Ray Wise
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Acting Credits
Biography
Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor best known for his role as Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks (1990β1991, 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
Filmography
The Napa Boys
2026
as Officer Toland
NANOcell
2026
as Robert Cox
SURPRISE
2026
as Mr. Johnson
The Blue Rose
2024
as Mr. Vallens
Poolman
2024
as William Van Patterson
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
2024
as Peter Kane
The Wolf in the Well
2024
as Roland Carmel
Good Grief
2024
as Dr. Gariboldi
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
2023
as Self
King Knight
2022
as Merlin
Psych 3: This Is Gus
2021
as Father Peter Westley
Dinner Is Served
2021
as Headmaster Gustafson
Slugfest
2021
as Jack Kirby
Physical
2021
as Sheila's Father
Home Economics
2021
as Frank
Beast Mode
2020
as Trammel Steadfast
To Your Last Death
2019
as Cyrus DeKalb (voice)
The Chain
2019
as Michael
Tone-Deaf
2019
as Michael
Unholy 'Mole
2019
as The Devil (voice)
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (archive footage)
All Rise
2019
as Richard Walker
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
2018
as Enoch
Little Evil
2017
as Guy On TV (uncredited)
Shattered
2017
as Forest Burnett
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
2017
as Self
The Bronx Bull
2016
as Father Father Joseph
Batman: The Killing Joke
2016
as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
All the Way
2016
as Senator Everett Dirksen
Halloweed
2016
as Judge Plimington
God's Not Dead 2
2016
as Peter Kane
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
as Jack Smith
Relationship Status
2016
as Grace's Dad
Digging Up the Marrow
2015
as William Dekker
The Breakup Girl
2015
as Bob Baker
Jurassic City
2015
as Warden Lewis
The Lazarus Effect
2015
as Mr. Wallace
Night of the Living Deb
2015
as Frank Waverly
Taking Flight
2015
as Nonno (voice)
Unnatural
2015
as Victor Clobirch
Fresh Off the Boat
2015
as Marvin
Marvel's Agent Carter
2015
as Hugh Jones
Adam Ruins Everything
2015
as Netflix Executive
Guardian Angel
2014
as Attorney Kaufman
Away From Here
2014
as Paul
No God, No Master
2014
as A. Mitchell Palmer
Suburban Gothic
2014
as Donald
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
as Leland Palmer
Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & Casino
2014
as Frank Pierre
Dead Still
2014
as Wenton Davies
Land of Leopold
2014
as Deece Warren
Between Two Worlds
2014
as Self
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2014
as Mongo the Magnificent (segment "Mongo's Magik Mirror")
Farmed and Dangerous
2014
as Buck Marshall
Fargo
2014
as Paul Marrane
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014
as The Duke
Wrong Cops
2013
as Captain Andy
Big Ass Spider!
2013
as Major Braxton Tanner
Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire
2013
as Frank
Brother's Keeper
2013
as Herbert Leemaster
Out West
2013
as Phillip Alcott
Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End
2013
as Frank
Inventing Adam
2013
as J.B.
Newsreaders
2013
as Skip Reming
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2013
as Mongo the Magnificent
Excision
2012
as Principal Campbell
The Aggression Scale
2012
as Bellavance
The Butterfly Room
2012
as Nick
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
2012
as Dr. Doone Struts
FDR: American Badass!
2012
as Douglas MacArthur
Nuclear Family
2012
as The Man
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012
as Head of State Thompson
Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend
2012
as Wade Dawkins
Brother White
2012
as Pastor Johnny Kingman
Crazy Eyes
2012
as Zach's Father
Perception
2012
as Martin Sullivan
Holliston
2012
as Landlord
X-Men: First Class
2011
as Secretary of State
Rosewood Lane
2011
as Det. Briggs
Chillerama
2011
as Dr. Weems (segment "Wadzilla")
The Girl with the Tramp Stamp Tattoo
2011
Mr. Sunshine
2011
as Macaulay
Wilfred
2011
as Colt St. Cloud
Body of Proof
2011
as Michael Davis
Workaholics
2011
as Kyle Walsh
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Morris Brown
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Judge Eugene Allen
The Good Guys
2010
as Buddy
Pandemic
2009
as General Matthews
Iodine
2009
as Avery
Infestation
2009
as Ethan
Stuntmen
2009
as Jack Strongbow
Love at First Hiccup
2009
as Roger
Castle
2009
as Bobby Fox
Dollhouse
2009
as Howard Lipman
Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Frank Dodd
Infomercials
2009
as Frank Pierre
One Missed Call
2008
as Ted Summers
AM1200
2008
as Harry Jones
90210
2008
as Dean Thomas
The Mentalist
2008
as Dennis Victor
Superman: Doomsday
2007
as Perry White (voice)
The Flock
2007
as Bobby Stiles
The Election
2007
as John
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
as Self
7-10 Split
2007
as Buddy Kendrick
Burn Notice
2007
as Mr. Pyne
Reaper
2007
as The Devil
Chuck
2007
as Riley
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
as Grill Vogel
Mad Men
2007
as Ed Baxter
Cyxork 7
2006
as Kommander 88
The Substance of Things Hoped For
2006
as Dr. Lessing
Peaceful Warrior
2006
as Doctor Hayden
Shark
2006
as Lloyd Holcomb
Psych
2006
as Peter Westley
Six Degrees
2006
Psych
2006
as Horace Leland
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
as Don Hollenbeck
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005
as Fleming
The Rain Makers
2005
as Harris
Sharkskin 6
2005
as Sam
Numb3rs
2005
as Mitch Langford
Bones
2005
as Rick Turco
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Robin Scherbatsky Sr.
Criminal Minds
2005
as John Nelson
The Closer
2005
as Tom Blanchard
Jeepers Creepers 2
2003
as Jack Taggart, Sr.
Dead End
2003
as Frank Harrington
The Battle of Shaker Heights
2003
as Harrison
NCIS
2003
as Wayne Tobett
Landspeed
2002
as Brian Sanger
Scream at the Sound of the Beep
2002
as Brother Jake
Windfall
2002
as John Wescott
She Spies
2002
as Ambassador Blaine
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
2001
as Self
Postcards From The Cast
2001
as Self
Two Can Play That Game
2001
as Bill Parker
Almost Salinas
2001
as Jack Tynan
24
2001
as Vice-President Hal Gardner
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Ernest Chase
Teacher's Pet
2000
Pennyweight
1999
as Mr. Pennyweight
Judging Amy
1999
as Atty. Rhodes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Roger Hanley
Popular
1999
as Barton
The West Wing
1999
as Governor Tillman D-CA
Evasive Action
1998
as Sheriff Wes Blaidek
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon
1998
as Randolph Pratt
Dawson's Creek
1998
as Roger Stepavich
Charmed
1998
as Ludlow
Sports Night
1998
as Evans
V.I.P.
1998
as Judge Kreiger
Profiler
1996
as James Perrone
Savannah
1996
as Edward Burton
Powder
1995
as Dr. Aaron Stripler
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Arturis
JAG
1995
as Congressman Marvin Bolton
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
1995
as Mike Todd
The Chase
1994
as Dalton Voss
Body Shot
1994
as Dwight Frye
The Crew
1994
as Charles Pierce
RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement
1994
as Leon Nash
Rising Sun
1993
as Senator John Morton
Grey Knight
1993
as Col. George Thalman
RoboCop 3
1993
as Leon Nash (archive footage)
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Garrett Carlson
Second Chances
1993
as Judge Jim Stinson
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as John Parkinson
The Secrets of Lake Success
1993
as Henry Fleming
Bob Roberts
1992
as Chet MacGregor
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
as Leland Palmer
Sunstroke
1992
as Larry
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Lloyd Simon
Write to Kill
1991
as Mark Gaston
Fire in the Dark
1991
as Richard
The Rift
1990
as Robbins
Runaway Heart
1990
as Archie
Twin Peaks
1990
as Leland Palmer
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
as Daniel Hunter
Twin Peaks
1990
as Leland Palmer (archive footage)
Dream On
1990
as Maddox March
Race for Glory
1989
as Jack Davis
Twin Peaks
1989
as Leland Palmer
Season of Fear
1989
as Fred Drummond
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story
1988
as Phil Maresca
RoboCop
1987
as Leon Nash
Repairs
1987
as Stan the Bartender
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Liko
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Tom
Condor
1986
as Christopher Proctor
L.A. Law
1986
as D.A. Walter Platt
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985
as Sol Gann
Seduced
1985
as Bartecki
Moonlighting
1985
Stingray
1985
The Colbys
1985
Moonlighting
1985
as Murderer
Airwolf
1984
as Victor Resnick
Hunter
1984
as Alex Parker
Blue Thunder
1984
as J.D. Kraft
The A-Team
1983
as Phillip Chadway
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Trauma Center
1983
Swamp Thing
1982
as Dr. Alec Holland
Cat People
1982
as Soap Opera Man
Remington Steele
1982
as Schwimmer
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Harrison Mackenzie
Madame X
1981
as Bellman (uncredited)
Deadly Blessing
1981
as Sheriff (voice) (uncredited)
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II
1980
as Dr. Simmons
Knots Landing
1979
as The Dealer
Hart to Hart
1979
Tartuffe
1978
as Damis
Lou Grant
1977
Love in the Hamptons
1976
as Myron
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Evan Wilcox
Dare the Devil
1969
as David Keller