List of the best Richard Dysart movies: The People vs. Jean Harris(1981), The Terminal Man(1974), Truman(1995), The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman(1974), An Enemy of the People(1978), Being There(1979), Mask(1985), Warning Sign(1985), Hard Rain(1998), Back to the Future Part III(1990), The Falcon and the Snowman(1985), The Hindenburg(1975) ... ...
Drama
France
1981
150 Minutes
Judge Russell R. Leggett
Ellen Burstyn Martin Balsam Richard Dysart Peter Coyote Priscilla Morrill Al Ruscio
headmistress mistress defense attorney prosecutor judge doctor disturbing intense melodramatic virginia courtroom new york state bedroom school murder case trial infidelity crimes of passion jean harris confession
Victim of a plot which has resulted in his imprisonment in a Central African jail for two years, a French secret agent arrives in Paris to settle accounts.
Sci-Fi
USA
1974
107 Minutes
Dr. John Ellis
George Segal Joan Hackett Richard Dysart Jill Clayburgh Donald Moffat Matt Clark
Hoping to cure his violent seizures, a man agrees to a series of experimental microcomputers inserted into his brain but inadvertently discovers that violence now triggers a pleasurable response his brain.
Biography, Drama
1995
150 Minutes
Henry L. Stimson
Gary Sinise Diana Scarwid Richard Dysart Colm Feore James Gammon Tony Goldwyn Pat Hingle Harris Yulin Leo Burmester Amelia Campbell Virginia Capers
boss daughter u.s. president general first lady confident moving government building home unintended consequences leadership family relationships presidency risk humble beginnings transformation
Though considered unqualified, Harry S. Truman (Gary Sinise) becomes the 33rd president following the April 1945 death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Drama
1974
110 Minutes
Master Bryant
Cicely Tyson Odetta Richard Dysart Josephine Premice Teddy Airhart Eric Brown Woodrow Chambliss Barbara Chaney Noel Cravenze Joel Fluellen Jerry Green
slave plantation owner corporal boy journalist friend disturbing moving inspiring louisiana cabin plantation field slavery civil rights american civil war violence humanity struggle wretched excess
A 110-year-old former Louisiana slave (Cicely Tyson) reminisces about her life and society from the Civil War to germinating civil rights.
Drama
USA
1978
103 Minutes
Aslaksen
Steve McQueen Charles Durning Bibi Andersson Richard Dysart Michael Cristofer Michael Higgins Eric Christmas Robin Pearson Rose Richard Bradford John Levin Ham Larsen
doctor mayor brother wife intense bleak small town family home pollution corruption greed discovery underdog victorian era
A scientist stands against an entire town when he discovers their medicinal spa is polluted.
Comedy
West Germany|USA
1979
130 Minutes
Dr. Robert Allenby
Peter Sellers Shirley MacLaine Jack Warden Melvyn Douglas Richard Dysart Richard Basehart James Noble David Clennon
gardener wealthy man socialite wife president witty endearing offbeat washington, d.c. household garden estate politics high society wealth mistaken identity television discovery 1970s
A simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful businessman and an insider in Washington politics.
Biography, Drama
USA
1985
120 Minutes
Abe
Eric Stoltz Cher Sam Elliott Estelle Getty Richard Dysart Laura Dern Harry Carey Jr. Lawrence Monoson Marsha Warfield Barry Tubb Andrew Robinson
disfigured teen mother blind person father figure teenager melodramatic tense witty los angeles house school camp deformity daunting task defying expectations acceptance love adolescence growing up underdog
A teenager with a massive facial skull deformity and biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.
Horror
USA
1985
100 Minutes
Dr. Nielsen
Sam Waterston Kathleen Quinlan Yaphet Kotto Jeffrey DeMunn Richard Dysart G.W. Bailey Jerry Hardin Rick Rossovich Cynthia Carle Scott Paulin Keith Szarabajka
A woman working as a security guard in an agricultural research facility finds herself and her co-worker Schmidt fighting to survive against their former friends.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|UK|Denmark|France|Japan|New Zealand|Germany|Australia
1998
96 Minutes
Henry Sears
Morgan Freeman Christian Slater Randy Quaid Minnie Driver Ed Asner Richard Dysart Betty White Mark Rolston Peter Murnik Michael Goorjian Dann Florek
security guard robber sheriff mayor uncle elderly woman crafty gripping tense jail bank cemetery armored vehicle small town indiana flooding heist frame-up police corruption greed
The nephew of an armored-truck driver tries to prevent three million dollars from being taken by a local rival gang during a catastrophic flooding caused by a severe storm.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Western
USA
1990
118 Minutes
Barbed-Wire Salesman
Michael J. Fox Christopher Lloyd Mary Steenburgen Thomas F. Wilson Lea Thompson Elisabeth Shue Matt Clark Richard Dysart James Tolkan Pat Buttram Harry Carey Jr.
inventor bandit schoolteacher love interest campy hilarious thrilling frenetic wild west hill valley cave saloon school romance confrontation time travel friendship rescue rivalry love
Stranded in 1955, Marty McFly learns about the death of Doc Brown in 1885 and must travel back in time to save him. With no fuel readily available for the DeLorean, the two must figure how to escape the Old West before Emmett is murdered.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA|Mexico
1985
131 Minutes
Dr. Lee
Timothy Hutton Sean Penn David Suchet Lori Singer Pat Hingle Dorian Harewood Mady Kaplan Richard Dysart Chris Makepeace
civilian defense contractor friend spy operative cop father suspenseful uneasy california facility embassy mexico field prison cold war espionage treason drug addiction disillusionment friendship
The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.
Drama
USA
1975
125 Minutes
Lehman
George C. Scott Anne Bancroft William Atherton Roy Thinnes Gig Young Burgess Meredith Charles Durning Richard Dysart Robert Clary Rene Auberjonois Katherine Helmond
military officer nazi countess gambler ad executive pilot thrilling suspenseful intricate emotional germany new jersey zeppelin disaster conspiracy sabotage the hindenburg investigation aviation mystery
A film that chronicles the events of the Hindenburg disaster in which a zeppelin burst into flames.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1968
104 Minutes
Motel Receptionist
Julie Christie George C. Scott Richard Chamberlain Arthur Hill Shirley Knight Pippa Scott Kathleen Widdoes Roger Bowen Richard Dysart Lou Gilbert Nat Esformes
doctor newlywed son husband ex-wife wife cool melodramatic striking san francisco hospital charity event apartment motel starting over domestic violence adultery family romance midlife crisis
An unhappily married socialite finds solace in the company of a recently divorced doctor.
Sci-Fi
USA|Hong Kong
1979
107 Minutes
Secretary of Defense
Sean Connery Natalie Wood Karl Malden Brian Keith Martin Landau Trevor Howard Joseph Campanella Roger Robinson Richard Dysart Henry Fonda
scientist beautiful woman assistant military officer president engaging incredible tense new york city office building meteorite destruction disaster competition romance cold war quest rivalry 1970s
The U.S. must join forces with the U.S.S.R. in order to destroy a gigantic asteroid heading straight for Earth.
Drama
USA
1987
125 Minutes
Michael Douglas Charlie Sheen Martin Sheen Terence Stamp Sean Young Daryl Hannah Sylvia Miles James Spader Hal Holbrook John C. McGinley Saul Rubinek
stockbroker corporate raider interior decorator father yuppie sexy woman tense intense new york city wall street office apartment penthouse central park insider trading greed culture clash espionage quest rise
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1963
102 Minutes
Natalie Wood Steve McQueen Edie Adams Herschel Bernardi Tom Bosley Harvey Lembeck Penny Santon Virginia Vincent E. Nick Alexander Augusta Ciolli Anne Hegira
musician cook pregnant woman brother stripper emotional charming restaurant new york city apartment affair abortion pregnancy love triangle independence growing up love 1960s
A salesclerk at Macy's department store finds herself pregnant after a one-night stand with a musician, who does not even remember her.