Ray Wise
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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
Credits
RoboCop (1987)
as Leon Nash
Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
as Jack Taggart, Sr.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
as Leland Palmer
RoboCop 3 (1993)
as Leon Nash (archive footage)
Cat People (1982)
as Soap Opera Man
Chillerama (2011)
as Dr. Weems (segment "Wadzilla")
Powder (1995)
as Dr. Aaron Stripler
Superman: Doomsday (2007)
as Perry White (voice)
Rising Sun (1993)
as Senator John Morton
The Napa Boys (2026)
as Officer Toland
Little Evil (2017)
as Guy On TV (uncredited)
Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Twin Peaks (1989)
as Leland Palmer
Two Can Play That Game (2001)
as Bill Parker
The Chase (1994)
as Dalton Voss
One Missed Call (2008)
as Ted Summers
Peaceful Warrior (2006)
as Doctor Hayden
All the Way (2016)
as Senator Everett Dirksen
Dead End (2003)
as Frank Harrington
Swamp Thing (1982)
as Dr. Alec Holland
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
as Don Hollenbeck
The Flock (2007)
as Bobby Stiles
God's Not Dead 2 (2016)
as Peter Kane
The Lazarus Effect (2015)
as Mr. Wallace
Bob Roberts (1992)
as Chet MacGregor
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
as Leland Palmer
Poolman (2024)
as William Van Patterson
Excision (2012)
as Principal Campbell
Wrong Cops (2013)
as Captain Andy
Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012)
as Head of State Thompson
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
as Sol Gann
Rosewood Lane (2011)
as Det. Briggs
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust (2024)
as Peter Kane
The Chain (2019)
as Michael
The Rift (1990)
as Robbins
Big Ass Spider! (2013)
as Major Braxton Tanner
Dead Still (2014)
as Wenton Davies
Psych 3: This Is Gus (2021)
as Father Peter Westley
Infestation (2009)
as Ethan
King Knight (2022)
as Merlin
Tone-Deaf (2019)
as Michael
Jurassic City (2015)
as Warden Lewis
To Your Last Death (2019)
as Cyrus DeKalb (voice)
Digging Up the Marrow (2015)
as William Dekker
Tartuffe (1978)
as Damis
The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)
as Harrison
The Crew (1994)
as Charles Pierce
Out West (2013)
as Phillip Alcott
Beast Mode (2020)
as Trammel Steadfast
Body Shot (1994)
as Dwight Frye
FDR: American Badass! (2012)
as Douglas MacArthur
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)
as Dr. Doone Struts
Grey Knight (1993)
as Col. George Thalman
RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement (1994)
as Leon Nash
Evasive Action (1998)
as Sheriff Wes Blaidek
NANOcell (2026)
as Robert Cox
Love at First Hiccup (2009)
as Roger
Madame X (1981)
as Bellman (uncredited)
Love in the Hamptons (1976)
as Myron
Suburban Gothic (2014)
as Donald
Unnatural (2015)
as Victor Clobirch
Crazy Eyes (2012)
as Zach's Father
Windfall (2002)
as John Wescott
The Aggression Scale (2012)
as Bellavance
The Bronx Bull (2016)
as Father Father Joseph
7-10 Split (2007)
as Buddy Kendrick
Dinner Is Served (2021)
as Headmaster Gustafson
Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend (2012)
as Wade Dawkins
The Butterfly Room (2012)
as Nick
No God, No Master (2014)
as A. Mitchell Palmer
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon (1998)
as Randolph Pratt
Good Grief (2024)
as Dr. Gariboldi
Shattered (2017)
as Forest Burnett
Stuntmen (2009)
as Jack Strongbow
X-Men: First Class (2011)
as Secretary of State
The Breakup Girl (2015)
as Bob Baker
Postcards From The Cast (2001)
as Self
Fire in the Dark (1991)
as Richard
Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End (2013)
as Frank
Sunstroke (1992)
as Larry
Halloweed (2016)
as Judge Plimington
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face (2005)
as Fleming
Landspeed (2002)
as Brian Sanger
The Blue Rose (2024)
as Mr. Vallens
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales (2014)
as Mongo the Magnificent (segment "Mongo's Magik Mirror")
Inventing Adam (2013)
as J.B.
Guardian Angel (2014)
as Attorney Kaufman
Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire (2013)
as Frank
Away From Here (2014)
as Paul
Nightmare City (—)
Actor
Almost Salinas (2001)
as Jack Tynan
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988)
as Phil Maresca
Night of the Living Deb (2015)
as Frank Waverly
Taking Flight (2015)
as Nonno (voice)
Brother's Keeper (2013)
as Herbert Leemaster
Brother White (2012)
as Pastor Johnny Kingman
Pandemic (2009)
as General Matthews
Write to Kill (1991)
as Mark Gaston
Runaway Heart (1990)
as Archie
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007)
as Self
Cyxork 7 (2006)
as Kommander 88
Seduced (1985)
as Bartecki
AM1200 (2008)
as Harry Jones
Condor (1986)
as Christopher Proctor
Season of Fear (1989)
as Fred Drummond
The Rain Makers (2005)
as Harris
Race for Glory (1989)
as Jack Davis
The Good Dark (—)
as Edward Penth
Dare the Devil (1969)
as David Keller
Between Two Worlds (2014)
as Self
Scream at the Sound of the Beep (2002)
as Brother Jake
Nuclear Family (2012)
as The Man
Sharkskin 6 (2005)
as Sam
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II (1980)
as Dr. Simmons
Pennyweight (1999)
as Mr. Pennyweight
The Girl with the Tramp Stamp Tattoo (2011)
Actor
Unholy 'Mole (2019)
as The Devil (voice)
Land of Leopold (2014)
as Deece Warren
Iodine (2009)
as Avery
The Election (2007)
as John
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun (2017)
as Self
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks (2001)
as Self
The Substance of Things Hoped For (2006)
as Dr. Lessing
Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & Casino (2014)
as Frank Pierre
The Wolf in the Well (2024)
as Roland Carmel
Repairs (1987)
as Stan the Bartender