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Richard Dysart (b. March 30, 1929 in Augusta, Maine, USA) is a film and television actor. His work includes the 1980's television program L.A. Law.

The scene where his L.A. Law character, Leland, the patriarchal and stiff founder of a successful law practice, was discovered in bed with competitor Rosalind Shays (Diana Muldaur), was ranked as the 38th greatest moment in television in an issue of EGG magazine. Richard Dysart served for four years in the Air Force during the Korean War.

He was a founding member of the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco. He received the Drama Desk Award in 1972 and an Emmy Award in 1992. He is a brother of the Phi Alpha Tau fraternity based out of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts.

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