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Richard Dysart

Born 1929-03-30

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

The Thing 1982 · 8.2 Back to the Future Part III 1990 · 7.5 Being There 1979 · 7.9 Pale Rider 1985 · 7.3 Hard Rain 1998 · 5.9 Mask 1985 · 7.2 Meteor 1979 · 5.1 The Hospital 1971 · 7.1 Prophecy 1979 · 5.5 The Hindenburg 1975 · 6.3 The Day of the Locust 1975 · 6.9 Petulia 1968 · 6.9 Panther 1995 · 6.4 The Terminal Man 1974 · 5.6 The Last Days of Patton 1986 · 6.3 It Happened One Christmas 1977 · 6.0 Malice in Wonderland 1985 · 6.4 The Lost Man 1969 · 6.0 The Sporting Club 1971 · 5.4