Richard Dysart


    Starbirth:
    March 30, 1929
    Supernova:
    April 5, 2015
    Birthplace:
    Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Overview

Was an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Leland McKenzie on the NBC legal drama L.A. Law. Dysart served for four years in the Air Force during the Korean War. In 1979, he was featured in the film Being There, portraying a good-hearted physician. In 1980, he portrayed Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in the TV movie The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd. He also lent his voice to the kindly miner Uncle Pom in the Disney English language version of Hayao Miyazaki's 1986 adventure classic, Castle in the Sky. He starred in movies such as The Last Days of Patton, Being There, The Day of the Locust, The Rumor Mill, Pale Rider, The Falcon and the Snowman, Prophecy, The Thing, Warning Sign, Hard Rain, Mask, An Enemy of the People, The Hospital, and The Hindenburg. The scene where his L.A. Law character, Leland, the patriarchal and stiff founder of a successful law practice, was revealed to be in bed with competitor Rosalind Shays (Diana Muldaur) was ranked as the 38th greatest moment in television in an issue of EGG magazine. He earned one Emmy Award, and three more nominations, for his role as McKenzie on L.A. Law. Dysart was a founding member of the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco. He attended Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine. He received the Drama Desk Award in 1972 and an Emmy Award in 1992. He is a brother of the Phi Alpha Tau fraternity based out of Emerson College in Boston. In 1990, Dysart was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law. He is also a certified open water diver. Dysart and his wife, artist Kathryn Jacobi, have been married since 1987. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Dysart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
Everything Is Terrible! The Movie Self (archive footage) 2009
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision The Ancient Mariner (voice) 2004
L.A. Law: The Movie Leland McKenzie 2002
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle Cogliostro 1999
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 Cogliostro 1998
Hard Rain Henry Sears 1998
Todd McFarlane's Spawn Cogliostro (voice) 1997
A Child Is Missing Riley Hallihan 1995
Truman Henry L. Stimson 1995
Panther J. Edgar Hoover 1995
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair J. Edgar Hoover 1993
Back to the Future Part III Barbwire Salesman 1990
Day One President Harry S. Truman 1989
Mickey's 60th Birthday Leland McKenzie 1988
Moving Target Arthur Cambridge 1988
Your Alcohol I.Q. Self 1988
Wall Street Cromwell 1987
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour Self 1987
Six Against the Rock Warden James Johnston 1987
The Last Days of Patton Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower 1986
L.A. Law: Pilot Leland McKenzie 1986
Blood & Orchids Harvey Koster 1986
Warning Sign Dr. Nielsen 1985
Pale Rider Coy LaHood 1985
Mask Abe 1985
The Falcon and the Snowman Dr. Lee 1985
Malice in Wonderland Louis B. Mayer 1985
Missing Children: A Mother's Story Hunter Burgess 1982
The Thing Dr. Copper 1982
Bitter Harvest Dr. Morton Freeman 1981
People vs. Jean Harris Judge Russell R. Leggett 1981
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd Edwin Stanton 1980
Bogie Jack Warner 1980
Being There Dr. Robert Allenby 1979
Meteor Secretary of Defense 1979
Churchill and the Generals Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower 1979
Prophecy Trevor Isley 1979
First, You Cry Dr. Brennerman 1978
An Enemy of the People Aslaksen 1978
It Happened One Christmas Peter Bailey 1977
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer President Ulysses S. Grant 1977
Riding with Death Leonard Driscoll 1976
The Hindenburg Lehman 1975
The Day of the Locust Claude Estee 1975
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder Father 1974
The Terminal Man Dr. John Ellis 1974
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Master Bryant 1974
The Hospital Dr. Welbeck 1971
The Sporting Club Spengler 1971
The Lost Man Barnes 1969
Shadow Game 1969
Petulia Motel Receptionist 1968
Love with the Proper Stranger Accountant (uncredited) 1963
SHOWCHARACTERYEAR
All in the Family Russ DeKuyper <mt>
Spawn Nicholas Cogliostro (voice) <mt>
L.A. Law Leland McKenzie <mt>
Columbo Max Duval <mt>
Maude <blank> <mt>
Baretta <blank> <mt>
E! True Hollywood Story <blank> <mt>
Cannon <blank> <mt>
Hallmark Hall of Fame <blank> <mt>
Doc <blank> <mt>
Doctors' Hospital <blank> <mt>
CBS Playhouse <blank> <mt>
The Andros Targets Dr. Kipness <mt>
Lincoln Judge David Davis <mt>
The Defenders Mr. Westfall <mt>
Batman: The Animated Series Dr. Bartholomew (voice) <mt>
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