Leland Palmer
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Leland Palmer is a fictional character from the television series Twin Peaks, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. He also appears in the prequel, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.[5] He is portrayed in all his appearances by Ray Wise.
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Leland Palmer | |
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Twin Peaks character | |
First appearance | "Pilot" (1990) |
Last appearance | "Part 18" (2017) |
Portrayed by | Ray Wise |
Duration | 1990–1992, 2017 |
In-universe information | |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Attorney at law |
Affiliation | Benjamin Horne (client) Black Lodge (through BOB) |
Family | Palmer |
Relatives | Sarah Palmer (wife) Laura Palmer (daughter, deceased) Beth (sister-in-law) Maddy Ferguson (niece-in-law)[1] |
Origin | Seattle, Washington[1] |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Washington[1] |
Date of birth | February 26, 1944[2] |
Date of death | March 11, 1989 (1989-03-11)[lower-alpha 1] February 24, 1990 (1990-02-24)[lower-alpha 2] |
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Leland is an attorney, with his primary client being local businessman Ben Horne (Richard Beymer). He is well-known and respected in the town of Twin Peaks. Together with his wife Sarah (Grace Zabriskie) and his daughter Laura (Sheryl Lee), his family seems to be perfect. When Laura is murdered, however, Leland's psychological foundations begin to crumble, and it is gradually revealed that extreme dysfunction, including incest, lies beneath the Palmer family's idyllic surface.