Ray Wise
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 20 August 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
Acting 133
- 2026The Good Dark as Edward Penth
- 2026SURPRISE as Mr. Johnson
- 2026Nightmare City
- 2026NANOcell as Robert Cox
- 2026The Napa Boys as Officer Toland
- 2024The Wolf in the Well as Roland Carmel
- 2024God's Not Dead: In God We Trust as Peter Kane
- 2024The Blue Rose as Mr. Vallens
- 2024Good Grief as Dr. Gariboldi
- 2024Poolman as William Van Patterson
- 2022King Knight as Merlin
- 2021Psych 3: This Is Gus as Father Peter Westley
- 2021Dinner Is Served as Headmaster Gustafson
- 2020Beast Mode as Trammel Steadfast
- 2019To Your Last Death as Cyrus DeKalb (voice)
- 2019Unholy 'Mole as The Devil (voice)
- 2019The Chain as Michael
- 2019Tone-Deaf as Michael
- 2017I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun as Self
- 2017Little Evil as Guy On TV (uncredited)
- 2017Shattered as Forest Burnett
- 2016Halloweed as Judge Plimington
- 2016Batman: The Killing Joke as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
- 2016The Bronx Bull as Father Father Joseph
- 2016All the Way as Senator Everett Dirksen
- 2016God's Not Dead 2 as Peter Kane
- 2015Unnatural as Victor Clobirch
- 2015Taking Flight as Nonno (voice)
- 2015The Breakup Girl as Bob Baker
- 2015Night of the Living Deb as Frank Waverly
- 2015Digging Up the Marrow as William Dekker
- 2015The Lazarus Effect as Mr. Wallace
- 2015Jurassic City as Warden Lewis
- 2014Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & Casino as Frank Pierre
- 2014Dead Still as Wenton Davies
- 2014Guardian Angel as Attorney Kaufman
- 2014Between Two Worlds as Self
- 2014Land of Leopold as Deece Warren
- 2014Suburban Gothic as Donald
- 2014Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces as Leland Palmer
- 2014Away From Here as Paul
- 2014No God, No Master as A. Mitchell Palmer
- 2014Tom Holland's Twisted Tales as Mongo the Magnificent (segment "Mongo's Magik Mirror")
- 2013Wrong Cops as Captain Andy
- 2013Big Ass Spider! as Major Braxton Tanner
- 2013Out West as Phillip Alcott
- 2013Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire as Frank
- 2013Brother's Keeper as Herbert Leemaster
- 2013Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End as Frank
- 2013Inventing Adam as J.B.
- 2012Nuclear Family as The Man
- 2012Atlas Shrugged: Part II as Head of State Thompson
- 2012FDR: American Badass! as Douglas MacArthur
- 2012Excision as Principal Campbell
- 2012The Butterfly Room as Nick
- 2012Crazy Eyes as Zach's Father
- 2012Brother White as Pastor Johnny Kingman
- 2012Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend as Wade Dawkins
- 2012The Aggression Scale as Bellavance
- 2012Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie as Dr. Doone Struts
- 2011The Girl with the Tramp Stamp Tattoo
- 2011Rosewood Lane as Det. Briggs
- 2011Chillerama as Dr. Weems (segment "Wadzilla")
- 2011X-Men: First Class as Secretary of State
- 2009Pandemic as General Matthews
- 2009Iodine as Avery
- 2009Stuntmen as Jack Strongbow
- 2009Infestation as Ethan
- 2009Love at First Hiccup as Roger
- 2008AM1200 as Harry Jones
- 2008One Missed Call as Ted Summers
- 2008The Mentalist as Dennis Victor · 1 episode
- 2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks as Self
- 2007Superman: Doomsday as Perry White (voice)
- 2007The Flock as Bobby Stiles
- 2007The Election as John
- 20077-10 Split as Buddy Kendrick
- 2006The Substance of Things Hoped For as Dr. Lessing
- 2006Peaceful Warrior as Doctor Hayden
- 2006Cyxork 7 as Kommander 88
- 2005Good Night, and Good Luck. as Don Hollenbeck
- 2005Jane Doe: The Wrong Face as Fleming
- 2005The Rain Makers as Harris
- 2005Sharkskin 6 as Sam
- 2005Criminal Minds as John Nelson · 1 episode
- 2003Dead End as Frank Harrington
- 2003The Battle of Shaker Heights as Harrison
- 2003Jeepers Creepers 2 as Jack Taggart, Sr.
- 2003NCIS as Wayne Tobett · 1 episode
- 2002Windfall as John Wescott
- 2002Landspeed as Brian Sanger
- 2002Scream at the Sound of the Beep as Brother Jake
- 2001Postcards From The Cast as Self
- 2001Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks as Self
- 2001Two Can Play That Game as Bill Parker
- 2001Almost Salinas as Jack Tynan
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Ernest Chase · 1 episode
- 1999Pennyweight as Mr. Pennyweight
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Roger Hanley · 1 episode
- 1998The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon as Randolph Pratt
- 1998Evasive Action as Sheriff Wes Blaidek
- 1995Powder as Dr. Aaron Stripler
- 1994The Crew as Charles Pierce
- 1994RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement as Leon Nash
- 1994Body Shot as Dwight Frye
- 1994The Chase as Dalton Voss
- 1993Rising Sun as Senator John Morton
- 1993Grey Knight as Col. George Thalman
- 1993RoboCop 3 as Leon Nash (archive footage)
- 1992Sunstroke as Larry
- 1992Bob Roberts as Chet MacGregor
- 1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me as Leland Palmer
- 1991Write to Kill as Mark Gaston
- 1991Fire in the Dark as Richard
- 1990Runaway Heart as Archie
- 1990The Rift as Robbins
- 1989Twin Peaks as Leland Palmer
- 1989Race for Glory as Jack Davis
- 1989Season of Fear as Fred Drummond
- 1988The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story as Phil Maresca
- 1987RoboCop as Leon Nash
- 1987Repairs as Stan the Bartender
- 1986Condor as Christopher Proctor
- 1985The Journey of Natty Gann as Sol Gann
- 1985Seduced as Bartecki
- 1982Cat People as Soap Opera Man
- 1982Swamp Thing as Dr. Alec Holland
- 1981Deadly Blessing as Sheriff (voice) (uncredited)
- 1981Madame X as Bellman (uncredited)
- 1980Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II as Dr. Simmons
- 1978Tartuffe as Damis
- 1976Love in the Hamptons as Myron
- 1969Dare the Devil as David Keller