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Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

Acting
30 Mar 1929
05 Apr 2015
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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 Wi...

Also Known As

Richard A. Dysart, Richard Allen Dysart

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