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 75
Movies 55
TV Shows 20
Voice 5
self 4
Self (archive footage)

Everything Is Terrible! The Movie (2009)
Movie
The Ancient Mariner (voice)

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004)
Movie
Leland McKenzie

L.A. Law: The Movie (2002)
Movie
Cogliostro (voice)

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle (1999)
Movie
Cogliostro (voice(

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 (1998)
Movie
Henry Sears

Hard Rain (1998)
Movie
6.08
Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)

Todd McFarlane's Spawn (1997)
TV
6
Cogliostro (voice)

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
Trevor Isley

Prophecy (1979)
Movie
9
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

Riding with Death (1976)
Movie
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
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
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1929-03-30
Deathday2015-04-05 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceAugusta, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesAugusta, United States
Also Known AsRichard A. Dysart
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
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