Ray Wise
Known for acting · Born 20 August 1947 · 79 · Akron, Ohio, USA
219 credits
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
Twin Peaks
1990
Fresh Off the Boat
2015
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
Jeepers Creepers 2
2003
Reaper
2007
Dead End
2003
Swamp Thing
1982
Batman: The Killing Joke
2016
How I Met Your Mother
2005
One Missed Call
2008
24
2001
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985
Acting (219)
2026The Napa BoysOfficer TolandFilm
2026NANOcellRobert CoxFilm
2026SURPRISEMr. JohnsonFilm
2024PoolmanWilliam Van PattersonFilm
2024God's Not Dead: In God We TrustPeter KaneFilm
2024The Blue RoseMr. VallensFilm
2024The Wolf in the WellRoland CarmelFilm
2024Good GriefDr. GariboldiFilm
2023RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCopSelf · 4 episodesSeries
2022King KnightMerlinFilm
2021PhysicalSheila's FatherSeries
2021Psych 3: This Is GusFather Peter WestleyFilm
2021Home EconomicsFrankSeries
2021Dinner Is ServedHeadmaster GustafsonFilm
2021SlugfestJack Kirby · 10 episodesSeries
2020Beast ModeTrammel SteadfastFilm
2019The Movies That Made UsSelf (archive footage)Series
2019All RiseRichard WalkerSeries
2019Tone-DeafMichaelFilm
2019To Your Last DeathCyrus DeKalb (voice)Film
2019The ChainMichaelFilm
2019Unholy 'MoleThe Devil (voice)Film
2018Chilling Adventures of SabrinaEnochSeries
2017Little EvilGuy On TV (uncredited)Film
2017ShatteredForest BurnettFilm
2017I Had Bad Milk in DehradunSelfFilm
2016Batman: The Killing JokeCommissioner Gordon (voice)Film
2016Gilmore Girls: A Year in the LifeJack Smith · 3 episodesSeries
2016God's Not Dead 2Peter KaneFilm
2016All the WaySenator Everett DirksenFilm
2016HalloweedJudge PlimingtonFilm
2016The Bronx BullFather Father JosephFilm
2016Relationship StatusGrace's DadSeries
2015Marvel's Agent CarterHugh Jones · 4 episodesSeries
2015The Lazarus EffectMr. WallaceFilm
2015Fresh Off the BoatMarvin · 72 episodesSeries
2015Night of the Living DebFrank WaverlyFilm
2015Digging Up the MarrowWilliam DekkerFilm
2015Adam Ruins EverythingNetflix ExecutiveSeries
2015Jurassic CityWarden LewisFilm
2015UnnaturalVictor ClobirchFilm
2015Taking FlightNonno (voice)Film
2015The Breakup GirlBob BakerFilm
2014FargoPaul Marrane · 2 episodesSeries
2014Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesLeland PalmerFilm
2014Suburban GothicDonaldFilm
2014Tim and Eric's Bedtime StoriesThe DukeSeries
2014No God, No MasterA. Mitchell PalmerFilm
2014Dead StillWenton DaviesFilm
2014Tom Holland's Twisted TalesMongo the Magnificent (segment "Mongo's Magik Mirror")Film
2014Away From HerePaulFilm
2014Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & CasinoFrank PierreFilm
2014Between Two WorldsSelfFilm
2014Guardian AngelAttorney KaufmanFilm
2014Farmed and DangerousBuck Marshall · 4 episodesSeries
2014Land of LeopoldDeece WarrenFilm
2013Wrong CopsCaptain AndyFilm
2013Big Ass Spider!Major Braxton TannerFilm
2013Revelation Road: The Beginning of the EndFrankFilm
2013Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and FireFrankFilm
2013NewsreadersSkip Reming · 24 episodesSeries
2013Brother's KeeperHerbert LeemasterFilm
2013Out WestPhillip AlcottFilm
2013Inventing AdamJ.B.Film
2013Tom Holland's Twisted TalesMongo the MagnificentSeries
2012ExcisionPrincipal CampbellFilm
2012PerceptionMartin SullivanSeries
2012Atlas Shrugged: Part IIHead of State ThompsonFilm
2012Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar MovieDr. Doone StrutsFilm
2012The Butterfly RoomNickFilm
2012FDR: American Badass!Douglas MacArthurFilm
2012The Aggression ScaleBellavanceFilm
2012Crazy EyesZach's FatherFilm
2012Brother WhitePastor Johnny KingmanFilm
2012HollistonLandlordSeries
2012Nuclear FamilyThe ManFilm
2012Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar LegendWade DawkinsFilm
2011X-Men: First ClassSecretary of StateFilm
2011WilfredColt St. CloudSeries
2011WorkaholicsKyle WalshSeries
2011Body of ProofMichael DavisSeries
2011ChilleramaDr. Weems (segment "Wadzilla")Film
2011Rosewood LaneDet. BriggsFilm
2011Mr. SunshineMacaulaySeries
2011The Girl with the Tramp Stamp TattooFilm
2010Hawaii Five-0Morris BrownSeries
2010Rizzoli & IslesJudge Eugene AllenSeries
2010The Good GuysBuddySeries
2009CastleBobby FoxSeries
2009DollhouseHoward LipmanSeries
2009Drop Dead DivaFrank DoddSeries
2009InfestationEthanFilm
2009Love at First HiccupRogerFilm
2009PandemicGeneral MatthewsFilm
2009StuntmenJack StrongbowFilm
2009IodineAveryFilm
2009InfomercialsFrank PierreSeries
2008The MentalistDennis VictorSeries
2008One Missed CallTed SummersFilm
200890210Dean ThomasSeries
2008AM1200Harry JonesFilm
2007Mad MenEd Baxter · 5 episodesSeries
2007ChuckRiley · 3 episodesSeries
2007Superman: DoomsdayPerry White (voice)Film
2007Burn NoticeMr. PyneSeries
2007The FlockBobby StilesFilm
2007ReaperThe Devil · 31 episodesSeries
2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!Grill Vogel · 2 episodesSeries
20077-10 SplitBuddy KendrickFilm
2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksSelfFilm
2007The ElectionJohnFilm
2006PsychPeter Westley · 2 episodes, Horace LelandSeries
2006Peaceful WarriorDoctor HaydenFilm
2006SharkLloyd HolcombSeries
2006Six DegreesSeries
2006Cyxork 7Kommander 88Film
2006The Substance of Things Hoped ForDr. LessingFilm
2005How I Met Your MotherRobin Scherbatsky Sr. · 6 episodesSeries
2005Criminal MindsJohn NelsonSeries
2005BonesRick TurcoSeries
2005Good Night, and Good Luck.Don HollenbeckFilm
2005Numb3rsMitch LangfordSeries
2005The CloserTom Blanchard · 2 episodesSeries
2005Jane Doe: The Wrong FaceFlemingFilm
2005The Rain MakersHarrisFilm
2005Sharkskin 6SamFilm
2003NCISWayne TobettSeries
2003Jeepers Creepers 2Jack Taggart, Sr.Film
2003Dead EndFrank HarringtonFilm
2003The Battle of Shaker HeightsHarrisonFilm
2002She SpiesAmbassador BlaineSeries
2002WindfallJohn WescottFilm
2002LandspeedBrian SangerFilm
2002Scream at the Sound of the BeepBrother JakeFilm
200124Vice-President Hal Gardner · 6 episodesSeries
2001Two Can Play That GameBill ParkerFilm
2001Almost SalinasJack TynanFilm
2001Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin PeaksSelfFilm
2001Postcards From The CastSelfFilm
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationErnest ChaseSeries
2000Teacher's PetSeries
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRoger HanleySeries
1999The West WingGovernor Tillman D-CASeries
1999Judging AmyAtty. RhodesSeries
1999PopularBartonSeries
1999PennyweightMr. PennyweightFilm
1998CharmedLudlowSeries
1998Dawson's CreekRoger StepavichSeries
1998Sports NightEvansSeries
1998V.I.P.Judge KreigerSeries
1998Evasive ActionSheriff Wes BlaidekFilm
1998The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia PhenomenonRandolph PrattFilm
1996ProfilerJames PerroneSeries
1996SavannahEdward Burton · 34 episodesSeries
1995Star Trek: VoyagerArturisSeries
1995PowderDr. Aaron StriplerFilm
1995JAGCongressman Marvin BoltonSeries
1995Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor StoryMike Todd · 2 episodesSeries
1994The ChaseDalton VossFilm
1994RoboCop: The Future of Law EnforcementLeon NashFilm
1994The CrewCharles PierceFilm
1994Body ShotDwight FryeFilm
1993RoboCop 3Leon Nash (archive footage)Film
1993Rising SunSenator John MortonFilm
1993Walker, Texas RangerGarrett CarlsonSeries
1993Diagnosis: MurderJohn ParkinsonSeries
1993Grey KnightCol. George ThalmanFilm
1993Second ChancesJudge Jim Stinson · 10 episodesSeries
1993The Secrets of Lake SuccessHenry Fleming · 2 episodesSeries
1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeLeland PalmerFilm
1992Bob RobertsChet MacGregorFilm
1992The Larry Sanders ShowLloyd SimonSeries
1992SunstrokeLarryFilm
1991Write to KillMark GastonFilm
1991Fire in the DarkRichardFilm
1990Twin PeaksLeland Palmer · 32 episodes, Leland Palmer (archive footage)Series
1990Beverly Hills, 90210Daniel Hunter · 2 episodesSeries
1990The RiftRobbinsFilm
1990Dream OnMaddox MarchSeries
1990Runaway HeartArchieFilm
1989Twin PeaksLeland PalmerFilm
1989Race for GloryJack DavisFilm
1989Season of FearFred DrummondFilm
1988The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson StoryPhil MarescaFilm
1987RoboCopLeon NashFilm
1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationLikoSeries
1987Beauty and the BeastTomSeries
1987Jake and the FatmanSeries
1987RepairsStan the BartenderFilm
1986L.A. LawD.A. Walter Platt · 2 episodesSeries
1986CondorChristopher ProctorFilm
1985Moonlighting, MurdererSeries
1985The Journey of Natty GannSol GannFilm
1985StingraySeries
1985The Colbys · 3 episodesSeries
1985SeducedBarteckiFilm
1984AirwolfVictor ResnickSeries
1984Blue ThunderJ.D. KraftSeries
1984HunterAlex ParkerSeries
1983The A-TeamPhillip ChadwaySeries
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries
1983Trauma CenterSeries
1982Cat PeopleSoap Opera ManFilm
1982Swamp ThingDr. Alec HollandFilm
1982Remington SteeleSchwimmerSeries
1982T. J. HookerHarrison MackenzieSeries
1981Deadly BlessingSheriff (voice) (uncredited)Film
1981Madame XBellman (uncredited)Film
1980Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders IIDr. SimmonsFilm
1979Hart to HartSeries
1979Knots LandingThe Dealer · 5 episodesSeries
1978TartuffeDamisFilm
1977Lou GrantSeries
1976Charlie's AngelsEvan WilcoxSeries
1976Love in the HamptonsMyronFilm
1973The Young and the RestlessIan WardSeries
1969Dare the DevilDavid KellerFilm
—Nightmare CityFilm
—The Good DarkEdward PenthFilm