Biography

Raymond Herbert "Ray" Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor. Some of his best-known roles include Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks (1990), henchman Leon C. Nash in RoboCop (1987), Jack Taggart Sr. in Jeepers Creepers 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.

Actor

NANOcell(2026)as Robert Cox

The Young and the Restless(1973)as Ian Ward, Ian Ward (vision)

The Napa Boys(2025)as Officer Toland

Havoc Town(2025)as Josiah Abbess

The Wolf in the Well(2024)as Roland Carmel

Thanks

The Millionaire Tour(2012)

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks(2007)

Soundtrack

Fresh Off the Boat(2015)

Dead End(2003)

Twin Peaks(1990)

Self

RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop(2023)as Self - 'Leon C. Nash', Self

Slugfest(2021)as Jack Kirby

Hood Adjacent with James Davis(2017)as Self

Ray Wise on 'The Rift'(2016)as Self

A Father's Revenge: An Interview with Actor Ray Wise(2016)as Self

Archive Footage

Pure Flix and Chill: The David A.R. White Story(2018)as Self

Twin Peaks(2017)as Leland Palmer

Entertainment Weekly Cast Reunions(2016)as Leland Palmer

WatchMojo(2006)as Self - Leland Palmer

Gylne tider(2002)as Leland Palmer

Known for

Dead End2003 · Actor Batman: The Killing Joke2016 · Actor Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me1992 · Actor Good Night, and Good Luck.2005 · Actor

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Robin Riker and Ray Wise in Dead Last (2001)

Wendie Malick and Ray Wise in Physical (2021)

Warren Frost and Ray Wise in Twin Peaks (1990)

Ray Wise, Tati Gabrielle, Abigail Cowen, and Adeline Rudolph in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)

Ray Wise and Chelsey Crisp in Fresh Off the Boat (2015)

Jamie Luner and Ray Wise in Profiler (1996)

Credit Score: Ray Wise

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Twin Peaks

Leland Palmer

Sat Apr 08 1989 – Mon Jun 10 1991

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	Twin Peaks	50.00	1990	•	8.7	2	18	246321
2	RoboCop	6.00	1987	•	7.6	0	2	308689
3	X-Men: First Class	6.00	2011		7.7	0	0	763817
4	Good Night, and Good Luck.	5.63	2005	•	7.4	0	6	105224
5	Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me	4.88	1992	•	7.3	0	0	119212
6	Peaceful Warrior	3.75	2006	•	7.2	0	0	31547
7	Batman: The Killing Joke	3.25	2016	•	6.4	0	0	65643
8	Dead End	3.25	2003	•	6.4	0	0	35714
9	To Your Last Death	3.09	2020	•	5.8	0	0	4013
10	Jeepers Creepers 2	3.09	2003	•	5.7	0	0	76530