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).

Born

Aug 20, 1947

Akron, Ohio, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

128 acting

0 crew

Popularity

4.0

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Known For

RoboCop

1987

as Leon Nash

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992

as Leland Palmer

Jeepers Creepers 2

2003

as Taggart

Batman: The Killing Joke

2016

as Commissioner Gordon (voice)

Good Night, and Good Luck.

2005

as Don Hollenbeck

Dead End

2003

as Frank Harrington

Cat People

1982

as Soap Opera Man

The Lazarus Effect

2015

as Mr. Wallace

RoboCop 3

1993

as Leon Nash (archive footage)

Superman: Doomsday

2007

as Perry White (voice)

RoboCop

1987 • as Leon Nash

★ 7.4

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992 • as Leland Palmer

★ 7.4

Jeepers Creepers 2

2003 • as Taggart

★ 6.2

Batman: The Killing Joke

2016 • as Commissioner Gordon (voice)

★ 6.6

Good Night, and Good Luck.

2005 • as Don Hollenbeck

★ 7.1

Dead End

2003 • as Frank Harrington

★ 6.4

Cat People

1982 • as Soap Opera Man

★ 6.0

The Lazarus Effect

2015 • as Mr. Wallace

★ 5.4

RoboCop 3

1993 • as Leon Nash (archive footage)

★ 4.9

Superman: Doomsday

2007 • as Perry White (voice)

★ 6.7

Twin Peaks

1989 • as Leland Palmer

★ 8.5

One Missed Call

2008 • as Ted Summers

★ 5.4

Peaceful Warrior

2006 • as Doctor Hayden

★ 7.5

Powder

1995 • as Dr. Aaron Stripler

★ 7.1

Rising Sun

1993 • as Senator John Morton

★ 6.2

Chillerama

2011 • as Dr. Weems (segment "Wadzilla")

★ 5.7

God's Not Dead 2

2016 • as Peter Kane

★ 6.2

The Chase

1994 • as Dalton Voss

★ 5.8

Swamp Thing

1982 • as Dr. Alec Holland

★ 5.4

All the Way

2016 • as Senator Everett Dirksen

★ 6.7

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

2014 • as Leland Palmer

★ 7.2

Little Evil

2017 • as Guy On TV (uncredited)

★ 5.6

Atlas Shrugged: Part II

2012 • as Head of State Thompson

★ 5.2

The Journey of Natty Gann

1985 • as Sol Gann

★ 6.8

Sunstroke

1992 • as Larry

★ 3.0

Psych 3: This Is Gus

2021 • as Father Peter Westley

★ 6.9

Two Can Play That Game

2001 • as Bill Parker

★ 6.5

Big Ass Spider!

2013 • as Major Braxton Tanner

★ 5.6

Poolman

2024 • as William Van Patterson

★ 4.2

Evasive Action

1998 • as Sheriff Wes Blaidek

★ 6.3

Out West

2013 • as Phillip Alcott

★ 3.6

Wrong Cops

2013 • as Captain Andy

★ 6.1

The Flock

2007 • as Bobby Stiles

★ 5.7

movie

Inventing Adam

2013 • as J.B.

Windfall

2002 • as John Wescott

★ 5.0

The Crew

1994 • as Charles Pierce

★ 4.1

Excision

2012 • as Principal Campbell

★ 6.2

NANOcell

2026 • as Robert Cox

Unholy 'Mole

2019 • as The Devil (voice)

★ 10.0

Deadly Blessing

1981 • as Sheriff (voice) (uncredited)

★ 5.5

God's Not Dead: In God We Trust

2024 • as Peter Kane

★ 5.5

SURPRISE

2026 • as Mr. Johnson

The Rift

1990 • as Robbins

★ 4.7

Postcards From The Cast

2001 • as Self

Infestation

2009 • as Ethan

★ 5.8

Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend

2012 • as Wade Dawkins

Bob Roberts

1992 • as Chet MacGregor

★ 6.6

Landspeed

2002 • as Brian Sanger

★ 5.3

The Aggression Scale

2012 • as Bellavance

★ 5.6

The Butterfly Room

2012 • as Nick

★ 5.7

Seduced

1985 • as Bartecki

★ 3.5

Night of the Living Deb

2015 • as Frank Waverly

★ 5.3

Shattered

2017 • as Forest Burnett

★ 4.5

Tartuffe

1978 • as Damis

★ 7.0

AM1200

2008 • as Harry Jones

★ 7.2

Digging Up the Marrow

2015 • as William Dekker

★ 5.4

movie

Runaway Heart

1990 • as Archie

★ 8.0

Dinner Is Served

2021 • as Headmaster Gustafson

★ 6.3

The Napa Boys

2026 • as Officer Toland

★ 5.0

Away From Here

2014 • as Paul

★ 5.5

Suburban Gothic

2014 • as Donald

★ 5.5

The Breakup Girl

2015 • as Bob Baker

★ 4.0

Pennyweight

1999 • as Mr. Pennyweight

★ 7.0

Love at First Hiccup

2009 • as Roger

★ 5.3

King Knight

2022 • as Merlin

★ 5.0

movie

Repairs

1987 • as Stan the Bartender

Love in the Hamptons

1976 • as Myron

Rosewood Lane

2011 • as Det. Briggs

★ 4.7

To Your Last Death

2019 • as Cyrus DeKalb (voice)

★ 5.6

Grey Knight

1993 • as Col. George Thalman

★ 4.7

The Battle of Shaker Heights

2003 • as Harrison

★ 5.7

Nightmare City

Unnatural

2015 • as Victor Clobirch

★ 4.0

RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement

1994 • as Leon Nash

★ 6.9

Tom Holland's Twisted Tales

2014 • as Mongo the Magnificent (segment "Mongo's Magik Mirror")

★ 4.4

The Wolf in the Well

2024 • as Roland Carmel

Pandemic

2009 • as General Matthews

★ 4.3

The Bronx Bull

2016 • as Father Father Joseph

★ 4.3

Tone-Deaf

2019 • as Michael

★ 5.1

Fire in the Dark

1991 • as Richard

★ 9.0

FDR: American Badass!

2012 • as Douglas MacArthur

★ 5.1

Season of Fear

1989 • as Fred Drummond

★ 2.5

Race for Glory

1989 • as Jack Davis

★ 7.1

Body Shot

1994 • as Dwight Frye

★ 3.3

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

2012 • as Dr. Doone Struts

★ 5.4

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

2007 • as Self

★ 7.4

Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

2005 • as Fleming

★ 6.4

The Blue Rose

2024 • as Mr. Vallens

★ 4.0

Jurassic City

2015 • as Warden Lewis

★ 4.3

movie

The Good Dark

• as Edward Penth

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II

1980 • as Dr. Simmons

★ 7.0

Halloweed

2016 • as Judge Plimington

★ 4.3

Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

2001 • as Self

★ 6.0

Write to Kill

1991 • as Mark Gaston

★ 5.7

No God, No Master

2014 • as A. Mitchell Palmer

★ 5.8

Brother White

2012 • as Pastor Johnny Kingman

★ 5.7

Crazy Eyes

2012 • as Zach's Father

★ 4.1

The Chain

2019 • as Michael

★ 5.1

Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End

Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End

2013 • as Frank

★ 4.8

Nuclear Family

2012 • as The Man

★ 3.5

Stuntmen

2009 • as Jack Strongbow

★ 3.4

movie

The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story

1988 • as Phil Maresca

★ 6.8

7-10 Split

2007 • as Buddy Kendrick

★ 4.0

Guardian Angel

2014 • as Attorney Kaufman

★ 3.0

The Substance of Things Hoped For

2006 • as Dr. Lessing

Brother's Keeper

2013 • as Herbert Leemaster

★ 4.9

Condor

1986 • as Christopher Proctor

★ 5.7

Land of Leopold

2014 • as Deece Warren

★ 5.0

Dead Still

2014 • as Wenton Davies

★ 3.6

The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon

The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon

1998 • as Randolph Pratt

★ 5.2

Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire

Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire

2013 • as Frank

★ 5.1

The Rain Makers

2005 • as Harris

★ 4.0

Almost Salinas

2001 • as Jack Tynan

★ 8.0

X-Men: First Class

2011 • as Secretary of State

★ 7.3

movie

Dare the Devil

1969 • as David Keller

★ 8.0

Beast Mode

2020 • as Trammel Steadfast

★ 5.6

Good Grief

2024 • as Dr. Gariboldi

The Girl with the Tramp Stamp Tattoo

2011

★ 3.7

I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun

2017 • as Self

★ 6.6

Between Two Worlds

2014 • as Self

★ 7.2

movie

Scream at the Sound of the Beep

2002 • as Brother Jake

★ 7.0

The Election

2007 • as John

★ 7.0

Madame X

1981 • as Bellman (uncredited)

★ 6.7

Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & Casino

Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & Casino

2014 • as Frank Pierre

★ 5.5

Sharkskin 6

2005 • as Sam

★ 9.0

Taking Flight

2015 • as Nonno (voice)

★ 6.0

Iodine

2009 • as Avery

★ 5.7

Cyxork 7

2006 • as Kommander 88

★ 7.0