Mitchell Ryan
Acting
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
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tvJustice League
2001
Highfather (voice)
tvAftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999
Frank Agostini
tvThe West Wing
1999
Roland Pierce
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
1998
Averell Harriman
tvDharma & Greg
1997
Edward Montgomery
movieGrosse Pointe Blank
1997
Mr. Bart Newberry
movieLiar Liar
1997
Mr. Allan
movieThe Devil's Own
1997
Chief Jim Kelly
tvThe Practice
1997
Judge George Nelson
movieRaven Hawk
1996
White
movieEd
1996
Abe Woods
movieA Face to Die For
1996
Joe Thomas
tvThe Single Guy
1995
Mr. Bremley
movieJudge Dredd
1995
Vartis Hammond
movieGramps
1995
Oliver
movieSpeechless
1994
Lloyd Wannamaker
movieBlue Sky
1994
Ray Stevens
movieHart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994
Chief Carson
tvNYPD Blue
1993
Officer Jack Hanlon
movieStar
1993
Harrison Barclay
movieHot Shots! Part Deux
1993
Gray Edwards
tvWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
Judge Riley
movieThe Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
1992
Kenneth Davenport
movieMajority Rule
1992
John 'Blackjack' Wade
tvRenegade
1992
Dallas Shields / Ted Bronson
movieDirty Work
1992
Frank Esposito
tvIn a Child's Name
1991
Peter Chappell
movieDeadly Game
1991
Admiral Mark Nately
movieJudgment
1990
Dave Davis
tvWings
1990
Jonathan Clayton
movieWinter People
1989
Drury Campbell
tvFavorite Son
1988
Vice President Dan Eastman
tvMission: Impossible
1988
Admiral Edgar Sheppard
tvStar Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Kyle Riker
tvJake and the Fatman
1987
Lt. Dan Gorecki / Ethan Mitchell
movieLethal Weapon
1987
General Peter McAllister
movieThe Penalty Phase
1986
Donald Faulkner
tvL.A. Law
1986
Duncan Young
movieNorthstar
1986
Col. Even Marshall
tvMatlock
1986
Ellis Blake
movieHostage Flight
1985
Captain Malone
tvNorth and South
1985
Tillet Main
tvRobert Kennedy & His Times
1985
Robert McNamara
tvFatal Vision
1984
Paul Strombaugh
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Captain Ernest Lenko / Rep. Arthur Prouty / Senator Brent Renwyck / Ray Dixon
tvHunter
1984
Tom Reed
movieThe Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983
Charlie McCourt
tvThe Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983
Charlie McCourt
tvHardcastle and McCormick
1983
Sheriff 'Stretch' Carter
tvThe A-Team
1983
Ike Hagen
movieUncommon Valor
1983
Chief Tom Riordan
Medea
1983
Jason
tvSt. Elsewhere
1982
George Deaton
tvHotel
1982
Steve Cutler
movieThe Five of Me
1981
Dr. Ralph B. Allison
movieThe Choice
1981
Jerry Clements
movieAngel City
1980
Silas Creedy
movieFlesh & Blood
1979
Jack Fallon
tvFlesh & Blood
1979
Jack Fallon
tvHart to Hart
1979
Ramsey T. MacLaish
tvThe Chisholms
1979
Cooper Hawkins
movieSergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978
Lt. Col. Applegate
tvDallas
1978
Cpt. Merwin Fogerty
movieHaving Babies III
1978
Dr. Blake Simmons
movieChristmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
1977
Mathew Sullivan
movieEscape from Bogen County
1977
Ambler Bowman
movieTwo-Minute Warning
1976
The Priest
movieMidway
1976
RAdm. Aubrey W. Fitch (uncredited)
movieThe Entertainer
1976
Mr. Pasko
tvKodiak
1974
Prisoner
tvThe Rockford Files
1974
Colonel Hopkins
movieMagnum Force
1973
Officer Charlie McCoy
tvChase
1973
Chase Reddick
movieElectra Glide in Blue
1973
Harve Poole
movieHigh Plains Drifter
1973
Dave Drake
movieChase
1973
Capt. Chase Reddick
tvBarnaby Jones
1973
Dennis Kelly
movieA Reflection of Fear
1972
Inspector McKenna
tvThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
Abel Hoffman
movieThe Honkers
1972
Lowell
movieChandler
1971
Chuck Kincaid
movieThe Hunting Party
1971
Doc Harrison
movieMy Old Man's Place
1971
Sgt. Martin Flood
movieMonte Walsh
1970
Shorty Austin
tvDark Shadows
1966
Burke Devlin
tvThe Defenders
1961
Harry Cook / Jack Bostick
tvNaked City
1958
Marty Minters / Overton / Quale / Paul Tamarind / Driver (uncredited)
movieThunder Road
1958
Jed 'Jess' Moultrie (uncredited)