Mitchell Ryan
Known for Acting · 115 credits
- Born
- 1934-01-11
- Died
- 2022-03-04
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Mitch Ryan
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.
Known For
TV Shows (54)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Kyle Riker
Dallas
1978
as Cpt. Merwin Fogerty
The West Wing
1999
as Roland Pierce
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Captain Ernest Lenko / Rep. Arthur Prouty / Senator Brent Renwyck / Ray Dixon
Dark Shadows
1966
as Burke Devlin
The A-Team
1983
as Ike Hagen
The Practice
1997
as Judge George Nelson
NYPD Blue
1993
as Officer Jack Hanlon
The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Woody
L.A. Law
1986
as Duncan Young
St. Elsewhere
1982
as George Deaton
The Rockford Files
1974
as Colonel Hopkins
Wings
1990
as Jonathan Clayton
The Golden Girls
1985
as Rex
Matlock
1986
as Ellis Blake
Renegade
1992
as Dallas Shields / Ted Bronson
Hotel
1982
as Steve Cutler
Cannon
1971
Hunter
1984
as Tom Reed
Naked City
1958
as Marty Minters / Overton / Quale / Paul Tamarind / Driver (uncredited)
Hart to Hart
1979
as Ramsey T. MacLaish
Jake and the Fatman
1987
as Lt. Dan Gorecki / Ethan Mitchell
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Dennis Kelly
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Judge Riley
Silk Stalkings
1991
The Defenders
1961
as Harry Cook / Jack Bostick
Who's the Boss?
1984
Baretta
1975
The High Chaparral
1967
as Jelks
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Abel Hoffman
North and South
1985
as Tillet Main
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
as Sheriff 'Stretch' Carter
Dharma & Greg
1997
as Edward Montgomery
Justice League
2001
as Highfather (voice)
The Single Guy
1995
as Mr. Bremley
Dark Skies
1996
Mission: Impossible
1988
as Admiral Edgar Sheppard
One West Waikiki
1994
The Manhunter
1974
Kodiak
1974
as Prisoner
Hell Town
1985
The Chisholms
1979
as Cooper Hawkins
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999
as Frank Agostini
Hot Pursuit
1984
Favorite Son
1988
as Vice President Dan Eastman
Chase
1973
as Chase Reddick
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983
as Charlie McCourt
2000 Malibu Road
1992
Fatal Vision
1984
as Paul Strombaugh
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985
as Robert McNamara
Julie Farr, M.D.
1978
In a Child's Name
1991
as Peter Chappell
Flesh & Blood
1979
as Jack Fallon
High Performance
1983
Movies (61)
Midway
1976
as RAdm. Aubrey W. Fitch (uncredited)
Lethal Weapon
1987
as General Peter McAllister
Liar Liar
1997
as Mr. Allan
Judge Dredd
1995
as Vartis Hammond
Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993
as Gray Edwards
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995
as Dr. Terence Wynn
Magnum Force
1973
as Officer Charlie McCoy
High Plains Drifter
1973
as Dave Drake
The Devil's Own
1997
as Chief Jim Kelly
Flesh & Blood
1979
as Jack Fallon
Blue Sky
1994
as Ray Stevens
Grosse Pointe Blank
1997
as Mr. Bart Newberry
Speechless
1994
as Lloyd Wannamaker
Ed
1996
as Abe Woods
Raven Hawk
1996
as White
Chandler
1971
as Chuck Kincaid
Two-Minute Warning
1976
as The Priest
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as The Priest in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)
Iron Eagle III
1992
as Simms
The Hunting Party
1971
as Doc Harrison
Monte Walsh
1970
as Shorty Austin
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
1973
as Waters
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
1992
as Kenneth Davenport
Thunder Road
1958
as Jed 'Jess' Moultrie (uncredited)
Star
1993
as Harrison Barclay
Judgment
1990
as Dave Davis
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978
as Lt. Col. Applegate
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
1981
as Hugh Hefner
Electra Glide in Blue
1973
as Harve Poole
Winter People
1989
as Drury Campbell
Majority Rule
1992
as John 'Blackjack' Wade
Uncommon Valor
1983
as Chief Tom Riordan
The Choice
1981
as Jerry Clements
Escape from Bogen County
1977
as Ambler Bowman
The Ryan White Story
1989
as Tom
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
1998
as Averell Harriman
The Honkers
1972
as Lowell
Medea
1983
as Jason
A Reflection of Fear
1972
as Inspector McKenna
Angel City
1980
as Silas Creedy
Deadly Game
1991
as Admiral Mark Nately
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
1977
as Jethro Lundy
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994
as Chief Carson
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983
as Charlie McCourt
The Entertainer
1976
as Mr. Pasko
Having Babies III
1978
as Dr. Blake Simmons
Margaret Bourke-White
1989
as Patton
Dirty Work
1992
as Frank Esposito
Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission
1981
as Keyes
A Face to Die For
1996
as Joe Thomas
Hostage Flight
1985
as Captain Malone
Chase
1973
as Capt. Chase Reddick
Northstar
1986
as Col. Even Marshall
Of Mice and Men
1981
as Slim
The Penalty Phase
1986
as Donald Faulkner
The Five of Me
1981
as Dr. Ralph B. Allison
My Old Man's Place
1971
as Sgt. Martin Flood
The Hemingway Play
1976
as Ernest
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
1977
as Mathew Sullivan
Gramps
1995
as Oliver
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1999
as Self - Host
About Mitchell Ryan
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… With 115 credits spanning from 1958 to 2004, Mitchell Ryan has appeared in 61 films and 54 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mitchell Ryan Movies
- Midway (1976) — as RAdm. Aubrey W. Fitch (uncredited)
- Lethal Weapon (1987) — as General Peter McAllister
- Liar Liar (1997) — as Mr. Allan
- Judge Dredd (1995) — as Vartis Hammond
- Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) — as Gray Edwards
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