Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

Richard A. Dysart

Birth Date

3/30/1929 (Age 86)

Birth Place

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date

4/5/2015

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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.

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Total Credits

15

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Best Known For

Dr. Copper

Barbwire Salesman

Dr. Robert Allenby

Coy LaHood

Cromwell

Abe

Frequent Collaborators

Keith David

Keith David

2 films together

Mike Hodges

Mike Hodges

2 films together

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

2 films together

Brad Rader

1 film together

Mike Vosburg

1 film together

Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Jennifer Yuh Nelson

1 film together

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