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Richard Dysart
Actor 1929 - 2015

Richard Dysart

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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... Read full bio →

Featured Characters

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18 roles
Shot from Prophecy
Character Bethel Isley

Prophecy

1979

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Character Dr. Copper

The Thing

1982

Shot from The Falcon and the Snowman
Character Dr. Lee
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Character Coy LaHood

Pale Rider

1985

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Character Henry Sears

Hard Rain

1998

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Character Henry L. Stimson

Truman

1995

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Character Barbwire Salesman
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Character Cromwell
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Character Leland McKenzie

L.A. Law

1986

TV
The Last Days of Patton No snapshots yet
Character Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Character Abe

Mask

1985

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Character Dr. Nielsen
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Character Dr. Robert Allenby
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Character Secretary of Defense

Meteor

1979

An Enemy of the People No snapshots yet
Character Aslaksen
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Character Claude Estee
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Character Lehman
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Character Dr. John Ellis

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

22 titles
Hard Rain
Hard Rain 1998
Spawn TV
Spawn 1997
Truman
Truman 1995
Back to the Future Part III
Back to the Future Part III 1990
Wall Street
Wall Street 1987
The Last Days of Patton
The Last Days of Patton 1986
L.A. Law TV
L.A. Law 1986
Warning Sign
Warning Sign 1985
The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman 1985
Pale Rider
Pale Rider 1985
Mask
Mask 1985
The Thing
The Thing 1982
Prophecy
Prophecy 1979
Meteor
Meteor 1979
Being There
Being There 1979
An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People 1978
The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg 1975
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust 1975
The Terminal Man
The Terminal Man 1974
Hospital
Hospital 1970
Petulia
Petulia 1968
Love with the Proper Stranger
Love with the Proper Stranger 1963

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