Richard Dysart
Acting
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.
Born: March 30, 1929
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as The Ancient Mariner (voice)
as Leland McKenzie
as Cogliostro
as Henry Sears
as Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)
as Riley Hallihan
as Henry L. Stimson
as J. Edgar Hoover
as Dr. Bartholomew (voice)
as Barbwire Salesman
as President Harry S. Truman
as Leland McKenzie
as Arthur Cambridge
as Self
as Cromwell
as Warden James Johnston
as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
as Leland McKenzie
as Leland McKenzie
as Harvey Koster
as Dr. Nielsen
as Coy LaHood
as Abe
as Dr. Lee
as Louis B. Mayer
as Hunter Burgess
as Dr. Copper
as Dr. Morton Freeman
as Judge Russell R. Leggett
as Edwin Stanton
as Jack Warner
as Dr. Robert Allenby
as Secretary of Defense
as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
as Trevor Isley
as Dr. Brennerman
as Aslaksen
as Peter Bailey
as President Ulysses S. Grant
as Dr. Kipness
as Leonard Driscoll
as Leonard Driscoll
as Lehman
as Claude Estee
as Master Bryant
as Father
as David Davis
as Dr. John Ellis
as Dr. Welbeck
as Max Duval
as Spengler
as Russ DeKuyper
as Barnes
as Jerry Arnst
as Motel Receptionist
as Accountant (uncredited)
as Mr. Westfall