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Acting

Ray Wise

Career: Active from 1969 to 2026, busiest in 2014 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles: 49
top three billing

Average score: 50/100

Highest rated: Good Night, and Good Luck.
80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 157 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Ray Wise Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Historical
1.3, average 2.6
Coming of Age
2.1, average 3.0
Melancholy
3.8, average 4.7
Pathos
4.4, average 5.3

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Psychological Thriller 7
Social Commentary 6
Character-Driven 6
Creature Feature 6
Monster Movie 6
Suspenseful 4
Character Study 4
Satirical 4
Supernatural Horror 3
Dark Fantasy 3
Historical Drama 3
Tense Atmosphere 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

211

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

as Edward Penth

2020s

16 titles · average score 52

The Napa Boys

44

as Officer Toland

God's Not Dead: In God We Trust

52

as Peter Kane

The Blue Rose

23

as Mr. Vallens

Good Grief

as Dr. Gariboldi

Poolman

36

as William Van Patterson

King Knight

43

as Merlin

Physical

70

TV show · as Sheila's Father

Dinner Is Served

61

as Headmaster Gustafson

Home Economics

68

TV show · as Frank

Psych 3: This Is Gus

77

as Father Peter Westley

Slugfest

TV show · as Jack Kirby

Beast Mode

50

as Trammel Steadfast

2010s

68 titles · average score 57

To Your Last Death

59

as Cyrus DeKalb (voice)

Shattered

43

as Forest Burnett

Batman: The Killing Joke

47

as Commissioner Gordon (voice)

Night of the Living Deb

66

as Frank Waverly

Digging Up the Marrow

51

as William Dekker

Jurassic City

27

as Warden Lewis

Suburban Gothic

54

as Donald

Newsreaders

73

TV show · as Skip Reming

The Butterfly Room

53

as Nick

The Aggression Scale

77

as Bellavance

Chillerama

45

as Dr. Weems (segment "Wadzilla")

Rosewood Lane

37

as Det. Briggs

2000s

50 titles · average score 60

Pandemic

27

as General Matthews

AM1200

69

as Harry Jones

The Mentalist

74

TV show · as Dennis Victor

One Missed Call

26

as Ted Summers

Reaper

74

TV show · as The Devil

Superman: Doomsday

60

as Perry White (voice)

How I Met Your Mother

79

TV show · as Robin Scherbatsky Sr.

Good Night, and Good Luck.

80

as Don Hollenbeck

Criminal Minds

63

TV show · as John Nelson

Jeepers Creepers 2

42

as Jack Taggart, Sr.

Dead End

63

as Frank Harrington

Landspeed

45

as Brian Sanger

1990s

39 titles · average score 61

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

73

TV show · as Roger Hanley

Pennyweight

as Mr. Pennyweight

Evasive Action

48

as Sheriff Wes Blaidek

Savannah

75

TV show · as Edward Burton

The Chase

48

as Dalton Voss

Body Shot

43

as Dwight Frye

Grey Knight

46

as Col. George Thalman

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

67

as Leland Palmer

Bob Roberts

72

as Chet MacGregor

The Rift

38

as Robbins

as Archie

Beverly Hills, 90210

65

TV show · as Daniel Hunter

1980s

29 titles · average score 65

Season of Fear

34

as Fred Drummond

Race for Glory

67

as Jack Davis

Star Trek: The Next Generation

79

TV show · as Liko

Condor

53

as Christopher Proctor

L.A. Law

77

TV show · as D.A. Walter Platt

The Journey of Natty Gann

75

as Sol Gann

Moonlighting

78

TV show · as Murderer

Seduced

as Bartecki

Airwolf

62

TV show · as Victor Resnick

The A-Team

74

TV show · as Phillip Chadway

Swamp Thing

53

as Dr. Alec Holland

Remington Steele

79

TV show · as Schwimmer

1970s

7 titles · average score 62

Knots Landing

77

TV show · as The Dealer

Hart to Hart

60

TV show

Tartuffe

as Damis

Lou Grant

73

TV show

Charlie's Angels

44

TV show · as Evan Wilcox

Love in the Hamptons

as Myron

The Young and the Restless

57

TV show · as Ian Ward

1960s

1 title

as David Keller