Ray Wise
Ray Wise | |
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Born | Raymond Herbert Wise August 29, 1947[1] Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1969–present |
Spouses | Juliet Burr
(m. 1974; div. 1977)Kass McClaskey (m. 1978) |
Children | 2 |
Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 29, 1947)
Wise's other television rules include Vice President
Early life
Wise was born in
Career
Television
In the late 1960s and 70s, Wise played attorney Jamie Rollins in the soap opera
He appeared in the Season 7 episode "The Flame" of Diagnosis: Murder. He was featured in three episodes of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Grill Vogel, the presenter of a fictitious instructional video series called "Business Hugs".
In 1995, Wise was reunited with Twin Peaks castmate
Wise appeared in several episodes of
In 2010, Wise guest-starred as fictitious sports agent Bobby Fox alongside a special guest appearance from real life ex-Yankees manager Joe Torre on the TV series Castle, in the Season 2 episode "Suicide Squeeze". He also guest starred on Dollhouse as Howard, a higher-up in the Dollhouse organization.[5] He stars in Kyle Rankin's post-apocalyptic horror thriller film Nuclear Family.[6] Wise was announced the lead of the Mike Mendez thriller film Ov3rk!ll.[7]
Wise appeared in Season 4 of
Wise made an appearance in 2012 in the TV series
Wise prominently appeared in the music video "Wishes" for the group Beach House. It was directed by Eric Wareheim and features Wise performing in a surreal football halftime show.
Wise appeared as
In 2016, Wise appeared in the Netflix series Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. He portrayed Jack Smith, an old friend of Richard Gilmore, who becomes the boyfriend or companion of widow Emily Gilmore.
In 2017, he appeared as a guest in the TV series Fargo, as Paul Marrane, a kitten-handler and metaphysical punisher, in the episodes "The Law of Non-Contradiction" and "Who Rules the Land of Denial?"
Film
He played the character of Dr. Alec Holland in the 1982 film Swamp Thing, directed by Wes Craven and based upon the comic book series of the same name. Dr. Holland is the man who becomes the titular character after his lab is destroyed and he is left for dead. The actual Swamp Thing character was played by Dick Durock.
In 1985, Wise was cast as Sol Gann, father to Natty Gann in the Disney film
He then played the roles of entrepreneur/millionaire Dalton Voss in The Chase (1994), Dr. Stripler in Powder (1995), Sheriff Blaidek in Evasive Action (1998), and Bart's father Harrison in The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003). The same year he played Jack Taggart in the horror film Jeepers Creepers 2, and portrayed father and husband Frank Harrington in the horror film Dead End.
In 2005, he appeared as newscaster and commentator Don Hollenbeck in Good Night, and Good Luck, directed by George Clooney. In 2007 he appeared in The Flock as Robert Still. In 2008 he had a role in the horror remake One Missed Call. In the year 2011, Wise played the role of United States Secretary of State in X-Men: First Class. He appeared in Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie as Dr. Doone Struts, the leader of the Shrim Healing Center. He appeared in Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End as Franks. He played Major Braxton Tanner in the movie Big Ass Spider! (2013). He was in Brother's Keeper (2013) and was in Suburban Gothic (2014).
In 2014 Wise appeared in the documentary horror film Digging Up the Marrow under the direction of Adam Green.[8] In 2016, Wise starred as attorney Peter Kane in the film God's Not Dead 2, who represents the ACLU in its fight to have the protagonist, Grace Wesley (Melissa Joan Hart), convicted of proselytizing in a public school.[9]
Voice work
As a voice actor, Wise played
Video games
He is also known for portraying Michael Dugan, President of the United States, in the full-motion video cutscenes for the computer real-time strategy game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and its expansion, Yuri's Revenge.
Web series
In 2014, Wise starred in an original Chipotle web series titled Farmed and Dangerous; he played Buck Marshall in the
Personal life
Wise has been married to film producer Kass McClaskey since 1978. They have two children together: a son, Gannon McClaskey Wise, born in 1985, who is an actor and writer; and a daughter, Kyna Wise, born in 1987, who is also an actress and a singer. Wise was previously married to actress Juliet Burr from 1974 until their divorce in 1977.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1969 | Dare the Devil | David Keller | |
1982 | Swamp Thing | Dr. Alec Holland | |
Cat People | Soap Opera Man | ||
1985 | The Journey of Natty Gann | Sol Gann | |
1987 | RoboCop | Leon Nash | |
1989 | Season of Fear | Fred Drummond | |
Race for Glory | Jack Davis | ||
1990 | The Rift | Robbins | |
1992 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Leland Palmer | |
Bob Roberts | Chet MacGregor | ||
1993 | Ghost Brigade | Col. George Thalman | Direct-to-video |
Rising Sun | Senator John Morton | ||
1994 | The Chase | Dalton Voss | |
Body Shot | Dwight Frye | ||
The Crew | Charles Pierce | ||
1995 | Powder | Dr. Aaron Stripler | |
1998 | Evasive Action | Sheriff Wes Blaidek | |
1999 | Pennyweight | Mr. Pennyweight | Short film |
2000 | Closing the Deal | Ford Williams | |
2001 | Almost Salinas | Jack Tynan | |
Two Can Play That Game | Bill Parker | ||
2002 | Landspeed | Brian Sanger | |
Scream at the Sound of the Beep | Brother Jake | ||
2003 | Dead End | Frank Harrington | |
Jeepers Creepers 2 | Jack Taggart Sr. | ||
The Battle of Shaker Heights | Harrison | ||
2005 | Sharkskin 6 | Sam | |
The Rain Makers | Harris | ||
Good Night, and Good Luck | Don Hollenbeck | Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | |
Cyxork 7 | Kommander 88 | ||
2006 | The Substance of Things Hoped For | Dr. Lessing | |
Peaceful Warrior | Doctor Hayden | ||
2007 | The Election | Peter | Short film |
The Flock | Bobby Stiles | ||
Hellholes | Professor Klume | Short film | |
Superman: Doomsday | Perry White | Voice Direct-to-DVD
| |
2008 | Reservations | Mitch | |
One Missed Call | Ted Summers | ||
AM1200 | Harry Jones | Short film | |
AmericanEast | Agent Stevens | ||
2009 | Pandemic | General Matthews | |
Infestation | Ethan | ||
Stuntmen | Jack Strongbow | ||
Iodine | Avery | ||
Love at First Hiccup | Roger | ||
2010 | Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend | Wade Dawkins | |
2011 | Black Velvet | Black Velvet | |
X-Men: First Class | Secretary of State | ||
Chillerama | Dr. Weems | Segment: "Wadzilla" | |
Rosewood Lane | Det. Danny Briggs | ||
2012 | Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie | Dr. Doone Struts | |
Excision | Principal Campbell | ||
The Aggression Scale | Bellavance | ||
Crazy Eyes | Zach's Father | ||
FDR: American Badass! | Douglas MacArthur | ||
The Butterfly Room | Nick | ||
Atlas Shrugged: Part II | Head of State Thompson | ||
Brother White | Pastor Johnny Kingman | ||
Posey | Dr. Shap | Short film | |
2013 | Wrong Cops | Captain Andy | |
Inventing Adam | J.B. | ||
Big Ass Spider! | Major Braxton C. Tanner | ||
Revelation Road: Beginning of the End | Frank | ||
Lionhead | Jimmy | ||
Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire | Frank | ||
Out West | Phillip Alcott | ||
Brother's Keeper | Herbert Leemaster | ||
No God, No Master | A. Mitchell Palmer | ||
2014 | Away from Here | Paul | |
Suburban Gothic | Donald | ||
Land of Leopold | Deece Warren | ||
Digging Up the Marrow | William Dekker | ||
Dead Still | Wenton Davis | ||
Guardian Angel | Attorney Kaufman | ||
Reflections | Grandpa | Short film | |
2015 | Jurassic City | Warden Lewis | |
The Lazarus Effect | Mr. Wallace | ||
Night of the Living Deb | Frank Waverly | ||
Taking Flight | Nono | Voice Short film | |
The Breakup Girl | Bob Baker | ||
The Specialist | The Specialist | Short film | |
Unnatural | Victor Clobirch | ||
2016 | Halloweed | Judge Pilmington | |
God's Not Dead 2 | Peter Kane | ||
The Bronx Bull
|
Father Joseph | ||
Batman: The Killing Joke | Commissioner Gordon | Voice | |
Star Trek: Captain Pike | Admiral Joshua Pike | ||
2017 | Shattered | Forest Burnett | |
2019 | Tone-Deaf | Michael | |
Chain Of Death | Michael | ||
Unholy 'Mole | The Devil | Short | |
To Your Last Death | Cyrus DeKalb | Voice | |
Big Fan Begins | Ticket Man | Short | |
2020 | Beast Mode | Trammel Steadfast | |
2021 | King Knight | Merlin | |
2023 | Poolman | Van Patterson | Post-production |
TBA | The Blue Rose | Mr. Vallens | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1970–1976 | Love of Life | Jamie Rawlins #2 | |
1978 | Charlie's Angels | Evan Wilcox | Episode: "Winning Is for Losers" |
Barnaby Jones | Malcolm Elliot | Episode: "Stages of Fear" | |
Tartuffe | Damis | Television film | |
1981 | Lou Grant | Bart Franklin | Episode: "Strike" |
Madame X | Bellman | Uncredited Television film | |
1982 | Dallas | Blair Sullivan | 8 episodes |
1982–1983 | Days of Our Lives | Hal Rummley | |
1983 | The Mississippi | Cole | Episode: "Joey" |
1984 | T. J. Hooker | Harrison Mackenzie | Episode: "Hot Property" |
Blue Thunder | J.D. Kraft | Episode: "Payload" | |
Emerald Point N.A.S. | Travis | 2 episodes | |
Hart to Hart | Dick Braddon | Episode: "Larsen's Last Jump" | |
Trapper John, M.D. | Dr. Henry Speiner | Episode: "Aunt Mildred Is Watching" | |
Riptide | Les Carter | Episode: "Beat the Box" | |
Remington Steele | Schwimmer | Episode: "A Pocketful of Steele" | |
1985 | The A-Team | Phillip Chadway | Episode: "Lease with an Option to Die" |
1986 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Frank Duran | Episode: "The Pharaoh's Engineer" |
Airwolf | Victor Resnick | Episode: "Hawke's Run" | |
Stingray | Dr. John Whitaker | Episode: "Ether" | |
The Colbys | Spiro Koralis | 5 episodes | |
Hunter | Alex Parker | Episode: "Crime of Passion" | |
Condor | Christopher Proctor | Television film | |
1987 | Beauty and the Beast | Tom | Episode: "Once Upon a Time" |
Private Eye | Senator McNeill | Episode: "Blue Movie" | |
1988 | Knots Landing | The Dealer | 5 episodes |
L.A. Law | Walter Platt | 2 episodes | |
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story | Phil Maresca | Television film | |
1989 | Moonlighting | Murderer | Episode: "Eine Kleine Nacht Murder" |
Star Trek: The Next Generation | Liko | Episode: "Who Watches the Watchers" | |
Jake and the Fatman | Harry McGinn | Episode: "Dancing in the Dark" | |
1990–1991 | Twin Peaks | Leland Palmer | 18 episodes |
1992 | Swamp Thing
|
Guthrie | Episode: "Never Alone" |
1993 | The Secrets of Lake Success | Henry Fleming | 3 episodes |
1993–1994 | Second Chances
|
Judge Jim Stinson | 6 episodes |
1994 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Garrett Carlson | Episode: "Stolen Lullaby" |
The Larry Sanders Show | Lloyd Simon | Episode: "You're Having My Baby" | |
1995 | Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story | Mike Todd | Television film |
Dream On | Maddox March | Episode: "Significant Author" | |
Courthouse | Congressman Laderman | Episode: "One Flew Over the Courthouse" | |
1996–1997 | Savannah | Edward Burton | 34 episodes |
1998 | The Wonderful World of Disney
|
Randolph Pratt | Episode: "The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon" |
Star Trek: Voyager | Arturis | Episode: "Hope and Fear" | |
1997–1998 | Sleepwalkers | McCaig | 2 episodes |
1998 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Daniel Hunter | 2 episodes |
Vengeance Unlimited | Jack Schiller | Episode: "Cruel and Unusual" | |
Sports Night | Evans | Episode: "Mary Pat Shelby" | |
1999 | Diagnosis: Murder | John Parkinson | Episode: "The Flame" |
2000 | Profiler | James Perrone | Episode: "Quid Pro Quo" |
Popular | Barton | Episode: "What Makes Sammy Run" | |
2000–2001 | Resurrection Blvd. | Jack Mornay | 12 episodes |
2001 | V.I.P. | Judge Kreiger | Episode: "Bodyguards" |
RoboCop: Prime Directives | Leon C. Nash (archive footage, uncredited) | Episode: "Resurrection" | |
Judging Amy | Atty. Rhodes | Episode: "The Last Word" | |
Dead Last | Robert Cahill | Episode: "Jane's Exit" | |
2002 | Charmed | Ludlow | Episode: "Lost and Bound" |
She Spies | Ambassador Blaine | Episode: "Daddy's Girl" | |
Presidio Med | Episode: "Milagros" | ||
2003 | Dawson's Creek | Roger Stepavich | Episode: "All the Right Moves" |
2004 | JAG | Congressman Marvin Bolton | Episode: "Retrial" |
2005 | The West Wing | Governor Tillman D-CA | Episode: "La Palabra" |
2006 | 24 | Hal Gardner
|
6 episodes |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Ernest Chase | Episode: "Rashomama" | |
The Closer | Tom Blanchard | Episodes: "Out of Focus," "The Other Woman" | |
Bones | Rick Turco | Episode: "The Titan on the Tracks" | |
2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Roger Hanley | Episode: "Loophole" |
Shark | Lloyd Holcomb | Episode: "Starlet Fever" | |
Six Degrees | Henry Crane | Episode: "Sedgewick's" | |
Burn Notice | Mr. Pyne | Episode: "Pilot" | |
2007–2009 | Reaper | The Devil | 31 episodes |
2008 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Grill Vogel | 2 episodes |
2009 | Numb3rs | Mitch Langford | Episode: "Guilt Trip" |
Drop Dead Diva | Frank Dodd | Episode: "What If?" | |
Dollhouse | Howard Lipman | Episode: "The Left Hand" | |
2009–2010 2014 |
Psych | Father Peter Westley / Judge Horace Leland | 3 episodes |
2010 | Castle | Bobby Fox | Episode: "Suicide Squeeze" |
Suitemates | Hans Ahnnansoahnn | 2 episodes | |
The Good Guys | Buddy | Episode: "Common Enemies" | |
2010–2015 | Mad Men | Ed Baxter | 5 episodes |
2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Morris Brown | Episode: "Powa Maka Moana" |
Mr. Sunshine | Macaulay | Episode: "Heather's Sister" | |
Chuck | Riley | 3 episodes | |
Wilfred
|
Colt St. Cloud | Episode: "Identity" | |
Workaholics | Kyle Walsh | Episode: "Model Kombat" | |
Easy to Assemble | Hendrik | 3 episodes | |
90210 | Dean Thomas | Episode: "It's the Great Masquerade, Naomi Clark" | |
2011–2014 | How I Met Your Mother | Robin Scherbatsky Sr. | 6 episodes |
2012 | Battleground | D-Day / Tak's Father | 2 episodes |
NCIS | Wayne Tobett | Episode: "Secrets" | |
Holliston | Landlord | Episode: "Camera Rental: Part 1" | |
The Mentalist | Dennis Victor | Episode: "Red Rover, Red Rover" | |
Rizzoli & Isles | Judge Eugene Allen | Episode: "Crazy for You" | |
Criminal Minds | John Nelson | Episode: "God Complex" | |
2013 | Body of Proof | Michael Davis | Episode: "Mob Mentality" |
Perception
|
Martin Sullivan | Episode: "Toxic" | |
Twisted Tales | Mongo the Magnificent | Episode: "Mongo's Magik Mirror" | |
High School USA! | Seymour Barren / Cassandra's Dad | Voices 3 episodes | |
2013–2014 | Kroll Show | Network Executive / Wendy's Father | 3 episodes |
2013–2015 | Newsreaders | Skip Reming | 19 episodes |
2014 | Farmed and Dangerous | Buck Marshall | 4 episodes |
Deadbeat | Mayor Meyer | Episode: "Sixty Feet Under" | |
Hit the Floor | Episode: "Winner Takes All" | ||
2014–2016 | The Young and the Restless | Ian Ward | 56 episodes |
2015–2016 | Agent Carter | Hugh Jones
|
4 episodes |
2015–2020 | Fresh Off the Boat | Marvin | 73 episodes |
2016 | Relationship Status | Grace's Dad | Episode: "The Catch" |
All the Way | Senator Everett Dirksen | Television film | |
Comedy Bang! Bang! | Psychologist / Dr. Frankenstein | 2 episodes | |
Adam Ruins Everything | Netflix Executive | Episode: "Adam Ruins Hollywood" | |
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Jack Smith | 3 episodes | |
Hitting The Breaks | Theodore 'Teddy' Montclair | 2 episodes | |
2017 | Fargo | Paul Marrane | 2 episodes |
Idiotsitter | Himself | Episode: "Rush, Rush" | |
Twin Peaks
|
Leland Palmer | 2 episodes | |
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
|
The Duke | Episode: "The Duke" | |
2017–2018 | Neo Yokio | Old Man | Voice 2 episodes |
2019 | Hot Streets | Plunch Runch | Voice Episode: "The Moon Masters" |
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina | Enoch | Episode: "Chapter Sixteen: Blackwood" | |
2021 | All Rise | Richard Walker | Episode: "Georgia" |
Launchpad | Headmaster Gustafson | Episode: "Dinner Is Served" | |
Physical | Sheila's Father | Episode: "Let's Not and Say We Did" | |
Home Economics | Frank | Episode: "49ers Foam Finger, $7" | |
Psych 3: This Is Gus | Father Peter Westley | Television film |
Video game
Year | Title | Role |
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2000 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 | President Michael Dugan |
2001 | Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge | President Michael Dugan |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | 10 Candles | Kolob Council Member | Episode: "The Town: Finale" |
2019 | Kollok 1991 | Video narrator | Intro sequence |
Audio
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2021 | Batman: The Audio Adventures | Announcer | Podcast |
References
- ^ a b c d "Ray Wise Biography - Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
- ^ R.J. Carter. "Interview: Ray Wise: The Devil You Know". The Trades. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
- ^ Tim Holland (October 9, 2007). "Reaper's Ray Wise Channels the Devil Next Door". TV Guide. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ^ Michael Logan (January 6, 2014). "Fan Fave Baddie Ray Wise Previews His Role on The Young and the Restless". TVGuide.com. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ^ Adam Bryant (September 16, 2009). "Ray Wise Joins Dollhouse". TVGuide.com. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
- ^ "Ray Wise Set to Destroy Kyle Rankin's Nuclear Family". Dread Central. August 11, 2012.
- ^ "Mike Mendez Goes 'Ov3rk!ll' With Bloody Sales Trailer!". Bloody Disgusting. July 16, 2010.
- ^ "Digging up the Marrow". Dread Central. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
- ^ "God's Not Dead 2: Cast & Crew". God's Not Dead 2. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ^ White, Brett (March 14, 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Conroy & Mark Hamill Star In Animated "Batman: The Killing Joke"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
Further reading
- Voisin, Scott, "Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting." BearManor Media, 2009. ISBN 978-1-59393-342-5.