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Ray Wise

Actor
Born 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
  • Dead End
  • Excision
  • Swamp Thing
  • Wrong Cops
  • Big Ass Spider!
  • Digging Up the Marrow
  • Hunter
  • Chillerama
  • Comedy Bang! Bang!
  • Night of the Living Deb
  • To Your Last Death
  • The Aggression Scale
  • Knots Landing
  • Unnatural
  • FDR: American Badass!
  • Stingray (1985)
  • Halloweed
  • The Crew
  • Shattered
  • Evasive Action
  • Beast Mode
  • Chain of Death
  • Dead Last
  • Away from Here
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
  • Jurassic City
  • The Journey of Natty Gann
  • Big Ass Spider!
  • All the Way
  • Chillerama
  • Night of the Living Deb

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
Infestation · as Ethan
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
Race for Glory · as Jack Davis
1989
Twin Peaks · as Leland Palmer
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
1951
Love of Life (TV Series)

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