Richard Dysart
Leland McKenzie in L. A. Law
Birth name : Richard Dysart
Birth date : 1929/03/30
Date of death : 2015/04/05 (86 years old)
Birth place : Augusta Maine
Biography for Richard Dysart
Richard Dysart served for four years in the Air Force during the Korean War. He's a founding member of the American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco. He received the Drama Desk Award in 1972 and a Emmy Award in 1992. He is good friends with Diana Muldaur, who played Rosalind Shays on L.A. Law.
Richard Dysart served 4 years in the Air Force during the Korean War. He is one of the founding members of the American Conservatory Theater of San Francisco. In 1972 he was rewarded with a Drama Desk Award and an Emmy Award. He was a very good friend of Diana Muldaur who interpreted the role of Rosalind Shays in the law of Los Angeles.
Richard Dysart was an American actor born March 30, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, and died on April 5, 2015 in Santa Monica, California. He was trained in the profession of actor in Carnegie Mellon University, where he obtained a license in dramatic arts in 1952.
Dysart began his acting career in the theater, where he played in many productions in the 1950s and 1960s, notably in William Shakespeare, Harold Pinter and Samuel Beckett plays. He also worked in cinema and television, where he has performed many roles in films and television series.
Dysart is best known for his role as Leland McKenzie in the television series L.A. Law, broadcast from 1986 to 1994. He played in all the episodes of the series, which earned him four nominations at the Emmy Awards. He also won a Golden Globe in 1988 for his interpretation of McKenzie.
In addition to his acting career, Dysart was also a dramatic art teacher. He taught at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he was director of the drama department for several years.
Dysart was married to actress Kathleen Widdoes, with whom he had two children. He died in 2015 at the age of 86 of heart failure. His death was announced by his family, who said he had spent his last days surrounded by his relatives.
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Filmography
| Title | Role |
|---|---|
| L.A. Law: The Movie (2002) (TV) (as Richard Dysart) | Leland McKenzie |
| Spawn 3: Ultimate Battle (1999) (V) (voice) | Cogliostro |
| Hard Rain (1998) (as Richard Dysart) | Henry Sears |
| Spawn (1997/II) TV Series (voice) | Cogliostro |
| A Child Is Missing (1995) (TV) (as Richard Dysart) | Riley Hallihan |
| Truman (1995) (TV) (as Richard Dysart) | Henry L. Stimson |
| Panther (1995) | J. Edgar Hoover |
| My Secret Summer (1995) TV Series | Captain |
| Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993) (TV) (as Richard Dysart) | J. Edgar Hoover |
| Back to the Future Part III (1990) (as Richard Dysart) | Barbed-Wire Salesman |
| Day One (1989) (TV) | President Harry S. Truman |
| War and Remembrance (1988) (mini) TV Series (as Richard Dysart) | President Harry S Truman |
| Moving Target (1988/I) (TV) | Arthur Cambridge |
| Wall Street (1987) (as Richard Dysart) | Cromwell |
| Six Against the Rock (1987) (TV) (as Richard Dysart) | Warden James Johnston |
| L.A. Law (1986) TV Series (as Richard Dysart) | Leland McKenzie |
| L.A. Law (1986) (TV) (as Richard Dysart) | Leland McKenzie |
| The Last Days of Patton (1986) (TV) | Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (1986) (voice: English version) (as Richard Dysart) | Uncle Pomme (2003) |
| Blood & Orchids (1986) (TV) (as Richard Dysart) | Harvey Koster |
| Warning Sign (1985) (as Richard Dysart) | Dr. Nielsen |
| Pale Rider (1985) (as Richard Dysart) | Coy LaHood |
| Malice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) | Louis B. Mayer |
| Mask (1985) (as Richard Dysart) | Abe |
| The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) (as Richard Dysart) | Dr. Lee |
| Challenge of the GoBots (1984) TV Series (voice) | Additional Voices |
| Concealed Enemies (1984) (TV) (as Richard Dysart) | Lloyd Paul Stryker |
| Missing Children: A Mother's Story (1982) (TV) | Hunter Burgess |
| The Thing (1982) (as Richard Dysart) | Dr. Copper |
| The Smurfs (1981) TV Series (voice) (as Richard Dysart) | Additional Voices |
| The People vs. Jean Harris (1981) (TV) (as Richard Dysart) | Judge Russell R. Leggett |
| Bitter Harvest (1981) (TV) | Dr. Morton Freeman |
| The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980) (TV) | Edwin Stanton |
| Bogie (1980) (TV) | Jack Warner |
| Being There (1979) (as Richard Dysart) | Dr. Robert Allenby |
| Meteor (1979) (as Richard Dysart) | Secretary of Defense |
| Prophecy (1979) | Isley |
| Churchill and the Generals (1979) (TV) | Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| First, You Cry (1978) (TV) | Dr. Brennerman |
| An Enemy of the People (1978) | Aslaksen |
| Columbo: Murder Under Glass (1978) (TV) | Max Duval |
| It Happened One Christmas (1977) (TV) | Peter Bailey |
| Gemini Man (1976) (TV) | Leonard Driscoll |
| Riding with Death (1976) (TV) (as Richard Dysart) | Leonard Driscoll (flashback scenes) |
| The Hindenburg (1975) | Capt. Lehman |
| Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1975) (TV) | Matt |
| The Day of the Locust (1975) | Claude Estee |
| The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974) | Father |
| The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) (TV) | Master Bryant |
| The Terminal Man (1974) | Dr. John Ellis |
| The Hospital (1971) | Dr. Welbeck |
| The Sporting Club (1971) | Spengler |
| The Lost Man (1969) | Barnes |
| Shadow Game (1969) (TV) | |
| Petulia (1968) (as Richard Dysart) | Motel Receptionist |
Trivia
- Is a brother of the Phi Alpha Tau fraternity based out of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts.
Family
- Spouse : Kathryn Jacobi (1987 - present)
Author of the card
- Creation date: 01/07/2003 by abdest