Richard A. Dysart Biography (1929-)

Born March 30, 1929, in Augusta, ME; married Kathryn Jacobi, 1987. Addresses: Agent: Writers & Artists Agency, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 550,Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: March 30, 1929; August, Maine, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Accountant, Love with the Proper Stranger, 1963
Motel receptionist, Petulia, 1968
Barnes, The Lost Man, 1969
Spengler, The Sporting Club, Avco Embassy, 1971
Dr. Welbeck, The Hospital, United Artists, 1971
Father, The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder, Twentieth Century-Fox,1974
Dr. John Ellis, The Terminal Man, Warner Bros., 1974
Captain Lehmann, The Hindenburg, Universal, 1975
Claude Estee, The Day of the Locust, Paramount, 1975
Leonard Driscoll (flashback scenes), Riding with Death, 1976
Aslaksen, An Enemy of the People, 1978
Isley, Prophecy (also known as Prophecy: The Monster Movie), Paramount, 1979
(As Richard Dysart) Secretary of Defense, Meteor, American International Pictures, 1979
(As Richard Dysart) Dr. Robert Allenby, Rand's physician, Being There (also known as Chance), United Artists, 1979
Dr. Copper, The Thing (also known as John Carpenter's The Thing), Universal, 1982
(As Richard Dysart) Dr. Lee, The Falcon and the Snowman, Orion, 1985
Abe, Mask, Universal, 1985
(As Richard Dysart) Coy LaHood, Pale Rider, Warner Bros., 1985
(As Richard Dysart) Dr. Nielsen, Warning Sign, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
(As Richard Dysart) Cromwell, Wall Street, Twentieth Century-Fox,1987
(As Richard Dysart) Barbed wire salesman, Back to the Future III,Universal, 1990
J. Edgar Hoover, Panther, Gramercy, 1995
(As Richard Dysart) Henry, Hard Rain (also known as Flood),Paramount, 1998
Voice of Cogliostro, Spawn 3: Ultimate Battle, 1999
Television Appearances
Series
Leland McKenzie, L.A. Law, NBC, 1986-1994
Miniseries
(As Richard Dysart) Judge Russell R. Leggett, The People vs. Jean Harris, 1981
(As Richard Dysart) Harvey Koster, Blood and Orchids, 1986
(As Richard Dysart) President Harry S. Truman, War and Remembrance, ABC, 1988
Movies
Shadow Game, 1969
Master Bryant, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, 1974
Leonard Driscoll, Gemini Man (also known as Code Name: Minus One), 1976
Peter Bailey, It Happened One Christmas, 1977
President Grant, The Court-Martial of General George Armstrong Custer, 1977
Max Duval, Columbo: Murder under Glass, 1978
Dr. Brennerman, First You Cry, 1978
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Churchill and the Generals, BBC, 1979
Jack Warner, Bogie, 1980
Edwin Stanton, The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd, 1980
Dr. Morton Freeman, Bitter Harvest, 1981

Hunter Burgess, Missing Children: A Mother's Story, 1982
(As Richard Dysart) Lloyd Paul Stryker, Concealed Enemies, PBS, 1984
(As Richard Dysart) Louis B. Mayer, Malice in Wonderland (also known as The Rumor Mill), 1985
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, The Last Days of Patton, 1986
Warden Johnston, Six against the Rock, NBC, 1987
Arthur Cambridge, Moving Target, NBC, 1988
President Harry S. Truman, "Day One," AT&T Presents, CBS, 1989
(As Richard Dysart) J. Edgar Hoover, Marilyn and Bobby: Her Final Affair, USA Network, 1993
(As Richard Dysart) Riley Hallihan, A Child Is Missing (also knownas The Dog Hermit), CBS, 1995
Henry L. Stimson, Truman, HBO, 1995
(As Richard Dysart) Leland McKenzie, L.A. Law: The Movie, NBC, 2002
Also appeared in Sandburg's Lincoln.
Specials
Himself, Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour (also known as Family Comedy Hour), NBC, 1987
"Mickey's 60th Birthday Special," The Magical World of Disney, NBC, 1988
Judge, The 1988 Miss America Pageant, 1988
The "L.A. Law" 100th Episode Special, NBC, 1991
Host, Learning in America: Education on Trial, PBS, 1992
Voice of Horace Greeley, The Wild West, syndicated, 1993
L.A. Law: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
Pilots
Matt Drayton, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, ABC, 1975
The Seal, NBC, 1981
Judge Elvin Allen, Norma Rae, NBC, 1981
(As Richard Dysart) Leland McKenzie, L.A. Law, 1986
Episodic
Tom Morgan, "The Sinner," East Side/West Side, 1963
Russ DeKuyper, "Edith Gets a Mink," All in the Family, CBS, 1972
"Ragtime Billy Peaches," Baretta, 1975
Mason Everhardt, "Consenting Adults," Maude, 1975
Hartford Dunne, "Point after Death," Cannon, CBS, 1976
(As Richard Dysart) Sara, 1976
(As Richard Dysart) Mitchell Webster, "Censored," Lou Grant, 1980
(As Richard Dysart) Voice of Dr. Bartholomew, "Dreams in Darkness," Batman: The Animated Series (animated), Fox, 1992
(As Richard Dysart) Voice of Dr. Bartholomew, "Lock-Up," Batman: The Animated Series (animated), 1994
Voice of Cogliostro, Todd McFarlane's Spawn (animated; also knownas Spawn), HBO, 1997
Television Work
Series
(As Richard Dysart) Additional voices, The Smurfs (animated; alsoknown as Smurfs' Adventures), 1981
Additional voices, Challenge of the GoBots, 1984
Stage Appearances
Orderly, The Quare Fellow, Circle in the Square Theatre, New YorkCity, 1958
Howie Newsome, Our Town, Circle in the Square Theatre, 1959
Barney Evans, Epitaph for George Dillon, Actors Playhouse, New York City, 1960
Prison guard, The Seven at Dawn, Actors Playhouse, 1961
The Father, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Martinique Theatre, New York City, 1963
Uncle Fred, All in Good Time, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1965
Horace Giddens, The Little Foxes, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, then Ethel Barrymore Theatre, both New York City, 1967
Mike, "The Ruffian on the Stair" and title role, "The Erpingham Camp," both segments of Crimes of Passion, Astor Place Theatre, New York City,1969
Pierre Lannes, A Place without Doors, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, then Staircase Theatre, New York City, 1970
Coach, That Championship Season, New York Shakespeare Festival, Newman Theatre, then Booth Theatre, both New York City, 1972
Louis Puget, Black Angel, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1978
Marcus, Another Part of the Forest, Center Theatre Group, AhmansonTheatre, Los Angeles, 1982
Major Tours
The Common Man, A Man for All Seasons, U.S. cities, 1963-1964
Uncle Vanya, American Conservatory Theatre, Connecticut, Illinois,and California cities, 1966
RECORDINGS
Videos
Host, A Guide to Coping with Cancer, Pyramid Film and Video, 1994
Taped Readings
(With others) We Hold These Truths, Public Broadcasting, 1991
Also recorded (with Maria Daly) Lullaby River.
WRITINGS
Books
(With Charlotte Himber) How to Survive Hearing Loss, Gallaudet University Press, 1991

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Booklist, June 1, 1995, p. 1795

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