ACTOR

Richard Dysart

1929 - 2015

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Richard Allen Dysart (March 30, 1929 – April 5, 2015) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as senior partner Leland McKenzie in the television series L.A. Law (1986–1994), for which he won a 1992 Primetime Emmy Award as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series after four consecutive nominations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Dysart has received more than 857,732 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Richard Dysart is the 6,023rd most popular actor (down from 4,570th in 2019), the 8,843rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,818th in 2019) and the 2,756th most popular American Actor.

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  • 860k

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  • 45.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Dysart ranks 6,023 out of 13,578. Before him are Alexandra Breckenridge, Barret Oliver, Gabrielle Union, Marie Prevost, Zabou Breitman, and Allison Mack. After him are Suniel Shetty, Hatice Aslan, Divya Bharti, Ernie Lively, Adam Rodriguez, and Padmini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Richard Dysart ranks 453. Before him are Ferdinand Oyono, Terry Moore, Costa Pereira, Jan Hertl, Józef Pińkowski, and Mateja Matevski. After him are Marianna Nagy, Michael D. Coe, Pedro Nájera, Dick Clark, Jerzy Antczak, and Lucille Teasdale-Corti. Among people deceased in 2015, Richard Dysart ranks 382. Before him are Sadhana Shivdasani, Daniel von Bargen, Elsa Cayat, Maria Golubnichaya, Ann Rule, and Allen Toussaint. After him are Loris Campana, Osamu Hayaishi, Andraé Crouch, Karin Söder, Andriy Kuzmenko, and Ernst Larsen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Dysart ranks 8,843 out of 20,380. Before him are Angus King (1944), Lee Garmes (1898), James Comey (1960), Ben Cardin (1943), Carl Foreman (1914), and Darren Star (1961). After him are William Stanley Haseltine (1835), Peter Farrelly (1956), Alan Washbond (1899), Jo Stafford (1917), Mark Schultz (1960), and Ernie Lively (1947).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Richard Dysart ranks 2,756. Before him are Jack McGee (1949), Viola Dana (1897), Sherman Hemsley (1938), Alexandra Breckenridge (1982), Barret Oliver (1973), and Gabrielle Union (1972). After him are Ernie Lively (1947), Adam Rodriguez (1975), Frankie Muniz (1985), Jeremy Strong (1978), Barbara Bates (1925), and Garrett Hedlund (1984).

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Television and Movie Roles

Back to the Future Part III
Barbwire Salesman
The final installment of the Back to the Future trilogy finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.
May 25o 19907.5 / 10
The Thing
Dr. Copper
In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror... and becomes one of them.
Jun 25o 19828.1 / 10
Pale Rider
Coy LaHood
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
Jun 28o 19857.2 / 10