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.
TV Shows(54)
Justice League
Highfather (voice)
2001
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Frank Agostini
1999
The West Wing
Roland Pierce
1999
Dharma & Greg
Edward Montgomery
1997
The Practice
Judge George Nelson
1997
Dark Skies
1996
The Single Guy
Mr. Bremley
1995
The Drew Carey Show
Woody
1995
One West Waikiki
1994
NYPD Blue
Officer Jack Hanlon
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Judge Riley
1993
Renegade
Dallas Shields
1992
2000 Malibu Road
1992
In a Child's Name
Peter Chappell
1991
Silk Stalkings
1991
Wings
Jonathan Clayton
1990
Favorite Son
Vice President Dan Eastman
1988
Mission: Impossible
Admiral Edgar Sheppard
1988
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Kyle Riker
1987
Jake and the Fatman
Lt. Dan Gorecki
1987
L.A. Law
Duncan Young
1986
Matlock
Ellis Blake
1986
North and South
Tillet Main
1985
The Golden Girls
Rex
1985
Hell Town
1985
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Robert McNamara
1985
Fatal Vision
Paul Strombaugh
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Captain Ernest Lenko
1984
Hot Pursuit
1984
Who's the Boss?
1984
Hunter
Tom Reed
1984
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Charlie McCourt
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
Sheriff 'Stretch' Carter
1983
High Performance
1983
The A-Team
Ike Hagen
1983
St. Elsewhere
George Deaton
1982
Hotel
Steve Cutler
1982
Flesh & Blood
Jack Fallon
1979
Hart to Hart
Ramsey T. MacLaish
1979
The Chisholms
Cooper Hawkins
1979
Dallas
Cpt. Merwin Fogerty
1978
Julie Farr, M.D.
1978
Baretta
1975
Kodiak
Prisoner
1974
The Rockford Files
Colonel Hopkins
1974
The Manhunter
1974
Chase
Chase Reddick
1973
Barnaby Jones
Dennis Kelly
1973
The Streets of San Francisco
Abel Hoffman
1972
Cannon
1971
The High Chaparral
Jelks
1967
Dark Shadows
Burke Devlin
1966
The Defenders
Harry Cook
1961
Naked City
Marty Minters
1958
Movies(61)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
The Priest in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)
2004
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Self - Host
1999
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
Averell Harriman
1998
Grosse Pointe Blank
Mr. Bart Newberry
1997
Liar Liar
Mr. Allan
1997
The Devil's Own
Chief Jim Kelly
1997
Raven Hawk
White
1996
Ed
Abe Woods
1996
A Face to Die For
Joe Thomas
1996
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Dr. Terence Wynn
1995
Judge Dredd
Vartis Hammond
1995
Gramps
Oliver
1995
Speechless
Lloyd Wannamaker
1994
Blue Sky
Ray Stevens
1994
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Chief Carson
1994
Star
Harrison Barclay
1993
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Gray Edwards
1993
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
Kenneth Davenport
1992
Majority Rule
John 'Blackjack' Wade
1992
Dirty Work
Frank Esposito
1992
Iron Eagle III
Simms
1992
Deadly Game
Admiral Mark Nately
1991
Judgment
Dave Davis
1990
Margaret Bourke-White
Patton
1989
Winter People
Drury Campbell
1989
The Ryan White Story
Tom
1989
Lethal Weapon
General Peter McAllister
1987
The Penalty Phase
Donald Faulkner
1986
Northstar
Col. Even Marshall
1986
Hostage Flight
Captain Malone
1985
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Charlie McCourt
1983
Uncommon Valor
Chief Tom Riordan
1983
Medea
Jason
1983
Of Mice and Men
Slim
1981
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
Hugh Hefner
1981
The Five of Me
Dr. Ralph B. Allison
1981
Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission
Keyes
1981
The Choice
Jerry Clements
1981
Angel City
Silas Creedy
1980
Flesh & Blood
Jack Fallon
1979
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
Lt. Col. Applegate
1978
Having Babies III
Dr. Blake Simmons
1978
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
Mathew Sullivan
1977
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
Jethro Lundy
1977
Escape from Bogen County
Ambler Bowman
1977
Two-Minute Warning
The Priest
1976
Midway
RAdm. Aubrey W. Fitch (uncredited)
1976
The Hemingway Play
Ernest
1976
The Entertainer
Mr. Pasko
1976
Magnum Force
Officer Charlie McCoy
1973
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
Waters
1973
Electra Glide in Blue
Harve Poole
1973
High Plains Drifter
Dave Drake
1973
Chase
Capt. Chase Reddick
1973
A Reflection of Fear
Inspector McKenna
1972
The Honkers
Lowell
1972
Chandler
Chuck Kincaid
1971
The Hunting Party
Doc Harrison
1971
My Old Man's Place
Sgt. Martin Flood
1971
Monte Walsh
Shorty Austin
1970
Thunder Road
Jed 'Jess' Moultrie (uncredited)
1958