Ray Wise
Movies
- Bob Roberts (1992)
- Dead End (2003)
- Evasive Action (1998)
- Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
- Grey Knight (1993)
- Jeepers Creepers 3: Cathedral (2011)
- Jeepers Creepers II (2003)
- Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (1995)
- Peaceful Warrior (2006)
- Powder (1995)
- Superman: Doomsday (2007)
- Swamp Thing (1982)
- The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)
- The Chase (1994)
- The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
- The Rain Makers (2005)
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
- Windfall (2001)
Ray Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor, known for his roles as Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks, as Leon C. Nash, right-hand henchmen to villain Clarence Boddicker in the sci-fi classic RoboCop, and most recently as the Devil in the CW television series Reaper. Wise was born in Akron, Ohio and attended Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. In the late sixties and seventies, Wise played attorney Jamie Rollins on the soap opera, Love of Life. He played the character of Dr. Alec Holland in the 1982 film Swamp Thing, directed by Wes Craven and based upon the comic book series of the same name. Dr. Holland is the man who becomes the titular character after his lab is destroyed and he is left for dead. The actual Swamp Thing character was played by Dick Durock. In 1985, Wise played Sol Gann, father to Natty Gann in The Journey of Natty Gann, directed by Jeremy Paul Kagan. In addition to Twin Peaks, Wise has played several roles in science fiction. He played the harried dad in the horror film Dead End. He made an appearance as Liko in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Who Watches the Watchers,” and later played Arturis in the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Hope and Fear.”
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