Richard Dysart

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

69

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

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • The Thing

    The Thing

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • Spawn

    Spawn

  • Back to the Future Part III

    Back to the Future Part III

  • Maude

    Maude

  • Wall Street

    Wall Street

  • Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

    Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • Hard Rain

    Hard Rain

  • Warning Sign

    Warning Sign

  • Mask

    Mask

  • The Lost Man

    The Lost Man

  • Being There

    Being There

  • The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

    The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

  • Doc

    Doc

  • Pale Rider

    Pale Rider

  • The Day of the Locust

    The Day of the Locust

  • The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

    The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

  • Doctors' Hospital

    Doctors' Hospital

  • The Terminal Man

    The Terminal Man

  • Riding with Death

    Riding with Death

  • Prophecy

    Prophecy

  • The Hospital

    The Hospital

  • Day One

    Day One

  • Truman

    Truman

  • Corwin

    Corwin

  • Meteor

    Meteor

  • Gemini Man

    Gemini Man

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Bogie

    Bogie

  • Blood & Orchids

    Blood & Orchids

  • The Last Days of Patton

    The Last Days of Patton

  • First, You Cry

    First, You Cry

  • Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2

    Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2

  • The Falcon and the Snowman

    The Falcon and the Snowman

  • The Andros Targets

    The Andros Targets

  • Panther

    Panther

  • The Hindenburg

    The Hindenburg

  • Love with the Proper Stranger

    Love with the Proper Stranger

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • L.A. Law: Pilot

    L.A. Law: Pilot

  • An Enemy of the People

    An Enemy of the People

  • Petulia

    Petulia

  • People vs. Jean Harris

    People vs. Jean Harris

  • Malice in Wonderland

    Malice in Wonderland

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

    Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

  • Your Alcohol I.Q.

    Your Alcohol I.Q.

  • Everything Is Terrible! The Movie

    Everything Is Terrible! The Movie

  • The Sporting Club

    The Sporting Club

  • A Child Is Missing

    A Child Is Missing

  • The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

    The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

  • Six Against the Rock

    Six Against the Rock

  • L.A. Law: The Movie

    L.A. Law: The Movie

  • It Happened One Christmas

    It Happened One Christmas

  • Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

    Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

  • Moving Target

    Moving Target

  • Mickey's 60th Birthday

    Mickey's 60th Birthday

  • Missing Children: A Mother's Story

    Missing Children: A Mother's Story

  • Shadow Game

    Shadow Game

  • The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

    The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

  • Churchill and the Generals

    Churchill and the Generals

  • Bitter Harvest

    Bitter Harvest