Richard Dysart
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Thing (1982)
as Dr. Copper
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
as Barbwire Salesman
Wall Street (1987)
as Cromwell
Hard Rain (1998)
as Henry Sears
Pale Rider (1985)
as Coy LaHood
Being There (1979)
as Dr. Robert Allenby
The Day of the Locust (1975)
as Claude Estee
Mask (1985)
as Abe
Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)
as Leland McKenzie
The Hindenburg (1975)
as Lehman
Petulia (1968)
as Motel Receptionist
Panther (1995)
as J. Edgar Hoover
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
as Dr. Lee
Meteor (1979)
as Secretary of Defense
Warning Sign (1985)
as Dr. Nielsen
Prophecy (1979)
as Trevor Isley
Todd McFarlane's Spawn: Season 2 (1998)
as Cogliostro
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
as Accountant (uncredited)
The Hospital (1971)
as Dr. Welbeck
People vs. Jean Harris (1981)
as Judge Russell R. Leggett
The Terminal Man (1974)
as Dr. John Ellis
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
as Master Bryant
L.A. Law: The Movie (2002)
as Leland McKenzie
Moving Target (1988)
as Arthur Cambridge
An Enemy of the People (1978)
as Aslaksen
It Happened One Christmas (1977)
as Peter Bailey
The Last Days of Patton (1986)
as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993)
as J. Edgar Hoover
A Child Is Missing (1995)
as Riley Hallihan
Six Against the Rock (1987)
as Warden James Johnston
Your Alcohol I.Q. (1988)
as Self
L.A. Law: Pilot (1986)
as Leland McKenzie
Missing Children: A Mother's Story (1982)
as Hunter Burgess
The Lost Man (1969)
as Barnes
Everything Is Terrible! The Movie (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974)
as Father
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour (1987)
as Self
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977)
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Churchill and the Generals (1979)
as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)
as Edwin Stanton
First, You Cry (1978)
as Dr. Brennerman
The Sporting Club (1971)
as Spengler
Malice in Wonderland (1985)
as Louis B. Mayer
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004)
as The Ancient Mariner (voice)
Bitter Harvest (1981)
as Dr. Morton Freeman
Day One (1989)
as President Harry S. Truman
Truman (1995)
as Henry L. Stimson
Bogie (1980)
as Jack Warner
Riding with Death (1976)
as Leonard Driscoll
Corwin (1996)
as Self
Shadow Game (1969)
as Jerry Arnst