Mitchell Ryan
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.
Acting
Movie
Liar Liar
as Mr. Allan
1997
Movie
Lethal Weapon
as General Peter McAllister
1987
Movie
Judge Dredd
as Vartis Hammond
1995
Movie
Hot Shots! Part Deux
as Gray Edwards
1993
TV
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Kyle Riker
1987
Movie
The Devil's Own
as Chief Jim Kelly
1997
Movie
High Plains Drifter
as Dave Drake
1973
Movie
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
as Dr. Terence Wynn
1995
Movie
Magnum Force
as Officer Charlie McCoy
1973
TV
The A-Team
as Ike Hagen
1983
Movie
Grosse Pointe Blank
as Mr. Bart Newberry
1997
TV
Justice League
as Highfather (voice)
2001
TV
The West Wing
as Roland Pierce
1999
TV
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Judge Riley
1993
TV
Murder, She Wrote
as Captain Ernest Lenko
1984
TV
Murder, She Wrote
as Rep. Arthur Prouty
1984
TV
Murder, She Wrote
as Senator Brent Renwyck
1984
TV
Murder, She Wrote
as Ray Dixon
1984
TV
The Golden Girls
as Rex
1985
Movie
Midway
as RAdm. Aubrey W. Fitch (uncredited)
1976
TV
Who's the Boss?
1984
TV
Dharma & Greg
as Edward Montgomery
1997
TV
Dallas
as Cpt. Merwin Fogerty
1978
TV
Mission: Impossible
as Admiral Edgar Sheppard
1988