Portrait of Ray Wise

Acting

Ray Wise

Titles
128movies91TV shows
Career

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

Leading roles
49
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Good Night, and Good Luck.
Good Night, and Good Luck.
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 148 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Ray Wise Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Pathos
    4.4, average 5.2
  • Melancholy
    4.0, average 4.7
  • Wonder
    2.7, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Creature Feature 7
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Monster Movie 5
  • Suspenseful 4
  • Supernatural Horror 3
  • Dark Fantasy 3
  • Psychological Horror 3
  • Satirical 3
  • Darkly Humorous 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
TypeAllTV shows32Movies4
RoleAnyActing36
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s21980s61990s72000s122010s9
GenreAnyDrama26Comedy21Crime14Mystery10Action & Adventure4Sci-Fi & Fantasy3Family2Documentary1Soap1News1TV Movie1Romance1Horror1War & Politics1
Trait🧠 Strong Wit & Wordplay (remove)
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2010s

9 titles · average score 73
GoodWatch79
Poster for Fresh Off the Boat

TV show · as Marvin

GoodWatch73
Poster for Adam Ruins Everything

TV show · as Netflix Executive

GoodWatch86
Poster for Fargo

TV show · as Paul Marrane

GoodWatch73
Poster for Newsreaders

TV show · as Skip Reming

GoodWatch66
Poster for Holliston

TV show · as Landlord

GoodWatch76
Poster for Wilfred

TV show · as Colt St. Cloud

GoodWatch71
Poster for Rizzoli & Isles

TV show · as Judge Eugene Allen

2000s

12 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch75
Poster for Castle

TV show · as Bobby Fox

GoodWatch74
Poster for The Mentalist

TV show · as Dennis Victor

GoodWatch74
Poster for Reaper

TV show · as The Devil

GoodWatch88
Poster for Mad Men

TV show · as Ed Baxter

GoodWatch80
Poster for Burn Notice

TV show · as Mr. Pyne

GoodWatch79
Poster for Psych

TV show · as Peter Westley / Horace Leland

GoodWatch60
Poster for Shark

TV show · as Lloyd Holcomb

GoodWatch75
Poster for Bones

TV show · as Rick Turco

GoodWatch79
Poster for How I Met Your Mother

TV show · as Robin Scherbatsky Sr.

GoodWatch62
Poster for Numb3rs

TV show · as Mitch Langford

GoodWatch77
Poster for The Closer

TV show · as Tom Blanchard

1990s

7 titles · average score 71
GoodWatch83
Poster for The West Wing

TV show · as Governor Tillman D-CA

GoodWatch70
Poster for Charmed

TV show · as Ludlow

GoodWatch67
Poster for Dawson's Creek

TV show · as Roger Stepavich

GoodWatch84
Poster for Sports Night

TV show · as Evans

GoodWatch46
Poster for Diagnosis: Murder

TV show · as John Parkinson

GoodWatch72
Poster for Bob Roberts

as Chet MacGregor

GoodWatch76
Poster for Dream On

TV show · as Maddox March

1980s

6 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch77
Poster for L.A. Law

TV show · as D.A. Walter Platt

GoodWatch78
Poster for Moonlighting

TV show · as Murderer

GoodWatch74
Poster for The A-Team

TV show · as Phillip Chadway

GoodWatch79
Poster for Remington Steele

TV show · as Schwimmer

1970s

2 titles · average score 73
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