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American actor

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Born
Raymond Herbert Wise , ( 1947-08-20 ) August 20, 1947 (age 78) , Akron, Ohio , U.S.
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1969–present
Spouses
Juliet Burr ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. December 28, 1974</span>"}]]}'>1974 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1977 ) ​ Kass McClaskey ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1978 ) ​

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Akron
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
Ray Wise 2011.jpg
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date of birth
1947-08-20
Commons category
Ray Wise
Commons Creator page
Ray Wise
start of work period
1960-00-00
name in native language
Ray Wise
birth name
Raymond Herbert Wise
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

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), Dead End (2003), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), X-Men: First Class (2011) and God's Not Dead 2 (2016).

Wise's other television roles include Vice President Hal Gardner in 24 (2006), The Devil in Reaper (2007–2009), Ian Ward in The Young and the Restless (2014–2016, 2024–2026) and Marvin Ellis in Fresh Off the Boat (2015–2020). He is also known for acting in projects produced by the comedy duo Tim & Eric, most notably his guest-starring role as Grill Vogel in Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2008).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ray Wise” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.