Cast

Richard Dysart

1929 – 2015

Active years (films on this site)

1979–1985

Genres

DramaComedyHorrorMysterySci-Fi

Schools and movements

New HollywoodHorror and the Uncanny

Directors worked with

Hal Ashby1 filmJohn Carpenter1 filmPeter Bogdanovich1 film

Biography

Richard Allen Dysart 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).

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Awards and honours

International

• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 1992

3 films on this site

1. Being There 1979 · Hal Ashby · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
2. The Thing 1982 · John Carpenter · IMDb 8.2 · Cast
3. Mask 1985 · Peter Bogdanovich · IMDb 7.2 · Cast