Ray Wise
              
              August 20, 1947 (78 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 · The Blue Rose as Mr. Vallens
- 2024 · Poolman as William Van Patterson
- 2023 · RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop as Self
- 2021 · Psych 3: This Is Gus as Father Peter Westley
- 2021 · Dinner Is Served as Headmaster Gustafson
- 2020 · Beast Mode as Trammel Steadfast
- 2019 · To Your Last Death as Cyrus DeKalb (voice)
- 2016 · Batman: The Killing Joke as Commissioner James Gordon (voice)
- 2016 · The Bronx Bull as Father Father Joseph
- 2016 · Relationship Status as Grace's Dad
- 2015 · Unnatural as Victor Clobirch
- 2015 · Digging Up the Marrow as William Dekker
- 2015 · The Lazarus Effect as Mr. Wallace
- 2014 · Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & Casino as Frank Pierre
- 2014 · Dead Still as Wenton Davies
- 2014 · Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories as The Duke
- 2014 · Away From Here as Paul
- 2014 · Tom Holland's Twisted Tales as Mongo the Magnificent (segment "Mongo's Magik Mirror")
- 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 · Crazy Eyes as Zach's Father
- 2012 · The Aggression Scale as Bellavance
- 2011 · Rosewood Lane as Det. Briggs
- 2011 · Chillerama as Dr. Weems (segment "Wadzilla")
- 2009 · Stuntmen as Jack Strongbow
- 2008 · AM1200 as Harry Jones
- 2008 · One Missed Call as Ted Summers
- 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 · Good Night, and Good Luck. as Don Hollenbeck
- 2005 · The Rain Makers as Harris
- 2003 · Dead End as Frank Harrington
- 2003 · The Battle of Shaker Heights as Harrison
- 2002 · Windfall as John Wescott
- 2002 · Landspeed as Brian Sanger
- 2001 · Two Can Play That Game as Bill Parker
- 2001 · Almost Salinas as Jack Tynan
- 1998 · The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon as Randolph Pratt
- 1994 · The Crew as Charles Pierce
- 1994 · Body Shot as Dwight Frye
- 1992 · Bob Roberts as Chet MacGregor
- 1991 · Fire in the Dark as Richard
- 1990 · The Rift as Robbins
- 1986 · Condor as Christopher Proctor
- 1981 · Madame X as Bellman (uncredited)
- Future · Nightmare City as
- 2025 · The Napa Boys as Officer Toland
- 2024 · The Wolf in the Well as Roland Carmel
- 2022 · King Knight as Merlin
- 2021 · Slugfest as Jack Kirby
- 2021 · Physical as Sheila's Father
- 2021 · Home Economics as Frank
- 2019 · The Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · All Rise as Richard Walker
- 2019 · Unholy 'Mole as The Devil (voice)
- 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 · 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 · All the Way as Senator Everett Dirksen
- 2016 · God's Not Dead 2 as Peter Kane
- 2015 · Taking Flight as Nonno (voice)
- 2015 · The Breakup Girl as Bob Baker
- 2015 · Night of the Living Deb as Frank Waverly
- 2015 · Fresh Off the Boat as Marvin
- 2015 · Jurassic City as Warden Lewis
- 2015 · Marvel's Agent Carter as Hugh Jones
- 2014 · Guardian Angel as Attorney Kaufman
- 2014 · Between Two Worlds as Self
- 2014 · Land of Leopold as Deece Warren
- 2014 · Suburban Gothic as Donald
- 2014 · Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces as Leland Palmer
- 2014 · Fargo as Paul Marrane
- 2014 · No God, No Master as A. Mitchell Palmer
- 2014 · Farmed and Dangerous as Buck Marshall
- 2013 · Wrong Cops as Captain Andy
- 2013 · Big Ass Spider! as Major Braxton Tanner
- 2013 · Out West as Phillip Alcott
- 2013 · Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire as Frank
- 2013 · Brother's Keeper as Herbert Leemaster
- 2013 · Inventing Adam as J.B.
- 2012 · Perception as Martin Sullivan
- 2012 · Brother White as Pastor Johnny Kingman
- 2012 · Holliston as Landlord
- 2012 · Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend as Wade Dawkins
- 2012 · Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie as Dr. Doone Struts
- 2011 · The Girl with the Tramp Stamp Tattoo as
- 2011 · Wilfred as Colt St. Cloud
- 2011 · X-Men: First Class as Secretary of State
- 2011 · Workaholics as Kyle Walsh
- 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
- 2010 · The Good Guys as Buddy
- 2009 · Infomercials as Frank Pierre
- 2009 · Pandemic as General Matthews
- 2009 · Iodine as Avery
- 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
- 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 · Bones as Rick Turco
- 2005 · Jane Doe: The Wrong Face as Fleming
- 2005 · The Closer as Tom Blanchard
- 2005 · Numb3rs as Mitch Langford
- 2005 · Sharkskin 6 as Sam
- 2003 · NCIS as Wayne Tobett
- 2003 · Jeepers Creepers 2 as Jack Taggart, Sr.
- 2002 · She Spies as Ambassador Blaine
- 2002 · Scream at the Sound of the Beep as Brother Jake
- 2001 · Postcards From The Cast as Self
- 2001 · 24 as Vice-President Hal Gardner
- 2001 · Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks as Self
- 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
- 1999 · Pennyweight as Mr. Pennyweight
- 1998 · Charmed as Ludlow
- 1998 · V.I.P. as Judge Kreiger
- 1998 · Sports Night as Evans
- 1998 · Dawson's Creek as
- 1998 · Evasive Action as Sheriff Wes Blaidek
- 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 · 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 · Sunstroke as Larry
- 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)
- 1989 · Twin Peaks as Leland Palmer
- 1989 · Race for Glory as Jack Davis
- 1989 · Season of Fear as Fred Drummond
- 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 · Beauty and the Beast as Tom
- 1987 · RoboCop as Leon Nash
- 1985 · Seduced as Bartecki
- 1980 · Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II as Dr. Simmons
- 1978 · Tartuffe as Damis
- Future · Good Grief as Dr. Gariboldi
- 1987 · Repairs as Stan the Bartender
- 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 J.D. Kraft
- 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 · Love in the Hamptons as Myron
- 1976 · Charlie's Angels as Evan Wilcox
- 1969 · Dare the Devil as David Keller
- 1951 · Love of Life as
 
           
                   
                   
                   
                  