Ray Wise
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 20, 1947
- Birthplace
- 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).
Filmography
- The Good Dark
The Good Dark TBA
as Edward Penth
Nightmare City TBA
Actor
- This Is the One They'll Remember Me By
This Is the One They'll Remember Me By 2026
as Ray Wise
SURPRISE 2026
as Mr. Johnson
NANOcell 2026
as Robert Cox
The Napa Boys 2026
as Officer Toland
The Wolf in the Well 2024
as Roland Carmel
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust 2024
as Peter Kane
The Blue Rose 2024
as Mr. Vallens
Good Grief 2024
as Dr. Gariboldi
Poolman 2024
as William Van Patterson
King Knight 2022
as Merlin
Psych 3: This Is Gus 2021
as Father Peter Westley
Dinner Is Served 2021
as Headmaster Gustafson
Beast Mode 2020
as Trammel Steadfast
To Your Last Death 2019
as Cyrus DeKalb (voice)
Unholy 'Mole 2019
as The Devil (voice)
The Chain 2019
as Michael
Tone-Deaf 2019
as Michael
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun 2017
as Self
Little Evil 2017
as Guy On TV (uncredited)
Shattered 2017
as Forest Burnett
Halloweed 2016
as Judge Plimington
Batman: The Killing Joke 2016
as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
The Bronx Bull 2016
as Father Father Joseph
All the Way 2016
as Senator Everett Dirksen
God's Not Dead 2 2016
as Peter Kane
Unnatural 2015
as Victor Clobirch
Taking Flight 2015
as Nonno (voice)
The Breakup Girl 2015
as Bob Baker
Night of the Living Deb 2015
as Frank Waverly
Digging Up the Marrow 2015
as William Dekker
The Lazarus Effect 2015
as Mr. Wallace
Jurassic City 2015
as Warden Lewis
Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & Casino 2014
as Frank Pierre
Dead Still 2014
as Wenton Davies
Guardian Angel 2014
as Attorney Kaufman
Between Two Worlds 2014
as Self
Land of Leopold 2014
as Deece Warren
Suburban Gothic 2014
as Donald
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces 2014
as Leland Palmer
Away From Here 2014
as Paul
No God, No Master 2014
as A. Mitchell Palmer
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales 2014
as Mongo the Magnificent (segment "Mongo's Magik Mirror")
Wrong Cops 2013
as Captain Andy
Big Ass Spider! 2013
as Major Braxton Tanner
Out West 2013
as Phillip Alcott
Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire 2013
as Frank
Brother's Keeper 2013
as Herbert Leemaster
Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End 2013
as Frank
- Inventing Adam
Inventing Adam 2013
as J.B.
Nuclear Family 2012
as The Man
Atlas Shrugged: Part II 2012
as Head of State Thompson
FDR: American Badass! 2012
as Douglas MacArthur
Excision 2012
as Principal Campbell
The Butterfly Room 2012
as Nick
Crazy Eyes 2012
as Zach's Father
Brother White 2012
as Pastor Johnny Kingman
Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend 2012
as Wade Dawkins
The Aggression Scale 2012
as Bellavance
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie 2012
as Dr. Doone Struts
The Girl with the Tramp Stamp Tattoo 2011
Actor
Rosewood Lane 2011
as Det. Briggs
Chillerama 2011
as Dr. Weems (segment "Wadzilla")
X-Men: First Class 2011
as Secretary of State
Pandemic 2009
as General Matthews
Iodine 2009
as Avery
Stuntmen 2009
as Jack Strongbow
Infestation 2009
as Ethan
Love at First Hiccup 2009
as Roger
AM1200 2008
as Harry Jones
One Missed Call 2008
as Ted Summers
Superman: Doomsday 2007
as Perry White (voice)
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks 2007
as Self
The Flock 2007
as Bobby Stiles
The Election 2007
as John
7-10 Split 2007
as Buddy Kendrick
The Substance of Things Hoped For 2006
as Dr. Lessing
Peaceful Warrior 2006
as Doctor Hayden
Cyxork 7 2006
as Kommander 88
Good Night, and Good Luck. 2005
as Don Hollenbeck
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face 2005
as Fleming
The Rain Makers 2005
as Harris
Sharkskin 6 2005
as Sam
Dead End 2003
as Frank Harrington
The Battle of Shaker Heights 2003
as Harrison
Jeepers Creepers 2 2003
as Taggart
Windfall 2002
as John Wescott
Landspeed 2002
as Brian Sanger
- Scream at the Sound of the Beep
Scream at the Sound of the Beep 2002
as Brother Jake
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks 2001
as Self
Two Can Play That Game 2001
as Bill Parker
Almost Salinas 2001
as Jack Tynan
Pennyweight 1999
as Mr. Pennyweight
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon 1998
as Randolph Pratt
Evasive Action 1998
as Sheriff Wes Blaidek
Powder 1995
as Dr. Aaron Stripler
The Crew 1994
as Charles Pierce
RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement 1994
as Leon Nash
Body Shot 1994
as Dwight Frye
The Chase 1994
as Dalton Voss
Rising Sun 1993
as Senator John Morton
Grey Knight 1993
as Col. George Thalman
RoboCop 3 1993
as Leon Nash (archive footage)
Sunstroke 1992
as Larry
Bob Roberts 1992
as Chet MacGregor
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 1992
as Leland Palmer
Write to Kill 1991
as Mark Gaston
Fire in the Dark 1991
as Richard
- Runaway Heart
Runaway Heart 1990
as Archie
The Rift 1990
as Robbins
Twin Peaks 1989
as Leland Palmer
Race for Glory 1989
as Jack Davis
Season of Fear 1989
as Fred Drummond
- The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story 1988
as Phil Maresca
RoboCop 1987
as Leon Nash
- Repairs
Repairs 1987
as Stan the Bartender
Condor 1986
as Christopher Proctor
The Journey of Natty Gann 1985
as Sol Gann
Seduced 1985
as Bartecki
Cat People 1982
as Soap Opera Man
Swamp Thing 1982
as Dr. Alec Holland
Deadly Blessing 1981
as Sheriff (voice) (uncredited)
Madame X 1981
as Bellman (uncredited)
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II 1980
as Dr. Simmons
Tartuffe 1978
as Damis
Love in the Hamptons 1976
as Myron
- Dare the Devil
Dare the Devil 1969
as David Keller
Credits from TMDB.