Personal Info
Birth date
1929-03-30 (96 Years)
Day of death
2015-04-05
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as
Richard A. Dysart
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.
Filmography
Columbo
8.094
Overview:
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.Batman: The Animated Series
8.549
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Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".L.A. Law
7.1
Overview:
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.All in the Family
7.836
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Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.Cannon
6.5
Overview:
Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones. Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.The Thing
8.069
Overview:
A twelve-man team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror...And becomes one of them.The Defenders
6.2
Overview:
The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.Back to the Future Part III
7.49
Overview:
The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.Maude
6.735
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Well-educated and upper middle class, Maude Findlay is the archetypal feminist of her generation. She lives in suburban Tuckahoe, New York, with her fourth husband, Walter, their divorced daughter, Carol, and grandson Phillip.Baretta
6.446
Overview:
Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973–74 ABC series, Toma, starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey police officer David Toma. While popular, Toma received intense criticism at the time for its realistic and frequent depiction of police and criminal violence. When Musante left the series after a single season, the concept was retooled as Baretta, with Robert Blake in the title role.CBS Playhouse
7
Overview:
CBS Playhouse is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1967 to 1970. Airing twelve plays over the course of its run, the series was nominated for a number of awards and featured many noteworthy actors and playwrights.Spawn
8
Overview:
Todd McFarlane's Spawn is an animated television series which aired on HBO from 1997 through 1999. It is also released on DVD as a film series. It is based on the Spawn comic series from Image Comics, and was nominated for and won an Emmy in 1999 for Outstanding Animation Program. An unrelated series titled Spawn: The Animation is in production since 2009, with Keith David reprising his role as the titular character. Like the comic book, the series features graphic violence, sexual scenes, and extensive use of profanity. Todd McFarlane's Spawn was ranked 5th on IGN's list of The Greatest Comic Book Cartoons Of All Time.Wall Street
7.164
Overview:
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider, whom takes the youth under his wing.Pale Rider
7.171
Overview:
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.The Last Days of Patton
6.364
Overview:
Gen. George S. Patton now works a desk job for the U.S. military after World War II. In the midst of dealing with the difficulty of adapting to his dramatic change of lifestyle, Patton is involved in an auto wreck that leaves him in critical condition. While his body fails him, Patton introspectively reminisces about his relationship with his spouse, Beatrice; his childhood; and his days on the WWI battlefields.Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.571
Overview:
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.Being There
7.613
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A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.Mask
7.239
Overview:
A boy with a massive facial skull deformity and his biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.Meteor
5.1
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After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it hits it will cause an incredible catastrophe which will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules" but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough firepower. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR who have also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?Hard Rain
5.844
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An armored car driver tries to elude a gang of thieves while a flood ravages the countryside.The Falcon and the Snowman
6.5
Overview:
The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.Gemini Man
6.9
Overview:
Sam Casey is an agent for INTERSECT, a government think-tank and operations center specializing in secret missions. While on a diving assignment, Sam was affected by the radiation from an underwater explosion. The radiation rendered him invisible, but INTERSECT devised a way to control his invisibility, by fitting him with a computerized watch that kept him visible. He could, however, shut it off, and become invisible again, for short periods of time. If he did this for more than 15 minutes in any 24 hour period he would die. This ability to become invisible made him a very effective agent.The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
6.56
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In February, 1962, as the civil rights movement reaches Bayonne, Louisiana, a New York journalist arrives to interview Jane Pittman, who has just turned 110. She tells him her story dating back to her earliest memories before slavery ended. In between the chapters of her life, the present-day struggles of Blacks in Bayonne, urged on by Jimmy, are dramatized.E! True Hollywood Story
8.103
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E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.The Hindenburg
6.248
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Colonel Franz Ritter, a former hero pilot now working for military intelligence, is assigned to the great Hindenburg airship as its chief of security. As he races against the clock to uncover a possible saboteur aboard the doomed zeppelin he finds that any of the passengers and crew could be the culprit.Prophecy
5.5
Overview:
When a dispute occurs between a logging operation and a nearby Native American tribe, Dr. Robert Verne and his wife, Maggie, are sent in to mediate. Chief John Hawks insists the loggers are poisoning the water supply, and, though company man Isley denies it, the Vernes can't ignore the strangely mutated wildlife roaming the woods. Robert captures a bear cub for testing and soon finds himself the target of an angry mutant grizzly.An Enemy of the People
6.5
Overview:
A small forest town is trying to promote itself as a place for tourists to come enjoy the therapeutic hot springs and unspoiled nature. Dr. Stockmann, however, makes the inconvenient discovery that the nature around the village is not so unspoiled. In fact, the runoff from the local tanning mill has contaminated the water to a dangerous degree. The town fathers argue that cleaning up the mess would be far too expensive and the publicity would destroy the town's reputation, so therefore news of the pollution should be suppressed. Dr. Stockmann decides to fight to get the word out to the people, but receives as very mixed reaction.The Andros Targets
5
Overview:
James Sutorious star as Mike Andros, a newspaper investigative reporter who seeks out corruption and injustice in this this action-drama series.The Hospital
6.6
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Dr. Bock, the chief of medicine at a Manhattan hospital, is suicidal after the collapse of his personal life. When an intern is found dead in a hospital bed, it appears to Bock to be a case of unforgivable malpractice. Hours later, another doctor, who happens to be responsible for another case of malpractice, is found dead. Despondent, Bock finds himself drawn to Barbara, the daughter of a comatose missionary.Day One
6.286
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Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard leaves Europe, eventually arriving in the United States. With the help of Einstein, he persuades the government to build an atomic bomb. The project is given to no-nonsense Gen. Leslie Groves who selects physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to head the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico, where the bomb is built. As World War II draws to a close, Szilard has second thoughts about atomic weapons, and policy makers debate how and when to use the bomb.Acting
2009Everything Is Terrible! The Movie as Self (archive footage)
2004Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision as The Ancient Mariner (voice)
2002L.A. Law: The Movie as Leland McKenzie
1998Hard Rain as Henry Sears
1997Spawn (18 Episodes) as Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)
1996E! True Hollywood Story (1 Episode) as Unknown
1996Corwin as Self
1995A Child Is Missing as Riley Hallihan
1995Truman as Henry L. Stimson
1995Panther as J. Edgar Hoover
1993Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair as J. Edgar Hoover
1992Batman: The Animated Series (2 Episodes) as Dr. Bartholomew (voice)
1990Back to the Future Part III as Barbwire Salesman
1989Day One as President Harry S. Truman
1988Mickey's 60th Birthday as Leland McKenzie
1988Moving Target as Arthur Cambridge
1988Your Alcohol I.Q. as Self
1987Wall Street as Cromwell
1987Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour as Self
1987Six Against the Rock as Warden James Johnston
1986The Last Days of Patton as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
1986L.A. Law: Pilot as Leland McKenzie
1986L.A. Law (171 Episodes) as Leland McKenzie
1986Blood & Orchids as Harvey Koster
1985Warning Sign as Dr. Nielsen
1985Pale Rider as Coy LaHood
1985Mask as Abe
1985The Falcon and the Snowman as Dr. Lee
1985Malice in Wonderland as Louis B. Mayer
1982Missing Children: A Mother's Story as Hunter Burgess
1982The Thing as Dr. Copper
1981Bitter Harvest as Dr. Morton Freeman
1981People vs. Jean Harris as Judge Russell R. Leggett
1980The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd as Edwin Stanton
1980Bogie as Jack Warner
1979Being There as Dr. Robert Allenby
1979Meteor as Secretary of Defense
1979Churchill and the Generals as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
1979Prophecy as Trevor Isley
1978First, You Cry as Dr. Brennerman
1978An Enemy of the People as Aslaksen
1977It Happened One Christmas as Peter Bailey
1977The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer as President Ulysses S. Grant
1977The Andros Targets (1 Episode) as Dr. Kipness
1976Gemini Man (1 Episode) as Leonard Driscoll
1976Riding with Death as Leonard Driscoll
1975The Hindenburg as Lehman
1975Doc (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975Doctors' Hospital (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975The Day of the Locust as Claude Estee
1975Baretta (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder as Father
1974Lincoln (6 Episodes) as Judge David Davis
1974The Terminal Man as Dr. John Ellis
1974The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman as Master Bryant
1972Maude (1 Episode) as Unknown
1971The Hospital as Dr. Welbeck
1971Columbo (1 Episode) as Max Duval
1971Cannon (1 Episode) as Unknown
1971The Sporting Club as Spengler
1971All in the Family (1 Episode) as Russ DeKuyper
1969The Lost Man as Barnes
1969Shadow Game as Jerry Arnst
1968Petulia as Motel Receptionist
1966CBS Playhouse (1 Episode) as Unknown
1963Love with the Proper Stranger as Accountant (uncredited)
1961The Defenders (1 Episode) as Mr. Westfall
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 Episode) as Unknown