Mitchell Ryan
Known For
Acting
Born
1934-01-11 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died
2022-03-04
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.
Most Known For
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Kyle Riker
The West Wing
as Roland Pierce
Murder, She Wrote
as Captain Ernest Lenko
Murder, She Wrote
as Rep. Arthur Prouty
Murder, She Wrote
as Senator Brent Renwyck
Murder, She Wrote
as Ray Dixon
The A-Team
as Ike Hagen
Dallas
as Cpt. Merwin Fogerty
The Practice
as Judge George Nelson
Dark Shadows
as Burke Devlin
The Rockford Files
as Colonel Hopkins
The Drew Carey Show
as Woody
The Golden Girls
as Rex
St. Elsewhere
as George Deaton
NYPD Blue
as Officer Jack Hanlon
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Judge Riley
Who's the Boss?
Matlock
as Ellis Blake
L.A. Law
as Duncan Young
Hotel
as Steve Cutler