Acting
Ray Wise
Born August 20, 1947 · Akron, Ohio, USA
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
7.7
X-Men: First Class
Secretary of State
7.6
RoboCop
Leon Nash
8.3
How I Met Your Mother
Robin Scherbatsky Sr.
8.2
The Mentalist
Dennis Victor
8.1
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Roger Hanley
8.1
Criminal Minds
John Nelson
7.4
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Enoch
7.8
Bones
Rick Turco
8.8
Fargo
Paul Marrane
8.7
Twin Peaks
Leland Palmer, Leland Palmer (archive footage)
7.2
Charmed
Ludlow
7.8
NCIS
Wayne Tobett
7.3
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Leland Palmer
8.1
Castle
Bobby Fox
7.8
Marvel's Agent Carter
Hugh Jones
6.4
Batman: The Killing Joke
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
7.4
Hawaii Five-0
Morris Brown
8.4
24
Vice-President Hal Gardner
5.7
Jeepers Creepers 2
Taggart
8.7
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Liko
Filmography
- 2024PoolmanWilliam Van PattersonMovie
- 2021Psych 3: This Is GusFather Peter WestleyMovie
- 2021PhysicalSheila's FatherSeries
- 2021Home EconomicsFrankSeries
- 2019To Your Last DeathCyrus DeKalb (voice)Movie
- 2019The Movies That Made UsSelf (archive footage)Series
- 2019All RiseRichard WalkerSeries
- 2019Tone-DeafMichaelMovie
- 2018Chilling Adventures of SabrinaEnochSeries
- 2017Little EvilGuy On TV (uncredited)Movie
- 2016Gilmore Girls: A Year in the LifeJack SmithSeries
- 2016Batman: The Killing JokeCommissioner Gordon (voice)Movie
- 2016All the WaySenator Everett DirksenMovie
- 2016God's Not Dead 2Peter KaneMovie
- 2015UnnaturalVictor ClobirchMovie
- 2015Adam Ruins EverythingNetflix ExecutiveSeries
- 2015Night of the Living DebFrank WaverlyMovie
- 2015Digging Up the MarrowWilliam DekkerMovie
- 2015Fresh Off the BoatMarvinSeries
- 2015The Lazarus EffectMr. WallaceMovie
- 2015Jurassic CityWarden LewisMovie
- 2015Marvel's Agent CarterHugh JonesSeries
- 2014Suburban GothicDonaldMovie
- 2014Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesLeland PalmerMovie
- 2014FargoPaul MarraneSeries
- 2013Wrong CopsCaptain AndyMovie
- 2013Big Ass Spider!Major Braxton TannerMovie
- 2012Atlas Shrugged: Part IIHead of State ThompsonMovie
- 2012FDR: American Badass!Douglas MacArthurMovie
- 2012ExcisionPrincipal CampbellMovie
- 2012The Butterfly RoomNickMovie
- 2012PerceptionMartin SullivanSeries
- 2012The Aggression ScaleBellavanceMovie
- 2012Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar MovieDr. Doone StrutsMovie
- 2011Rosewood LaneDet. BriggsMovie
- 2011ChilleramaDr. Weems (segment "Wadzilla")Movie
- 2011WilfredColt St. CloudSeries
- 2011X-Men: First ClassSecretary of StateMovie
- 2011WorkaholicsKyle WalshSeries
- 2011Body of ProofMichael DavisSeries
- 2011Mr. SunshineMacaulaySeries
- 2010Hawaii Five-0Morris BrownSeries
- 2010Rizzoli & IslesJudge Eugene AllenSeries
- 2010The Good GuysBuddySeries
- 2009Drop Dead DivaFrank DoddSeries
- 2009CastleBobby FoxSeries
- 2009DollhouseHoward LipmanSeries
- 2009InfestationEthanMovie
- 2009Love at First HiccupRogerMovie
- 2008The MentalistDennis VictorSeries
- 200890210Dean ThomasSeries
- 2008One Missed CallTed SummersMovie
- 2007Superman: DoomsdayPerry White (voice)Movie
- 2007ReaperThe DevilSeries
- 2007ChuckRileySeries
- 2007The FlockBobby StilesMovie
- 2007Mad MenEd BaxterSeries
- 2007Burn NoticeMr. PyneSeries
- 2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!Grill VogelSeries
- 2006SharkLloyd HolcombSeries
- 2006PsychPeter Westley, Horace LelandSeries
- 2006Peaceful WarriorDoctor HaydenMovie
- 2005Criminal MindsJohn NelsonSeries
- 2005How I Met Your MotherRobin Scherbatsky Sr.Series
- 2005Good Night, and Good Luck.Don HollenbeckMovie
- 2005BonesRick TurcoSeries
- 2005The CloserTom BlanchardSeries
- 2005Numb3rsMitch LangfordSeries
- 2003Dead EndFrank HarringtonMovie
- 2003NCISWayne TobettSeries
- 2003The Battle of Shaker HeightsHarrisonMovie
- 2003Jeepers Creepers 2TaggartMovie
- 200124Vice-President Hal GardnerSeries
- 2001Two Can Play That GameBill ParkerMovie
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationErnest ChaseSeries
- 1999PopularBartonSeries
- 1999The West WingGovernor Tillman D-CASeries
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRoger HanleySeries
- 1999Judging AmyAtty. RhodesSeries
- 1998CharmedLudlowSeries
- 1998V.I.P.Judge KreigerSeries
- 1998Sports NightEvansSeries
- 1998Dawson's CreekRoger StepavichSeries
- 1996ProfilerJames PerroneSeries
- 1995PowderDr. Aaron StriplerMovie
- 1995JAGCongressman Marvin BoltonSeries
- 1995Star Trek: VoyagerArturisSeries
- 1994The ChaseDalton VossMovie
- 1993Diagnosis: MurderJohn ParkinsonSeries
- 1993Rising SunSenator John MortonMovie
- 1993Walker, Texas RangerGarrett CarlsonSeries
- 1993RoboCop 3Leon Nash (archive footage)Movie
- 1992Bob RobertsChet MacGregorMovie
- 1992The Larry Sanders ShowLloyd SimonSeries
- 1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeLeland PalmerMovie
- 1990Beverly Hills, 90210Daniel HunterSeries
- 1990Dream OnMaddox MarchSeries
- 1990Twin PeaksLeland Palmer, Leland Palmer (archive footage)Series
- 1990The RiftRobbinsMovie
- 1989Twin PeaksLeland PalmerMovie
- 1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationLikoSeries
- 1987Jake and the FatmanSeries
- 1987Beauty and the BeastTomSeries
- 1987RoboCopLeon NashMovie
- 1986L.A. LawD.A. Walter PlattSeries
- 1985The Journey of Natty GannSol GannMovie
- 1985MoonlightingSeries
- 1984HunterAlex ParkerSeries
- 1984AirwolfVictor ResnickSeries
- 1984Blue ThunderJ.D. KraftSeries
- 1983The A-TeamPhillip ChadwaySeries
- 1982Remington SteeleSchwimmerSeries
- 1982Cat PeopleSoap Opera ManMovie
- 1982T. J. HookerHarrison MackenzieSeries
- 1982Swamp ThingDr. Alec HollandMovie
- 1981Deadly BlessingSheriff (voice) (uncredited)Movie
- 1979Knots LandingThe DealerSeries
- 1979Hart to HartSeries
- 1976Charlie's AngelsEvan WilcoxSeries
- 1973The Young and the RestlessIan WardSeries