Death of Richard Dysart

April 30, 1929 - April 7, 2015
Santa Monica, California | Age 85

'L.A. Law' actor dies at 86
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The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Dysart, a veteran stage and screen actor who played senior partner Leland McKenzie in the long-running TV courtroom drama "L.A. Law," has died after a long illness. He was 86.

Dysart died Sunday at his home in Santa Monica, California, according to his daughter-in-law Jeannine Jacobi.

He created the Broadway role of the Coach in "That Championship Season," for which he won a Drama Desk Award in 1972, and his many film...

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