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Ray Wise(I)

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Ray Wise
'Bad boy' actor Huckle Saxton lets fame get to his head and turns into a ferocious beast, ripping Hollywood to shreds. Will he sink his teeth into the role of a lifetime or succumb to the dangers of the Hollywood lifestyle?
Play trailer2:21
Beast Mode (2020)
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Raymond Herbert "Ray" Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor. Some of his best-known roles include Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks (1990), henchman Leon C. Nash in RoboCop (1987), Jack Taggart Sr. in Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003), the Devil in the CW television series Reaper (2007), Donald Wadsworth in Suburban Gothic (2014).

Wise was born in Akron, Ohio, graduated from Garfield High School in 1964 and attended Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. He is of Romanian descent on his mother's side.
BornAugust 20, 1947
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BornAugust 20, 1947
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000749
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 8 nominations

Photos117

Wendie Malick and Ray Wise in Physical (2021)
Ray Wise in Twin Peaks (1990)
Ray Wise, Tati Gabrielle, Abigail Cowen, and Adeline Rudolph in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)
Ray Wise and Chelsey Crisp in Fresh Off the Boat (2015)
Jamie Luner and Ray Wise in Profiler (1996)
Ray Wise in Profiler (1996)
Kyle MacLachlan and Ray Wise in Twin Peaks (2017)
Ray Wise in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Ray Wise in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Ray Wise and Carrie Coon in Fargo (2014)
Kelly Bishop and Ray Wise in Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016)
Kelly Bishop and Ray Wise in Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016)

Known for

Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy in Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
Batman: The Killing Joke
6.4
  • Commissioner Gordon(voice)
  • 2016
Dead End (2003)
Dead End
6.5
  • Frank Harrington
  • 2003
Nancy Allen, Peter Weller, Miguel Ferrer, and Kurtwood Smith in RoboCop (1987)
RoboCop
7.6
  • Leon Nash
  • 1987
Sheryl Lee in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
7.2
  • Leland Palmer
  • 1992

Credits

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Actor

  • Hitting the Breaks
    • Theodore 'Teddy' Montclair
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • The Blue Rose
    • Mr. Vallens
    • Post-production
  • Poolman
    • Van Patterson
    • Post-production
  • God's Not Dead: Rise Up
    • Peter Kane
    • Pre-production
  • Psych 3: This Is Gus (2021)
    Psych 3: This Is Gus
    • Father Peter Westley
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Topher Grace, Karla Souza, Sasheer Zamata, Caitlin McGee, and Jimmy Tatro in Home Economics (2021)
    Home Economics
    • Frank
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Batman: The Audio Adventures (2021)
    Batman: The Audio Adventures
    • Various Announcers (voice)
    • Podcast Series
    • 2021
  • Matthew Gray Gubler and Angela Sarafyan in King Knight (2021)
    King Knight
    • Merlin
    • 2021
  • Physical (2021)
    Physical
    • Sheila's Father
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • In the Cards
    • Alderman
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Life on the Rocks (2021)
    Life on the Rocks
    • Nate
    • TV Special
    • 2021
  • Melba Martinez, Kalo Moss, Dash McCloud, Shanessa Khawaja, Otmara Marrero, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Jenna Qureshi, and Justin Sun in Launchpad (2021)
    Launchpad
    • Headmaster Gustafson
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Marg Helgenberger in All Rise (2019)
    All Rise
    • Richard Walker
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Beast Mode (2020)
    Beast Mode
    • Trammel Steadfast
    • 2020
  • Lucille Soong, Randall Park, Constance Wu, Forrest Wheeler, Ian Chen, and Hudson Yang in Fresh Off the Boat (2015)
    Fresh Off the Boat
    • Marvin
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2020
  • Brian Bosworth in Big Fan Begins (2019)
    Big Fan Begins
    • Ticket Man
    • Short
    • 2019
  • To Your Last Death (2019)
    To Your Last Death
    • Cyrus DeKalb (voice)
    • 2019
  • Unholy 'Mole (2019)
    Unholy 'Mole
    • The Devil (voice)
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Madeline Zima in Chain of Death (2019)
    Chain of Death
    • Michael
    • 2019

Soundtrack

  • Lucille Soong, Randall Park, Constance Wu, Forrest Wheeler, Ian Chen, and Hudson Yang in Fresh Off the Boat (2015)
    Fresh Off the Boat
    • performer: "Love Shack"
    • performer: "Respect" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2020
  • Twin Peaks (1990)
    Twin Peaks
    • Soundtrack
    • TV Series
    • 1990

Videos66

Swamp Thing
Clip 2:39
Swamp Thing
The Aggression Scale
Clip 1:30
The Aggression Scale
The Aggression Scale
Clip 1:57
The Aggression Scale
One Missed Call
Clip 0:41
One Missed Call
One Missed Call
Clip 1:17
One Missed Call
One Missed Call
Clip 1:00
One Missed Call
One Missed Call
Clip 0:40
One Missed Call
One Missed Call
Clip 1:05
One Missed Call
One Missed Call
Interview 0:40
One Missed Call
One Missed Call
Interview 0:40
One Missed Call
One Missed Call
Interview 0:32
One Missed Call
Trailer
Trailer 1:34
Trailer

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Raymond Wise
  • Height
    • 5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
  • Born
    • August 20, 1947
    • Akron, Ohio, USA
  • Spouses
      Kass McClaskey1978 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Gannon McClaskey Wise
  • Relatives
    • Spencer Marcu(Niece or Nephew)
  • Other works
    Has appeared in over 90 plays
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was considered for the role of Freddy Kruger in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
  • Quotes
    What goes through my mind when I see myself blowing some guy's brains out on screen? It looks a lot worse than it did when I was doing it. It's all so technical, really, when we're shotgun-blasting apart Peter Weller. It's kind of gruesome when you're doing it, but it looks worse on screen. It's not so bad, really. A little bit of gratuitous violence in a well-thought-out story is fine. -- on RoboCop (1987)

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