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

  • Back to the Future Part III

    Back to the Future Part III

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • The Thing

    The Thing

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Spawn

    Spawn

  • Wall Street

    Wall Street

  • Maude

    Maude

  • The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

    The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

  • Mask

    Mask

  • Pale Rider

    Pale Rider

  • The Hospital

    The Hospital

  • Hard Rain

    Hard Rain

  • Truman

    Truman

  • Moving Target

    Moving Target

  • Warning Sign

    Warning Sign

  • Blood & Orchids

    Blood & Orchids

  • Day One

    Day One

  • Petulia

    Petulia

  • Panther

    Panther

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • The Falcon and the Snowman

    The Falcon and the Snowman

  • Bogie

    Bogie

  • Meteor

    Meteor

  • The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

    The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

  • Prophecy

    Prophecy

  • The Day of the Locust

    The Day of the Locust

  • Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

    Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

  • Being There

    Being There

  • Gemini Man

    Gemini Man

  • Doctors' Hospital

    Doctors' Hospital

  • The Last Days of Patton

    The Last Days of Patton

  • Doc

    Doc

  • The Andros Targets

    The Andros Targets

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Lost Man

    The Lost Man

  • Your Alcohol I.Q.

    Your Alcohol I.Q.

  • The Terminal Man

    The Terminal Man

  • Corwin

    Corwin

  • Love with the Proper Stranger

    Love with the Proper Stranger

  • Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2

    Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2

  • Malice in Wonderland

    Malice in Wonderland

  • Everything Is Terrible! The Movie

    Everything Is Terrible! The Movie

  • Riding with Death

    Riding with Death

  • Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

    Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

  • The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

    The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

  • First, You Cry

    First, You Cry

  • Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle

    Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle

  • The Hindenburg

    The Hindenburg

  • People vs. Jean Harris

    People vs. Jean Harris

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Six Against the Rock

    Six Against the Rock

  • The Sporting Club

    The Sporting Club

  • An Enemy of the People

    An Enemy of the People

  • L.A. Law: The Movie

    L.A. Law: The Movie

  • A Child Is Missing

    A Child Is Missing

  • Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

    Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

  • Mickey's 60th Birthday

    Mickey's 60th Birthday

  • It Happened One Christmas

    It Happened One Christmas

  • The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

    The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

  • Shadow Game

    Shadow Game

  • Churchill and the Generals

    Churchill and the Generals

  • Bitter Harvest

    Bitter Harvest

  • Missing Children: A Mother's Story

    Missing Children: A Mother's Story

  • L.A. Law: Pilot

    L.A. Law: Pilot