Mitchell Ryan
- Acting
- January 11, 1934 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- March 4, 2022
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
Filmography
- Justice League · Highfather (Voice)
- Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade · Self
- Aftershock: Earthquake in New York · Frank Agostini
- The West Wing · Roland Pierce
- Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story · Averell Harriman
- Dharma & Greg · Edward Montgomery
- Grosse Pointe Blank · Mr. Bart Newberry
- Liar Liar · Mr. Allan
- The Devil's Own · Chief Jim Kelly
- The Practice · Judge George Nelson
- Dark Skies
- Raven Hawk · White
- Ed · Abe Woods
- A Face to Die For · Joe Thomas
- Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers · Dr. Wynn
- The Single Guy · Mr. Bremley
- The Drew Carey Show · Woody
- Judge Dredd · Vartis Hammond
- Gramps · Oliver
- Speechless · Lloyd Wannamaker
- Blue Sky · Ray Stevens
- One West Waikiki
- Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is · Chief Carson
- NYPD Blue · Jack Hanlon
- Star · Harrison Barclay
- Hot Shots! Part Deux · Gray Edwards
- Walker, Texas Ranger · Judge Riley
- The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them · Kenneth Davenport
- Majority Rule · John 'Blackjack' Wade
- Renegade · Dallas Shields, Ted Bronson
- 2000 Malibu Road
- Dirty Work · Frank Esposito
- Iron Eagle III · Simms
- In a Child's Name · Peter Chappell
- Silk Stalkings
- Deadly Game · Admiral Mark Nately
- Judgment · Dave Davis
- Wings · Jonathan Clayton
- Margaret Bourke-White · Patton
- Winter People · Drury Campbell
- The Ryan White Story · Tom
- Favorite Son · Vice President Dan Eastman
- Mission: Impossible · Admiral Edgar Sheppard
- Star Trek: The Next Generation · Kyle Riker
- Jake and the Fatman · Lt. Dan Gorecki, Ethan Mitchell
- Lethal Weapon · General Peter McAllister
- The Penalty Phase · Donald Faulkner
- L.A. Law · Duncan Young
- Northstar · Col. Even Marshall
- Matlock · Ellis Blake
- Hostage Flight · Captain Malone
- North and South · Tillet Main
- The Golden Girls · Rex
- Hell Town
- Robert Kennedy & His Times · Robert McNamara
- Fatal Vision · Paul Strombaugh
- Murder, She Wrote · Captain Ernest Lenko, Rep. Arthur Prouty
- Hot Pursuit
- Who's the Boss?
- Hunter · Tom Reed
- The Gambler: The Adventure Continues · Charlie McCourt
- The Gambler: The Adventure Continues · Charlie McCourt
- Hardcastle and McCormick · Sheriff 'Stretch' Carter
- High Performance
- The A-Team · Ike Hagen
- Uncommon Valor · Chief Tom Riordan
- Medea · Jason
- St. Elsewhere · George Deaton
- Hotel · Steve Cutler
- Of Mice and Men · Slim
- Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story · Hugh Hefner
- The Five of Me · Dr. Ralph B. Allison
- Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission · Keyes
- The Choice · Jerry Clements
- Angel City · Silas Creedy
- Flesh & Blood · Jack Fallon
- Flesh & Blood · Jack Fallon
- Hart to Hart · Ramsey T. MacLaish
- The Chisholms · Cooper Hawkins
- Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force · Lt. Col. Applegate