Richard Dysart

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

Back to the Future Part III

as Barbwire Salesman

The Thing

as Dr. Copper

Wall Street

as Cromwell

Batman: The Animated Series

as Dr. Bartholomew (voice)

Pale Rider

as Coy LaHood

Being There

as Dr. Robert Allenby

Hard Rain

as Henry Sears

Columbo

as Max Duval

Mask

as Abe

Todd McFarlane's Spawn

as Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)