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Richard Dysart

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

March 30, 1929(86)

Day of Death

April 5, 2015

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Richard A. DysartRichard Allen Dysart
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Richard Dysart

Acting

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

Filmography