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3Richard Allen Dysart (March 30, 1929 – April 5, 2015) was an American actor best known for playing Leland [=McKenzie=] in ''Series/LALaw'', and for his roles as Dr. Allenby and Dr. Copper in ''Film/BeingThere'' and ''Film/TheThing1982'', respectively.
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5As can be seen from his film credits list, Dysart was often [[{{Typecasting}} cast as a medical doctor or a scientist]].
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7!!Films:
8* ''Film/{{Petulia}}'' (1968): Hotel Receptionist
9* ''Film/TheHospital'' (1971): Dr. Wellbeck
10* ''Literature/TheTerminalMan'' (1974): Dr. Ellis
11* ''Film/TheDayOfTheLocust'' (1975): Claude Estee
12* ''Film/{{The Hindenburg|1975}}'' (1975): Captain Ernst Lehman
13* ''Film/AnEnemyOfThePeople'' (1978): Aslaksen
14* ''Film/{{Prophecy}}'' (1979): Isley
15* ''Film/{{Meteor}}'' (1979): Secretary of Defense
16* ''Film/BeingThere'' (1979): Dr. Robert Allenby
17* ''Film/{{The Thing|1982}}'' (1982): Dr. Copper
18* ''Film/TheFalconAndTheSnowman'' (1985): Dr. Lee
19* ''Film/{{Mask|1985}}'' (1985): Abe
20* ''Film/PaleRider'' (1985): Coy [=LaHood=]
21* ''Film/WarningSign'' (1985): Dr. Nielsen
22* ''Film/WallStreet'' (1987): Cromwell
23* ''Film/{{Panther}}'' (1995): J. Edgar Hoover
24* ''Film/{{Truman}}'' (1995): Henry L. Stimson
25* ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' (1988): Barbwire Salesman
26* ''Film/HardRain'' (1998): Henry Sears
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28!!Television:
29* ''Series/LALaw'' (1986–94) : Leland [=McKenzie=]

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