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Richard Dysart

1929 - 2015

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Richard Dysart is the 6,129th most popular actor (down from 6,022nd in 2024), the 9,465th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,842nd in 2019) and the 2,818th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Richard Dysart ranks 6,129 out of 13,578. Before him are Emily Browning, Sharon Mitchell, Mary Carlisle, Cory Monteith, Lisa Eilbacher, and Stuart Townsend. After him are Will Yun Lee, Harvey Korman, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Christian Coulson, Anouk Grinberg, and Jennifer Winget.

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Among people born in 1929, Richard Dysart ranks 466. Before him are Ilene Woods, Sofia Muratova, Edith M. Flanigen, Mikhail Krivonosov, William E. Thornton, and Ignacio Velasco. After him are George Moscone, Yozhef Betsa, Bob Brookmeyer, Ursula Knab, Rex Hartwig, and Evert Gunnarsson. Among people deceased in 2015, Richard Dysart ranks 402. Before him are Jiří Hledík, Herberto Hélder, Stephan Beckenbauer, Gregory Walcott, Bruno Visintin, and Happy Rockefeller. After him are David Canary, Verne Gagne, Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo, Jerry Weintraub, Miroslav Poljak, and John Trudell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Dysart ranks 9,467 out of 20,380. Before him are Little Crow (1810), Douglas Trumbull (1942), Ricky Jay (1946), Michael Parenti (1933), Jenni Rivera (1969), and Russell Westbrook (1988). After him are Peter Tork (1942), Will Yun Lee (1971), Stephanie McMahon (1976), Vitamin C (1972), Harvey Korman (1927), and Tom M. Apostol (1923).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Richard Dysart ranks 2,819. Before him are Robert Costanzo (1942), Margaret Truman (1924), John Russell (1921), Elaine Stritch (1925), Sharon Mitchell (1956), and Mary Carlisle (1914). After him are Will Yun Lee (1971), Harvey Korman (1927), Alexis Arquette (1969), Nestor Serrano (1955), Charley Grapewin (1869), and Larry Linville (1939).

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