Ryan, Mitchell 1928(?)– (Mitch Ryan)

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Ryan, Mitchell 1928(?)- (Mitch Ryan)

PERSONAL

Born January 11, 1928 (some sources cite 1934), in Cincinnati, OH (some sources cite Louisville, KY); raised in Louisville, KY; father, a salesperson; married Linda (divorced); married and divorced another time; children: three.

Addresses:

Agent—Cunningham/Escott/Slevin & Doherty Talent Agency, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 140, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

Career:

Actor. Member of Arena Stage Group, Washington, D.C. Los Angeles Actors Theatre, Los Angeles, founder (with Ralph Waite). Also known as Mitch Ryan. Military service: U.S. Navy, Special Services Entertainment, 1951; served in Korea.

Member:

Screen Actors Guild (foundation president).

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Burke Devlin, Dark Shadows, ABC, 1966-67.

Police captain Chase Reddick, Chase, NBC, 1973-74.

Don Walling, Executive Suite, CBS, 1976-77.

Dr. Blake Simmons, Having Babies (also known as Julie Farr, M.D.), ABC, 1978-79.

Cooper Hawkins, The Chisholms, CBS, 1980.

Brennan Flannery, High Performance, ABC, 1983.

Alex Hunter, All My Children (also known as All My Children: The Summer of Seduction and La force du destin), ABC, 1985-87.

Anthony Tonnell, Santa Barbara, NBC, 1989.

Porter, 2000 Malibu Road, CBS, 1992.

Frank Smith, General Hospital, ABC, 1993-94.

Edward Montgomery, Dharma & Greg, ABC, 1997-2002.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Jack Fallon, Flesh and Blood, CBS, 1979.

Charlie McCourt, Kenny Rogers as "The Gambler"—The Adventure Continues (also known as Beste Spieler weit und breit—Sein grosstes Abenteuer), CBS, 1983.

Robert McNamara, Robert Kennedy & His Times, CBS, 1985.

Tillet Main, North and South (also known as Fackeln im Sturm, Jaettu maa, Nord et sud, Nord och syd, Nord og syd, Nord si sud, Nord y sur, Pohi ja louna, and Polnoc poludnie), ABC, 1985.

Vice president Dan Eastman, Favorite Son (also known as Target: Favorite Son), NBC, 1988.

Peter Chappell, In a Child's Name, CBS, 1991.

Frank Agostini, Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (also known as Aftershock—Das grosse Beben, Erdbeben-Inferno: Wenn die Welt untergeht, and New York—Der juengste Tag), CBS, 1999.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Mr. Pasko, The Entertainer (musical), NBC, 1976.

Ambler Bowman, Escape from Bogen County, CBS, 1977.

Jethro Lundy, Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion (also known as The Medicine Hat Stallion, Pony Express, and Rough Rider), NBC, 1977.

Matthew Sullivan, Christmas Miracle in Caulfield U.S.A. (also known as The Christmas Coal Mine Miracle), NBC, 1977.

Lieutenant colonel Applegate, Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force, NBC, 1978.

Silas Creedy, Angel City (also known as Field of Tears), CBS, 1980.

Curly Jackson (Slim), Of Mice and Men, NBC, 1981.

Dr. Ralph B. Allison and narrator, The Five of Me, CBS, 1981.

Hugh Hefner, Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story, NBC, 1981.

Jerry Clements, The Choice, CBS, 1981.

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.

General George Patton, Margaret Bourke-White (also known as Double Exposure, Snap Shot, Fotografa de guerra, and … und ihr Traum wird wahr), TNT, 1989.

Tom Hale, The Ryan White Story (also known as A historia de Ryan White—Uma licao de vida, O drama de Ryan, and Ryanin tarina), ABC, 1989.

Dave Davis, Judgment, HBO, 1990.

Admiral Mark Nately, Deadly Game, USA Network, 1991.

Frank, Dirty Work, USA Network, 1992.

Majority Rule, Lifetime, 1992.

Harrison Barclay, Star (also known as Danielle Steele's "Star"), NBC, 1993.

Chief Carson, Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is, NBC, 1994.

Oliver, Gramps (also known as Lethal Intent and Relative Fear), NBC, 1995.

Joe Thomas, A Face to Die For (also known as The Face), NBC, 1996.

White, Raven Hawk (also known as Ravenhawk), HBO, 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.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The Hemingway Play, PBS, 1977.

Jason, "Medea," Kennedy Center Tonight, PBS, 1983.

Himself, Dark Shadows 30th Anniversary Tribute, 1996.

Host, Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1999.

Himself, Lee Marvin: Hollywood's Straight Shooter, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Himself, Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde, BBC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 1999 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, HBO Plus, 1999.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Record of Arrest," Brenner, CBS, 1959.

Bill Fontaine, "Soft Focus," Way Out, CBS, 1961.

Marty, "The Well-Dressed Termite," Naked City, ABC, 1961.

Overton, "Button in the Haystack," Naked City, ABC, 1961.

Quale, "The Hot Minerva," Naked City, ABC, 1961.

"Killer Instinct," The Defenders, CBS, 1961.

Paul Tamarind, "Barefoot on a Bed of Coals," Naked City, ABC, 1963.

"The Prosecutor," The Defenders, CBS, 1965.

Davis, "Faces," Coronet Blue, CBS, 1967.

Joseph Robert Maloney, "The Boy Witness," N.Y.P.D., ABC, 1967.

Title role, "Jelks," The High Chaparral, NBC, 1970.

Alexander Roper, "Fool's Gold," Cannon, CBS, 1971.

"Operation: Payoff," O'Hara, United States Treasury (also known as O'Hara, U.S. Treasury), CBS, 1971.

John Slater, "Murder by Moonlight," Cannon, CBS, 1972.

Abel Hoffman, "The Unicorn," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1973.

"The Man Who Thought He Was Dillinger," The Manhunter, CBS, 1974.

A. A. Simmons, "Perfect Fit for a Frame," Cannon, CBS, 1975.

Bax Baxter, "Nobody in a Nothing Place," Baretta, ABC, 1975.

Colonel Hopkins, "Two into 5.56 Won't Go," The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1975.

Dennis Kelly, "Counterfall," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1975.

"Cop Killer," The Blue Knight, CBS, 1976.

"The Death Dealer," Most Wanted, ABC, 1977.

Mike Dunston, "Expectations," Family, ABC, 1978.

Captain Fogerty, "Who Shot JR?," Dallas (also known as Oil), CBS, 1980.

Sam Garrett, "Long Ago Tomorrow," King's Crossing, ABC, 1982.

Ramsey T. MacLaish, "Highland Fling," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1983.

Captain Fogarty, "Battle Lines," Dallas (also known as Oil), CBS, 1984.

Captain Fogarty, "If at First You Don't Succeed," Dallas (also known as Oil), CBS, 1984.

Sheriff Carter, "The Homecoming: Parts 1 & 2," Hardcastle and McCormick, ABC, 1984.

Steve Cutler, "Lifelines," Hotel (also known as Arthur Hailey's "Hotel"), ABC, 1984.

Edward Wyler, Hot Pursuit, NBC, 1984.

Colonel John Litvak, "Boz Busters," Riptide, NBC, 1985.

Ike Hagen, "Waste 'em!," The A Team, NBC, 1985.

Ray Dixon, "Capitol Offense," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985.

Bane, Hell Town, NBC, 1985.

Captain Ernest Lenko, "The Cemetery Vote," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1987.

George Deaton, "Rites of Passage," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1987.

Admiral Edgar Sheppard, "Submarine," Mission: Impossible, ABC, 1989.

Kyle Riker, "The Icarus Factor," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as The Next Generation and Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1989.

"The Fighting 52nd," Hardball, NBC, 1989.

"The Lady in Red," Jake and the Fatman, CBS, 1989.

Ethan Mitchell, "The Tender Trap," Jake and the Fatman, CBS, 1990.

Jack, "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?," Who's the Boss, ABC, 1990.

"Smoke Gets in Your Thighs," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990.

Ellis Blake, "The Foursome," Matlock, NBC, 1991.

Representative Arthur Prouty, "The List of Yuri Lermentov, " Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1991.

Rex Huntington, "The Bloom Is off the Rose," The Golden Girls (also known as Golden Girls, Miami Nice, Bnot Zahav, Cuori senza eta, Las chicas de oro, Les craquantes, Los anos dorados, Oereglanyok, Pantertanter, and Tyttoekullat), NBC, 1991.

Tom Reed, "Shadows of the Past," Hunter, NBC, 1991.

Bennet Tyler, "Water, Water, Everywhere," Mann & Machine, NBC, 1992.

"Lessons Learned," The Young Riders, ABC, 1992.

Dallas Shields, "Fighting Cage: Parts 1 & 2," Renegade, USA Network and syndicated, 1993.

Jack Hanlan, "Emission Accomplished," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993.

Dr. Graystone, "'Til Death Do Us Part," One West Waikiki, CBS, 1994.

Judge Riley, "The Committee," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1994.

Ted Branson, "Murderer's Row: Parts 1 & 2," Renegade, USA Network and syndicated, 1994.

Brent Renwyck, "Big Easy Murder," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1995.

Grant Everett, "Partners: Parts 1 & 2," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1995.

Mr. Brimley, "Babysitting," The Single Guy, NBC, 1995.

Mr. Brimley, "Tennis," The Single Guy, NBC, 1995.

The Watcher, UPN, 1995.

Jonathan Clayton, "Wingless: Parts 1-3," Wings, NBC, 1996.

Mr. Schuster, "We'll Never Have Paris," Champs, ABC, 1996.

Judge George Nelson, "The Civil Right," The Practice, ABC, 1997.

Morganthal, "What, Micah Worry?," Spy Game, ABC, 1997.

William Paley, "To Prey in Darkness," Dark Skies, NBC, 1997.

Himself, Hollywood Squares (also known as H2 and H2: Hollywood Squares), syndicated, 2001.

Voices of Highfather and Izaya the inheritor, "Twilight: Parts 1 & 2," Justice League (animated; also known as JL, JLA, Justice League of America, and Justice League Unlimited), Cartoon Network, 2003.

Senator Roland Pierce, "The Supremes," The West Wing (also known as West Wing and El ala oeste de la Casablanca), NBC, 2004.

Woody, "Drew Hunts Silver Fox," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 2004.

Appeared as Judge Kosarin, Civil Wars, ABC; and as Mandrake, Reasonable Doubts, NBC.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Cassidy and Torres, ABC, 1972.

Ben, The Fuzz Brothers, ABC, 1973.

Police captain Chase Reddick, Chase, NBC, 1973.

Dr. Blake Simmons, Having Babies III, ABC, 1978.

Keyes, Joe Dancer: The Monkey Mission (also known as The Monkey Mission), NBC, 1981.

The Streets of Beverly Hills, ABC, 1992.

Edward Montgomery, Dharma & Greg, ABC, 1997.

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Jed Moultrie, Thunder Road, United Artists, 1958.

Shorty Austin, Monte Walsh, National General Pictures, 1970.

Charles "Chuck" 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.

Dave Drake, High Plains Drifter, Universal, 1973.

Harve Poole, Electra Glide in Blue, United Artists, 1973.

Inspector McKenna, A Reflection of Fear (also known as Autumn Child and Labyrinth), Columbia, 1973.

Officer Charlie McCoy, Magnum Force (also known as Dirty Harry II—Callahan, Magnum .44, Dirty Harry gaar amok, Harry el fort, Harry, el fuerte, Harry—O detective em accao, and Una 44 magnum per l'ispettore Callahan), Warner Bros., 1973.

Waters, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Paramount, 1973.

Priest, Two-Minute Warning, Universal, 1976.

(Uncredited) Rear admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Midway (also known as Battle of Midway, The Battle of Midway, Bitwa o Midway, La bataille de Midway, La batalla de Midway, La battaglia di Midway, Midwayn taistelu, and Schlacht um Midway), Universal, 1976.

Doc Harrison, The Hunting Party, United Artists, 1977.

General McAllister, Lethal Weapon (also known as Arma letal, Arma letale, Arma mortal, Arma mortala, Arma mortifera, Dodbringende vaaben, Doedligt vapen, Halalos fegyver, L'arme fatale, Lethal Weapon—Zwei stahlharte Profis, Maquina mortifera, Neshek Cutla'nee, Tappava ase, and Zabojcza bron), Warner Bros., 1987.

Drury Campbell, Winter People, Columbia, 1989.

Kenneth Davenport, The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them (also known as A Nemek harca, Kaerlekens ABC, Opposite Sex—Der kleine Unterschied, O sexo oposto, Seksiae, valheita ja avioliittoja, and Sexo opuesto), Once Upon a Time Films, 1992.

Simms, Aces: Iron Eagle III (also known as Aguia de ferro III, Aguila de acero III, Aigle de fer 3, Air Force—Aquile d'acciaio 3, Die Asse der staehlernen Adler, L'attaque des aigles de fer III, Rautakotka 3, Staehlernen Adler III—Das As der Asse, Vasmadarak 3., Zelazny orzel III—Asy, and Zelazny orzel III—Asy przestworzy), New Line Cinema, 1992.

Senator Gray Edwards, Hot Shots! Part Deux (also known as Hot Shots 2, Hot Shots! 2, Hot Shots 2! The Exploitation, Ases pelos Ares 2, Des pilotes en l'air 2, Hot shot 2, Hot Shots! Der 2. Versuch, Hot Shots 2—kaikkien jatko-osien aeiti, Napihnjenci 2, and Top Gang 2, a missao), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993.

Ray Stevens, Blue Sky, Orion, 1994.

Wanamaker, Speechless, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1994.

Dr. Wynn, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (also known as Hall6ween, Halloween: The Origin of Michael Myers, Halloween 6, Halloween 6: Curse of Michael Myers, Halloween 666: Curse of Michael Myers, Halloween 666: The Origin of Michael Myers, A maldicao de Michael Myers, Halloween—Az atok beteljesuel, Halloween—Der Fluch des Michael Myers, Halloween: La maldicion de Michael Myers, Halloween: La malediccio de Michael Myers, Halloween 6: La malediction de Michael Myers, Halloween VI: La malediction de Michael Myers, Halloween 6: La maledizione de Michael Myers, and Oeluem cigligi), Miramax/Dimension Films, 1995.

Vardas Hammond, Judge Dredd, Buena Vista, 1995.

Malicious, Keystone Pictures, 1995.

Abe Woods, Ed, Universal, 1996.

Chief Jim Kelly, The Devil's Own (also known as Az oerdoeg maga, En fiende ibland oss, Ennemis rapproches, Inimigo intimo, La rage au coeur, La sombra del diablo, L'ombra del diavolo, Pahan oma, Perigo intimo, Prieten si dusman, Seme zia, Vertrauter Feind, and Yarriv Intimy), Columbia, 1997.

Mr. Allan, Liar Liar (also known as Bugiardo bugiardo, Der Dummschwaetzer, Fuld af logn, Klamca klamca, Menteur menteur, Mentiroso compulsivo, Mentiroso, mentiroso, Mincinosul mincinosilor, O mentiroso compulsivo, Ti, ti laznivec, and Valehtelija! Valehtelija!), Universal, 1997.

Mr. Bart Newberry, Grosse Pointe Blank (also known as Ein Mann, ein Mord, Grosse Pointe Blank—aeven en loennmoerdare behoever en traeff ibland, Grosse Pointe Blank: Ein Mann—Ein Mord, Grosse Pointe Blank—Erst der Mord, dann das Vergnuegen, Grosse pointe blank—palkkamurhaaja pikkukaupungissa, Le tueur de grosse pointe, L'ultimo contratto, O ultimo contrato, Placanec, Tiro al blanco, Tueurs a gages, Tueurs a gages et robes de balles, Un asesino algo especial, and Zabijanie na sniadanie), Buena Vista, 1997.

Doctor, Love for Rent (also known as Amor en alquiler), MiamiLA Entertainment, 2005.

Doug, Llorona Gone Wild (consists of Legend of Llorona, Revenge of La Llorona, and Curse of La Llorona), Cinema Threat Productions, 2007.

Stage Appearances:

Nine by Six: A Cry of Players (also known as A Cry of Players), 1956.

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, Public Theater, Delacorte Theater, New York City, 1963.

Duke Senior, As You Like It, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theater, Delacorte Theater, 1963.

Leontes, The Winter's Tale (also known as Twelfth Night, or What You Will), New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theater, Delacorte Theater, 1963.

Orsino, Twelfth Night (also known as Twelfth Night, or What You Will), New York Shakespeare Festival, Heckscher Theatre, New York City, 1963.

Iago, Othello, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theater, Delacorte Theater, 1964, then Martinique Theatre, New York City, 1964-65.

Title role, Baal, Martinique Theatre, 1965.

Tullus Aufidius, Coriolanus, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theater, Delacorte Theater, 1965.

Mike Talman, Wait until Dark, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1966.

Agamemnon, Iphigenia in Aulis, Circle in the Square Downtown, New York City, 1967-68.

Clint Barlowe, The Sudden and Accidental Re-Education of Horse Johnson, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1968.

James Tyrone, Jr., A Moon for the Misbegotten, Circle in the Square Downtown, 1968.

Victor Franz, The Price, Harold Clurman Theatre, New York City, 1979.

Jason, Medea, Clarence Brown Company, Knoxville, TN, then Cort Theatre, New York City, both 1982, and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, beginning c. 1982.

Antony and Cleopatra, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, 1987-88.

Edgar, Dance of Death, Los Angeles, 1990.

Appeared in other productions, including Bus Stop and Macbeth. Appeared in productions at the Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1969-70; and in productions at the Barter Theatre, Abingdon, VA.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Himself, Dark Shadows: Behind the Scenes, 1991.

(In archive footage and additional scenes) Rear admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, The Making of "Midway" (short), on collector's edition DVD of Midway, Universal Studios Home Video, 2001.