
Mitchell Ryan
Known for Acting · 114 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)

Dallas
1978
as Cpt. Merwin Fogerty

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Kyle Riker

Dark Shadows
1966
as Burke Devlin

The West Wing
1999
as Roland Pierce

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Captain Ernest Lenko / Rep. Arthur Prouty / Senator Brent Renwyck / Ray Dixon

The A-Team
1983
as Ike Hagen

NYPD Blue
1993
as Officer Jack Hanlon

The Practice
1997
as Judge George Nelson

The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Woody

Wings
1990
as Jonathan Clayton

L.A. Law
1986
as Duncan Young

The Rockford Files
1974
as Colonel Hopkins

Matlock
1986
as Ellis Blake

Naked City
1958
as Marty Minters / Overton / Quale / Paul Tamarind / Driver (uncredited)

Renegade
1992
as Dallas Shields / Ted Bronson

Hotel
1982
as Steve Cutler

St. Elsewhere
1982
as George Deaton

The Golden Girls
1985
as Rex

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Judge Riley

Hart to Hart
1979
as Ramsey T. MacLaish

Cannon
1971

Jake and the Fatman
1987
as Lt. Dan Gorecki / Ethan Mitchell

Hunter
1984
as Tom Reed

Silk Stalkings
1991

Barnaby Jones
1973
as Dennis Kelly

The High Chaparral
1967
as Jelks

Who's the Boss?
1984

The Defenders
1961
as Harry Cook / Jack Bostick

North and South
1985
as Tillet Main

Baretta
1975

Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
as Sheriff 'Stretch' Carter

The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Abel Hoffman

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

Chase
1973
as Chase Reddick

Kodiak
1974
as Prisoner

The Chisholms
1979
as Cooper Hawkins

Hell Town
1985

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999
as Frank Agostini

Hot Pursuit
1984

Favorite Son
1988
as Vice President Dan Eastman

2000 Malibu Road
1992

Fatal Vision
1984
as Paul Strombaugh

Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985
as Robert McNamara

The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983
as Charlie McCourt

In a Child's Name
1991
as Peter Chappell

Flesh & Blood
1979
as Jack Fallon
Julie Farr, M.D.
1978
High Performance
1983
Movies (60)

Midway
1976
as RAdm. Aubrey W. Fitch (uncredited)

Liar Liar
1997
as Mr. Allan

Lethal Weapon
1987
as General Peter McAllister

The Devil's Own
1997
as Chief Jim Kelly

Judge Dredd
1995
as Vartis Hammond

Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993
as Gray Edwards

Magnum Force
1973
as Officer Charlie McCoy

High Plains Drifter
1973
as Dave Drake

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995
as Dr. Terence Wynn

Speechless
1994
as Lloyd Wannamaker

Blue Sky
1994
as Ray Stevens

Flesh & Blood
1979
as Jack Fallon

Thunder Road
1958
as Jed 'Jess' Moultrie (uncredited)

Grosse Pointe Blank
1997
as Mr. Bart Newberry

Monte Walsh
1970
as Shorty Austin

Raven Hawk
1996
as White

The Entertainer
1976
as Mr. Pasko

Ed
1996
as Abe Woods

Deadly Game
1991
as Admiral Mark Nately

The Hunting Party
1971
as Doc Harrison

The Choice
1981
as Jerry Clements

Iron Eagle III
1992
as Simms

Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
1981
as Hugh Hefner

Two-Minute Warning
1976
as The Priest

Chandler
1971
as Chuck Kincaid

The Friends of Eddie Coyle
1973
as Waters

The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
1992
as Kenneth Davenport

Winter People
1989
as Drury Campbell

Electra Glide in Blue
1973
as Harve Poole

Judgment
1990
as Dave Davis

Chase
1973
as Capt. Chase Reddick

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978
as Lt. Col. Applegate

The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983
as Charlie McCourt

Majority Rule
1992
as John 'Blackjack' Wade

Star
1993
as Harrison Barclay

Dirty Work
1992
as Frank Esposito

The Honkers
1972
as Lowell
Medea
1983
as Jason

A Reflection of Fear
1972
as Inspector McKenna

Gramps
1995
as Oliver

A Face to Die For
1996
as Joe Thomas

Northstar
1986
as Col. Even Marshall

Escape from Bogen County
1977
as Ambler Bowman

Hostage Flight
1985
as Captain Malone

Of Mice and Men
1981
as Slim

The Ryan White Story
1989
as Tom

Margaret Bourke-White
1989
as Patton

Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
1977
as Jethro Lundy

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994
as Chief Carson

My Old Man's Place
1971
as Sgt. Martin Flood

The Hemingway Play
1976
as Ernest

The Five of Me
1981
as Dr. Ralph B. Allison

Having Babies III
1978
as Dr. Blake Simmons

Angel City
1980
as Silas Creedy

Uncommon Valor
1983
as Chief Tom Riordan
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
1998
as Averell Harriman

Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
1977
as Mathew Sullivan

The Penalty Phase
1986
as Donald Faulkner

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1999
as Self - Host

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission
1981
as Keyes
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 114 credits spanning from 1958 to 2001, Mitchell Ryan has appeared in 60 films and 54 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mitchell Ryan Movies
- Midway (1976) — as RAdm. Aubrey W. Fitch (uncredited)
- Liar Liar (1997) — as Mr. Allan
- Lethal Weapon (1987) — as General Peter McAllister
- The Devil's Own (1997) — as Chief Jim Kelly
- Judge Dredd (1995) — as Vartis Hammond
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