Ray Wise
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Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor best known for his role as Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks (1990–1991, 2017) and its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). He has appeared in films such as Swamp Thing (1982), The Journey of Natty Gann (1985), RoboCop (1987), Bob Roberts (1992), Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), X-Men: First Class (2011) and God's Not Dead 2 (2016).
Known for
Credits
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
as Leland Palmer
RoboCop (1987)
as Leon Nash
Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
as Jack Taggart, Sr.
Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
RoboCop 3 (1993)
as Leon Nash (archive footage)
Rising Sun (1993)
as Senator John Morton
Superman: Doomsday (2007)
as Perry White (voice)
The Lazarus Effect (2015)
as Mr. Wallace
Twin Peaks (1989)
as Leland Palmer
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
as Don Hollenbeck
Cat People (1982)
as Soap Opera Man
Powder (1995)
as Dr. Aaron Stripler
One Missed Call (2008)
as Ted Summers
The Chase (1994)
as Dalton Voss
Peaceful Warrior (2006)
as Doctor Hayden
God's Not Dead 2 (2016)
as Peter Kane
All the Way (2016)
as Senator Everett Dirksen
Swamp Thing (1982)
as Dr. Alec Holland
Psych 3: This Is Gus (2021)
as Father Peter Westley
Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012)
as Head of State Thompson
Dead End (2003)
as Frank Harrington
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
as Sol Gann
Little Evil (2017)
as Guy On TV (uncredited)
Dinner Is Served (2021)
as Headmaster Gustafson
Deadly Blessing (1981)
as Sheriff (voice) (uncredited)
Big Ass Spider! (2013)
as Major Braxton Tanner
Poolman (2024)
as William Van Patterson
The Flock (2007)
as Bobby Stiles
Chillerama (2011)
as Dr. Weems (segment "Wadzilla")
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
as Leland Palmer
Two Can Play That Game (2001)
as Bill Parker
Shattered (2017)
as Forest Burnett
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust (2024)
as Peter Kane
Night of the Living Deb (2015)
as Frank Waverly
Infestation (2009)
as Ethan
The Napa Boys (2026)
as Officer Toland
Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End (2013)
as Frank
Excision (2012)
as Principal Campbell
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988)
as Phil Maresca
Love at First Hiccup (2009)
as Roger
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)
as Dr. Doone Struts
Bob Roberts (1992)
as Chet MacGregor
Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire (2013)
as Frank
Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend (2012)
as Wade Dawkins
No God, No Master (2014)
as A. Mitchell Palmer
Runaway Heart (1990)
as Archie
NANOcell (2026)
as Robert Cox
The Aggression Scale (2012)
as Bellavance
Tone-Deaf (2019)
as Michael
Fire in the Dark (1991)
as Richard
Evasive Action (1998)
as Sheriff Wes Blaidek
Out West (2013)
as Phillip Alcott
The Bronx Bull (2016)
as Father Father Joseph
The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)
as Harrison
Wrong Cops (2013)
as Captain Andy
Tartuffe (1978)
as Damis
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales (2014)
as Mongo the Magnificent (segment "Mongo's Magik Mirror")
Rosewood Lane (2011)
as Det. Briggs
SURPRISE (2026)
as Mr. Johnson
RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement (1994)
as Leon Nash
Seduced (1985)
as Bartecki
The Crew (1994)
as Charles Pierce
The Breakup Girl (2015)
as Bob Baker
Digging Up the Marrow (2015)
as William Dekker
Windfall (2002)
as John Wescott
Suburban Gothic (2014)
as Donald
To Your Last Death (2019)
as Cyrus DeKalb (voice)
AM1200 (2008)
as Harry Jones
Guardian Angel (2014)
as Attorney Kaufman
Away From Here (2014)
as Paul
The Butterfly Room (2012)
as Nick
Inventing Adam (2013)
as J.B.
Nightmare City (—)
Actor
King Knight (2022)
as Merlin
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face (2005)
as Fleming
Unnatural (2015)
as Victor Clobirch
Pandemic (2009)
as General Matthews
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon (1998)
as Randolph Pratt
Pennyweight (1999)
as Mr. Pennyweight
The Chain (2019)
as Michael
Postcards From The Cast (2001)
as Self
Jurassic City (2015)
as Warden Lewis
Sunstroke (1992)
as Larry
Dead Still (2014)
as Wenton Davies
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun (2017)
as Self
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007)
as Self
Beast Mode (2020)
as Trammel Steadfast
7-10 Split (2007)
as Buddy Kendrick
Unholy 'Mole (2019)
as The Devil (voice)
Brother White (2012)
as Pastor Johnny Kingman
The Rift (1990)
as Robbins
Love in the Hamptons (1976)
as Myron
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks (2001)
as Self
Season of Fear (1989)
as Fred Drummond
Grey Knight (1993)
as Col. George Thalman
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II (1980)
as Dr. Simmons
Body Shot (1994)
as Dwight Frye
Repairs (1987)
as Stan the Bartender
Halloweed (2016)
as Judge Plimington
Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & Casino (2014)
as Frank Pierre
The Girl with the Tramp Stamp Tattoo (2011)
Actor
FDR: American Badass! (2012)
as Douglas MacArthur
Landspeed (2002)
as Brian Sanger
Brother's Keeper (2013)
as Herbert Leemaster
The Blue Rose (2024)
as Mr. Vallens
Race for Glory (1989)
as Jack Davis
The Substance of Things Hoped For (2006)
as Dr. Lessing
The Wolf in the Well (2024)
as Roland Carmel
Scream at the Sound of the Beep (2002)
as Brother Jake
Between Two Worlds (2014)
as Self
Madame X (1981)
as Bellman (uncredited)
Crazy Eyes (2012)
as Zach's Father
Nuclear Family (2012)
as The Man
Write to Kill (1991)
as Mark Gaston
Almost Salinas (2001)
as Jack Tynan
Good Grief (2024)
as Dr. Gariboldi
The Rain Makers (2005)
as Harris
Condor (1986)
as Christopher Proctor
Stuntmen (2009)
as Jack Strongbow
Land of Leopold (2014)
as Deece Warren
X-Men: First Class (2011)
as Secretary of State
Taking Flight (2015)
as Nonno (voice)
Dare the Devil (1969)
as David Keller
The Good Dark (—)
as Edward Penth
Cyxork 7 (2006)
as Kommander 88
The Election (2007)
as John
Sharkskin 6 (2005)
as Sam
Iodine (2009)
as Avery