Ray Wise
Acting
Born: August 20, 1947 (age 79) · Akron, Ohio, USA
Highest Rated
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).
Known for
X-Men: First Class
2011
RoboCop
1987
How I Met Your Mother
2005
The Mentalist
2008
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Criminal Minds
2005
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
2018
Bones
2005
Fargo
2014
Twin Peaks
1990
Charmed
1998
NCIS
2003
Photos (7)
Movies (116)
RoboCop
Leon Nash
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Leland Palmer
Batman: The Killing Joke
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Jeepers Creepers 2
Jack Taggart, Sr.
RoboCop 3
Leon Nash (archive footage)
Powder
Dr. Aaron Stripler
The Lazarus Effect
Mr. Wallace
Swamp Thing
Dr. Alec Holland
Rising Sun
Senator John Morton
Cat People
Soap Opera Man
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Don Hollenbeck
Superman: Doomsday
Perry White (voice)
The Chase
Dalton Voss
Dead End
Frank Harrington
The Flock
Bobby Stiles
Twin Peaks
Leland Palmer
Peaceful Warrior
Doctor Hayden
One Missed Call
Ted Summers
Two Can Play That Game
Bill Parker
All the Way
Senator Everett Dirksen
Excision
Principal Campbell
Fire in the Dark
Richard
Poolman
William Van Patterson
Chillerama
Dr. Weems (segment "Wadzilla")
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Head of State Thompson
God's Not Dead 2
Peter Kane
Little Evil
Guy On TV (uncredited)
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Leland Palmer
The Journey of Natty Gann
Sol Gann
Psych 3: This Is Gus
Father Peter Westley
The Crew
Charles Pierce
Deadly Blessing
Sheriff (voice) (uncredited)
Night of the Living Deb
Frank Waverly
Tartuffe
Damis
The Rift
Robbins
Wrong Cops
Captain Andy
Digging Up the Marrow
William Dekker
Rosewood Lane
Det. Briggs
Evasive Action
Sheriff Wes Blaidek
Big Ass Spider!
Major Braxton Tanner
NANOcell
Robert Cox
The Butterfly Room
Nick
To Your Last Death
Cyrus DeKalb (voice)
Windfall
John Wescott
Bob Roberts
Chet MacGregor
The Napa Boys
Officer Toland
Shattered
Forest Burnett
The Aggression Scale
Bellavance
Out West
Phillip Alcott
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
Peter Kane
Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire
Frank
Infestation
Ethan
Jurassic City
Warden Lewis
The Battle of Shaker Heights
Harrison
Seduced
Bartecki
Love at First Hiccup
Roger
Grey Knight
Col. George Thalman
The Breakup Girl
Bob Baker
Unnatural
Victor Clobirch
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
Fleming
Landspeed
Brian Sanger
Pandemic
General Matthews
7-10 Split
Buddy Kendrick
Dinner Is Served
Headmaster Gustafson
Tone-Deaf
Michael
SURPRISE
Mr. Johnson
Sunstroke
Larry
The Chain
Michael
King Knight
Merlin
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Dr. Doone Struts
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
Mongo the Magnificent (segment "Mongo's Magik Mirror")
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story
Phil Maresca
Stuntmen
Jack Strongbow
The Bronx Bull
Father Father Joseph
Unholy 'Mole
The Devil (voice)
Suburban Gothic
Donald
Away From Here
Paul
Beast Mode
Trammel Steadfast
Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End
Frank
FDR: American Badass!
Douglas MacArthur
RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement
Leon Nash
Guardian Angel
Attorney Kaufman
No God, No Master
A. Mitchell Palmer
Brother White
Pastor Johnny Kingman
AM1200
Harry Jones
Dead Still
Wenton Davies
X-Men: First Class
Secretary of State
Season of Fear
Fred Drummond
Race for Glory
Jack Davis
The Substance of Things Hoped For
Dr. Lessing
Condor
Christopher Proctor
Love in the Hamptons
Myron
Almost Salinas
Jack Tynan
Write to Kill
Mark Gaston
Madame X
Bellman (uncredited)
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon
Randolph Pratt
Body Shot
Dwight Frye
Pennyweight
Mr. Pennyweight
Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend
Wade Dawkins
The Blue Rose
Mr. Vallens
The Wolf in the Well
Roland Carmel
Brother's Keeper
Herbert Leemaster
Halloweed
Judge Plimington
Good Grief
Dr. Gariboldi
The Rain Makers
Harris
Crazy Eyes
Zach's Father
Land of Leopold
Deece Warren
Taking Flight
Nonno (voice)
The Election
John
Nuclear Family
The Man
Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & Casino
Frank Pierre
The Girl with the Tramp Stamp Tattoo
2011
Iodine
Avery
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II
Dr. Simmons
Sharkskin 6
Sam
Cyxork 7
Kommander 88
TV Shows (91)
The Mentalist
Dennis Victor · 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Roger Hanley · 1 eps
NCIS
Wayne Tobett · 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Ernest Chase · 1 eps
Criminal Minds
John Nelson · 1 eps
Bones
Rick Turco · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-0
Morris Brown · 1 eps
24
Vice-President Hal Gardner · 6 eps
Castle
Bobby Fox · 1 eps
The West Wing
Governor Tillman D-CA · 1 eps
Charmed
Ludlow · 1 eps
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Liko · 1 eps
JAG
Congressman Marvin Bolton · 1 eps
How I Met Your Mother
Robin Scherbatsky Sr. · 6 eps
The Closer
Tom Blanchard · 2 eps
Star Trek: Voyager
Arturis · 1 eps
Psych
Peter Westley · 2 eps
Psych
Horace Leland · 1 eps
Mad Men
Ed Baxter · 5 eps
Fargo
Paul Marrane · 2 eps
The A-Team
Phillip Chadway · 1 eps
Beverly Hills, 90210
Daniel Hunter · 2 eps
Rizzoli & Isles
Judge Eugene Allen · 1 eps
Twin Peaks
Leland Palmer · 32 eps
Twin Peaks
Leland Palmer (archive footage) · 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
John Parkinson · 1 eps
Numb3rs
Mitch Langford · 1 eps
Hart to Hart
1 eps
Judging Amy
Atty. Rhodes · 1 eps
Dawson's Creek
Roger Stepavich · 1 eps
L.A. Law
D.A. Walter Platt · 2 eps
V.I.P.
Judge Kreiger · 1 eps
Burn Notice
Mr. Pyne · 1 eps
T. J. Hooker
Harrison Mackenzie · 1 eps
Knots Landing
The Dealer · 5 eps
Chuck
Riley · 3 eps
Charlie's Angels
Evan Wilcox · 1 eps
Airwolf
Victor Resnick · 1 eps
Fresh Off the Boat
Marvin · 72 eps
Jake and the Fatman
1 eps
Moonlighting
1985
Moonlighting
Murderer · 1 eps
Hunter
Alex Parker · 1 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
Garrett Carlson · 1 eps
90210
Dean Thomas · 1 eps
Profiler
James Perrone · 1 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
Lloyd Simon · 1 eps
Drop Dead Diva
Frank Dodd · 1 eps
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Enoch · 1 eps
Dollhouse
Howard Lipman · 1 eps
Workaholics
Kyle Walsh · 1 eps
Body of Proof
Michael Davis · 1 eps
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1 eps
Lou Grant
1 eps
Remington Steele
Schwimmer · 1 eps
All Rise
Richard Walker · 1 eps
Marvel's Agent Carter
Hugh Jones · 4 eps
The Good Guys
Buddy · 1 eps
Shark
Lloyd Holcomb · 1 eps
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Grill Vogel · 2 eps
Popular
Barton · 1 eps
Perception
Martin Sullivan · 1 eps
Reaper
The Devil · 31 eps
She Spies
Ambassador Blaine · 1 eps
Dream On
Maddox March · 1 eps
Home Economics
Frank · 1 eps
Teacher's Pet
1 eps
Wilfred
Colt St. Cloud · 1 eps
Physical
Sheila's Father · 1 eps
Sports Night
Evans · 1 eps
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Jack Smith · 3 eps
The Colbys
3 eps
Six Degrees
1 eps
Stingray
1 eps
Blue Thunder
J.D. Kraft · 1 eps
Adam Ruins Everything
Netflix Executive · 1 eps
Infomercials
Frank Pierre · 1 eps
Mr. Sunshine
Macaulay · 1 eps
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
The Duke · 1 eps
Savannah
Edward Burton · 34 eps
Slugfest
Jack Kirby · 10 eps
Newsreaders
Skip Reming · 24 eps
Trauma Center
1 eps
Holliston
Landlord · 1 eps
Relationship Status
Grace's Dad · 1 eps
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
Mongo the Magnificent · 1 eps
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
Mike Todd · 2 eps
Second Chances
Judge Jim Stinson · 10 eps
The Secrets of Lake Success
Henry Fleming · 2 eps
Farmed and Dangerous
Buck Marshall · 4 eps
Beauty and the Beast
Tom · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (6)
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
Self · 4 eps
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Self
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
Self
Between Two Worlds
Self
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
Self
