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Richard Dysart(1929-2015)

  • Actor
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Richard Dysart
Spawn - having become plagued by nightmares - discovers that his former Special Forces partner, Chapel, was the one who murdered him. Their paths inevitably cross when Chapel attempts to steal military weapons for Jason Wynn.
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Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 (1998)
16 Videos
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Richard Dysart served for four years in the Air Force during the Korean War. He was 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 was good friends with Diana Muldaur, who played Rosalind Shays on L.A. Law.
BornMarch 30, 1929
DiedApril 5, 2015(86)
BornMarch 30, 1929
DiedApril 5, 2015(86)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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Shirley MacLaine and Richard Dysart in Being There (1979)
Richard Dysart in Being There (1979)
Richard Dysart in Being There (1979)
David Clennon and Richard Dysart in Being There (1979)
Peter Sellers, Richard Dysart, and Richard Venture in Being There (1979)
Richard Dysart in Being There (1979)
Peter Sellers, Melvyn Douglas, and Richard Dysart in Being There (1979)
Shirley MacLaine, Peter Sellers, Melvyn Douglas, and Richard Dysart in Being There (1979)
Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, Donald Moffat, and Joel Polis in The Thing (1982)
Richard Dysart
Jimmy Smits, Harry Hamlin, Blair Underwood, Larry Drake, Richard Dysart, Jill Eikenberry, Michele Greene, Alan Rachins, Susan Ruttan, and Michael Tucker in L.A. Law (1986)
Diana Rigg, George C. Scott, and Richard Dysart in The Hospital (1971)

Known for:

The Thing (1982)
The Thing
8.2
  • Dr. Copper
  • 1982
L.A. Law (1986)
L.A. Law
7.1
TV Series
  • Leland McKenzie
Being There (1979)
Being There
7.9
  • Dr. Robert Allenby
  • 1979
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and Mary Steenburgen in Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Back to the Future Part III
7.4
  • Barbwire Salesman
  • 1990

Credits

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Actor

  • Corbin Bernsen, Susan Dey, Harry Hamlin, Larry Drake, Richard Dysart, Jill Eikenberry, Michele Greene, Susan Ruttan, and Michael Tucker in L.A. Law: The Movie (2002)
    L.A. Law: The Movie
    • Leland McKenzie
    • TV Movie
    • 2002
  • Spawn (1997)
    Spawn
    • Cogliostro (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1997–1999
  • Spawn (1997)
    Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle
    • Cogliostro (voice)
    • 1999
  • Spawn (1997)
    Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2
    • Cogliostro (voice)
    • 1998
  • Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater in Hard Rain (1998)
    Hard Rain
    • Henry
    • 1998
  • Spawn (1997)
    Todd McFarlane's Spawn
    • Cogliostro (voice)
    • Video
    • 1997
  • Dog Hermit (1995)
    Dog Hermit
    • Riley Hallihan
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • Truman (1995)
    Truman
    • Henry L. Stimson
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • Panther (1995)
    Panther
    • J. Edgar Hoover
    • 1995
  • My Secret Summer (1995)
    My Secret Summer
    • Captain
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
    Batman: The Animated Series
    • Dr. Bartholomew (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1992–1994
  • L.A. Law (1986)
    L.A. Law
    • Leland McKenzie
    • TV Series
    • 1986–1994
  • Melody Anderson and James F. Kelly in Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993)
    Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
    • J. Edgar Hoover
    • TV Movie
    • 1993
  • The Wild West (1993)
    The Wild West
    • (voice)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1993
  • Mystery of the Keys (1991)
    Mystery of the Keys
    • TV Movie
    • 1991

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Castle in the Sky
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Castle in the Sky
Castle in the Sky
Clip 1:16
Castle in the Sky
Castle in the Sky
Clip 1:47
Castle in the Sky
Castle in the Sky: Special Edition
Clip 1:21
Castle in the Sky: Special Edition
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Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:43
Official Trailer
The Terminal Man
Trailer 3:03
The Terminal Man
An Enemy of the People
Trailer 1:15
An Enemy of the People
Todd McFarlanes Spawn 2
Trailer 1:56
Todd McFarlanes Spawn 2
The Thing
Trailer 1:54
The Thing

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Richard A. Dysart
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • March 30, 1929
    • Brighton, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • April 5, 2015
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Kathryn Marie JacobiSeptember 5, 1987 - April 5, 2015 (his death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Earned a Master's degree in Speech Communication at Emerson College.
  • Nickname
    • Dick

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