Richard Dysart
Actor

Richard Dysart Net Worth

Richard Dysart was an American actor born on March 30, 1929 in Brighton, Massachusetts. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War and was a founding member of the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. He was highly acclaimed for his work, receiving the Drama Desk Award in 1972 and an Emmy Award in 1992. He was also good friends with Diana Muldaur, who played Rosalind Shays on L.A. Law.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor
Birth Day March 30, 1929
Birth Place  Brighton, Massachusetts, United States
Age 91 YEARS OLD
Died On April 5, 2015(2015-04-05) (aged 86)\nSanta Monica, California, U.S.
Birth Sign Aries
Occupation Actor
Years active 1953–2004
Known for L.A. Law L.A. Law: The Movie The Last Days of Patton
Spouse(s) Kathryn Jacobi (1987–2015)

💰 Net worth: $950,000 (2024)

Richard Dysart, a renowned actor in the United States, is estimated to have a net worth of $950,000 in 2024. With a successful career spanning decades, Dysart has established himself as a talented and versatile performer. He is widely recognized for his notable roles in film, television, and theater. Dysart's dedication to his craft and his undeniable talent have contributed to his financial success, making him a respected figure in the entertainment industry.

Biography/Timeline

1929

Richard Dysart was born to Alice (née Hennigar) and Douglas Dysart, a podiatrist, near Boston, Massachusetts on March 30, 1929. Dysart was raised in Skowhegan, Maine and Augusta, Maine. He attended Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine. At the encouragement of his mother, Dysart performed in summer stock at the Lakewood Theater near Skowhegan. He also worked at a local radio station.

1938

The scene in which his L.A. Law character, Leland McKenzie, who was the patriarchal and stiff founder of a successful law practice, was revealed to be in bed with competitor Rosalind Shays (Diana Muldaur) was ranked as the 38th greatest moment in television in an issue of Egg magazine. He earned one Emmy Award, and three more nominations, for his role on L.A. Law.

1960

Dysart's acting career began on the stage. He was a founding member of the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, California, which began in 1960. He performed on Broadway in All in Good Time (1965), A Place Without Doors (1970-1971), The Little Foxes revival as Horace Giddens (1967–1968), and That Championship Season (1972–1974).

1972

Dysart received a Drama Desk Award in 1972 and an Emmy Award in 1992.

1973

His other movie credits included roles in The Hindenburg, An Enemy of the People, Prophecy, The Thing, Pale Rider, and Day One (with L.A. Law co-star Michael Tucker). Dysart created the role of Coach in the original Broadway production of Jason Miller's Pulitzer Prize winning play, That Championship Season in 1973. He appeared in an episode of the 1976 CBS television series Sara.

1979

In 1979, Dysart portrayed a good-hearted physician in the film Being There, starring Peter Sellers and Melvyn Douglas. In 1980, he played Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in the television film The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd. He voiced the kindly miner Uncle Pom in the Disney English-language version of Hayao Miyazaki's 1986 adventure classic Castle in the Sky and the character of Cogliostro on Todd McFarlane's Spawn: The Animated Series, which aired on HBO.

1987

Dysart was married three times. The first two marriages resulted in divorce. He and his third wife, Artist Kathryn Jacobi, were married from 1987 until his death. He had no children of his own, but had a stepson from his third wife and two step-grandchildren.

1990

In 1990, Dysart was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law.

2015

Dysart died at home in Santa Monica, California on April 5, 2015, after a long bout with cancer. He was 86 years old.

2019

He earned both bachelor’s and master’s in speech communication from Emerson College in Boston, although his undergraduate education was interrupted due to his Service for four years in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. At Emerson he performed on stage, and he was a class officer and student government vice-president. He was a brother of the Phi Alpha Tau fraternity. He also studied at George Washington University. He returned for his master's degree later, completing it in 1981.

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