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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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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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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 Douglas, Charlie Sheen, and Daryl Hannah in Wall Street (1987)
Wall Street
7.3
  • Cromwell
  • 1987

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
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Leland McKenzie
    • 2002
  • Spawn (1997)
    Spawn
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Cogliostro (voice)
    • 1997–1999
  • Spawn (1997)
    Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle
    8.2
    • Cogliostro (voice)
    • 1999
  • Spawn (1997)
    Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2
    8.2
    • Cogliostro (voice)
    • 1998
  • Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater in Hard Rain (1998)
    Hard Rain
    5.9
    • Henry
    • 1998
  • Spawn (1997)
    Todd McFarlane's Spawn
    8.4
    Video
    • Cogliostro (voice)
    • 1997
  • A Child Is Missing (1995)
    A Child Is Missing
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Riley Hallihan
    • 1995
  • Truman (1995)
    Truman
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Henry L. Stimson
    • 1995
  • Panther (1995)
    Panther
    6.4
    • J. Edgar Hoover
    • 1995
  • My Secret Summer (1995)
    My Secret Summer
    TV Series
    • Captain
    • 1995
  • Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
    Batman: The Animated Series
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Dr. Bartholomew (voice)
    • 1992–1994
  • L.A. Law (1986)
    L.A. Law
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Leland McKenzie
    • 1986–1994
  • Melody Anderson and James F. Kelly in Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993)
    Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • J. Edgar Hoover
    • 1993
  • The Wild West (1993)
    The Wild West
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • (voice)
    • 1993
  • Mystery of the Keys (1991)
    Mystery of the Keys
    TV Movie
    • 1991

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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:
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    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Was the only actor to appear in every episode of L.A. Law (1986).
  • Nickname
    • Dick

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