Deceased

How Did Mitchell Ryan Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 88

Also known asMitch RyanGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn11/01/1934Born inCincinnati, Ohio, USADied04/03/2022Died inLos AngelesCauseheart failureWikidataQ1662316 ↗Buried atWoodlawn Memorial CemeteryTMDb#14312 ↗

Mitchell Ryan was an American actor and comedian. With six decades of television credits, he is best known for playing Burke Devlin in the 1960s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, and later for his co-starring role as Greg Montgomery 's father Edward Montgomery on Dharma & Greg. He also played the villainous General Peter McAllister in the 1987 buddy cop action film Lethal Weapon.

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Filmography102 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2004	Los Angeles Plays ItselfMovie	The Priest in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)	70
2001	Justice LeagueSeries	Highfather (voice)	67
1999	The West WingSeries	Roland Pierce	65
1999	Aftershock: Earthquake in New YorkSeries	Frank Agostini	65
1997	The PracticeSeries	Judge George Nelson	63
1997	Liar LiarMovie	Mr. Allan	63
1997	Dharma & GregSeries	Edward Montgomery	63
1997	Grosse Pointe BlankMovie	Mr. Bart Newberry	63
1997	The Devil's OwnMovie	Chief Jim Kelly	63
1996	Dark SkiesSeries	—	62
1996	Raven HawkMovie	White	62
1996	EdMovie	Abe Woods	62
1996	A Face to Die ForMovie	Joe Thomas	62
1995	The Single GuySeries	Mr. Bremley	61
1995	The Drew Carey ShowSeries	Woody	61
1995	Judge DreddMovie	Vartis Hammond	61
1995	Halloween: The Curse of Michael MyersMovie	Dr. Wynn	61
1995	GrampsMovie	Oliver	61
1994	Blue SkyMovie	Ray Stevens	60
1994	One West WaikikiSeries	—	60
1994	SpeechlessMovie	Lloyd Wannamaker	60
1994	Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart IsMovie	Chief Carson	60
1993	NYPD BlueSeries	Officer Jack Hanlon	59
1993	Walker, Texas RangerSeries	Judge Riley	59
1993	Hot Shots! Part DeuxMovie	Gray Edwards	59
1993	StarMovie	Harrison Barclay	59
1992	RenegadeSeries	Dallas Shields	58
1992	Majority RuleMovie	John 'Blackjack' Wade	58
1992	Iron Eagle IIIMovie	Simms	58
1992	The Opposite Sex and How to Live with ThemMovie	Kenneth Davenport	58
1992	2000 Malibu RoadSeries	—	58
1992	Dirty WorkMovie	Frank Esposito	58
1991	Silk StalkingsSeries	—	57
1991	Deadly GameMovie	Admiral Mark Nately	57
1991	In a Child's NameSeries	Peter Chappell	57
1990	WingsSeries	Jonathan Clayton	56
1990	JudgmentMovie	Dave Davis	56
1989	Winter PeopleMovie	Drury Campbell	55
1989	The Ryan White StoryMovie	Tom	55
1988	Mission: ImpossibleSeries	Admiral Edgar Sheppard	54
1988	Favorite SonSeries	Vice President Dan Eastman	54
1987	Jake and the FatmanSeries	Ethan Mitchell	53
1987	Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries	Kyle Riker	53
1987	Lethal WeaponMovie	General Peter McAllister	53
1986	MatlockSeries	Ellis Blake	52
1986	L.A. LawSeries	Duncan Young	52
1986	The Penalty PhaseMovie	Donald Faulkner	52
1985	The Golden GirlsSeries	Rex	51
1985	North and SouthSeries	Tillet Main	51
1985	Hostage FlightMovie	Captain Malone	51
1985	Robert Kennedy & His TimesSeries	Robert McNamara	51
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Rep. Arthur Prouty	50
1984	Who's the Boss?Series	—	50
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Captain Ernest Lenko	50
1984	HunterSeries	Tom Reed	50
1984	Fatal VisionSeries	Paul Strombaugh	50
1984	Hot PursuitSeries	—	50
1983	The A-TeamSeries	Ike Hagen	49
1983	Hardcastle and McCormickSeries	Sheriff 'Stretch' Carter	49
1983	The Gambler: The Adventure ContinuesMovie	Charlie McCourt	49
1983	MedeaMovie	Jason	49
1983	The Gambler: The Adventure ContinuesSeries	Charlie McCourt	49
1982	St. ElsewhereSeries	George Deaton	48
1982	HotelSeries	Steve Cutler	48
1981	Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten StoryMovie	Hugh Hefner	47
1981	Of Mice and MenMovie	Slim	47
1981	The Five of MeMovie	Dr. Ralph B. Allison	47
1981	The ChoiceMovie	Jerry Clements	47
1980	Angel CityMovie	Silas Creedy	46
1979	The ChisholmsSeries	Cooper Hawkins	45
1979	Hart to HartSeries	Ramsey T. MacLaish	45
1979	Flesh & BloodMovie	Jack Fallon	45
1978	DallasSeries	Cpt. Merwin Fogerty	44
1978	Having Babies IIIMovie	Dr. Blake Simmons	44
1978	Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air ForceMovie	Lt. Col. Applegate	44
1978	Julie Farr, M.D.Series	—	44
1977	Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.Movie	Mathew Sullivan	43
1976	Two-Minute WarningMovie	The Priest	42
1976	MidwayMovie	RAdm. Aubrey W. Fitch (uncredited)	42
1976	The Hemingway PlayMovie	Ernest	42
1975	BarettaSeries	—	41
1974	KodiakSeries	Prisoner	40
1974	The Rockford FilesSeries	Colonel Hopkins	40
1974	The ManhunterSeries	Tom Bailey	40
1973	The Friends of Eddie CoyleMovie	Waters	39
1973	High Plains DrifterMovie	Dave Drake	39
1973	Magnum ForceMovie	Officer Charlie McCoy	39
1973	Barnaby JonesSeries	Dennis Kelly	39
1973	Electra Glide in BlueMovie	Harve Poole	39
1973	ChaseSeries	Chase Reddick	39
1972	The Streets of San FranciscoSeries	Abel Hoffman	38
1972	A Reflection of FearMovie	Inspector McKenna	38
1972	The HonkersMovie	Lowell	38
1971	CannonSeries	—	37
1971	The Hunting PartyMovie	Doc Harrison	37
1971	ChandlerMovie	Chuck Kincaid	37
1970	Monte WalshMovie	Shorty Austin	36
1967	The High ChaparralSeries	Jelks	33
1966	Dark ShadowsSeries	Burke Devlin	32
1961	The DefendersSeries	Jack Bostick	27
1958	Naked CitySeries	Quale	24
1958	Thunder RoadMovie	Jed 'Jess' Moultrie (uncredited)	24