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Richard Dysart

Acting Born Mar 30, 1929 Boston, Massachusetts, USA 24 credits

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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Known for

Columbo

as Max Duval

Batman: The Animated Series

as Dr. Bartholomew (voice)
Film

The Thing

as Dr. Copper

Full filmography

  • Columbo (1971) as Max Duval
  • Batman: The Animated Series (1992) as Dr. Bartholomew (voice)
  • L.A. Law (1986) as Leland McKenzie
  • Cannon (1971)
  • Baretta (1975)
  • The Defenders (1961) as Mr. Westfall
  • All in the Family (1971) as Russ DeKuyper
  • The Thing (1982) as Dr. Copper
  • Maude (1972)
  • Spawn (1997) as Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)
  • Back to the Future Part III (1990) as Barbwire Salesman
  • CBS Playhouse (1966) as Jerry Arnst
  • Wall Street (1987) as Cromwell
  • Pale Rider (1985) as Coy LaHood
  • Doctors' Hospital (1975)
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
  • Hard Rain (1998) as Henry Sears
  • Gemini Man (1976) as Leonard Driscoll
  • Doc (1975)
  • Mask (1985) as Abe
  • Being There (1979) as Dr. Robert Allenby
  • Lincoln (1974) as David Davis
  • NET Playhouse (1966) as Tarleton
  • The Andros Targets (1977) as Dr. Kipness