Richard Dysart

Birthday: Mar 30, 1929

Bio: American actor Richard Dysart has been portraying sandy-haired, distinguished corporate types for nigh onto thirty years. Several seasons of stage and TV work were followed by supporting authority-figure roles in such films as The Hospital (1971), The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974) (as the title character's dad), Meteor (1978) (the Secretary of Defense) and… More Bio: American actor Richard Dysart has been portraying sandy-haired, distinguished corporate types for nigh onto thirty years. Several seasons of stage and TV work were followed by supporting authority-figure roles in such films as The Hospital (1971), The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974) (as the title character's dad), Meteor (1978) (the Secretary of Defense) and Being There (1979) (the doctor of politico Melvyn Douglas). TV-movie credits for Dysart include The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1973), The People vs. Jean Harris (1980), Last Days of Patton (1985), the Hedda Hopper/Louella Parsons biopic Malice in Wonderland (1988), and the made-for-cable Marilyn and Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993). In 1986, Richard Dysart gained nationwide TV fame as senior law partner Leland McKenzie on the NBC weekly LA Law. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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The Hospital

Being There

Castle in the Sky

Mask

Filmography

Proteus (2004)
- Ancient Mariner
- 28%
L.A. Law: The Movie (2002)
- Leland McKenzie
Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle (1999)
- Director, Actor
Hard Rain (1998)
- Henry
- 25%
Truman (1995)
- Stimson
- 88%
Panther (1995)
- Hoover
- 27%
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993)
- Actor
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
- Barbed Wire Salesman
- 73%
Castle in the Sky (1989)
- Uncle Pom [English version]
- 94%
Day One (1989)
- Harry S. Truman
Moving Target (1988)
- Arthur
Wall Street (1987)
- Cromwell
- 78%
Six Against the Rock (1987)
- Warden Johnston
The Last Days of Patton (1986)
- Actor
L.A. Law (1986)
- Actor
Pale Rider (1985)
- Coy LaHood
- 92%
Malice in Wonderland (1985)
- Actor
Mask (1985)
- Abe
- 93%
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
- Dr. Lee
- 87%
Warning Sign (1985)
- Dr. Nielsen
- 20%
Rumor Mill (1985)
- Actor
The Thing (1982)
- Dr. Copper
- 79%
Bitter Harvest (1981)
- Dr. Morton Freeman
People Vs. Jean Harris (1981)
- Actor
Churchill and the Generals (1981)
- Actor
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)
- Actor
Bogie (1980)
- Jack Warner
Being There (1979)
- Dr. Robert Allenby
- 95%
Meteor (1979)
- Secretary of Defense
- 8%
Prophecy (1979)
- Isley
- 25%
An Enemy of the People (Danger Plante Earth) (1978)
- Aslaksen
First, You Cry (1978)
- Dr. Brennerman
Riding With Death (1976)
- Actor
The Day of the Locust (1975)
- Claude Estee
- 64%
The Hindenburg (1975)
- Lehmann
- 40%
The Terminal Man (1974)
- Dr. John Ellis
- 58%
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
- Master Bryant
The Hospital (1971)
- Dr. Welbeck
- 100%
Sporting Club (1971)
- Spengler
The Lost Man (1969)
- Barnes
Petulia (1968)
- Motel Receptionist
- 91%
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
- Accountant
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Richard Dysart Videos
                        
Back To The Future, Part 31 minutes 1 seconds

Wall Street1 minutes 22 seconds

Mask1 minutes 22 seconds

Truman1 minutes 9 seconds

Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle1 minutes 53 seconds

Hard Rain1 minutes 10 seconds

Panther1 minutes 33 seconds

Day One3 minutes 48 seconds

Pale Rider27 seconds

Warning Sign2 minutes 4 seconds

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