Mitchell 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.
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Movies (28)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as The Priest in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)
2004
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
as Averell Harriman
1998
Grosse Pointe Blank
as Mr. Bart Newberry
1997
Liar Liar
as Mr. Allan
1997
The Devil's Own
as Chief Jim Kelly
1997
Raven Hawk
as White
1996
Ed
as Abe Woods
1996
A Face to Die For
as Joe Thomas
1996
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
as Dr. Terence Wynn
1995
Judge Dredd
as Vartis Hammond
1995
Gramps
as Oliver
1995
Speechless
as Lloyd Wannamaker
1994
Blue Sky
as Ray Stevens
1994
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
as Chief Carson
1994
Star
as Harrison Barclay
1993
Hot Shots! Part Deux
as Gray Edwards
1993
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
as Kenneth Davenport
1992
Majority Rule
as John 'Blackjack' Wade
1992
Dirty Work
as Frank Esposito
1992
Iron Eagle III
as Simms
1992
Deadly Game
as Admiral Mark Nately
1991
Judgment
as Dave Davis
1990
Margaret Bourke-White
as Patton
1989
Winter People
as Drury Campbell
1989
The Ryan White Story
as Tom
1989
Lethal Weapon
as General Peter McAllister
1987
The Penalty Phase
as Donald Faulkner
1986
Northstar
as Col. Even Marshall
1986
TV Shows (22)
Justice League
as Highfather (voice)
2001
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
as Frank Agostini
1999
The West Wing
as Roland Pierce
1999
Dharma & Greg
as Edward Montgomery
1997
The Practice
as Judge George Nelson
1997
Dark Skies
1996
The Single Guy
as Mr. Bremley
1995
The Drew Carey Show
as Woody
1995
One West Waikiki
1994
NYPD Blue
as Officer Jack Hanlon
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Judge Riley
1993
Renegade
as Dallas Shields
1992
2000 Malibu Road
1992
In a Child's Name
as Peter Chappell
1991
Silk Stalkings
1991
Wings
as Jonathan Clayton
1990
Favorite Son
as Vice President Dan Eastman
1988
Mission: Impossible
as Admiral Edgar Sheppard
1988
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Kyle Riker
1987
Jake and the Fatman
as Lt. Dan Gorecki
1987
L.A. Law
as Duncan Young
1986
Matlock
as Ellis Blake
1986