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Acting

Richard Dysart

Career: Active from 1969 to 2004, busiest in 1985 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles: 13
top three billing

Average score: 62/100

Highest rated: Being There
85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Richard Dysart Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Coming of Age
2.1, average 3.0
Contemporary Realism
4.5, average 5.4
Physical Comedy
1.5, average 2.4
Family Dynamics
4.3, average 4.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Political Intrigue 6
Social Commentary 5
Character Study 4
Historical Drama 4
Biopic 3
Political Drama 3
World War II 3
Legal Drama 2
Character-Driven 2
Sharp Dialogue 2
Dark Comedy 2
Suspenseful Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2000s

2 titles · average score 63

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

as The Ancient Mariner (voice)

L.A. Law: The Movie

63

as Leland McKenzie

1990s

10 titles · average score 68

Todd McFarlane's Spawn: Season 2

80

as Cogliostro

Hard Rain

44

as Henry Sears

Spawn

84

TV show · as Nicholas Cogliostro (voice)

E! True Hollywood Story

48

TV show

Truman

81

as Henry L. Stimson

Panther

47

as J. Edgar Hoover

A Child Is Missing

as Riley Hallihan

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

as J. Edgar Hoover

Batman: The Animated Series

90

TV show · as Dr. Bartholomew (voice)

Back to the Future Part III

71

as Barbwire Salesman

1980s

20 titles · average score 64

Six Against the Rock

55

as Warden James Johnston

The Last Days of Patton

63

as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

L.A. Law: Pilot

78

as Leland McKenzie

L.A. Law

77

TV show · as Leland McKenzie

Pale Rider

76

as Coy LaHood

Mask

79

as Abe

Malice in Wonderland

70

as Louis B. Mayer

The Falcon and the Snowman

73

as Dr. Lee

Warning Sign

37

as Dr. Nielsen

The Thing

78

as Dr. Copper

People vs. Jean Harris

as Judge Russell R. Leggett

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

62

as Edwin Stanton

1970s

26 titles · average score 57

Being There

85

as Dr. Robert Allenby

Meteor

28

as Secretary of Defense

Prophecy

53

as Trevor Isley

An Enemy of the People

62

as Aslaksen

Riding with Death

16

as Leonard Driscoll

The Day of the Locust

57

as Claude Estee

The Terminal Man

47

as Dr. John Ellis

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

62

as Master Bryant

Columbo

83

TV show · as Max Duval

The Hospital

78

as Dr. Welbeck

All in the Family

82

TV show · as Russ DeKuyper

Cannon

67

TV show

1960s

7 titles · average score 69

The Lost Man

52

as Barnes

Shadow Game

as Jerry Arnst

Petulia

77

as Motel Receptionist

NET Playhouse

TV show · as Tarleton

TV show · as Jerry Arnst

Love with the Proper Stranger

78

as Accountant (uncredited)

The Defenders

71

TV show · as Mr. Westfall

1950s

1 title · average score 84

Hallmark Hall of Fame

84

TV show