Richard Dysart
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Dysart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Back to the Future Part III
as Barbwire Salesman
1990
The Thing
as Dr. Copper
1982
Being There
as Dr. Robert Allenby
1979
Mask
as Abe
1985
The Day of the Locust
as Claude Estee
1975
Prophecy
as Trevor Isley
1979
The Hospital
as Dr. Welbeck
1971
Pale Rider
as Coy LaHood
1985
Warning Sign
as Dr. Nielsen
1985
The Terminal Man
as Dr. John Ellis
1974
Day One
as President Harry S. Truman
1989
Truman
as Henry L. Stimson
1995
The Hindenburg
as Lehman
1975
Bogie
as Jack Warner
1980
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
as Master Bryant
1974
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
as The Ancient Mariner (voice)
2004
An Enemy of the People
as Aslaksen
1978
It Happened One Christmas
as Peter Bailey
1977
Six Against the Rock
as Warden James Johnston
1987
The Sporting Club
as Spengler
1971
