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Ray Wise

Acting

Born August 20, 1947 · Akron, Ohio, USA

Also known as Raymond Herbert Wise · ری وایز

Biography

Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 20, 1947) 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).

Awards & recognition

  • Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series · 2015

Filmography50+ titles

Fire in the Dark

1991as Richard

Farmed and Dangerous

as Buck Marshall

The Mentalist

2008as Dennis Victor

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987as Liko

Fargo

2014as Paul Marrane

Criminal Minds

2005as John Nelson

The West Wing

1999as Governor Tillman D-CA

Twin Peaks

1990as Leland Palmer (archive footage)

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

2018as Enoch

Bones

2005as Rick Turco

Charmed

1998as Ludlow

Mad Men

2007as Ed Baxter

How I Met Your Mother

2005as Robin Scherbatsky Sr.

Castle

2009as Bobby Fox

Runaway Heart

1990as Archie

RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop

2023as Self

Rizzoli & Isles

2010as Judge Eugene Allen

Psych

2006as Peter Westley

The Closer

2005as Tom Blanchard

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Roger Hanley

24

2001as Vice-President Hal Gardner

Star Trek: Voyager

1995as Arturis

Hawaii Five-0

2010as Morris Brown

Drop Dead Diva

2009as Frank Dodd

Chuck

2007as Riley

The Larry Sanders Show

1992as Lloyd Simon

NCIS

2003as Wayne Tobett

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Ernest Chase

Airwolf

1984as Victor Resnick

Adam Ruins Everything

2015as Netflix Executive

Agent Carter

2015as Hugh Jones

Wilfred

2011as Colt St. Cloud

Burn Notice

2007as Mr. Pyne

Peaceful Warrior

2006as Doctor Hayden

Moonlighting

1985as Murderer

The A-Team

1983as Phillip Chadway

She Spies

as Ambassador Blaine

Newsreaders

as Skip Reming

All Rise

2019as Richard Walker

Workaholics

2011as Kyle Walsh

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992as Leland Palmer

RoboCop

1987as Leon Nash

Beauty and the Beast

as Tom

The Movies That Made Us

2019as Self (archive footage)

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

2016as Jack Smith

X-Men: First Class

2011as Secretary of State

Sports Night

1998as Evans

Dawson's Creek

1998

JAG

1995as Congressman Marvin Bolton

Beverly Hills, 90210

1990as Daniel Hunter