Ray Wise
Acting
Born August 20, 1947 · Akron, Ohio, USA
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).
Known for
Filmography
Poolman
2024 · William Van Patterson
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
2024 · Peter Kane
King Knight
2022 · Merlin
Psych 3: This Is Gus
2021 · Father Peter Westley
Dinner Is Served
2021 · Headmaster Gustafson
Beast Mode
2020 · Trammel Steadfast
To Your Last Death
2019 · Cyrus DeKalb (voice)
The Chain
2019 · Michael
Tone-Deaf
2019 · Michael
Little Evil
2017 · Guy On TV (uncredited)
Shattered
2017 · Forest Burnett
The Bronx Bull
2016 · Father Father Joseph
Batman: The Killing Joke
2016 · Commissioner Gordon (voice)
All the Way
2016 · Senator Everett Dirksen
Halloweed
2016 · Judge Plimington
God's Not Dead 2
2016 · Peter Kane
Digging Up the Marrow
2015 · William Dekker
Jurassic City
2015 · Warden Lewis
The Lazarus Effect
2015 · Mr. Wallace
Night of the Living Deb
2015 · Frank Waverly
Taking Flight
2015 · Nonno (voice)
Unnatural
2015 · Victor Clobirch
No God, No Master
2014 · A. Mitchell Palmer
Suburban Gothic
2014 · Donald
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014 · Leland Palmer
Dead Still
2014 · Wenton Davies
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2014 · Mongo the Magnificent (segment "Mongo's Magik Mirror")
Wrong Cops
2013 · Captain Andy
Big Ass Spider!
2013 · Major Braxton Tanner
Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire
2013 · Frank
Brother's Keeper
2013 · Herbert Leemaster
Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End
2013 · Frank
Excision
2012 · Principal Campbell
The Aggression Scale
2012 · Bellavance
The Butterfly Room
2012 · Nick
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
2012 · Dr. Doone Struts
FDR: American Badass!
2012 · Douglas MacArthur
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012 · Head of State Thompson
Brother White
2012 · Pastor Johnny Kingman
Crazy Eyes
2012 · Zach's Father
X-Men: First Class
2011 · Secretary of State
Rosewood Lane
2011 · Det. Briggs
Chillerama
2011 · Dr. Weems (segment "Wadzilla")
Pandemic
2009 · General Matthews
Infestation
2009 · Ethan
Love at First Hiccup
2009 · Roger
One Missed Call
2008 · Ted Summers
AM1200
2008 · Harry Jones
Superman: Doomsday
2007 · Perry White (voice)
The Flock
2007 · Bobby Stiles
7-10 Split
2007 · Buddy Kendrick
Peaceful Warrior
2006 · Doctor Hayden
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005 · Don Hollenbeck
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005 · Fleming
Jeepers Creepers 2
2003 · Jack Taggart, Sr.
Dead End
2003 · Frank Harrington
The Battle of Shaker Heights
2003 · Harrison
Windfall
2002 · John Wescott
Two Can Play That Game
2001 · Bill Parker
Evasive Action
1998 · Sheriff Wes Blaidek
Powder
1995 · Dr. Aaron Stripler
The Chase
1994 · Dalton Voss
Body Shot
1994 · Dwight Frye
The Crew
1994 · Charles Pierce
RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement
1994 · Leon Nash
Rising Sun
1993 · Senator John Morton
Grey Knight
1993 · Col. George Thalman
RoboCop 3
1993 · Leon Nash (archive footage)
Bob Roberts
1992 · Chet MacGregor
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992 · Leland Palmer
The Rift
1990 · Robbins
Twin Peaks
1989 · Leland Palmer
RoboCop
1987 · Leon Nash
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985 · Sol Gann
Swamp Thing
1982 · Dr. Alec Holland
Cat People
1982 · Soap Opera Man