Mitchell Ryan

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

January 11, 1934

died

March 4, 2022

place of birth

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

also known as

Mitch Ryan

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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Lethal Weapon
7.3

Lethal Weapon

1987as General Peter McAllister
Judge Dredd
5.9

Judge Dredd

1995as Vartis Hammond
Liar Liar
6.7

Liar Liar

1997as Mr. Allan
Midway
6.6

Midway

1976as RAdm. Aubrey W. Fitch (uncredited)
High Plains Drifter
7.3

High Plains Drifter

1973as Dave Drake
Magnum Force
7.1

Magnum Force

1973as Officer Charlie McCoy
Hot Shots! Part Deux
6.5

Hot Shots! Part Deux

1993as Gray Edwards
The Devil's Own
6.2

The Devil's Own

1997as Chief Jim Kelly
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
5.1

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

1995as Dr. Wynn
Blue Sky
6.1

Blue Sky

1994as Ray Stevens
Flesh & Blood
5.9

Flesh & Blood

1979as Jack Fallon
Grosse Pointe Blank
7.0

Grosse Pointe Blank

1997as Mr. Bart Newberry
Iron Eagle III
4.1

Iron Eagle III

1992as Simms
Two-Minute Warning
6.3

Two-Minute Warning

1976as The Priest
Speechless
5.9

Speechless

1994as Lloyd Wannamaker
Ed
4.1

Ed

1996as Abe Woods
Raven Hawk
4.0

Raven Hawk

1996as White
The Hunting Party
6.1

The Hunting Party

1971as Doc Harrison
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
5.7

The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them

1992as Kenneth Davenport
Judgment
5.5

Judgment

1990as Dave Davis
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
7.2

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

1973as Waters
Thunder Road
6.1

Thunder Road

1958as Jed 'Jess' Moultrie (uncredited)
Monte Walsh
6.3

Monte Walsh

1970as Shorty Austin
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
5.1

Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story

1981as Hugh Hefner
Electra Glide in Blue
6.9

Electra Glide in Blue

1973as Harve Poole
The Honkers
6.0

The Honkers

1972as Lowell
Winter People
5.6

Winter People

1989as Drury Campbell
Escape from Bogen County
8.0

Escape from Bogen County

1977as Ambler Bowman
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
7.0

The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

1983as Charlie McCourt
The Ryan White Story
6.5

The Ryan White Story

1989as Tom
Deadly Game
5.9

Deadly Game

1991as Admiral Mark Nately
Hostage Flight
6.1

Hostage Flight

1985as Captain Malone
Dirty Work
7.0

Dirty Work

1992as Frank Esposito
Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission
6.7

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission

1981as Keyes
Majority Rule
6.0

Majority Rule

1992as John 'Blackjack' Wade
Of Mice and Men
7.5

Of Mice and Men

1981as Slim
Gramps
7.5

Gramps

1995as Oliver
Star
6.1

Star

1993as Harrison Barclay
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
4.4

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

1978as Lt. Col. Applegate
Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

1983as Chief Tom Riordan
Angel City
6.0

Angel City

1980as Silas Creedy
A Reflection of Fear
6.1

A Reflection of Fear

1972as Inspector McKenna
Margaret Bourke-White

Margaret Bourke-White

1989as Patton
Having Babies III
4.8

Having Babies III

1978as Dr. Blake Simmons
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
6.6

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

1994as Chief Carson
The Choice
8.0

The Choice

1981as Jerry Clements
The Five of Me
9.3

The Five of Me

1981as Dr. Ralph B. Allison
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
6.3

Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.

1977as Mathew Sullivan
Chandler
4.6

Chandler

1971as Chuck Kincaid
The Hemingway Play
7.0

The Hemingway Play

1976as Ernest