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Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

Acting·1929–2015·50 films

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).

Filmography

Back to the Future Part III
Back to the Future Part III (1990)Barbwire Salesman
The Thing
The Thing (1982)Dr. Copper
Wall Street
Wall Street (1987)Cromwell
Pale Rider
Pale Rider (1985)Coy LaHood
Being There
Being There (1979)Dr. Robert Allenby
Hard Rain
Hard Rain (1998)Henry Sears
Mask
Mask (1985)Abe
The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)Dr. Lee
Meteor
Meteor (1979)Secretary of Defense
The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg (1975)Lehman
Prophecy
Prophecy (1979)Trevor Isley
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust (1975)Claude Estee
The Hospital
The Hospital (1971)Dr. Welbeck
Warning Sign
Warning Sign (1985)Dr. Nielsen
Love with the Proper Stranger
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)Accountant (uncredited)
The Terminal Man
The Terminal Man (1974)Dr. John Ellis
Petulia
Petulia (1968)Motel Receptionist
Panther
Panther (1995)J. Edgar Hoover
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)Master Bryant
Moving Target
Moving Target (1988)Arthur Cambridge
Riding with Death
Riding with Death (1976)Leonard Driscoll
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)Leland McKenzie
Truman
Truman (1995)Henry L. Stimson
An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People (1978)Aslaksen
Everything Is Terrible! The Movie
Everything Is Terrible! The Movie (2009)Self (archive footage)
The Last Days of Patton
The Last Days of Patton (1986)Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
It Happened One Christmas
It Happened One Christmas (1977)Peter Bailey
Day One
Day One (1989)President Harry S. Truman
L.A. Law: The Movie
L.A. Law: The Movie (2002)Leland McKenzie
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974)Father
Malice in Wonderland
Malice in Wonderland (1985)Louis B. Mayer
A Child Is Missing
A Child Is Missing (1995)Riley Hallihan
Six Against the Rock
Six Against the Rock (1987)Warden James Johnston
The Sporting Club
The Sporting Club (1971)Spengler
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)Edwin Stanton
The Lost Man
The Lost Man (1969)Barnes
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
Missing Children: A Mother's Story (1982)Hunter Burgess
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 (1998)Cogliostro
Bogie
Bogie (1980)Jack Warner
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004)The Ancient Mariner (voice)
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977)President Ulysses S. Grant
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993)J. Edgar Hoover
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest (1981)Dr. Morton Freeman
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour (1987)Self
Shadow Game
Shadow Game (1969)Jerry Arnst
Churchill and the Generals
Churchill and the Generals (1979)Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
L.A. Law: Pilot
L.A. Law: Pilot (1986)Leland McKenzie
First, You Cry
First, You Cry (1978)Dr. Brennerman
People vs. Jean Harris
People vs. Jean Harris (1981)Judge Russell R. Leggett
Your Alcohol I.Q.
Your Alcohol I.Q. (1988)Self