Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

Actor

Boston, Massachusetts, USA
March 30, 1929

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.

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Representative Works

The Thing
The Thing
8.1
/ English
Wall Street
Wall Street
7.2
/ English
Pale Rider
Pale Rider
7.2
/ English
Mask
Mask
7.3
/ English
Hard Rain
Hard Rain
5.9
/ English
Being There
Being There
7.6
/ English
Warning Sign
Warning Sign
6.0
/ English
Panther
Panther
6.3
/ English
Petulia
Petulia
6.0
/ English
The Hospital
The Hospital
6.6
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Thing
1982Winner

Best Performance

The Thing

Back to the Future Part III
1990Nominee

Best Performance

Back to the Future Part III

Wall Street
1987Nominee

Best Performance

Wall Street

Career Highlights

Pale Rider
1985Highlight

Best Performance

Pale Rider

Mask
1985Highlight

Best Performance

Mask

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