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Mitchell Ryan Biography (1928-)

Born January 11, 1928, in Cincinnati, OH (some sources say Louisville, KY); children: three. Career: Actor. Member of Arena Stage Group, Washington, D.C. Also known as Mitch Ryan. Military service: U.S. Navy; Korean War.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

January 11, 1928

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Burke Devlin, Dark Shadows, ABC, 1966-67
• Captain Chase Reddick, Chase, NBC, 1973-74
• Don Walling, Executive Suite, CBS, 1976-77
• Dr. Blake Simmons, Having Babies, ABC, 1978; renamed Julie Farr, M.D., ABC, 1978-79
• Cooper Hawkins, The Chisholms, CBS, 1980
• Brennan Flannery, High Performance, ABC, 1983
• Burke Devlin, Dark Shadows, ABC, 1983
• Alex Hunter, All My Children, ABC, 1985-19
• Anthony Tonnell, Santa Barbara, NBC, 1989
• Judge Kosarin, Civil Wars, ABC, 1991
• Porter, 2000 Malibu Road, CBS, 1992
• Mandrake, Reasonable Doubts, NBC, 1992
• Dr. Graystone, One West Waikiki, CBS, 1994
• Mr. Bremley, The Single Guy, NBC, 1995
• Leonard Schuster, Champs, ABC, 1996
• Morganthal, Spy Game, ABC, 1997
• Judge George Nelson (recurring), The Practice, ABC, 1997
• Edward Montgomery, Dharma & Greg, ABC, 1997
• Pilots
• Ben, The Fuzz Brothers, ABC, 1973
• Captain Chase Reddick, Chase, NBC, 1973
• Dr. Blake Simmons, Having Babies III, ABC, 1978
• Keyes, Joe Dancer: The Monkey Mission (also known as The MonkeyMission), NBC, 1981
• Episodic
• "The Hot Minerva," Naked City, ABC, 1961
• "The Well-Dressed Termite," Naked City, ABC, 1961
• "Button in the Haystack," Naked City, ABC, 1961
• "Soft Focus," Way Out, CBS, 1961
• "Barefoot on a Bed of Coals," Naked City, ABC, 1963
• Davis, "Faces," Coronet Blue, CBS, 1967
• Jelks, "Jelks," The High Chaparral, NBC, 1970
• Alexander Roper, "Fool's Gold," Cannon, CBS, 1971
• John Slater, "Murder by Moonlight," Cannon, CBS, 1972
• Abel Hoffman, "The Unicorn," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1973
• A.A. Simmons, "Perfect Fit for a Frame," Cannon, CBS, 1975
• Colonel Hopkins, "Two Into 5:56 Won't Go," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1975
• Captain Fogerty, "Who Shot JR?," Dallas, CBS, 1980
• Sam Garrett, King's Crossing, ABC, 1982
• Edward Wyler, Hot Pursuit, NBC, 1984
• Bane, Hell Town, NBC, 1985
• Ike Hagen, "Waste 'Em!," The A-Team, NBC, 1985
• George Deaton, "Rites of Passage," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1987
• Captain Ernest Lenko, "The Cemetary Vote," Murder, She Wrote, CBS,1987
• Admiral Edgar Sheppard, "Submarine," Mission: Impossible, ABC, 1989
• Kyle Riker, "The Icarus Factor," Star Trek: The Next Generation, syndicated, 1989
• "The Fighting 52nd," Hardball, NBC, 1989
• "Smoke Gets in Your Thighs," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990
• Jack, "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?," Who's the Boss, ABC, 1990
• Congressman Arthur Prouty, "List of Yuri Lermentov," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1991
• Bennet Tyler, "Water, Water, Everywhere," Mann & Machine, NBC,1992
• "Lessons Learned," The Young Riders, ABC, 1992
• "Fighting Cage," Renegade, syndicated, 1992
• Judge Riley, "The Committee," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1993
• Jack Hanlan, "Emmission Accomplished," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993
• Ted Branson, "Murderer's Row," Renegade, syndicated, 1994
• The Watcher, UPN, 1995
• Brent Renwyck, "Big Easy Murder," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1995
• Grant Everett, "Partners: Part I," and "Partners: Part II," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1995
• William Paley, "To Prey in Darkness," Dark Skies, NBC, 1996
• Edgar Clayton, Wings, NBC, 1996
• Specials
• The Streets of Beverly Hills, ABC, 1992
• Movies
• Mr. Pasko, The Entertainer, NBC, 1976
• Matthew, Christmas Miracle in Caulfield U.S.A. (also known as The Christmas Coal Mine Miracle), NBC, 1977
• Jethro Lundy, Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion (also known as The Medicine Hat Stallion), NBC, 1977
• Ambler Bowman, Escape from Bogen County, CBS, 1977
• Lieutenant Colonel Applegate, Sergeant Matlovich versus the U.S. Air Force, NBC, 1978
• Jack Fallon, Flesh and Blood, CBS, 1979
• Silas Creedy, Angel City (also known as Field of Tears), CBS, 1980
• Dr. Ralph B. Allison and narrator, The Five of Me, CBS, 1981
• Jerry Clements, The Choice, CBS, 1981
• Hugh Hefner, Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story, NBC, 1981
• Curly Jackson ("Slim"), Of Mice and Men, NBC, 1981
• Charlie McCourt, Kenny Rogers as "The Gambler"-The Adventure Continues, CBS, 1983
• Chief Tom Riordan, Uncommon Valor, CBS, 1983
• Paul Strombaugh, Fatal Vision, NBC, 1984
• Captain Malone, Hostage Flight, NBC, 1985
• Colonel Evan Marshall, Northstar, ABC, 1986
• Judge Donald Faulkner, Penalty Phase, CBS, 1986
• Dan Eastman, Favorite Son (also known as Target: Favorite Son), NBC, 1988
• Tom Hale, The Ryan White Story, ABC, 1989
• Patton, Margaret Bourke-White (also known as Double Exposure), TNT, 1989
• Judgement, HBO, 1990
• Admiral Mark Nately, Deadly Game, USA Network, 1991
• Majority Rule, Lifetime, 1992
• Frank, Dirty Work, USA Network, 1992
• Music Supervisor, For Their Own Good, ABC, 1993
• Harrison Barclay, Danielle Steele's "Star" (also known as Star), NBC, 1993
• Chief Carson, Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is, NBC, 1994
• Oliver, Gramps (also known as Lethal Intent), NBC, 1995
• White, Raven Hawk (also known as Ravenhawk), HBO, 1996
• Joe Thomas, A Face to Die For (also known as The Face), NBC, 1996
• Averell Harriman, Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story (also known as Life of the Party and Life of the Party: Pamela Harriman), Lifetime, 1998
• Miniseries
• Robert McNamara, Robert Kennedy and His Times, CBS, 1985
• Tillet Main, North and South, ABC, 1985
• Peter Chappell, In a Child's Name, CBS, 1991
• Film Appearances
• Jed Moultrie, Thunder Road, 1958
• Shorty Austin, Monte Walsh, National General, 1970
• Charles Kincaid, Chandler, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971
• Sergeant Martin Flood, Glory Boy (also known as My Old Man's Place), Cinerama, 1971
• Lowell, The Honkers, United Artists, 1972
• Harve Poole, Electra Glide in Blue, United Artists, 1973
• Waters, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Paramount, 1973
• Dave Drake, High Plains Drifter, Universal, 1973
• Charlie McCoy, Magnum Force, Warner Bros., 1973
• Inspector McKenna, A Reflection of Fear (also known as Labyrinth and Autumn Child), Columbia, 1973
• Priest, Two-Minute Warning, Universal, 1976
• Doc Harrison, The Hunting Party, United Artists, 1977
• The General, Lethal Weapon, Warner Bros., 1987
• Drury Campbell, Winter People, Columbia, 1989
• Simms, Aces: Iron Eagle III, Filmayer, 1992
• Kenneth Davenport, The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them, Once Upon a Time Films, 1992
• Gray Edwards, Hot Shots! Part Deux (also known as Hot Shots! 2), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
• Wanamaker, Speechless, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1994
• Ray Stevens, Blue Sky, Orion, 1994
• Hammond, Judge Dredd, Buena Vista, 1995
• Dr. Wynn, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (also known as Halloween 6, Halloween 666: Curse of Michael Myers, and Halloween: The Origin of Michael Myers), Miramax, 1995
• Abe Woods, Ed, Universal, 1996
• Mr. Newberry, Grosse Point Blank, Buena Vista, 1997
• Mr. Allan, Liar Liar, Universal, 1997
• Chief Jim Kelly, The Devil's Own, Columbia, 1997
• Stage Appearances
• Clyde Gevedon, Whisper to Me, Players Theatre, New York City, 1960
• Antonio, The Tempest, New York Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Theatre, New York City, 1962
• Agrippa, Antony and Cleopatra, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1963
• Duke Senior, As You Like It, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1963
• Leontes, The Winter's Tale, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1963
• Iago, Othello, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1964
• Title role, Baal, Martinique Theatre, 1965
• Tullus Aufidius, Coriolanus, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1965
• Mike Talman, Wait until Dark, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1966
• Agamemnon, Iphigenia in Aulis, Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City, 1967
• James Tyrone, Jr., A Moon for the Misbegotten, Circle in the Square Theatre, 1968
• Clint Barlowe, The Sudden and Accidental Re-Education of Horse Johnson, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1968
• Jason, Medea, Clarence Brown Company, Knoxville, TN, then Cort Theatre, New York City, both 1982
• Also appeared with the Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1969-70.
• RECORDINGS
• Audio Tapes
• Narrator, Managing by Values, Ken Blanchard and Michael O'Connor,1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Library Journal, June 1, 1997, p. 172.
• Variety, September 22, 1997, p. 78.*