man

    The Lost Man

  • The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

    The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

  • The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

    The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

  • Bitter Harvest

    Bitter Harvest

  • A Child Is Missing

    A Child Is Missing

  • Six Against the Rock

    Six Against the Rock

  • Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

    Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

  • L.A. Law: Pilot

    L.A. Law: Pilot

  • Churchill and the Generals

    Churchill and the Generals

  • It Happened One Christmas

    It Happened One Christmas

  • Your Alcohol I.Q.

    Your Alcohol I.Q.

  • Missing Children: A Mother's Story

    Missing Children: A Mother's Story

  • Corwin

    Corwin

  • Shadow Game

    Shadow Game

  • Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

    Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

  • Riding with Death

    Riding with Death

  • The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

    The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

  • People vs. Jean Harris

    People vs. Jean Harris