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Richard Dysart

Acting
Known For

86 Years Old

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

Boston, Massachusetts, USA on 30th March 1929

Died

5th April 2015

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Columbo Image
Columbo
Max Duval
Batman: The Animated Series Image
Batman: The Animated Series
Dr. Bartholomew (voice)
The Defenders Image
The Defenders
Mr. Westfall
Cannon Image
Cannon
Baretta Image
Baretta
Doctors' Hospital Image
Doctors' Hospital
L.A. Law Image
L.A. Law
Leland McKenzie
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Maude Image
Maude
All in the Family Image
All in the Family
Russ DeKuyper
Gemini Man Image
Gemini Man
Leonard Driscoll
The Thing Image
The Thing
Dr. Copper
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Back to the Future Part III
Barbwire Salesman
The Andros Targets Image
The Andros Targets
Dr. Kipness
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CBS Playhouse
E! True Hollywood Story Image
E! True Hollywood Story
Spawn Image
Spawn
Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)
Lincoln Image
Lincoln
Judge David Davis
Wall Street Image
Wall Street
Cromwell
Pale Rider Image
Pale Rider
Coy LaHood
Mask Image
Mask
Abe
Hard Rain Image
Hard Rain
Henry Sears
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Meteor
Secretary of Defense
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Doc
The Falcon and the Snowman Image
The Falcon and the Snowman
Dr. Lee
Being There Image
Being There
Dr. Robert Allenby
The Hindenburg Image
The Hindenburg
Lehman
Prophecy Image
Prophecy
Trevor Isley
The Hospital Image
The Hospital
Dr. Welbeck
The Day of the Locust Image
The Day of the Locust
Claude Estee
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The Last Days of Patton
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Master Bryant
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Panther
J. Edgar Hoover
Truman Image
Truman
Henry L. Stimson
The Terminal Man Image
The Terminal Man
Dr. John Ellis
Petulia Image
Petulia
Motel Receptionist
L.A. Law: Pilot Image
L.A. Law: Pilot
Leland McKenzie
Warning Sign Image
Warning Sign
Dr. Nielsen
Day One Image
Day One
President Harry S. Truman
Bogie Image
Bogie
Jack Warner
Love with the Proper Stranger Image
Love with the Proper Stranger
Accountant (uncredited)
L.A. Law: The Movie Image
L.A. Law: The Movie
Leland McKenzie
Moving Target Image
Moving Target
Arthur Cambridge
Malice in Wonderland Image
Malice in Wonderland
Louis B. Mayer
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It Happened One Christmas
Peter Bailey
An Enemy of the People Image
An Enemy of the People
Aslaksen
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision Image
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
The Ancient Mariner (voice)
Mickey's 60th Birthday Image
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Leland McKenzie
Bitter Harvest Image
Bitter Harvest
Dr. Morton Freeman
The Lost Man Image
The Lost Man
Barnes
Six Against the Rock Image
Six Against the Rock
Warden James Johnston
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder Image
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
Father
Missing Children: A Mother's Story Image
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
Hunter Burgess
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd Image
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
Edwin Stanton
Riding with Death Image
Riding with Death
Leonard Driscoll
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People vs. Jean Harris
Judge Russell R. Leggett
Blood & Orchids Image
Blood & Orchids
Harvey Koster
The Sporting Club Image
The Sporting Club
Spengler
Churchill and the Generals Image
Churchill and the Generals
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
Self
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The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
President Ulysses S. Grant
First, You Cry Image
First, You Cry
Dr. Brennerman
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Corwin
Self
No Image
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
J. Edgar Hoover
A Child Is Missing Image
A Child Is Missing
Riley Hallihan
Shadow Game Image
Shadow Game
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Your Alcohol I.Q.
Self
Everything Is Terrible! The Movie Image
Everything Is Terrible! The Movie
Self (archive footage)