Ray Wise
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).
Filmography · 209
The Mentalist
2008 · Dennis Victor
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Roger Hanley
NCIS
2003 · Wayne Tobett
Criminal Minds
2005 · John Nelson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Ernest Chase
Bones
2005 · Rick Turco
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · Morris Brown
Castle
2009 · Bobby Fox
The West Wing
1999 · Governor Tillman D-CA
Psych
2006 · Peter Westley
24
2001 · Vice-President Hal Gar...
Charmed
1998 · Ludlow
Hunter
1984 · Alex Parker
How I Met Your Mother
2005 · Robin Scherbatsky Sr.
The Closer
2005 · Tom Blanchard
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Liko
JAG
1995 · Congressman Marvin Bol...
Mad Men
2007 · Ed Baxter
Fargo
2014 · Paul Marrane
The A-Team
1983 · Phillip Chadway
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · Arturis
She Spies
2002 · Ambassador Blaine
Rizzoli & Isles
2010 · Judge Eugene Allen
Twin Peaks
1990 · Leland Palmer
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990 · Daniel Hunter
V.I.P.
1998 · Judge Kreiger
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · John Parkinson
Numb3rs
2005 · Mitch Langford
Charlie's Angels
1976 · Evan Wilcox
Knots Landing
1979 · The Dealer
Dawson's Creek
1998 · Roger Stepavich
Chuck
2007 · Riley
Burn Notice
2007 · Mr. Pyne
Judging Amy
1999 · Atty. Rhodes
Airwolf
1984 · Victor Resnick
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Fresh Off the Boat
2015 · Marvin
T. J. Hooker
1982 · Harrison Mackenzie
Body of Proof
2011 · Michael Davis
L.A. Law
1986 · D.A. Walter Platt
Hart to Hart
1979
Perception
2012 · Martin Sullivan
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Lloyd Simon
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Garrett Carlson
90210
2008 · Dean Thomas
Profiler
1996 · James Perrone
Moonlighting
1985
Lou Grant
1977
All Rise
2019 · Richard Walker
Workaholics
2011 · Kyle Walsh
Drop Dead Diva
2009 · Frank Dodd
Dollhouse
2009 · Howard Lipman
Remington Steele
1982 · Schwimmer
Shark
2006 · Lloyd Holcomb
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
2018 · Enoch
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007 · Grill Vogel
Marvel's Agent Carter
2015 · Hugh Jones
Teacher's Pet
2000
Dream On
1990 · Maddox March
Popular
1999 · Barton
Home Economics
2021 · Frank
Reaper
2007 · The Devil
The Movies That Made Us
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Physical
2021 · Sheila's Father
RoboCop
1987 · Leon Nash
Sports Night
1998 · Evans
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016 · Jack Smith
Wilfred
2011 · Colt St. Cloud
The Good Guys
2010 · Buddy
Adam Ruins Everything
2015 · Netflix Executive
The Colbys
1985
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992 · Leland Palmer
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014 · The Duke
Relationship Status
2016 · Grace's Dad
Jeepers Creepers 2
2003 · Jack Taggart, Sr.
Stingray
1985
Infomercials
2009 · Frank Pierre
RoboCop 3
1993 · Leon Nash (archive foo...
Savannah
1996 · Edward Burton
Six Degrees
2006
Blue Thunder
1984 · J.D. Kraft
Two Can Play That Game
2001 · Bill Parker
Newsreaders
2013 · Skip Reming
Slugfest
2021 · Jack Kirby
Mr. Sunshine
2011 · Macaulay
Trauma Center
1983
Batman: The Killing Joke
2016 · Commissioner Gordon (v...
Cat People
1982 · Soap Opera Man
Powder
1995 · Dr. Aaron Stripler
Superman: Doomsday
2007 · Perry White (voice)
Rising Sun
1993 · Senator John Morton
Dead End
2003 · Frank Harrington
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005 · Don Hollenbeck
Holliston
2012 · Landlord
Peaceful Warrior
2006 · Doctor Hayden
One Missed Call
2008 · Ted Summers
Twin Peaks
1989 · Leland Palmer
Chillerama
2011 · Dr. Weems (segment "Wa...
The Lazarus Effect
2015 · Mr. Wallace
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014 · Leland Palmer
Swamp Thing
1982 · Dr. Alec Holland
All the Way
2016 · Senator Everett Dirkse...
The Chase
1994 · Dalton Voss
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
2023 · Self
Poolman
2024 · William Van Patterson
God's Not Dead 2
2016 · Peter Kane
NANOcell
2026 · Robert Cox
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
2024 · Peter Kane
Nightmare City
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The Napa Boys
2026 · Officer Toland
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012 · Head of State Thompson
Little Evil
2017 · Guy On TV (uncredited)
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985 · Sol Gann
AM1200
2008 · Harry Jones
Excision
2012 · Principal Campbell
Second Chances
1993 · Judge Jim Stinson
The Flock
2007 · Bobby Stiles
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2013 · Mongo the Magnificent
Infestation
2009 · Ethan
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
1995 · Mike Todd
Suburban Gothic
2014 · Donald
Big Ass Spider!
2013 · Major Braxton Tanner
Evasive Action
1998 · Sheriff Wes Blaidek
The Battle of Shaker Heights
2003 · Harrison
The Rift
1990 · Robbins
The Secrets of Lake Success
1993 · Henry Fleming
Rosewood Lane
2011 · Det. Briggs
Tartuffe
1978 · Damis
Psych 3: This Is Gus
2021 · Father Peter Westley
The Wolf in the Well
2024 · Roland Carmel
Bob Roberts
1992 · Chet MacGregor
Digging Up the Marrow
2015 · William Dekker
The Breakup Girl
2015 · Bob Baker
Tone-Deaf
2019 · Michael
The Butterfly Room
2012 · Nick
Out West
2013 · Phillip Alcott
Beauty and the Beast
1987 · Tom
Farmed and Dangerous
2014 · Buck Marshall
Wrong Cops
2013 · Captain Andy
Night of the Living Deb
2015 · Frank Waverly
X-Men: First Class
2011 · Secretary of State
To Your Last Death
2019 · Cyrus DeKalb (voice)
Jurassic City
2015 · Warden Lewis
Away From Here
2014 · Paul
Windfall
2002 · John Wescott
Landspeed
2002 · Brian Sanger
FDR: American Badass!
2012 · Douglas MacArthur
Brother's Keeper
2013 · Herbert Leemaster
Shattered
2017 · Forest Burnett
Love at First Hiccup
2009 · Roger
The Blue Rose
2024 · Mr. Vallens
The Crew
1994 · Charles Pierce
Seduced
1985 · Bartecki
The Aggression Scale
2012 · Bellavance
Grey Knight
1993 · Col. George Thalman
The Bronx Bull
2016 · Father Father Joseph
Body Shot
1994 · Dwight Frye
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II
1980 · Dr. Simmons
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
2012 · Dr. Doone Struts
King Knight
2022 · Merlin
Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend
2012 · Wade Dawkins
Unnatural
2015 · Victor Clobirch
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2014 · Mongo the Magnificent...
Pennyweight
1999 · Mr. Pennyweight
Sunstroke
1992 · Larry
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005 · Fleming
Dinner Is Served
2021 · Headmaster Gustafson
Halloweed
2016 · Judge Plimington
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
2017 · Self
The Chain
2019 · Michael
Love in the Hamptons
1976 · Myron
Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End
2013 · Frank
Unholy 'Mole
2019 · The Devil (voice)
Beast Mode
2020 · Trammel Steadfast
Guardian Angel
2014 · Attorney Kaufman
Pandemic
2009 · General Matthews
Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire
2013 · Frank
Stuntmen
2009 · Jack Strongbow
Condor
1986 · Christopher Proctor
No God, No Master
2014 · A. Mitchell Palmer
Almost Salinas
2001 · Jack Tynan
Brother White
2012 · Pastor Johnny Kingman
Land of Leopold
2014 · Deece Warren
Fire in the Dark
1991 · Richard
Taking Flight
2015 · Nonno (voice)
Dead Still
2014 · Wenton Davies
Crazy Eyes
2012 · Zach's Father
7-10 Split
2007 · Buddy Kendrick
Season of Fear
1989 · Fred Drummond
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007 · Self
Madame X
1981 · Bellman (uncredited)
Good Grief
2024 · Dr. Gariboldi
Between Two Worlds
2014 · Self
RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement
1994 · Leon Nash
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
2001 · Self
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon
1998 · Randolph Pratt
Nuclear Family
2012 · The Man
The Rain Makers
2005 · Harris
Write to Kill
1991 · Mark Gaston
Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & Casino
2014 · Frank Pierre
Race for Glory
1989 · Jack Davis
Iodine
2009 · Avery
The Girl with the Tramp Stamp Tattoo
2011
The Election
2007 · John
Cyxork 7
2006 · Kommander 88
The Substance of Things Hoped For
2006 · Dr. Lessing
Sharkskin 6
2005 · Sam
SURPRISE
2026 · Mr. Johnson