Cast & creator
Ray Wise
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Mentalist, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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).
Also known as: Raymond Herbert Wise, ری وایز
128
film credits
94
television credits
222
1969–2026 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (222)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Roger Hanley
1999
The Mentalist
Dennis Victor
2008
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Ernest Chase
2000
Criminal Minds
John Nelson
2005
NCIS
Wayne Tobett
2003
Bones
Rick Turco
2005
Castle
Bobby Fox
2009
Hawaii Five-0
Morris Brown
2010
24
Vice-President Hal Gardner
2001
JAG
Congressman Marvin Bolton
1995
Charmed
Ludlow
1998
The West Wing
Governor Tillman D-CA
1999
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Liko
1987
How I Met Your Mother
Robin Scherbatsky Sr.
2005
Star Trek: Voyager
Arturis
1995
Twin Peaks
Leland Palmer
1990Twin Peaks
Leland Palmer (archive footage)
1990
Diagnosis: Murder
John Parkinson
1993
Beverly Hills, 90210
Daniel Hunter
1990
Fargo
Paul Marrane
2014
Psych
Peter Westley
2006Psych
Horace Leland
2006
Mad Men
Ed Baxter
2007
The Closer
Tom Blanchard
2005
Rizzoli & Isles
Judge Eugene Allen
2010
Knots Landing
The Dealer
1979
Numb3rs
Mitch Langford
2005
L.A. Law
D.A. Walter Platt
1986
Dawson's Creek
Roger Stepavich
1998
Judging Amy
Atty. Rhodes
1999
Charlie's Angels
Evan Wilcox
1976
The A-Team
Phillip Chadway
1983
Chuck
Riley
2007
T. J. Hooker
Harrison Mackenzie
1982
Airwolf
Victor Resnick
1984
V.I.P.
Judge Kreiger
1998
Fresh Off the Boat
Marvin
2015
Burn Notice
Mr. Pyne
2007
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Hart to Hart
1979
Profiler
James Perrone
1996
90210
Dean Thomas
2008
Remington Steele
Schwimmer
1982
The Larry Sanders Show
Lloyd Simon
1992
Walker, Texas Ranger
Garrett Carlson
1993
Perception
Martin Sullivan
2012
Moonlighting
1985Moonlighting
Murderer
1985
Hunter
Alex Parker
1984
All Rise
Richard Walker
2019
Drop Dead Diva
Frank Dodd
2009
Lou Grant
1977
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Body of Proof
Michael Davis
2011
The Young and the Restless
Ian Ward
1973
Workaholics
Kyle Walsh
2011
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Enoch
2018
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Grill Vogel
2007
Shark
Lloyd Holcomb
2006
Dollhouse
Howard Lipman
2009
Marvel's Agent Carter
Hugh Jones
2015
Reaper
The Devil
2007
Dream On
Maddox March
1990
Home Economics
Frank
2021
She Spies
Ambassador Blaine
2002
Popular
Barton
1999
Sports Night
Evans
1998
Physical
Sheila's Father
2021
Wilfred
Colt St. Cloud
2011
The Colbys
1985
The Good Guys
Buddy
2010
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
2019
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Leland Palmer
1992
Adam Ruins Everything
Netflix Executive
2015
Teacher's Pet
2000
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Jack Smith
2016
Infomercials
Frank Pierre
2009
RoboCop
Leon Nash
1987
Stingray
1985
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
The Duke
2014
Blue Thunder
J.D. Kraft
1984
Jeepers Creepers 2
Jack Taggart, Sr.
2003
Savannah
Edward Burton
1996
Trauma Center
1983
Batman: The Killing Joke
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
2016
Mr. Sunshine
Macaulay
2011
Six Degrees
2006
RoboCop 3
Leon Nash (archive footage)
1993
Newsreaders
Skip Reming
2013
Relationship Status
Grace's Dad
2016
Slugfest
Jack Kirby
2021
The Lazarus Effect
Mr. Wallace
2015
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
Self
2023
Rising Sun
Senator John Morton
1993
Cat People
Soap Opera Man
1982
Superman: Doomsday
Perry White (voice)
2007
Holliston
Landlord
2012
Twin Peaks
Leland Palmer
1989
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Don Hollenbeck
2005
One Missed Call
Ted Summers
2008
Peaceful Warrior
Doctor Hayden
2006
Swamp Thing
Dr. Alec Holland
1982
All the Way
Senator Everett Dirksen
2016
Powder
Dr. Aaron Stripler
1995
God's Not Dead 2
Peter Kane
2016
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
Mongo the Magnificent
2013
Psych 3: This Is Gus
Father Peter Westley
2021
Deadly Blessing
Sheriff (voice) (uncredited)
1981
Dead End
Frank Harrington
2003
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
Mike Todd
1995
The Flock
Bobby Stiles
2007
Little Evil
Guy On TV (uncredited)
2017
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Head of State Thompson
2012
Second Chances
Judge Jim Stinson
1993
The Journey of Natty Gann
Sol Gann
1985
The Secrets of Lake Success
Henry Fleming
1993
The Chase
Dalton Voss
1994
Two Can Play That Game
Bill Parker
2001
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Leland Palmer
2014
Big Ass Spider!
Major Braxton Tanner
2013
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
Peter Kane
2024
Farmed and Dangerous
Buck Marshall
2014
Shattered
Forest Burnett
2017
Poolman
William Van Patterson
2024
Chillerama
Dr. Weems (segment "Wadzilla")
2011
The Napa Boys
Officer Toland
2026
Suburban Gothic
Donald
2014
Infestation
Ethan
2009
Night of the Living Deb
Frank Waverly
2015
Dinner Is Served
Headmaster Gustafson
2021
AM1200
Harry Jones
2008
Excision
Principal Campbell
2012
Out West
Phillip Alcott
2013
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
Mongo the Magnificent (segment "Mongo's Magik Mirror")
2014
Bob Roberts
Chet MacGregor
1992
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Dr. Doone Struts
2012
The Crew
Charles Pierce
1994
The Battle of Shaker Heights
Harrison
2003
Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend
Wade Dawkins
2012
NANOcell
Robert Cox
2026
Pennyweight
Mr. Pennyweight
1999The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story
Phil Maresca
1988
Love at First Hiccup
Roger
2009
Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire
Frank
2013
The Aggression Scale
Bellavance
2012
King Knight
Merlin
2022
Pandemic
General Matthews
2009
Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End
Frank
2013
Windfall
John Wescott
2002
Wrong Cops
Captain Andy
2013
Digging Up the Marrow
William Dekker
2015
No God, No Master
A. Mitchell Palmer
2014
To Your Last Death
Cyrus DeKalb (voice)
2019
Fire in the Dark
Richard
1991
Sunstroke
Larry
1992
Evasive Action
Sheriff Wes Blaidek
1998
Halloweed
Judge Plimington
2016
Unnatural
Victor Clobirch
2015
Tone-Deaf
Michael
2019
Tartuffe
Damis
1978
Rosewood Lane
Det. Briggs
2011
The Rift
Robbins
1990
Jurassic City
Warden Lewis
2015
The Butterfly Room
Nick
2012
SURPRISE
Mr. Johnson
2026
The Breakup Girl
Bob Baker
2015
The Bronx Bull
Father Father Joseph
2016
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
Fleming
2005
7-10 Split
Buddy Kendrick
2007
Unholy 'Mole
The Devil (voice)
2019
Seduced
Bartecki
1985Runaway Heart
Archie
1990
RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement
Leon Nash
1994
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon
Randolph Pratt
1998
Nightmare City
Repairs
Stan the Bartender
1987
Away From Here
Paul
2014
Beauty and the Beast
Tom
1987
Landspeed
Brian Sanger
2002
Grey Knight
Col. George Thalman
1993
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
Self
2017
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Self
2007Inventing Adam
J.B.
2013
Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & Casino
Frank Pierre
2014
Race for Glory
Jack Davis
1989
Season of Fear
Fred Drummond
1989
Love in the Hamptons
Myron
1976
The Chain
Michael
2019Postcards From The Cast
Self
2001
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
Self
2001
Guardian Angel
Attorney Kaufman
2014
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II
Dr. Simmons
1980
Beast Mode
Trammel Steadfast
2020
The Wolf in the Well
Roland Carmel
2024
The Girl with the Tramp Stamp Tattoo
2011
Dead Still
Wenton Davies
2014Scream at the Sound of the Beep
Brother Jake
2002
Body Shot
Dwight Frye
1994
Brother White
Pastor Johnny Kingman
2012
The Substance of Things Hoped For
Dr. Lessing
2006
Crazy Eyes
Zach's Father
2012
The Rain Makers
Harris
2005
FDR: American Badass!
Douglas MacArthur
2012
The Blue Rose
Mr. Vallens
2024
Condor
Christopher Proctor
1986
Between Two Worlds
Self
2014
Land of Leopold
Deece Warren
2014
Nuclear Family
The Man
2012
Brother's Keeper
Herbert Leemaster
2013
Madame X
Bellman (uncredited)
1981
Almost Salinas
Jack Tynan
2001The Good Dark
Edward Penth
X-Men: First Class
Secretary of State
2011
Stuntmen
Jack Strongbow
2009
Write to Kill
Mark Gaston
1991
Good Grief
Dr. Gariboldi
2024
Taking Flight
Nonno (voice)
2015
The Election
John
2007
Sharkskin 6
Sam
2005Dare the Devil
David Keller
1969
Cyxork 7
Kommander 88
2006
Iodine
Avery
2009