News that is 17 different kinds of cool this morning, folks. Ray Wise has been cast in the possibly recurring role of Howard, “an intelligent higher-up in the Dollhouse who has huge presence and humor” for Dollhouse’s second season.
Most recently Wise played the Devil in the CW’s Reaper, a show which I have to admit to never watching; the thing I know Wise from is Twin Peaks where he played the pivotal role of Leland Palmer, the father of Laura Palmer, whose murder kicks off the entire series of bizarre events in the show.
It’s no surprise that Whedon would be keen to have Wise on the show, as he’s always been a fan of Twin Peaks. Dollhouse S2 really is building up quite an impressive guest star roster; Ray Wise, Alexis Denisof, Summer Glau, Jamie Bamber, Michael Hogan, Keith Carradine… who’s next? More importantly, who would you love to see as a guest star?
Leland Palmer is definitely hard to forget but Ray Wise was good in Clooney’s Good Night and Good Luck too.
Summer is the only girl so I wouldn’t mind seeing Grace Park in Dollhouse. After all Joss and Ron Moore seem to be playing a sort of incestuous musical chairs.
You know, I had never realised Ray Wise was in Good Night and Good Luck. I’ll have to watch that one again!
Leland Palmer! Awesome!