Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart
Dysart in 1988
Born	Richard Allen Dysart (1929-03-30)March 30, 1929 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	April 5, 2015(2015-04-05) (aged 86) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other names	Richard A. Dysart
Education	Cony High School Gould Academy Emerson College George Washington University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1953–2004
Spouse	Kathryn Jacobi ​ (m. 1987)​
Children	1

Richard Allen Dysart (March 30, 1929 – April 5, 2015) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as senior partner Leland McKenzie in the television series L.A. Law (1986–1994), for which he won a 1992 Primetime Emmy Award as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series after four consecutive nominations. In film, he held supporting roles in The Hospital (1971), Being There (1979), The Thing (1982), Mask (1985), Pale Rider (1985) and Wall Street (1987).