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Ray Wise

Actor

Ray Wise

Born August 20, 1947 in Akron, Ohio, USA122 films

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).

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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me posterFirst watchTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me19927.4as Leland PalmerIn the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
X-Men: First Class poster7.3X-Men: First Class2011RoboCop poster7.4RoboCop1987Twin Peaks poster8.5Twin Peaks1989Batman: The Killing Joke poster6.6Batman: The Killing Joke2016Good Night, and Good Luck. poster7.1Good Night, and Good Luck.2005Powder poster7.1Powder1995Jeepers Creepers 2 poster6.2Jeepers Creepers 22003Peaceful Warrior poster7.5Peaceful Warrior2006

Filmography

122 films as actor
  1. TBANightmare City
  2. TBAThe Good DarkEdward Penth
  3. 2026SURPRISEMr. Johnson
  4. 2026NANOcellRobert Cox
  5. 2026The Napa BoysOfficer Toland
  6. 2024The Wolf in the WellRoland Carmel
  7. 2024God's Not Dead: In God We TrustPeter Kane
  8. 2024The Blue RoseMr. Vallens
  9. 2024Good GriefDr. Gariboldi
  10. 2024PoolmanWilliam Van Patterson
  11. 2022King KnightMerlin
  12. 2021Psych 3: This Is GusFather Peter Westley
  13. 2021Dinner Is ServedHeadmaster Gustafson
  14. 2020Beast ModeTrammel Steadfast
  15. 2019To Your Last DeathCyrus DeKalb (voice)
  16. 2019Unholy 'MoleThe Devil (voice)
  17. 2019The ChainMichael
  18. 2019Tone-DeafMichael
  19. 2017Little EvilGuy On TV (uncredited)
  20. 2017ShatteredForest Burnett
  21. 2016HalloweedJudge Plimington
  22. 2016Batman: The Killing JokeCommissioner Gordon (voice)
  23. 2016The Bronx BullFather Father Joseph
  24. 2016All the WaySenator Everett Dirksen
  25. 2016God's Not Dead 2Peter Kane
  26. 2015UnnaturalVictor Clobirch
  27. 2015Taking FlightNonno (voice)
  28. 2015The Breakup GirlBob Baker
  29. 2015Night of the Living DebFrank Waverly
  30. 2015Digging Up the MarrowWilliam Dekker
  31. 2015The Lazarus EffectMr. Wallace
  32. 2015Jurassic CityWarden Lewis
  33. 2014Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & CasinoFrank Pierre
  34. 2014Dead StillWenton Davies
  35. 2014Guardian AngelAttorney Kaufman
  36. 2014Land of LeopoldDeece Warren
  37. 2014Suburban GothicDonald
  38. 2014Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesLeland Palmer
  39. 2014Away From HerePaul
  40. 2014No God, No MasterA. Mitchell Palmer
  41. 2014Tom Holland's Twisted TalesMongo the Magnificent (segment "Mongo's Magik Mirror")
  42. 2013Wrong CopsCaptain Andy
  43. 2013Big Ass Spider!Major Braxton Tanner
  44. 2013Out WestPhillip Alcott
  45. 2013Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and FireFrank
  46. 2013Brother's KeeperHerbert Leemaster
  47. 2013Revelation Road: The Beginning of the EndFrank
  48. 2013Inventing AdamJ.B.
  49. 2012Nuclear FamilyThe Man
  50. 2012Atlas Shrugged: Part IIHead of State Thompson
  51. 2012FDR: American Badass!Douglas MacArthur
  52. 2012ExcisionPrincipal Campbell
  53. 2012The Butterfly RoomNick
  54. 2012Crazy EyesZach's Father
  55. 2012Brother WhitePastor Johnny Kingman
  56. 2012The Aggression ScaleBellavance
  57. 2012Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar LegendWade Dawkins
  58. 2012Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar MovieDr. Doone Struts
  59. 2011The Girl with the Tramp Stamp Tattoo
  60. 2011Rosewood LaneDet. Briggs
  61. 2011ChilleramaDr. Weems (segment "Wadzilla")
  62. 2011X-Men: First ClassSecretary of State
  63. 2009PandemicGeneral Matthews
  64. 2009IodineAvery
  65. 2009StuntmenJack Strongbow
  66. 2009InfestationEthan
  67. 2009Love at First HiccupRoger
  68. 2008AM1200Harry Jones
  69. 2008One Missed CallTed Summers
  70. 2007Superman: DoomsdayPerry White (voice)
  71. 2007The FlockBobby Stiles
  72. 2007The ElectionJohn
  73. 20077-10 SplitBuddy Kendrick
  74. 2006The Substance of Things Hoped ForDr. Lessing
  75. 2006Peaceful WarriorDoctor Hayden
  76. 2006Cyxork 7Kommander 88
  77. 2005Good Night, and Good Luck.Don Hollenbeck
  78. 2005Jane Doe: The Wrong FaceFleming
  79. 2005The Rain MakersHarris
  80. 2005Sharkskin 6Sam
  81. 2003Dead EndFrank Harrington
  82. 2003The Battle of Shaker HeightsHarrison
  83. 2003Jeepers Creepers 2Jack Taggart, Sr.
  84. 2002WindfallJohn Wescott
  85. 2002LandspeedBrian Sanger
  86. 2002Scream at the Sound of the BeepBrother Jake
  87. 2001Two Can Play That GameBill Parker
  88. 2001Almost SalinasJack Tynan
  89. 1999PennyweightMr. Pennyweight
  90. 1998The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia PhenomenonRandolph Pratt
  91. 1998Evasive ActionSheriff Wes Blaidek
  92. 1995PowderDr. Aaron Stripler
  93. 1994The CrewCharles Pierce
  94. 1994RoboCop: The Future of Law EnforcementLeon Nash
  95. 1994Body ShotDwight Frye
  96. 1994The ChaseDalton Voss
  97. 1993Rising SunSenator John Morton
  98. 1993Grey KnightCol. George Thalman
  99. 1992SunstrokeLarry
  100. 1992Bob RobertsChet MacGregor
  101. 1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeLeland Palmer
  102. 1991Write to KillMark Gaston
  103. 1991Fire in the DarkRichard
  104. 1990Runaway HeartArchie
  105. 1990The RiftRobbins
  106. 1989Twin PeaksLeland Palmer
  107. 1989Race for GloryJack Davis
  108. 1989Season of FearFred Drummond
  109. 1988The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson StoryPhil Maresca
  110. 1987RoboCopLeon Nash
  111. 1987RepairsStan the Bartender
  112. 1986CondorChristopher Proctor
  113. 1985The Journey of Natty GannSol Gann
  114. 1985SeducedBartecki
  115. 1982Cat PeopleSoap Opera Man
  116. 1982Swamp ThingDr. Alec Holland
  117. 1981Deadly BlessingSheriff (voice) (uncredited)
  118. 1981Madame XBellman (uncredited)
  119. 1980Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders IIDr. Simmons
  120. 1978TartuffeDamis