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Ray Wise(I)

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Ray Wise
Amid political and spiritual turmoil, Reverend David Hill steps up to run for Congress. Opponent Peter Kane, aims to erase religion from policy, and the fight becomes a beacon of hope for people seeking moral leadership in a divided world.
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God's Not Dead: In God We Trust (2024)
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Raymond Herbert "Ray" Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor. Some of his best-known roles include Leland Palmer in Thị Trấn Twin Peaks (1990), henchman Leon C. Nash in RoboCop (1987), Jack Taggart Sr. in Kẻ Săn Lùng Sợ Hãi 2 (2003), the Devil in the CW television series Reaper (2007), Donald Wadsworth in Suburban Gothic (2014).

Wise was born in Akron, Ohio, graduated from Garfield High School in 1964 and attended Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. He is of Romanian descent on his mother's side.
BornAugust 20, 1947
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BornAugust 20, 1947
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 8 nominations

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    Known for

    Dead End (2003)
    Dead End
    6.5
    • Frank Harrington
    • 2003
    Mark Hamill in Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
    Batman: The Killing Joke
    6.4
    • Commissioner Gordon(voice)
    • 2016
    Sheryl Lee in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
    7.3
    • Leland Palmer
    • 1992
    Nancy Allen, Peter Weller, Miguel Ferrer, and Kurtwood Smith in RoboCop (1987)
    RoboCop
    7.6
    • Leon Nash
    • 1987

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Wolf in the Well
      • Roland Carmel
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Friends List
      • Dr. James Cross
      • Pre-production
    • Good Grief
      • Dr. Gariboldi
      • Post-production
    • Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Gina Tognoni, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in The Young and the Restless (1973)
      The Young and the Restless
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Ian Ward
      • 2014–2024
    • God's Not Dead: In God We Trust (2024)
      God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
      3.0
      • Peter Kane
      • 2024
    • Newsboys: In God We Trust
      Music Video
      • Peter Kane
      • 2024
    • Danny DeVito, Annette Bening, Chris Pine, and DeWanda Wise in Poolman (2023)
      Poolman
      4.0
      • William Van Patterson
      • 2023
    • The Blue Rose (2023)
      The Blue Rose
      3.9
      • Mr. Vallens
      • 2023
    • Dulé Hill and James Roday Rodriguez in Psych 3: This Is Gus (2021)
      Psych 3: This Is Gus
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Father Peter Westley
      • 2021
    • Topher Grace, Karla Souza, Sasheer Zamata, Caitlin McGee, and Jimmy Tatro in Home Economics (2021)
      Home Economics
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Frank
      • 2021
    • DC Batman: The Audio Adventures (2021)
      DC Batman: The Audio Adventures
      7.9
      Podcast Series
      • Various Announcers (voice)
      • 2021
    • Matthew Gray Gubler and Angela Sarafyan in King Knight (2021)
      King Knight
      5.1
      • Merlin
      • 2021
    • Rose Byrne in Physical (2021)
      Physical
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Sheila's Father
      • 2021
    • In the Cards
      TV Series
      • Alderman
      • 2021
    • Life on the Rocks (2021)
      Life on the Rocks
      5.6
      TV Special
      • Nate
      • 2021
    • Ayvah Jordan Vasquez in Launchpad (2021)
      Launchpad
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Headmaster Gustafson
      • 2021
    • All Rise (2019)
      All Rise
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Richard Walker
      • 2021
    • Beast Mode (2020)
      Beast Mode
      3.7
      • Trammel Steadfast
      • 2020

    Soundtrack

    • Lucille Soong, Randall Park, Constance Wu, Forrest Wheeler, Ian Chen, and Hudson Yang in Dân Nhập Cư (2015)
      Dân Nhập Cư
      7.8
      TV Series
      • performer: "Love Shack"
      • performer: "Respect" (uncredited)
      • 2017–2020
    • Dead End (2003)
      Dead End
      6.5
      • performer: "Jingle Bells" (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Thị Trấn Twin Peaks (1990)
      Thị Trấn Twin Peaks
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Soundtrack
      • 1990

    Videos68

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    Swamp Thing
    The Aggression Scale
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    The Aggression Scale
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    The Aggression Scale
    The Aggression Scale
    Clip 1:57
    The Aggression Scale
    One Missed Call
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    One Missed Call
    One Missed Call
    Clip 1:17
    One Missed Call
    One Missed Call
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    One Missed Call

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Raymond Wise
    • Height
      • 1.77 m
    • Born
      • August 20, 1947
      • Akron, Ohio, USA
    • Spouses
        Kass McClaskey1978 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Gannon McClaskey Wise
    • Relatives
      • Spencer Marcu(Niece or Nephew)
    • Other works
      Has appeared in over 90 plays
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Article
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Was considered for the role of Freddy Kruger in Ác Mộng Phố Elm (1984).
    • Quotes
      What goes through my mind when I see myself blowing some guy's brains out on screen? It looks a lot worse than it did when I was doing it. It's all so technical, really, when we're shotgun-blasting apart Peter Weller. It's kind of gruesome when you're doing it, but it looks worse on screen. It's not so bad, really. A little bit of gratuitous violence in a well-thought-out story is fine. -- on RoboCop (1987)

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