Mitchell Ryan (January 11, 1934 – March 4, 2022) was an American actor, best known for playing Burke Devlin on Dark Shadows, Edward Montgomery on Dharma & Greg, and for such films as Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Grosse Pointe Blank, and Liar Liar.
He was married to Lynda Morse and Barbara Albertine, and had three children, one with Morse and two with Albertine.
Ryan died in 2022 at the age of 88 from heart failure.
Filmography:
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Film roles
- 1958: Thunder Road as Jed Moultrie
- 1970: Monte Walsh as Shorty Austin
- 1971: My Old Mans Place as Sgt. Martin Flood
- 1971: The Hunting Party as Doc Harrison
- 1971: Chandler as Charles 'Chuck' Kincaid
- 1972: The Honkers as Lowell
- 1972: A Reflection of Fear as Inspector McKenna
- 1973: The Fuzz Brothers as Ben
- 1973: High Plains Drifter as Dave Drake
- 1973: Electra Glide in Blue as Harve Poole
- 1973: The Friends of Eddie Coyle as Waters
- 1973: Magnum Force as McCoy
- 1975: The Entertainer as Mr. Pasko
- 1976: The Hemingway Play as Ernest
- 1976: Midway as R. Adm. Aubrey W. Fitch (Uncredited Role)
- 1976: Two-Minute Warning as The Priest
- 1977: Escape From Bogen County as Ambler Bowman
- 1977: Peter Lundy And The Medicine Hat Stallion as Jethro Lundy
- 1977: Christmas Miracle In Caufield USA as Matthew Sullivan
- 1978: Having Babies III as Dr. Blake Simmons
- 1978: Sergeant Matlovich Vs The US Air Force as Lt. Col. Applegate
- 1979: Flesh and Blood as Jack Fallon
- 1980: Angel City as Silas Creedy
- 1981: The Choice as Jerry Clements
- 1981: The Monkey Mission as Keyes
- 1981: The Five Of Me as Dr. Ralph B. Allison
- 1981: Death Of A Centerfold The Dorothy Stratten Story as Hugh Hefner
- 1981: Of Mice and Men as Slim
- 1983: Uncommon Valor as Chief Tom Riordan
- 1983: Kenny Rogers As The Gambler The Adventure Continues as Charlie McCourt
- 1983: Medea as Jason
- 1985: Hostage Flight as Capt. Malone
- 1986: Northstar as Col. Even Marshall
- 1986: The Penalty Phase as Judge Donald Faulkner
- 1987: Lethal Weapon as The General
- 1989: Winter People as Drury Campbell
- 1989: The Ryan White Story as Tom
- 1989: Margaret Bourke White as Patton
- 1990: Judgment as Dave Davis
- 1991: Deadly Game as Admiral Mark Nately
- 1992: Aces Iron Eagle III as Simms
- 1992: The Opposite Sex And How To Live With Them as Kenneth Davenport
- 1993: Hot Shots! Part Deux as Gray Edwards
- 1993: Star as Harrison Barclay
- 1994: Hart To Hart Home Is Where The Hart Is as Chief Carson
- 1994: Blue Sky as Ray Stevens
- 1994: Speechless as Lloyd Wannamaker
- 1995: Gramps as Oliver
- 1995: Judge Dredd as Vartis Hammond
- 1995: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers as Dr. Wynn
- 1996: A Face To Die For as Joe Thomas
- 1996: Ed as Abe Woods
- 1996: Raven Hawk as White
- 1997: The Devil's Own as Chief Jim Kelly
- 1997: Liar Liar as Mr. Allan
- 1997: Grosse Pointe Blank as Mr. Bart Newberry
- 1998: Life Of The Party The Pamela Harriman Story as Averell Harriman
- 2005: Love For Rent as Doctor (uncredited)
Television roles
- 1959: Brenner as Det. Mack
- 1961: Way Out as Bill Fontaine
- 1961–63: Naked City as Paul Tamarind/Driver/Quale/Overton/Marty Minters
- 1961–65: The Defenders as Jack Bostick/Harry Cook
- 1963: General Hospital as Frank Smith #2
- 1966–67: Dark Shadows as Burke Devlin
- 1967: Coronet Blue as Oscar Davis
- 1967–69: NYPD as Mr. Whitaker/Joseph Robert Maloney
- 1970: The High Chaparral as Jelks
- 1971: O Hara US Treasury as Brad Fletcher
- 1971–75: Cannon as Ed Farrell/John Flatow/Alexander Roper
- 1973: The Streets of San Francisco as Abel Hoffman
- 1973–74: Chase as Capt. Chase Reddick
- 1974: The Manhunter as Tom Bailey
- 1975: Barnaby Jones as Dennis Kelly
- 1975: The Rockford Files as Col. Hopkins
- 1975: Baretta as Bax Baxter
- 1976: The Blue Knight as Pete Stryker
- 1976–77: Executive Suite as Dan Walling
- 1977: Most Wanted as Keith Garner
- 1978: Family as Mike Dunston
- 1978–79: Having Babies as Dr. Blake Simmons
- 1980: The Chisholms as Cooper Hawkins
- 1982: Kings Crossing as Sam Garrett
- 1983: High Performance as Brennan Flannery
- 1983: Hart to Hart as Ramsey T. MacLaish
- 1984: Hardcastle and McCormick as Sheriff 'Stretch' Carter
- 1984: Hotel as Steve Cutler
- 1984: Dallas as Cpt. Merwin Fogerty
- 1984: Hot Pursuit as Mr. Wyler
- 1984: Fatal Vision as Paul Strombaugh
- 1985: Robert Kennedy And His Times as Robert McNamara
- 1985: Riptide as Col. John Litvak
- 1985: The A-Team as Ike Hagen
- 1985: North And South as Tillet Main
- 1985–95: Murder, She Wrote as Sen. Brent Renwyck/Rep. Arthur Prouty/Capt. Ernest Lenko/Ray Dixon
- 1986: All My Children as Alex Hunter
- 1987: St. Elsewhere as George Deaton
- 1988: Favorite Son as Vice Pres. Dan Eastman
- 1989: Star Trek: The Next Generation as Kyle Riker
- 1989: Mission: Impossible as Admiral Edgar Sheppard
- 1989: Santa Barbara as Anthony Tonell
- 1989–90: Jake and the Fatman as Ethan Mitchell/Lt. Dan Gorecki
- 1990: Who's the Boss? as Jack
- 1990: L.A. Law as Duncan Young
- 1991: The Golden Girls as Rex
- 1991: Hunter as Tom Reed
- 1991: In A Childs Name as Peter Chappell
- 1991: Matlock as Ellis Blake
- 1992: Civil Wars as Judge Kosarin
- 1992: Mann & Machine as Bennet Tyler
- 1992: Two Thousand Malibu Raod as Porter
- 1993: Reasonable Doubts as Hugh Mandrake
- 1993: NYPD Blue as Jack Hanlan
- 1993–94: Renegade as Ted Bronson/Dallas Shields
- 1994: Walker, Texas Ranger as Judge Riley
- 1994: One West Waikiki as Cosmetic Surgeon
- 1995: The Single Guy as Mr. Brimley
- 1995: Silk Stalkings as Grant Everett
- 1996: Wings as Jonathan Clayton
- 1997: Dark Skies as William Paley
- 1997: Spy Game as Morganthal
- 1997: The Practice as Judge George Nelson
- 1997–2002: Dharma & Greg as Edward Montgomery
- 1999: Aftershock Earthquake In New York as Frank Agostini
- 2003: Justice League as Highfather
- 2004: The West Wing as Sen. Roland Pierce
- 2004: The Drew Carey Show as Woody
- 2021: Smartphone Theatre as Harry
