Ray Wise
August 20, 1947 (77 years old) in Akron, Ohio, USA
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).
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · God's Not Dead: In God We Trust as Peter Kane
- 2024 · Poolman as William Van Patterson
- 2023 · RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop as Self
- 2021 · Slugfest as Jack Kirby
- 2021 · Psych 3: This Is Gus as Father Peter Westley
- 2021 · Physical as Sheila's Father
- 2021 · Home Economics as Frank
- 2020 · Beast Mode as Trammel Steadfast
- 2019 · To Your Last Death as Cyrus DeKalb (voice)
- 2019 · The Movies That Made Us as Self (Archival Footage)
- 2019 · All Rise as Richard Walker
- 2019 · The Chain as Michael
- 2019 · Tone-Deaf as Michael
- 2018 · Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as Enoch
- 2017 · I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun as Self
- 2017 · Neo Yokio as Old Man / Male Announcer (voice)
- 2017 · Little Evil as Guy On TV (uncredited)
- 2017 · Shattered as Forest Burnett
- 2016 · Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life as Jack Smith
- 2016 · Halloweed as Judge Plimington
- 2016 · Batman: The Killing Joke as Commissioner James Gordon (voice)
- 2016 · All the Way as Senator Everett Dirksen
- 2016 · Relationship Status as Grace's Dad
- 2016 · God's Not Dead 2 as Peter Kane
- 2015 · Unnatural as Victor Clobirch
- 2015 · Night of the Living Deb as Frank Waverly
- 2015 · Digging Up the Marrow as William Dekker
- 2015 · Fresh Off the Boat as Marvin
- 2015 · The Lazarus Effect as Mr. Wallace
- 2015 · Jurassic City as Warden Lewis
- 2015 · Marvel's Agent Carter as Hugh Jones
- 2014 · Dead Still as Wenton Davies
- 2014 · Guardian Angel as Attorney Kaufman
- 2014 · Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories as The Duke
- 2014 · Suburban Gothic as Donald
- 2014 · Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces as Leland Palmer
- 2014 · Fargo as Paul Marrane
- 2014 · Tom Holland's Twisted Tales as Mongo the Magnificent (segment "Mongo's Magik Mirror")
- 2013 · Wrong Cops as Captain Andy
- 2013 · Big Ass Spider! as Major Braxton Tanner
- 2013 · Brother's Keeper as Herbert Leemaster
- 2013 · Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End as Frank
- 2013 · Newsreaders as Skip Reming
- 2012 · Nuclear Family as The Man
- 2012 · Atlas Shrugged: Part II as Head of State Thompson
- 2012 · FDR: American Badass! as Douglas MacArthur
- 2012 · Excision as Principal Campbell
- 2012 · The Butterfly Room as Nick
- 2012 · Perception as Martin Sullivan
- 2012 · Holliston as Landlord
- 2012 · The Aggression Scale as Bellavance
- 2012 · Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie as Dr. Doone Struts
- 2011 · Rosewood Lane as Det. Briggs
- 2011 · Chillerama as Dr. Weems
- 2011 · Wilfred as Colt St. Cloud
- 2011 · Body of Proof as Michael Davis
- 2011 · Mr. Sunshine as Macaulay
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Morris Brown
- 2010 · Rizzoli & Isles as Judge Eugene Allen
- 2009 · Infomercials as Frank Pierre
- 2009 · Stuntmen as Jack Strongbow
- 2009 · Drop Dead Diva as Frank Dodd
- 2009 · Castle as Bobby Fox
- 2009 · Dollhouse as Howard Lipman
- 2009 · Infestation as Ethan
- 2009 · Love at First Hiccup as Roger
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Dennis Victor
- 2008 · 90210 as Dean Thomas
- 2008 · One Missed Call as Ted Summers
- 2007 · Reaper as The Devil
- 2007 · Chuck as Riley
- 2007 · Superman: Doomsday as Perry White (voice)
- 2007 · The Flock as Bobby Stiles
- 2007 · Mad Men as Ed Baxter
- 2007 · Burn Notice as Mr. Pyne
- 2007 · 7-10 Split as Buddy Kendrick
- 2007 · Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Grill Vogel
- 2006 · Shark as
- 2006 · Six Degrees as
- 2006 · Psych as Peter Westley
- 2006 · Psych as Horace Leland
- 2006 · Peaceful Warrior as Doctor Hayden
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as John Nelson
- 2005 · How I Met Your Mother as Robin Scherbatsky Sr.
- 2005 · Good Night, and Good Luck. as Don Hollenbeck
- 2005 · Bones as Rick Turco
- 2005 · The Closer as Tom Blanchard
- 2005 · Numb3rs as
- 2005 · The Rain Makers as Harris
- 2003 · Dead End as Frank Harrington
- 2003 · NCIS as Wayne Tobett
- 2003 · The Battle of Shaker Heights as Harrison
- 2003 · Jeepers Creepers 2 as Jack Taggart, Sr.
- 2002 · Windfall as John Wescott
- 2002 · She Spies as Ambassador Blaine
- 2001 · 24 as Vice-President Hal Gardner
- 2001 · Two Can Play That Game as Bill Parker
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Ernest Chase
- 2000 · Teacher's Pet as
- 1999 · Popular as
- 1999 · The West Wing as Governor Tillman D-CA
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Roger Hanley
- 1999 · Judging Amy as Atty. Rhodes
- 1998 · Charmed as Ludlow
- 1998 · V.I.P. as Judge Kreiger
- 1998 · Sports Night as Evans
- 1998 · The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon as Randolph Pratt
- 1998 · Dawson's Creek as
- 1996 · Profiler as
- 1996 · Savannah as Edward Burton
- 1995 · Powder as Dr. Aaron Stripler
- 1995 · JAG as Congressman Marvin Bolton
- 1995 · Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story as Mike Todd
- 1995 · Star Trek: Voyager as Arturis
- 1994 · The Crew as Charles Pierce
- 1994 · RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement as Leon Nash
- 1994 · The Chase as Dalton Voss
- 1993 · Second Chances as Judge Jim Stinson
- 1993 · Diagnosis: Murder as John Parkinson
- 1993 · The Secrets of Lake Success as Henry Fleming
- 1993 · Rising Sun as Senator John Morton
- 1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as Garrett Carlson
- 1993 · Grey Knight as Col. George Thalman
- 1993 · RoboCop 3 as Leon Nash (archive footage)
- 1992 · Bob Roberts as Chet MacGregor
- 1992 · The Larry Sanders Show as Lloyd Simon
- 1992 · Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me as Leland Palmer
- 1991 · Write to Kill as Mark Gaston
- 1990 · Runaway Heart as Archie
- 1990 · Beverly Hills, 90210 as
- 1990 · Beverly Hills, 90210 as Daniel Hunter
- 1990 · Dream On as Maddox March
- 1990 · Twin Peaks as Leland Palmer
- 1990 · Twin Peaks as Leland Palmer (archive footage)
- 1990 · The Rift as Robbins
- 1989 · Twin Peaks as Leland Palmer
- 1988 · The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story as Phil Maresca
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as Liko
- 1987 · Jake and the Fatman as
- 1987 · RoboCop as Leon Nash
- 1986 · L.A. Law as A.D.A. Walter Platt
- 1985 · The Colbys as
- 1985 · The Journey of Natty Gann as Sol Gann
- 1985 · Stingray as
- 1985 · Moonlighting as
- 1985 · Moonlighting as Murderer
- 1984 · Hunter as Alex Parker
- 1984 · Airwolf as Victor Resnick
- 1984 · Blue Thunder as
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as
- 1983 · Trauma Center as
- 1983 · The A-Team as Phillip Chadway
- 1982 · Remington Steele as Schwimmer
- 1982 · Cat People as Soap Opera Man
- 1982 · T. J. Hooker as Harrison Mackenzie
- 1982 · Swamp Thing as Doctor Alec Holland
- 1979 · Knots Landing as The Dealer
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as
- 1977 · Lou Grant as
- 1976 · Charlie's Angels as Evan Wilcox
- Future · Nightmare City as
- 2024 · The Blue Rose as Mr. Vallens
- 2022 · King Knight as Merlin
- 2021 · Dinner Is Served as Headmaster Gustafson
- 2019 · Unholy 'Mole as The Devil (voice)
- 2018 · Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas as Event Broadcaster
- 2016 · The Bronx Bull as Father Father Joseph
- 2015 · Taking Flight as Nonno (voice)
- 2015 · The Breakup Girl as Bob Baker
- 2014 · Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & Casino as Frank Pierre
- 2014 · Between Two Worlds as Self
- 2014 · Land of Leopold as Deece Warren
- 2014 · Away From Here as Paul
- 2014 · No God, No Master as A. Mitchell Palmer
- 2014 · Farmed and Dangerous as Buck Marshall
- 2013 · Out West as Phillip Alcott
- 2013 · Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire as Frank
- 2013 · Inventing Adam as J.B.
- 2012 · Crazy Eyes as Zach's Father
- 2012 · Brother White as Pastor Johnny Kingman
- 2012 · Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend as Wade Dawkins
- 2011 · The Girl with the Tramp Stamp Tattoo as
- 2011 · X-Men: First Class as Secretary of State
- 2009 · Pandemic as General Matthews
- 2009 · Iodine as Avery
- 2008 · AM1200 as Harry Jones
- 2007 · Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks as
- 2007 · The Election as John
- 2006 · The Substance of Things Hoped For as Dr. Lessing
- 2006 · Cyxork 7 as Kommander 88
- 2005 · Jane Doe: The Wrong Face as Fleming
- 2005 · Sharkskin 6 as Sam
- 2002 · Landspeed as Brian Sanger
- 2002 · Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks as Self
- 2001 · Postcards From The Cast as Self
- 2001 · Almost Salinas as Jack Tynan
- 1999 · Pennyweight as Mr. Pennyweight
- 1998 · Evasive Action as Sheriff Wes Blaidek
- 1994 · Body Shot as Dwight Frye
- 1992 · Sunstroke as Larry
- 1991 · Fire in the Dark as Richard
- 1989 · Race for Glory as Jack Davis
- 1989 · Season of Fear as Fred Drummond
- 1987 · Beauty and the Beast as
- 1986 · Condor as Christopher Proctor
- 1985 · Seduced as Bartecki
- 1981 · Madame X as Bellman (uncredited)
- 1980 · Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II as Dr. Simmons
- 1978 · Tartuffe as Damis
- 1976 · Love in the Hamptons as Myron
- 1969 · Dare the Devil as David Keller
- 1951 · Love of Life as
- Future · Scream at the Sound of the Beep as Brother Jake