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Ray Wise

Biography

Ray Wise

Actor

Born
August 20, 1947
Age
79 years old
Place of birth
Akron, Ohio, USA
Years active
1973 – present
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90

Credits

26

Movies

64

TV series

52

Years active

7.2

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Ray Wise

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Career timeline

  1. 1947 · Born

    Born in Akron, Ohio, USA

  2. 1973 · Screen debut

    The Young and the Restless (TV)

  3. 1999 · Breakthrough

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV)

  4. 2024 · Latest release

    Poolman (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama63
  • Crime30
  • Comedy30
  • Mystery25
  • Action & Adventure18
  • Horror11
Highest-rated title Twin Peaks 1989 8.5 Most popular title Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 8.0

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Ray Wise in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2024 Poolman as William Van Patterson Movie
  2. 2021 Slugfest as Jack Kirby TV
  3. 2021 Physical as Sheila's Father TV
  4. 2021 Home Economics as Frank TV
  5. 2020 Beast Mode as Trammel Steadfast Movie
  6. 2018 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as Enoch TV
  7. 2017 Little Evil as Guy On TV (uncredited) Movie
  8. 2016 Halloweed as Judge Plimington Movie
  9. 2016 Batman: The Killing Joke as Commissioner Gordon (voice) Movie
  10. 2016 Relationship Status as Grace's Dad TV
  11. 2015 Fresh Off the Boat as Marvin TV
  12. 2015 The Lazarus Effect as Mr. Wallace Movie
  13. 2015 Marvel's Agent Carter as Hugh Jones TV
  14. 2014 Fargo as Paul Marrane TV
  15. 2013 Wrong Cops as Captain Andy Movie
  16. 2013 Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire as Frank Movie
  17. 2013 Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End as Frank Movie
  18. 2012 Excision as Principal Campbell Movie
  19. 2012 Perception as Martin Sullivan TV
  20. 2011 Wilfred as Colt St. Cloud TV
  21. 2011 X-Men: First Class as Secretary of State Movie
  22. 2011 Workaholics as Kyle Walsh TV
  23. 2011 Body of Proof as Michael Davis TV
  24. 2011 Mr. Sunshine as Macaulay TV
  25. 2010 Hawaii Five-0 as Morris Brown TV
  26. 2010 Rizzoli & Isles as Judge Eugene Allen TV
  27. 2009 Drop Dead Diva as Frank Dodd TV
  28. 2009 Castle as Bobby Fox TV
  29. 2009 Dollhouse as Howard Lipman TV
  30. 2009 Infestation as Ethan Movie
  31. 2008 The Mentalist as Dennis Victor TV
  32. 2008 90210 as Dean Thomas TV
  33. 2007 Reaper as The Devil TV
  34. 2007 Chuck as Riley TV
  35. 2007 Mad Men as Ed Baxter TV
  36. 2007 Burn Notice as Mr. Pyne TV
  37. 2007 7-10 Split as Buddy Kendrick Movie
  38. 2007 Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Grill Vogel TV
  39. 2006 Six Degrees TV
  40. 2006 Shark as Lloyd Holcomb TV
  41. 2006 Psych as Peter Westley TV
  42. 2005 Criminal Minds as John Nelson TV
  43. 2005 How I Met Your Mother as Robin Scherbatsky Sr. TV
  44. 2005 Good Night, and Good Luck. as Don Hollenbeck Movie
  45. 2005 Bones as Rick Turco TV
  46. 2005 Jane Doe: The Wrong Face as Fleming Movie
  47. 2005 Numb3rs as Mitch Langford TV
  48. 2003 Dead End as Frank Harrington Movie
  49. 2003 NCIS as Wayne Tobett TV
  50. 2003 Jeepers Creepers 2 as Taggart Movie
  51. 2002 She Spies as Ambassador Blaine TV
  52. 2001 24 as Vice-President Hal Gardner TV
  53. 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Ernest Chase TV
  54. 1999 Popular as Barton TV
  55. 1999 The West Wing as Governor Tillman D-CA TV
  56. 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Roger Hanley TV
  57. 1998 Charmed as Ludlow TV
  58. 1998 V.I.P. as Judge Kreiger TV
  59. 1998 Evasive Action as Sheriff Wes Blaidek Movie
  60. 1997 Sleepwalkers as McCaig TV
  61. 1996 Profiler as James Perrone TV
  62. 1996 Savannah as Edward Burton TV
  63. 1995 Powder as Dr. Aaron Stripler Movie
  64. 1995 JAG as Congressman Marvin Bolton TV
  65. 1995 Star Trek: Voyager as Arturis TV
  66. 1993 Diagnosis: Murder as John Parkinson TV
  67. 1993 Rising Sun as Senator John Morton Movie
  68. 1992 Sunstroke as Larry Movie
  69. 1992 The Larry Sanders Show as Lloyd Simon TV
  70. 1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me as Leland Palmer Movie
  71. 1990 Beverly Hills, 90210 as Daniel Hunter TV
  72. 1990 Dream On as Maddox March TV
  73. 1990 Twin Peaks as Leland Palmer TV
  74. 1989 Twin Peaks as Leland Palmer Movie
  75. 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation as Liko TV
  76. 1987 Jake and the Fatman TV
  77. 1987 RoboCop as Leon Nash Movie
  78. 1986 Condor as Christopher Proctor Movie
  79. 1985 The Colbys TV
  80. 1985 Stingray TV
  81. 1985 Seduced as Bartecki Movie
  82. 1985 Moonlighting TV
  83. 1984 Hunter as Alex Parker TV
  84. 1984 Blue Thunder as J.D. Kraft TV
  85. 1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King TV
  86. 1982 T. J. Hooker as Harrison Mackenzie TV
  87. 1979 Knots Landing as The Dealer TV
  88. 1979 Hart to Hart TV
  89. 1976 Charlie's Angels as Evan Wilcox TV
  90. 1973 The Young and the Restless as Ian Ward TV

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Quick facts

How old is Ray Wise?

Ray Wise is 79 years old, born on August 20, 1947.

Where was Ray Wise born?

Ray Wise was born in Akron, Ohio, USA.

What was Ray Wise’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Ray Wise is The Young and the Restless (1973).

How many movies and series has Ray Wise made?

Our catalogue lists 90 titles for Ray Wise: 26 movies and 64 TV series.

What is Ray Wise’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Twin Peaks has the highest audience rating, with 8.5/10 on TMDB.

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