Richard Dysart
Richard Dysart (born March 30, 1929 in Boston , Massachusetts , † April 5, 2015 in Santa Monica , California ) was an American film and television actor . He starred in the television series L.A. Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Trials , which aired from 1986 to 1994.
Life
Richard Dysart grew up in Augusta, Maine and served four years in the US Air Force during the Korean War . He was a founding member of the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and a member of the Phi Alpha Tau student union at Emerson College in Boston , Massachusetts . Dysart died on April 5, 2015 at the age of 86 at his home in Santa Monica, California of complications from cancer.
Awards
In an issue of EGG magazine, a scene from the LA Law series was listed as the 38th greatest moment on television. It was a scene in which the character he portrayed, Leland McKenzie, patriarchal representative of a stiff and successful law enforcement, was caught in bed with his competitor Rosalind Shays ( Diana Muldaur ).
In 1972 Dysart received a Drama Desk Award and in 1992 an Emmy Award.
Filmography (selection)
- 1963: In love with a stranger (Love with the Proper Stranger)
- 1969: The Lost Man (The Lost Man)
- 1971: Hospital (The Hospital)
- 1975: The Hindenburg (The Hindenburg)
- 1975: The Day of the Locust (The Day of the Locust)
- 1978: An Enemy of the People
- 1978: Columbo - Mord à la Carte ( Murder Under Glass ; TV movie)
- 1979: Welcome Mr. Chance (Being There)
- 1979: Meteor
- 1981: The Jean Harris Trial (The People vs. Jean Harris)
- 1982: The Thing (The Thing)
- 1985 The mask (Mask)
- 1985: Pale Rider - The nameless rider (Pale Rider)
- 1985: The Falcon and the Snowman (The Falcon and the Snowman)
- 1986–1994: LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Trials ( LA Law ; TV series, 171 episodes)
- 1987: Wall Street
- 1989: The Bomb ( Day One , TV movie)
- 1989: Firestorm and Ashes (Miniseries)
- 1990: Back to the Future Part III
- 1998: Hard Rain
Web links
- Richard Dysart in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bruce Weber: Richard Dysart, Emmy-Winning Actor on 'LA Law,' Dies at 86. In: The New York Times, April 9, 2015 (accessed April 10, 2015).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Dysart, Richard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film and television actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1929 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts |
DATE OF DEATH | April 5, 2015 |
Place of death | Santa Monica , California |