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Ray Wise

ActorBorn August 20, 1947 (77 years)
Raymond Herbert Wise is an American actor best known for his role as Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks (1990–1991, 2017) and its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). He has appeared in films such as Swamp Thing (1982), The Journey of Natty Gann (1985), RoboCop (1987), Bob Roberts (1992), Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), X-Men: First Class (2011) and God's Not Dead 2 (2016).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Mad Men
  • Dead End
  • Excision
  • Swamp Thing
  • Infestation
  • Wrong Cops
  • Big Ass Spider!
  • Digging Up the Marrow
  • Hunter
  • Chillerama
  • Comedy Bang! Bang!
  • Night of the Living Deb
  • To Your Last Death
  • Knots Landing
  • The Aggression Scale
  • Unnatural
  • FDR: American Badass!
  • Stingray (1985)
  • Halloweed
  • The Crew
  • Shattered
  • Evasive Action
  • Beast Mode
  • Chain of Death

Known For

  • Jeepers Creepers 2
  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
  • RoboCop
  • Dead End
  • Batman: The Killing Joke
  • One Missed Call
  • The Lazarus Effect
  • Reaper
  • Digging Up the Marrow
  • Swamp Thing
  • Rising Sun
  • The Chase
  • Bob Roberts
  • Fresh Off the Boat
  • Powder
  • Superman/Doomsday
  • The Flock
  • Suburban Gothic
  • The Journey of Natty Gann
  • Jurassic City
  • Big Ass Spider!
  • All the Way
  • Chillerama
  • Night of the Living Deb

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2024
    2023
    The Blue Rose · as Mr. Vallens
    2023
    Poolman · as William Van Patterson
    2021
    Slugfest (TV Series) · as Jack Kirby
    2021
    Psych 3: This Is Gus · as Father Peter Westley
    2021
    King Knight · as Merlin
    2021
    Physical (TV Series) · as Sheila's Father
    2021
    2021
    Launchpad (TV Series) · as Headmaster Gustafson
    2021
    Dinner Is Served · as Headmaster Gustafson
    2021
    Home Economics (TV Series) · as Frank
    2020
    Beast Mode · as Trammel Steadfast
    2019
    To Your Last Death · as Cyrus Dekalb (voice)
    2019
    All Rise (TV Series) · as Richard Walker
    2019
    Unholy 'Mole · as The Devil (voice)
    2019
    2019
    Tone-Deaf · as Michael
    2018
    Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas · as Event Broadcaster
    2018
    Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV Series) · as Enoch
    2017
    Neo Yokio (TV Series) · as Old Man
    2017
    Little Evil · as Guy On Tv (uncredited)
    2017
    Shattered · as Forest Burnett
    2016
    Hot Streets (TV Series) · as Plunch Runch
    2016
    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (TV Series) · as Jack Smith
    2016
    Halloweed · as Judge Plimington
    2016
    Broken (2016) (TV Series) · as Gene
    2016
    Batman: The Killing Joke · as Commissioner James Gordon (voice)
    2016
    The Bronx Bull · as Father Father Joseph
    2016
    All the Way · as Senator Everett Dirksen
    2016
    Relationship Status (TV Series) · as Grace's Dad
    2016
    God's Not Dead 2 · as Peter Kane
    2016
    Star Trek: Captain Pike · as Admiral Joshua Pike
    2016
    Hitting the Breaks (TV Series) · as Theodore 'teddy' Montclair
    2015
    Unnatural · as Victor Clobirch
    2015
    Adam Ruins Everything (TV Series) · as Netflix Executive
    2015
    The Breakup Girl · as Bob Baker
    2015
    2015
    The Lazarus Effect · as Mr. Wallace
    2015
    Fresh Off the Boat (TV Series) · as Marvin
    2015
    Marvel's Agent Carter (TV Series) · as Hugh Jones
    2015
    Jurassic City · as Warden Lewis
    2014
    Digging Up the Marrow · as William Dekker
    2014
    Dead Still · as Wenton Davies
    2014
    Guardian Angel · as Attorney Kaufman
    2014
    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces · as Leland Palmer
    2014
    Land of Leopold · as Deece Warren
    2014
    Suburban Gothic · as Donald
    2014
    2014
    Fargo (TV Series) · as Paul Marrane
    2014
    Deadbeat (TV Series) · as Mayor Meyer
    2014
    Tom Holland's Twisted Tales · as Mongo The Magnificent (segment "mongo's Magik Mirror")
    2013
    No God, No Master · as A. Mitchell Palmer
    2013
    Wrong Cops · as Captain Andy
    2013
    Tom Holland's Twisted Tales (TV Series) · as Mongo The Magnificent
    2013
    Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories (TV Series) · as The Duke
    2013
    Big Ass Spider! · as Major Braxton Tanner
    2013
    Out West · as Phillip Alcott
    2013
    High School USA! (TV Series) · as Seymour Barren
    2013
    2013
    Lionhead · as Jimmy
    2013
    Farmed and Dangerous (TV Series) · as Buck Marshall
    2013
    Hit the Floor (TV Series) · as Cast
    2013
    Brother's Keeper · as Herbert Leemaster
    2013
    2013
    Inventing Adam · as J.b.
    2013
    Newsreaders (TV Series) · as Skip Reming
    2013
    Kroll Show (TV Series) · as Network Executive
    2012
    Excision · as Principal Campbell
    2012
    Nuclear Family · as The Man
    2012
    Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike · as Head Of State Thompson
    2012
    FDR: American Badass! · as Douglas Macarthur
    2012
    2012
    Perception (TV Series) · as Martin Sullivan
    2012
    Crazy Eyes · as Zach's Father
    2012
    Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV Series) · as Dr. Frankenstein
    2012
    Holliston (TV Series) · as Landlord
    2012
    2012
    2012
    2011
    2011
    Rosewood Lane · as Det. Briggs
    2011
    Chillerama · as Dr. Weems
    2011
    Wilfred (US) (TV Series) · as Colt St. Cloud
    2011
    X-Men: First Class · as Secretary Of State
    2011
    Body of Proof (TV Series) · as Michael Davis
    2011
    Workaholics (TV Series) · as Kyle Walsh
    2011
    Mr. Sunshine (TV Series) · as Macaulay
    2011
    Black Velvet · as Black Velvet
    2010
    Brother White · as Pastor Johnny Kingman
    2010
    2010
    Hawaii Five-0 (2010) (TV Series) · as Morris Brown
    2010
    Rizzoli & Isles (TV Series) · as Judge Eugene Allen
    2010
    The Good Guys (2010) (TV Series) · as Buddy
    2009
    2009
    Adult Swim Infomercials (TV Series) · as Frank Pierre
    2009
    Pandemic · as General Matthews
    2009
    Iodine · as Avery
    2009
    Stuntmen · as Jack Strongbow
    2009
    Drop Dead Diva (TV Series) · as Frank Dodd
    2009
    Castle (2009) (TV Series) · as Bobby Fox
    2009
    Dollhouse (TV Series) · as Howard Lipman
    2009
    2008
    AmericanEast · as Agent Stevens
    2008
    AM1200 · as Harry Jones
    2008
    The Mentalist (TV Series) · as Dennis Victor
    2008
    Easy to Assemble (TV Series) · as Hendrik
    2008
    90210 (TV Series) · as Dean Thomas
    2008
    One Missed Call · as Ted Summers
    2008
    Reservations · as Mitch
    2007
    2007
    Reaper (TV Series) · as The Devil
    2007
    Chuck (TV Series) · as Riley
    2007
    Superman/Doomsday · as Perry White (voice)
    2007
    The Flock · as Bobby Stiles
    2007
    Mad Men (TV Series) · as Ed Baxter
    2007
    Burn Notice (TV Series) · as Mr. Pyne
    2007
    7-10 Split · as Buddy Kendrick
    2007
    Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (TV Series) · as Grill Vogel
    2006
    Shark (TV Series)
    2006
    Six Degrees (TV Series)
    2006
    Psych (TV Series) · as Peter Westley
    2006
    Peaceful Warrior · as Doctor Hayden
    2006
    2006
    Cyxork 7 · as Kommander 88
    2005
    Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as John Nelson
    2005
    How I Met Your Mother (TV Series) · as Robin Scherbatsky Sr.
    2005
    Good Night, and Good Luck. · as Don Hollenbeck
    2005
    Bones (TV Series) · as Rick Turco
    2005
    2005
    The Closer (TV Series) · as Tom Blanchard
    2005
    Numb3rs (TV Series)
    2005
    The Rain Makers · as Harris
    2005
    Sharkskin 6 · as Sam
    2003
    Dead End · as Frank Harrington
    2003
    NCIS (TV Series) · as Wayne Tobett
    2003
    Jeepers Creepers 2 · as Jack Taggart, Sr.
    2003
    2002
    Windfall · as John Wescott
    2002
    Presidio Med (TV Series) · as Cast
    2002
    She Spies (TV Series) · as Ambassador Blaine
    2002
    Landspeed · as Brian Sanger
    2001
    24 (TV Series) · as Vice-President Hal Gardner
    2001
    Two Can Play That Game · as Bill Parker
    2001
    Dead Last (TV Series) · as Robert Cahill
    2001
    Almost Salinas · as Jack Tynan
    2000
    Closing the Deal · as Ford Williams
    2000
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Ernest Chase
    2000
    Teacher's Pet (TV Series)
    2000
    Resurrection Blvd. (TV Series) · as Jack Mornay
    1999
    Popular (TV Series)
    1999
    The West Wing (TV Series) · as Governor Tillman D-Ca
    1999
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Roger Hanley
    1999
    Judging Amy (TV Series) · as Atty. Rhodes
    1998
    Charmed (TV Series) · as Ludlow
    1998
    Vengeance Unlimited (TV Series) · as Jack Schiller
    1998
    V.I.P. (TV Series) · as Judge Kreiger
    1998
    Sports Night (TV Series) · as Evans
    1998
    1998
    Dawson's Creek (TV Series)
    1998
    Evasive Action · as Sheriff Wes Blaidek
    1997
    Sleepwalkers (TV Series) · as Mccaig
    1996
    Profiler (TV Series)
    1996
    Savannah (TV Series) · as Edward Burton
    1995
    Powder · as Dr. Aaron Stripler
    1995
    JAG (TV Series) · as Congressman Marvin Bolton
    1995
    Courthouse (TV Series) · as Congressman Laderman
    1995
    The Elizabeth Taylor Story (TV Series) · as Mike Todd
    1995
    1995
    Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series) · as Arturis
    1994
    The Crew · as Charles Pierce
    1994
    1994
    Body Shot · as Dwight Frye
    1994
    The Chase · as Dalton Voss
    1993
    Second Chances (TV Series) · as Judge Jim Stinson
    1993
    Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) · as John Parkinson
    1993
    The Secrets of Lake Success (TV Series) · as Henry Fleming
    1993
    Rising Sun · as Senator John Morton
    1993
    RoboCop 3 · as Leon Nash (archive Footage)
    1993
    Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) · as Garrett Carlson
    1993
    Grey Knight · as Col. George Thalman
    1992
    Sunstroke · as Larry
    1992
    Bob Roberts · as Chet Macgregor
    1992
    The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series) · as Lloyd Simon
    1992
    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me · as Leland Palmer
    1991
    Write to Kill · as Mark Gaston
    1991
    Fire in the Dark · as Richard
    1990
    1990
    Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV Series) · as Daniel Hunter
    1990
    The Rift · as Robbins
    1990
    Swamp Thing (TV Series) · as Guthrie
    1990
    Dream On (TV Series) · as Maddox March
    1990
    Twin Peaks (TV Series) · as Leland Palmer
    1989
    Twin Peaks · as Leland Palmer
    1989
    Race for Glory · as Jack Davis
    1989
    Season of Fear · as Fred Drummond
    1988
    1987
    Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series) · as Liko
    1987
    1987
    1987
    Private Eye (TV Series) · as Senator Mcneill
    1987
    RoboCop · as Leon Nash
    1986
    L.A. Law (TV Series) · as A.d.a. Walter Platt
    1986
    1985
    Condor · as Christopher Proctor
    1985
    The Colbys (TV Series)
    1985
    1985
    Seduced · as Bartecki
    1985
    Moonlighting (TV Series) · as Murderer
    1984
    Hunter (TV Series) · as Alex Parker
    1984
    Airwolf (TV Series) · as Victor Resnick
    1984
    Blue Thunder (TV Series)
    1984
    Riptide (1984) (TV Series) · as Les Carter
    1983
    1983
    Emerald Point N.A.S. (TV Series) · as Travis
    1983
    Trauma Center (TV Series)
    1983
    The A-Team (TV Series) · as Phillip Chadway
    1982
    Remington Steele (TV Series) · as Schwimmer
    1982
    The Mississippi (TV Series) · as Cole
    1982
    Cat People · as Soap Opera Man
    1982
    T.J. Hooker (TV Series) · as Harrison Mackenzie
    1982
    Swamp Thing · as Doctor Alec Holland
    1981
    Madame X · as Bellman (uncredited)
    1980
    1979
    Knots Landing (TV Series) · as The Dealer
    1979
    Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) · as Dr. Henry Speiner
    1979
    Hart to Hart (TV Series)
    1978
    Tartuffe · as Damis
    1978
    Dallas (TV Series) · as Blair Sullivan
    1977
    Lou Grant (TV Series)
    1976
    Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Evan Wilcox
    1973
    The Young and the Restless (TV Series) · as Ian Ward
    1973
    Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Malcolm Elliot
    1969
    Dare the Devil · as David Keller
    1965
    Days of our Lives (TV Series) · as Hal Rummley
    1954
    Disneyland (TV Series) · as Sol Gann
    1951
    Love of Life (TV Series)

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