
ActorMarch 30, 1929 — April 5, 2015
Richard Dysart
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Emmy1992
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.
Career at a glance
Active years
1979 — 1998275
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Peak: 1980sTotal: 7 works
19yrs career
7films
Dramatop genre
Known for
by acclaimFrequent collaborators
Filmography (7)
Henry Sears
Barbwire Salesman
Coy LaHood
Dr. Copper
Secretary of Defense
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