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