Mitchell Ryan (born January 11, 1934) is an American film, television,
and stage actor, who in his six decades of television is known for
playing Burke Devlin in the 1960s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, and
later for his co-starring role as Thomas Gibson's father Edward
Montgomery on Dharma & Greg. He also played the villainous General
Peter McAllister in the 1987 buddy cop action film Lethal Weapon.Ryan
was born on January 11, 1934 , Cincinnati, Ohio, and raised in
Louisville, Kentucky. His father was a novelty salesman. He served in
the United States Navy during the Korean War. After the Korean War, he
went to the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, where he made his
acting debut in Thunder Road along with the theatre's founder Robert
Porterfield.A life member of the Actors Studio, Ryan's Broadway
theatre credits include Wait Until Dark, Medea, and The Price.
and stage actor, who in his six decades of television is known for
playing Burke Devlin in the 1960s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, and
later for his co-starring role as Thomas Gibson's father Edward
Montgomery on Dharma & Greg. He also played the villainous General
Peter McAllister in the 1987 buddy cop action film Lethal Weapon.Ryan
was born on January 11, 1934 , Cincinnati, Ohio, and raised in
Louisville, Kentucky. His father was a novelty salesman. He served in
the United States Navy during the Korean War. After the Korean War, he
went to the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, where he made his
acting debut in Thunder Road along with the theatre's founder Robert
Porterfield.A life member of the Actors Studio, Ryan's Broadway
theatre credits include Wait Until Dark, Medea, and The Price.
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