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Richard Dysart

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Actor

The Resume

    (March 30, 1929-April 5, 2015)
    Best known for his role as senior partner Leland McKenzie in the TV series 'L.A. Law' (1986-1994)
    Acted in 'The Hospital (1971),' 'The Terminal Man (1974),' 'The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974),' 'The Hindenburg (1975),' 'The Day of the Locust (1975),' 'An Enemy of the People (1978),' 'Prophecy (1979),' 'Meteor (1979),' 'Being There (1979),' 'The Thing (1982),' 'The Falcon and the Snowman (1985),' 'Mask (1985),' 'Pale Rider (1985),' 'Wall Street (1987),' 'Back to the Future Part III (1990),' 'Panther (1995)' and 'Hard Rain (1998)'

Why he might be annoying:

    He was typecast as playing mostly authority figures, including J. Edgar Hoover twice, Harry S. Truman twice, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower twice, and no less than eight doctor roles (plus a lawyer in 'L.A. Law').
    He switched his credits between Richard Dysart and Richard A. Dysart.
    He provided 'additional voices' for the cartoon series 'The Smurfs.'
    He was nominated and lost the Emmy 3 times in a row for his Leland McKenzie role (1989-91).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is a graduate of Boston's Emerson College.
    He served four years in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.
    He was in Broadway productions of 'That Championship Season,' 'The Little Foxes' and 'A Man for All Seasons.'
    He was a founding member of the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
    He had a pretty cool death scene in John Carpenter's 'The Thing,' losing his arms to the creature while manning defibrillator paddles (playing a doctor naturally).
    He won the Emmy (for his Leland McKenzie role) on his fourth try (1992).

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 31 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 27 Votes: 29.63% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 74 Votes: 47.30% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 149 Votes: 40.27% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 341 Votes: 43.11% Annoying