Dysart served for 4 years in the North American Air Forces during the Korean War. He studied at the Gould Academy, in Bethel, Maine.
He began his career before the cameras in 1953, when he participated in an episode of the series “You are there”. Since then, as a good veteran of the entertainment industry, he has developed an extensive career, both in film and television.
From the decade of the 60’s are his participation in programs such as “East Side / West Side“,”Mr. Broadway“,”The Defenders” Y “CBS Playhouse“, And his participation in the tapes”Loves with a stranger” Y “Petulia“, among other.
During the 70’s, he could be seen in comedies such as “The Sporting Club” Y “Anatomy of a hospital“, Thrillers like”The terminal man”And dramas like“Like a locust plague“, In addition to his participation as a guest in the programs”All in the family“,”Baretta“,”Doc“,”McCoy” Y “Visions“, among others.
In the 80’s, it could be seen in the horror tape “The thing“, The dramas”The falcon game“,”The pale rider” Y “Wall street“, In the series”Smurfs“,”Insight” Y “War and Remembrance“, And also during this period he was part of the cast of several telefilms such as”Missing Children: A Mother’s Story“,”Malice in Wonderland“,”The Last Days of Patton“,”Moving Target” Y “Day one“, among others.
From the 90’s, Dysart has worked on tapes such as “Back to the future III“, with Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd Y Lea Thompson, “Panther” Y “Hard rain“, starring Morgan freeman, Christian slater Y Minnie driver, and the telefilms “Mystery of the Keys“,”Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair“,”Truman“,”A Child Is Missing” Y “LA Law: The Movie”.
Also during this period, he has worked as a regular actor in the series “LA Law“, Where he played Leland mckenzie between 1986 and 1994, and had the role of Cogliostro on “Spawn”. He was also a guest actor in “Batman” Y “My Secret Summer”.
In another area of your career, Dysart was one of the founding members of the American Conservatory Theater, in San Francisco.
He was the winner of a Drama Desk Award in 1972, and 20 years later he won an award Emmy.
In 1990, Richard was awarded a Honorary Doctorate of Laws.
In regards to his personal life, he is married to the also artist Kathryn jacobi, since 1987.