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Bitter Harvest (1981) -- A drama about a young dairy farmer's race to identify a deadly chemical that is killing his cattle and bringing a strange illness to his child.
"Lou Grant" (1977): Season 3: Episode 18 -- A story on the banning and burning of books strikes close to home when Charlie Hume refuses to publish a controversial political cartoon, and an old friend of Lou's turns out to be behind a new book-burning crusade.
The Thing (1982) -- Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills.
Spawn 3: Ultimate Battle (1999) -- Spawn is still on his quest to return to his love, Wanda, but is still in trouble. He is guided though by Cogliostro, who is the only one who can give him his humanity back.
Pale Rider (1985) -- A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
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Overview

Date of Birth:
30 March 1929, Boston, Massachusetts, USA more
Mini Biography:
Richard Dysart served for four years in the Air Force during the Korean War... more
Trivia:
In 1990, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law. more
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Blu-Ray Review: Chance the Gardener Makes it to Blu-Ray in ‘Being There’
 (From HollywoodChicago.com. 4 February 2009, 2:46 PM, PST)
L.A. Law: Was Blair Underwood's Character Based on Barack Obama?
 (From TVSeriesFinale. 5 November 2008, 4:02 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Richard A. Dysart
US TV Schedule:
Mon. Dec. 2810:30 AMMAX The Thing  more
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Filmography

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Actor:
  1. L.A. Law: The Movie (2002) (TV) .... Leland McKenzie

  2. Spawn 3: Ultimate Battle (1999) (V) (voice) .... Cogliostro
  3. "Spawn" .... Cogliostro (18 episodes, 1997-1999)
    ... aka Todd McFarlane's Spawn
        - Prophecy (1999) TV episode (voice) .... Cogliostro
        - Chasing the Serpent (1999) TV episode (voice) .... Cogliostro
        - Hunter's Moon (1999) TV episode (voice) .... Cogliostro
        - Seed of the Hellspawn (1999) TV episode (voice) .... Cogliostro
        - Twitch Is Down (1999) TV episode (voice) .... Cogliostro
          (13 more)
  4. Hard Rain (1998) .... Henry Sears
    ... aka Flood (Japan: English title)
    ... aka Pluie d'enfer (France)
  5. A Child Is Missing (1995) (TV) .... Riley Hallihan
  6. Truman (1995) (TV) .... Henry L. Stimson
  7. Panther (1995/I) .... J. Edgar Hoover
  8. "My Secret Summer" (1995) TV series .... Captain
  9. "Batman" .... Dr. Bartholomew (2 episodes, 1992-1994)
    ... aka Batman: The Animated Series (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka The Adventures of Batman & Robin (USA: new title)
        - Lock-Up (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Dr. Bartholomew
        - Dreams in Darkness (1992) TV episode (voice) .... Dr. Bartholomew
  10. "L.A. Law" .... Leland McKenzie (171 episodes, 1986-1994)
        - Finish Line (1994) TV episode .... Leland McKenzie
        - Whistle Stop (1994) TV episode .... Leland McKenzie
        - How Am I Driving? (1994) TV episode .... Leland McKenzie
        - Tunnel of Love (1994) TV episode .... Leland McKenzie
        - Dead Issue (1994) TV episode .... Leland McKenzie
          (166 more)
  11. Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993) (TV) .... J. Edgar Hoover
  12. Mystery of the Keys (1991) (TV)
  13. Back to the Future Part III (1990) .... Barbed-Wire Salesman

  14. "War and Remembrance" .... President Harry S Truman (1 episode, 1989)
        - Part 12 (1989) TV episode .... President Harry S Truman
  15. Day One (1989) (TV) .... President Harry S. Truman
    ... aka Hiroshima (UK: DVD title)
  16. Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988) (TV) .... Leland McKenzie
    ... aka Mickey's 60th Birthday Anniversary Shorts Programme (USA: video title)
  17. Moving Target (1988) (TV) .... Arthur Cambridge
  18. Wall Street (1987) .... Cromwell
  19. Six Against the Rock (1987) (TV) .... Warden James Johnston
  20. The Last Days of Patton (1986) (TV) .... Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  21. Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (1986) (voice: English version) .... Uncle Pomme (2003)
    ... aka Castle in the Sky (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Castle in the Sky Laputa (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka Laputa: Castle in the Sky (UK: DVD title)
  22. Blood & Orchids (1986) (TV) .... Harvey Koster
  23. Moses (1986) (V) (voice)
    ... aka The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible - Moses (USA: series title)
  24. Warning Sign (1985) .... Dr. Nielsen
  25. Pale Rider (1985) .... Coy LaHood
  26. Malice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) .... Louis B. Mayer
    ... aka The Rumor Mill
  27. Mask (1985) .... Abe
    ... aka Peter Bogdanovich's Mask (USA: complete title)
  28. The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) .... Dr. Lee
  29. "Challenge of the GoBots" (1984) TV series .... Additional Voices (unknown episodes)
  30. "Insight" .... Sam (1 episode, 1984)
        - The Game Room (1984) TV episode .... Sam
  31. Concealed Enemies (1984) (TV) .... Lloyd Paul Stryker
  32. Missing Children: A Mother's Story (1982) (TV) .... Hunter Burgess
  33. The Thing (1982) .... Dr. Copper
    ... aka John Carpenter's The Thing (USA: complete title)
  34. "Smurfs" (1981) TV series .... Additional Voices (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Smurfs' Adventures
  35. The People vs. Jean Harris (1981) (TV) .... Judge Russell R. Leggett
  36. Bitter Harvest (1981) (TV) .... Dr. Morton Freeman
  37. The Seal (1981) (TV)
  38. The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980) (TV) .... Edwin Stanton
  39. Bogie (1980) (TV) .... Jack Warner
  40. "Lou Grant" .... Mitchell Webster (1 episode, 1980)
        - Censored (1980) TV episode .... Mitchell Webster

  41. Being There (1979) .... Dr. Robert Allenby
    ... aka Chance
  42. Meteor (1979) .... Secretary of Defense
  43. Prophecy (1979) .... Isley
    ... aka Prophecy: The Monster Movie (USA: video box title)
  44. Churchill and the Generals (1979) (TV) .... Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  45. First, You Cry (1978) (TV) .... Dr. Brennerman
  46. "Visions" (1 episode, 1978)
        - Charlie Smith and the Fritter Tree (1978) TV episode
  47. An Enemy of the People (1978) .... Aslaksen
  48. "Columbo" .... Max Duval (1 episode, 1978)
        - Murder Under Glass (1978) TV episode .... Max Duval
  49. It Happened One Christmas (1977) (TV) .... Peter Bailey
  50. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977) TV episode
  51. "The Andros Targets" (1 episode, 1977)
        - In the Event of My Death (1977) TV episode
  52. Gemini Man (1976) (TV) .... Leonard Driscoll
    ... aka Code Name: Minus One (syndication title)
  53. "Sara" (1 episode, 1976)
        - Episode #1.3 (1976) TV episode
  54. "Cannon" .... Hartford Dunne (1 episode, 1976)
        - Point After Death (1976) TV episode (as Richard A. Dysart) .... Hartford Dunne
  55. Riding with Death (1976) (TV) .... Leonard Driscoll (flashback scenes)
  56. The Hindenburg (1975) .... Capt. Lehman
  57. "Doctors' Hospital" (1 episode, 1975)
        - And Sorrow for Angels (1975) TV episode
  58. "McCoy" .... Boylin (1 episode, 1975)
        - Bless the Big Fish (1975) TV episode .... Boylin
  59. "Doc" .... Helpman (1 episode, 1975)
        - Quartet (1975) TV episode .... Helpman
  60. "Maude" .... Mason Everhardt (1 episode, 1975)
        - Consenting Adults (1975) TV episode .... Mason Everhardt
  61. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1975) (TV) .... Matt Drayton
  62. The Day of the Locust (1975) .... Claude Estee
  63. "Baretta" .... Wilmont Harmond (1 episode, 1975)
        - Ragtime Billy Peaches (1975) TV episode .... Wilmont Harmond
  64. The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974) .... Father
  65. The Terminal Man (1974) .... Dr. John Ellis
  66. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) (TV) (as Richard A. Dysart) .... Master Bryant
  67. "All in the Family" .... Russ DeKuyper (1 episode, 1972)
        - Edith Gets a Mink (1972) TV episode (as Richard A. Dysart) .... Russ DeKuyper
  68. The Hospital (1971) .... Dr. Welbeck
  69. The Sporting Club (1971) .... Spengler

  70. The Lost Man (1969) .... Barnes
  71. "CBS Playhouse" .... Jerry Arnst (1 episode, 1969)
        - Shadow Game (1969) TV episode .... Jerry Arnst
  72. Petulia (1968) .... Motel Receptionist
  73. "NET Playhouse" .... Calvin / ... (2 episodes, 1966)
        - Ofoeti (1966) TV episode .... Rich Man
        - Harriet (????) TV episode (as Richard A. Dysart) .... Calvin
  74. "The Defenders" .... Mr. Westfall (1 episode, 1965)
        - Eyewitness (1965) TV episode .... Mr. Westfall
  75. "The Nurses" .... Ralph (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
        - The Outpost (1964) TV episode .... Ralph
  76. "Mr. Broadway" .... Donovan (1 episode, 1964)
        - Nightingale for Sale (1964) TV episode .... Donovan
  77. Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) (uncredited) .... Accountant
  78. "East Side/West Side" .... Tom Morgan (2 episodes, 1963)
        - Go Fight City Hall (1963) TV episode .... Tom Morgan
        - The Sinner (1963) TV episode .... Tom Morgan

  79. "You Are There" .... Major General Benedict Arnold (1 episode, 1953)
        - The Treason of Benedict Arnold (1953) TV episode .... Major General Benedict Arnold
Self:
  1. Proteus (2004) (voice) .... The Ancient Mariner
  2. Entertainment Tonight Presents: L.A. Law - Secrets of the Firm (2000) (TV) .... Himself

  3. "The More You Know" (1989) TV series .... Himself
  4. Your Alcohol I.Q. (1988) (V) .... Himself
  5. Family Comedy Hour (1987) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour (USA: complete title)

Additional Details

Other Works:
His Broadway credits include a 500-performance run in "That Championship Season", in which he originated the role of The Coach, and Lillian Hellman's "The Little Foxes". He and Hellman became friends and later, at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, he starred in her sequel to "Foxes", "Another Part of the Forest". more
Genres:
Drama | Crime | Thriller | Action more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Based On Novel | Doctor | Murder more

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