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Mitchell Ryan

Mitchell Ryan
Mitchell Ryan in 1973
Born(1934-01-11)January 11, 1934
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 2022(2022-03-04) (aged 88)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1958–2022
Spouse
Lynda Morse
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(m. 1972; div. 1982)​
Barbara Albertine
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(m. 1998)​
Children3

Mitchell Ryan (January 11, 1934[1] – March 4, 2022) was an American actor. His six decades of television credits, he is best known for playing Burke Devlin in the 1960s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, and later for his co-starring role as Thomas Gibson's father Edward Montgomery on Dharma & Greg. He also played the villainous General Peter McAllister in the 1987 buddy cop action film Lethal Weapon.

Early life

Ryan was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and raised in Louisville, Kentucky.[2] His father was a salesman and his mother was a writer.[3] He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War.[2]

Career

A life member of the Actors Studio,[4] Ryan's Broadway theatre credits include Wait Until Dark, Medea, and The Price.[5] His off-Broadway credits include Antony and Cleopatra (1963) and The Price (1979).[6]

Ryan was an original cast member of the cult TV soap opera Dark Shadows, playing Burke Devlin until he was dismissed from the show in June 1967 due to his alcoholism,[7][8][9] and replaced by Anthony George.

In 1970, Ryan was in one episode of The High Chaparral as a character named Jelks, who was on the run from the law.

He appeared in an episode of Cannon, "Fool's Gold" in 1971, and in ABC's The Streets of San Francisco episode "The Unicorn". He portrayed the title character, Chase Reddick, on the crime drama Chase (1973–74).[10]

Mitchell Ryan in Chase

In 1975, Ryan played in Barnaby Jones, in the episode titled "Counterfall". He portrayed the leading character, Dan Walling, on Executive Suite (1976–77)[10]: 316  and played Blake Simmons in the drama Julie Farr, M.D. (1978–79).[10]: 549 

Ryan portrayed Cooper Hawkins on the Western series The Chisholms (1980),[10]: 185–186  Sam Garrett on King's Crossing (1982)[10]: 567  Brennan Flannery on High Performance (1983),[10]: 459  Edward Wyler on Hot Pursuit (1984),[10]: 478  and Porter Tremont on 2000 Malibu Road (1992).[10]: 1122–1123 

His other acting credits include the films Liar Liar; Magnum Force playing as Dirty Harry's ill-fated despondent best friend and fellow police officer, a motorcycle patrolman named Charlie McCoy; Lethal Weapon playing the key villain General Peter McAllister; Grosse Pointe Blank; Electra Glide in Blue; and Hot Shots! Part Deux, playing Senator Grey Edwards. In 1985, he portrayed Tillet Main, the patriarch of the Main family in the first North and South miniseries. In 1991, he played Ellis Blake in the sixth season Matlock episode "The Foursome".

Ryan appeared in NBC's The A-Team; he played Ike Hagan, as Grant Everett in a two-part Silk Stalkings episode; and as Kyle Riker, the father of Commander William Riker, in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Icarus Factor"; Ryan had been considered for the part of series lead Captain Jean-Luc Picard.[11] He also portrayed the roles of the abusive boyfriend of Blanche Devereaux, Rex Huntington, in The Golden Girls episode "The Bloom is off the Rose", and a police officer in a 1993 episode of NYPD Blue. The same year, Ryan was Dallas Shields in Renegade. He appeared in the 1983 episode of Hart to Hart 'Highland Fling'. In 1994, he appeared again in Hart to Hart in one of the made-for-TV movies, "Home Is Where the Hart Is". In 1995, he appeared in the films Judge Dredd and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers as Dr. Terence Wynn (played by Robert Phalen in the original Halloween film).

He played the role of Greg's father, Edward Montgomery, on the comedy Dharma & Greg (1997–2002).[10]: 256  The following year, Ryan voiced Highfather on Justice League.

He was the president of Screen Actors Guild Foundation.[12]

Personal life

Mitch Ryan married Lynda Morse in 1972 and they had a son.[13] Ryan married Barbara Albertine in 1998, and they had two children and five grandchildren. Ryan died of heart failure at his home in Los Angeles, California, on March 4, 2022, at the age of 88.[14]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1966–1967 Dark Shadows Burke Devlin 107 episodes
1981 Death of a Centerfold Hugh Hefner Television film
1983 Hart to Hart Ramsey MacLeish Episode: "Highland Fling"
1985 The A-Team Ike Hagen Episode: "Waste 'Em!"
1985 Murder, She Wrote Ray Dixon Episode: "Capitol Offense”
1985 North and South Tillet Main 6 episodes
1986 Penalty Phase Donald Faulkner Television film
1989 Mission: Impossible Edgar Sheppard Episode: "Submarine"
1989 Star Trek: The Next Generation Kyle Riker Episode: "The Icarus Factor"
1989 Santa Barbara Anthony Tonell 36 episodes
1990 L.A. Law Duncan Young Episode: "Smoke Gets In Your Thighs"
1991 The Golden Girls Rex Episode: "The Bloom is Off the Rose"
1991 Murder, She Wrote Arthur Prouty Episode: "The List of Uri Lermintov"
1991 In a Child's Name Peter Chappell 2 episodes
1994 Walker, Texas Ranger Judge Riley Episode: "The Committee"
1997–2002 Dharma & Greg Edward Montgomery 119 episodes
2003 Justice League Highfather (voice) Episode: "Twilight"[15]

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1958 Thunder Road Jed Moultrie Uncredited
1970 Monte Walsh Shorty Austin
1971 My Old Man's Place Martin Flood
1971 The Hunting Party Doc Harrison
1971 Chandler Chuck Kincaid
1972 The Honkers Lowell
1972 A Reflection of Fear Inspector McKenna
1973 High Plains Drifter Dave Drake
1973 The Friends of Eddie Coyle Waters
1973 Electra Glide in Blue Harvey Poole
1973 Magnum Force Charlie McCoy
1976 Midway Aubrey Fitch Uncredited
1976 Two-Minute Warning Priest
1977 Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. Matthew Sullivan
1987 Lethal Weapon Peter McCallister
1989 Winter People Drury Campbell
1992 Aces: Iron Eagle III General Simms
1992 The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them Kenneth Davenport
1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux Gray Edwards
1994 Blue Sky Ray Stevens
1994 Speechless Lloyd Wannamaker
1995 Judge Dredd Vartis Hammond
1995 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers Terrence Wynn
1996 Ed Abe Woods
1997 The Devil's Own Jim Kelly
1997 Liar Liar Mr. Allan
1997 Grosse Pointe Blank Bart Newberry
2005 Love for Rent Doctor Uncredited

References

  1. ^ Bio
  2. ^ a b "'Chase' – Jack Webb's Newest Dramatic Series". Sunday News. Pennsylvania, Lancaster. September 30, 1973. p. 62. Retrieved May 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Medina, Eduardo (March 5, 2022). "Mitchell Ryan, Who Played the Villain in 'Lethal Weapon,' Dies at 88". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  4. ^ Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 279. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
  5. ^ "Mitchell Ryan". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on May 31, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "Mitchell Ryan". Internet Off-Broadway Database. Lucille Lortel Foundation. Archived from the original on May 31, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "MItchell Ryan – The Fall Of A Sparrow". www.mitchellryan.net. Archived from the original on March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "The Stars of Dark Shadows: Where Are They Now? Mitchell Ryan". www.darkshadowsonline.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  9. ^ Barnabas & Company: The Cast of the TV Classic Dark Shadows, Craig Hamrick & R. J. Jamison: Ryan is quoted as saying "I was so drunk that year, I barely remember what it was about" in a 1976 TV Guide interview
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  11. ^ "Letters of Note: STAR TREK/Casting". Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  12. ^ "Screen Actors Guild Foundation Launches Storyline Online II". Screen Actors Guild. June 21, 2003. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  13. ^ California Marriage Index 1960–1985; Ancestry.com
  14. ^ "Mitchell Ryan, Actor in 'Lethal Weapon' and 'Dharma & Greg,' Dies at 88". The Hollywood Reporter. March 5, 2022. Archived from the original on March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  15. ^ "Mitchell Ryan (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 30, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Ryan