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 (115)
RoboCop
Leon Nash
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Leland Palmer
RoboCop 3
Leon Nash (archive footage)
One Missed Call
Ted Summers
Jeepers Creepers 2
Jack Taggart, Sr.
Batman: The Killing Joke
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Cat People
Soap Opera Man
The Chase
Dalton Voss
Deadly Blessing
Sheriff (voice) (uncredited)
God's Not Dead 2
Peter Kane
All the Way
Senator Everett Dirksen
Dead End
Frank Harrington
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Don Hollenbeck
Rising Sun
Senator John Morton
Peaceful Warrior
Doctor Hayden
Powder
Dr. Aaron Stripler
Twin Peaks
Leland Palmer
The Lazarus Effect
Mr. Wallace
Superman: Doomsday
Perry White (voice)
The Flock
Bobby Stiles
King Knight
Merlin
The Journey of Natty Gann
Sol Gann
Swamp Thing
Dr. Alec Holland
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Leland Palmer
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Head of State Thompson
Little Evil
Guy On TV (uncredited)
Dinner Is Served
Headmaster Gustafson
The Butterfly Room
Nick
Night of the Living Deb
Frank Waverly
Big Ass Spider!
Major Braxton Tanner
Psych 3: This Is Gus
Father Peter Westley
Chillerama
Dr. Weems (segment "Wadzilla")
The Bronx Bull
Father Father Joseph
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
Peter Kane
Digging Up the Marrow
William Dekker
Excision
Principal Campbell
Out West
Phillip Alcott
The Battle of Shaker Heights
Harrison
Poolman
William Van Patterson
Tone-Deaf
Michael
Bob Roberts
Chet MacGregor
Shattered
Forest Burnett
The Rift
Robbins
Two Can Play That Game
Bill Parker
To Your Last Death
Cyrus DeKalb (voice)
RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement
Leon Nash
Love at First Hiccup
Roger
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
Mongo the Magnificent (segment "Mongo's Magik Mirror")
Guardian Angel
Attorney Kaufman
Sunstroke
Larry
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Dr. Doone Struts
Suburban Gothic
Donald
Halloweed
Judge Plimington
AM1200
Harry Jones
FDR: American Badass!
Douglas MacArthur
Evasive Action
Sheriff Wes Blaidek
Rosewood Lane
Det. Briggs
Infestation
Ethan
Grey Knight
Col. George Thalman
The Aggression Scale
Bellavance
Wrong Cops
Captain Andy
Unholy 'Mole
The Devil (voice)
The Crew
Charles Pierce
SURPRISE
Mr. Johnson
Seduced
Bartecki
No God, No Master
A. Mitchell Palmer
Windfall
John Wescott
NANOcell
Robert Cox
Landspeed
Brian Sanger
Stuntmen
Jack Strongbow
7-10 Split
Buddy Kendrick
The Chain
Michael
Race for Glory
Jack Davis
Dead Still
Wenton Davies
Unnatural
Victor Clobirch
Pandemic
General Matthews
Away From Here
Paul
Jurassic City
Warden Lewis
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
Fleming
Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End
Frank
Body Shot
Dwight Frye
Beast Mode
Trammel Steadfast
X-Men: First Class
Secretary of State
Almost Salinas
Jack Tynan
Love in the Hamptons
Myron
Crazy Eyes
Zach's Father
The Napa Boys
Officer Toland
Season of Fear
Fred Drummond
Pennyweight
Mr. Pennyweight
Fire in the Dark
Richard
Condor
Christopher Proctor
Madame X
Bellman (uncredited)
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon
Randolph Pratt
Brother White
Pastor Johnny Kingman
Tartuffe
Damis
Write to Kill
Mark Gaston
The Rain Makers
Harris
Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend
Wade Dawkins
Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire
Frank
Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & Casino
Frank Pierre
Brother's Keeper
Herbert Leemaster
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II
Dr. Simmons
The Wolf in the Well
Roland Carmel
Good Grief
Dr. Gariboldi
The Breakup Girl
Bob Baker
The Girl with the Tramp Stamp Tattoo
2011
Taking Flight
Nonno (voice)
The Blue Rose
Mr. Vallens
The Substance of Things Hoped For
Dr. Lessing
Nuclear Family
The Man
Cyxork 7
Kommander 88
The Election
John
Land of Leopold
Deece Warren
Sharkskin 6
Sam
Iodine
Avery
TV Shows (92)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Roger Hanley · 1 eps
NCIS
Wayne Tobett · 1 eps
The Mentalist
Dennis Victor · 1 eps
Criminal Minds
John Nelson · 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Ernest Chase · 1 eps
Bones
Rick Turco · 1 eps
Castle
Bobby Fox · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-0
Morris Brown · 1 eps
JAG
Congressman Marvin Bolton · 1 eps
24
Vice-President Hal Gardner · 6 eps
How I Met Your Mother
Robin Scherbatsky Sr. · 6 eps
Charmed
Ludlow · 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
John Parkinson · 1 eps
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Liko · 1 eps
Beverly Hills, 90210
Daniel Hunter · 2 eps
Psych
Peter Westley · 2 eps
Psych
Horace Leland · 1 eps
The West Wing
Governor Tillman D-CA · 1 eps
Star Trek: Voyager
Arturis · 1 eps
Fargo
Paul Marrane · 2 eps
Rizzoli & Isles
Judge Eugene Allen · 1 eps
Knots Landing
The Dealer · 5 eps
Mad Men
Ed Baxter · 5 eps
The Closer
Tom Blanchard · 2 eps
Charlie's Angels
Evan Wilcox · 1 eps
Numb3rs
Mitch Langford · 1 eps
Twin Peaks
Leland Palmer · 32 eps
Twin Peaks
Leland Palmer (archive footage) · 1 eps
Dawson's Creek
Roger Stepavich · 1 eps
Burn Notice
Mr. Pyne · 1 eps
L.A. Law
D.A. Walter Platt · 2 eps
The A-Team
Phillip Chadway · 1 eps
Chuck
Riley · 3 eps
Judging Amy
Atty. Rhodes · 1 eps
Dream On
Maddox March · 1 eps
Fresh Off the Boat
Marvin · 72 eps
Hart to Hart
1 eps
Airwolf
Victor Resnick · 1 eps
V.I.P.
Judge Kreiger · 1 eps
90210
Dean Thomas · 1 eps
Moonlighting
1985
Moonlighting
Murderer · 1 eps
Lou Grant
1 eps
T. J. Hooker
Harrison Mackenzie · 1 eps
Remington Steele
Schwimmer · 1 eps
Perception
Martin Sullivan · 1 eps
Hunter
Alex Parker · 1 eps
Drop Dead Diva
Frank Dodd · 1 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
Garrett Carlson · 1 eps
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1 eps
Profiler
James Perrone · 1 eps
Marvel's Agent Carter
Hugh Jones · 4 eps
Workaholics
Kyle Walsh · 1 eps
Body of Proof
Michael Davis · 1 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
Lloyd Simon · 1 eps
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Enoch · 1 eps
All Rise
Richard Walker · 1 eps
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Grill Vogel · 2 eps
Jake and the Fatman
1 eps
The Young and the Restless
Ian Ward · 1 eps
Shark
Lloyd Holcomb · 1 eps
Dollhouse
Howard Lipman · 1 eps
She Spies
Ambassador Blaine · 1 eps
Reaper
The Devil · 31 eps
Home Economics
Frank · 1 eps
Physical
Sheila's Father · 1 eps
Sports Night
Evans · 1 eps
Popular
Barton · 1 eps
Wilfred
Colt St. Cloud · 1 eps
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Jack Smith · 3 eps
The Good Guys
Buddy · 1 eps
The Colbys
3 eps
Teacher's Pet
1 eps
Blue Thunder
J.D. Kraft · 1 eps
Infomercials
Frank Pierre · 1 eps
Slugfest
Jack Kirby · 10 eps
Adam Ruins Everything
Netflix Executive · 1 eps
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
The Duke · 1 eps
Stingray
1 eps
Savannah
Edward Burton · 34 eps
Trauma Center
1 eps
Mr. Sunshine
Macaulay · 1 eps
Six Degrees
1 eps
Relationship Status
Grace's Dad · 1 eps
Newsreaders
Skip Reming · 24 eps
Holliston
Landlord · 1 eps
Second Chances
Judge Jim Stinson · 10 eps
The Secrets of Lake Success
Henry Fleming · 2 eps
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
Mongo the Magnificent · 1 eps
Farmed and Dangerous
Buck Marshall · 4 eps
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
Mike Todd · 2 eps
Beauty and the Beast
Tom · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (7)
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
Self · 4 eps
Between Two Worlds
Self
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Self
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
Self
Postcards From The Cast
Self
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
Self
