Richard Dysart

Career timeline

1. 1929 · Born

   Born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

2. 1951 · Screen debut

   Hallmark Hall of Fame (TV)

3. 1971 · Breakthrough

   Columbo (TV)

4. 2004 · Latest release

   Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (Movie)

5. 2015 · Died

   April 5, 2015

Career in numbers

1 1950s

7 1960s

26 1970s

20 1980s

10 1990s

2 2000s

• Drama49
• Tv Movie22
• Comedy11
• Thriller11
• Crime9
• Science Fiction7

Highest-rated title Batman: The Animated Series 1992 8.6 Most popular title Columbo 1971 8.1

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Richard Dysart in our catalogue.

Reginald Rose

2 titles together

1. 2004 Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision as The Ancient Mariner (voice) Movie
2. 2002 L.A. Law: The Movie as Leland McKenzie Movie
3. 1998 Todd McFarlane's Spawn: Season 2 as Cogliostro Movie
4. 1998 Hard Rain as Henry Sears 5.9 Movie
5. 1997 Spawn as Nicholas Cogliostro (voice) 8.1 TV
6. 1996 E! True Hollywood Story 8.1 TV
7. 1995 A Child Is Missing as Riley Hallihan Movie
8. 1995 Truman as Henry L. Stimson 7.5 Movie
9. 1995 Panther as J. Edgar Hoover 6.3 Movie
10. 1993 Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair as J. Edgar Hoover Movie
11. 1992 Batman: The Animated Series as Dr. Bartholomew (voice) 8.6 TV
12. 1990 Back to the Future Part III as Barbwire Salesman 7.5 Movie
13. 1989 Day One as President Harry S. Truman Movie
14. 1988 Mickey's 60th Birthday as Leland McKenzie 6.8 Movie
15. 1988 Moving Target as Arthur Cambridge 5.9 Movie
16. 1987 Wall Street as Cromwell 7.2 Movie
17. 1987 Six Against the Rock as Warden James Johnston Movie
18. 1986 The Last Days of Patton as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower Movie
19. 1986 L.A. Law as Leland McKenzie 7.0 TV
20. 1986 L.A. Law: Pilot as Leland McKenzie Movie
21. 1986 Blood & Orchids as Harvey Koster TV
22. 1985 Warning Sign as Dr. Nielsen 6.0 Movie
23. 1985 Pale Rider as Coy LaHood 7.2 Movie
24. 1985 Mask as Abe 7.3 Movie
25. 1985 The Falcon and the Snowman as Dr. Lee 6.4 Movie
26. 1985 Malice in Wonderland as Louis B. Mayer Movie
27. 1982 Missing Children: A Mother's Story as Hunter Burgess Movie
28. 1982 The Thing as Dr. Copper 8.1 Movie
29. 1981 Bitter Harvest as Dr. Morton Freeman Movie
30. 1981 People vs. Jean Harris as Judge Russell R. Leggett Movie
31. 1980 The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd as Edwin Stanton Movie
32. 1980 Bogie as Jack Warner Movie
33. 1979 Being There as Dr. Robert Allenby 7.6 Movie
34. 1979 Meteor as Secretary of Defense 5.2 Movie
35. 1979 Churchill and the Generals as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower Movie
36. 1979 Prophecy as Trevor Isley 5.4 Movie
37. 1978 First, You Cry as Dr. Brennerman Movie
38. 1978 An Enemy of the People as Aslaksen Movie
39. 1977 It Happened One Christmas as Peter Bailey Movie
40. 1977 The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer as President Ulysses S. Grant Movie
41. 1977 The Andros Targets as Dr. Kipness TV
42. 1976 Gemini Man as Leonard Driscoll TV
43. 1976 Riding with Death as Leonard Driscoll 2.9 Movie
44. 1975 The Hindenburg as Lehman 6.4 Movie
45. 1975 Doc TV
46. 1975 Doctors' Hospital TV
47. 1975 The Day of the Locust as Claude Estee 6.4 Movie
48. 1975 Baretta 6.5 TV
49. 1974 The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman as Master Bryant 6.7 Movie
50. 1974 The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder as Father Movie
51. 1974 Lincoln as David Davis TV
52. 1974 The Terminal Man as Dr. John Ellis 5.5 Movie
53. 1972 Maude 6.9 TV
54. 1971 The Hospital as Dr. Welbeck 6.7 Movie
55. 1971 Columbo as Max Duval 8.1 TV
56. 1971 Cannon 6.8 TV
57. 1971 The Sporting Club as Spengler Movie
58. 1971 All in the Family as Russ DeKuyper 7.8 TV
59. 1969 The Lost Man as Barnes Movie
60. 1969 Shadow Game as Jerry Arnst Movie
61. 1968 Petulia as Motel Receptionist 6.0 Movie
62. 1966 CBS Playhouse as Jerry Arnst TV
63. 1966 NET Playhouse as Tarleton TV
64. 1963 Love with the Proper Stranger as Accountant (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
65. 1961 The Defenders as Mr. Westfall TV
66. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame TV

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