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).
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Filmography
all 77
Movies 55
TV Shows 22
self 4
Voice 1
The Ancient Mariner
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004)
Movie
Leland McKenzie
L.A. Law: The Movie (2002)
Movie
Cogliostro
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 (1998)
Movie
Henry Sears
Hard Rain (1998)
Movie
6.08
Cogliostro
Spawn (1997)
TV
6
Cogliostro
Todd McFarlane's Spawn (1997)
Movie
Riley Hallihan
A Child Is Missing (1995)
Movie
Henry L. Stimson
Truman (1995)
Movie
J. Edgar Hoover
Panther (1995)
Movie
J. Edgar Hoover
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993)
Movie
Dr. Bartholomew (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
TV
5.56
Barbwire Salesman
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Movie
5.9
President Harry S. Truman
Day One (1989)
Movie
Leland McKenzie
Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)
Movie
5.88
Arthur Cambridge
Moving Target (1988)
Movie
Cromwell
Wall Street (1987)
Movie
5.25
Warden James Johnston
Six Against the Rock (1987)
Movie
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
The Last Days of Patton (1986)
Movie
Leland McKenzie
L.A. Law (1986)
TV
6
Leland McKenzie
L.A. Law: Pilot (1986)
Movie
Harvey Koster
Blood & Orchids (1986)
Movie
Harvey Koster
Blood & Orchids (1986)
TV
Dr. Nielsen
Warning Sign (1985)
Movie
Coy LaHood
Pale Rider (1985)
Movie
5.33
Louis B. Mayer
Malice in Wonderland (1985)
Movie
Hunter Burgess
Missing Children: A Mother's Story (1982)
Movie
Dr. Copper
The Thing (1982)
Movie
5.72
Dr. Morton Freeman
Bitter Harvest (1981)
Movie
Judge Russell R. Leggett
People vs. Jean Harris (1981)
Movie
Edwin Stanton
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)
Movie
Jack Warner
Bogie (1980)
Movie
Dr. Robert Allenby
Being There (1979)
Movie
5.62
Secretary of Defense
Meteor (1979)
Movie
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Churchill and the Generals (1979)
Movie
Dr. Brennerman
First, You Cry (1978)
Movie
Peter Bailey
It Happened One Christmas (1977)
Movie
President Ulysses S. Grant
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977)
Movie
Dr. Kipness
The Andros Targets (1977)
TV
Leonard Driscoll
Gemini Man (1976)
TV
Leonard Driscoll (flashback scenes)
Riding with Death (1976)
Movie
Captain Ernst Lehman
The Hindenburg (1975)
Movie
6
Claude Estee
The Day of the Locust (1975)
Movie
Judge David Davis
Lincoln (1974)
TV
Dr. John Ellis
The Terminal Man (1974)
Movie
2
Master Bryant
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
Movie
Dr. Welbeck
The Hospital (1971)
Movie
Max Duval
Columbo (1971)
TV
5.78
Spengler
The Sporting Club (1971)
Movie
Russ DeKuyper
All in the Family (1971)
TV
6.8
Barnes
The Lost Man (1969)
Movie
Jerry Arnst
Shadow Game (1969)
Movie
Motel Receptionist
Petulia (1968)
Movie
Calvin
NET Playhouse (1966)
TV
Accountant (uncredited)
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
Movie
Tom Morgan
East Side/West Side (1963)
TV
Mr. Westfall
The Defenders (1961)
TV
President Harry S. Truman
Day One
TV
Louis B. Mayer
Malice in Wonderland
TV
Self
Corwin
Movie
Gallery
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1929-03-30
Deathday2015-04-05 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesAugusta, United States of America
Also Known AsRichard A. Dysart
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
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