Deceased

How Did Richard Dysart Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 86

Also known asRichard A. Dysart, Richard Allen DysartGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn30/03/1929Born inBoston, Massachusetts, USADied05/04/2015 (aged 86)Died inSanta MonicaCausediseaseWikidataQ110628 ↗TMDb#15413 ↗

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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Filmography57 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2004	Proteus: A Nineteenth Century VisionMovie	The Ancient Mariner (voice)	75
2002	L.A. Law: The MovieMovie	Leland McKenzie	73
1998	Todd McFarlane's Spawn: Season 2Movie	Cogliostro	69
1997	SpawnSeries	Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)	68
1996	E! True Hollywood StorySeries	—	67
1996	CorwinMovie	Self	67
1995	TrumanMovie	Henry L. Stimson	66
1995	PantherMovie	J. Edgar Hoover	66
1995	A Child Is MissingMovie	Riley Hallihan	66
1992	Batman: The Animated SeriesSeries	Dr. Bartholomew (voice)	63
1990	Back to the Future Part IIIMovie	Barbwire Salesman	61
1989	Day OneMovie	President Harry S. Truman	60
1988	Mickey's 60th BirthdayMovie	Leland McKenzie	59
1987	Wall StreetMovie	Cromwell	58
1987	Jay Leno's Family Comedy HourMovie	Self	58
1987	Six Against the RockMovie	Warden James Johnston	58
1986	L.A. LawSeries	Leland McKenzie	57
1986	The Last Days of PattonMovie	Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower	57
1986	L.A. Law: PilotMovie	Leland McKenzie	57
1985	The Falcon and the SnowmanMovie	Dr. Lee	56
1985	Pale RiderMovie	Coy LaHood	56
1985	MaskMovie	Abe	56
1985	Malice in WonderlandMovie	Louis B. Mayer	56
1982	The ThingMovie	Dr. Copper	53
1982	Missing Children: A Mother's StoryMovie	Hunter Burgess	53
1981	People vs. Jean HarrisMovie	Judge Russell R. Leggett	52
1981	Bitter HarvestMovie	Dr. Morton Freeman	52
1980	BogieMovie	Jack Warner	51
1979	Being ThereMovie	Dr. Robert Allenby	50
1979	MeteorMovie	Secretary of Defense	50
1978	An Enemy of the PeopleMovie	Aslaksen	49
1978	First, You CryMovie	Dr. Brennerman	49
1977	It Happened One ChristmasMovie	Peter Bailey	48
1977	The Court-Martial of George Armstrong CusterMovie	President Ulysses S. Grant	48
1976	Gemini ManSeries	Leonard Driscoll	47
1976	Riding with DeathMovie	Leonard Driscoll	47
1975	BarettaSeries	—	46
1975	DocSeries	—	46
1975	The Day of the LocustMovie	Claude Estee	46
1975	Doctors' HospitalSeries	—	46
1974	LincolnSeries	David Davis	45
1974	The Crazy World of Julius VrooderMovie	Father	45
1974	The Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanMovie	Master Bryant	45
1972	MaudeSeries	—	43
1971	ColumboSeries	Max Duval	42
1971	CannonSeries	—	42
1971	The HospitalMovie	Dr. Welbeck	42
1971	All in the FamilySeries	Russ DeKuyper	42
1971	The Sporting ClubMovie	Spengler	42
1969	The Lost ManMovie	Barnes	40
1969	Shadow GameMovie	Jerry Arnst	40
1968	PetuliaMovie	Motel Receptionist	39
1966	CBS PlayhouseSeries	Jerry Arnst	37
1966	NET PlayhouseSeries	Tarleton	37
1963	Love with the Proper StrangerMovie	Accountant (uncredited)	34
1961	The DefendersSeries	Mr. Westfall	32
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	—	22