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Mitchell Ryan

Mitchell Ryan

Acting1934Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Biography

Mitchell Ryan (January 11, 1934 – March 4, 2022) was an American actor most recently known for playing Edward Montgomery on Dharma & Greg. Ryan was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War. After the Korean War, he went to the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. There he went on to make his acting debut in Thunder Road along with the Theatre's founder Robert Porterfield.

Ryan was an original cast member on Dark Shadows, His other acting credits include Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Liar, Liar, Magnum Force, Lethal Weapon, Grosse Pointe Blank, Electra Glide in Blue, and Hot Shots! Part Deux. In 1973, he played the lead on Chase.

His Broadway theatre credits include Wait Until Dark, Medea, and The Price.

Ryan was married and divorced twice and is the father of three children.

Acting History

2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as The Priest in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)
The West Wing
TVas Roland Pierce• 1 eps
The Drew Carey Show
TVas Woody• 1 eps
2003
Justice League
TVas Highfather (voice)• 2 eps
1999
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
TVas Frank Agostini• 2 eps
1998
1997
Liar Liar
as Mr. Allan
Grosse Pointe Blank
as Mr. Bart Newberry
The Devil's Own
as Chief Jim Kelly
Dharma & Greg
TVas Edward Montgomery• 119 eps
The Practice
TVas Judge George Nelson• 1 eps
1996
Ed
as Abe Woods
Raven Hawk
as White
A Face to Die For
as Joe Thomas
Wings
TVas Jonathan Clayton• 3 eps
1995
Judge Dredd
as Vartis Hammond
Gramps
as Oliver
The Single Guy
TVas Mr. Bremley• 2 eps
1994
Speechless
as Lloyd Wannamaker
Blue Sky
as Ray Stevens
Renegade
TVas Ted Bronson• 2 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
TVas Judge Riley• 1 eps
1993
Hot Shots! Part Deux
as Gray Edwards
Star
as Harrison Barclay
NYPD Blue
TVas Officer Jack Hanlon• 1 eps
1992
1991
Deadly Game
as Admiral Mark Nately
The Golden Girls
TVas Rex• 1 eps
Hunter
TVas Tom Reed• 1 eps
Matlock
TVas Ellis Blake• 1 eps
In a Child's Name
TVas Peter Chappell• 2 eps
1990
Judgment
as Dave Davis
L.A. Law
TVas Duncan Young• 1 eps
Jake and the Fatman
TVas Ethan Mitchell• 1 eps
1989
Winter People
as Drury Campbell
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TVas Kyle Riker• 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
TVas Admiral Edgar Sheppard• 1 eps
1987
Lethal Weapon
as General Peter McAllister
St. Elsewhere
TVas George Deaton• 1 eps
1986
Northstar
as Col. Even Marshall
1985
Hostage Flight
as Captain Malone
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Captain Ernest Lenko / Ray Dixon / Rep. Arthur Prouty / Senator Brent Renwyck• 1 eps
North and South
TVas Tillet Main• 2 eps
The A-Team
TVas Ike Hagen• 1 eps
1984
Dallas
TVas Cpt. Merwin Fogerty• 2 eps
Hardcastle and McCormick
TVas Sheriff 'Stretch' Carter• 2 eps
Hotel
TVas Steve Cutler• 1 eps
1983
Hart to Hart
TVas Ramsey T. MacLaish• 1 eps
1981
The Five of Me
as Dr. Ralph B. Allison
1980
Angel City
as Silas Creedy
1978
Having Babies III
as Dr. Blake Simmons
1977
Escape from Bogen County
as Ambler Bowman
1976
Midway
as RAdm. Aubrey W. Fitch (uncredited)
Two-Minute Warning
as The Priest
The Entertainer
as Mr. Pasko
1975
Barnaby Jones
TVas Dennis Kelly• 1 eps
The Rockford Files
TVas Colonel Hopkins• 1 eps
1974
Kodiak
TVas Prisoner• 1 eps
1973
Magnum Force
as Officer Charlie McCoy
Chase
as Capt. Chase Reddick
High Plains Drifter
as Dave Drake
Electra Glide in Blue
as Harve Poole
The Streets of San Francisco
TVas Abel Hoffman• 1 eps
1972
A Reflection of Fear
as Inspector McKenna
The Honkers
as Lowell
1971
My Old Man's Place
as Sgt. Martin Flood
Chandler
as Chuck Kincaid
The Hunting Party
as Doc Harrison
1970
Monte Walsh
as Shorty Austin
The High Chaparral
TVas Jelks• 1 eps
1966
Dark Shadows
TVas Burke Devlin• 271 eps
1965
The Defenders
TVas Jack Bostick• 1 eps
1962
Naked City
TVas Driver (uncredited)• 1 eps
1958
Thunder Road
as Jed 'Jess' Moultrie (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/11/1934
Day of Death
3/4/2022
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA