# Richard Dysart has died

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 10, 2015, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-dysart-has-died/717294 "2015-04-10T04:06:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-dysart-has-died/717294/1 "2015-04-10T04:06:15Z")

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> **[Richard Dysart, the patriarchal senior partner of 'L.A. Law,' dies at 86 | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2015/04/09/entertainment/feat-obit-richard-dysart-thr/?iid=ob_article_topstories_pool&iref=obnetwork)**
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> Richard Dysart, the Emmy-winning actor who portrayed the cranky senior partner Leland McKenzie in the slick, long-running NBC drama L.A. Law, has died. He was 86.

I always think of him for his crusty-but-lovable role as the senior partner on _L.A. Law_, but he was in a bunch of other stuff. May he rest in peace.

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**Author:** ![racepug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-dysart-has-died/717294/2 "2015-04-10T04:11:05Z")

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I remember him as “Doc” from John Carpenter’s _The Thing_. And, yeah - later from L.A. Law.