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Richard Dysart

Acting · Born March 30, 1929 · 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 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).

Movies with Richard Dysart

• The Thing (1982) — Dr. Copper
• Back to the Future Part III (1990) — Barbwire Salesman
• Wall Street (1987) — Cromwell
• Hard Rain (1998) — Henry Sears
• Pale Rider (1985) — Coy LaHood
• Being There (1979) — Dr. Robert Allenby
• Mask (1985) — Abe
• Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988) — Leland McKenzie
• The Hindenburg (1975) — Lehman
• The Day of the Locust (1975) — Claude Estee
• The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) — Dr. Lee
• Petulia (1968) — Motel Receptionist

TV shows with Richard Dysart

• L.A. Law (1986) — Leland McKenzie
• Spawn (1997) — Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)