Mitchell Ryan

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Mitchell Ryan, veteran actor and Star Trek: The Next Generation ... (Daily Star Trek News)

MARCH 6, 2022 - You might know him as General Peter McAllister from Lethal Weapon or as Edward Montgomery from Dharma & Greg. You might even know him as ...

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ryan died of heart failure on Friday, March 4. He appeared in soap operas and cop shows, comedies and westerns. He worked on stage and in television, and he made his film debut in 1958 as Jed Moultrie in Thunder Road, starring Robert Mitchum. (Jerry Hardin, known to Trek fans from three episodes between TNG and Star Trek: Voyager, also appeared in that film.)

Mitchell Ryan, Who Played the Villain in 'Lethal Weapon,' Dies at 88 (The New York Times)

Mr. Ryan, who appeared in the TV series “Dark Shadows,” played a brutal businessman in “Santa Barbara” and a wealthy father in the sitcom “Dharma & Greg.”

“I can’t count the number of plays I have done, but it could easily be over one hundred,” he wrote. “It was a wonderfully written Gothic kind of melodrama, and Burke was this marvelous, mysterious character,” Mr. Ryan recalled decades later in an interview. “I’m blessed that, 30 years a drunk, I’ve managed to live a working actor’s life to be envied,” he wrote. And he wasn’t doing something else just then.” Mr. Ryan continued to play parts in more than two dozen television series but found that his ego was getting inflated. “Poor Mitch, I got killed,” he said. “Nobody knew what was going on.” A pleasing voice. “And he stayed an actor,” he added, “because, remarkably, he was good at it.” He was fired from the show because of alcoholism. Set in the fictional town of Collinsport, Maine, the family experiences supernatural events and are tormented by strange beings, such as ghosts, witches and zombies. He recalled in his memoir, “Fall of a Sparrow,” how grateful he was to have overcome his struggles with sobriety.

Actor Mitchell Ryan Has Died From Congestive Heart Failure (Broadway World)

Mitchell Ryan, star of stage and screen, has died at the age of 88 in Los Angeles. According to an NPR article, the actor's stepdaughter, Denise Freed, ...

Mitchell Ryan portrayed the role of Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation in 2018. The actor openly struggled with alcoholism and wrote about it in his autobiography, Fall of a Sparrow, which was released in 2021. He is survived by his stepdaughter, wife, Barbara, five grandchildren, a daughter-in-law, and a sister-in-law.

US star of stage and screen Mitchell Ryan dies aged 88 (Cumnock Chronicle)

Former Lethal Weapon actor Mitchell Ryan has died aged 88. Ryan died of congestive heart failure at his Los Angeles home, his stepdaughter Denise Freed told ...

Kathryn Leigh Scott, who appeared with him in Dark Shadows, said in a Facebook post: “He was a great gift in my life. I cherish my warm memories of his beautiful soul. Ryan played a villainous general in the first Lethal Weapon movie, and was also a ruthless businessman on TV’s Santa Barbara, with character roles on the soap opera Dark Shadows and the 1990s sitcom Dharma & Greg.

Mitchell Ryan, 'Dark Shadows,' 'Lethal Weapon' actor dies at 88 (Chicago Sun-Times)

His career spanned more than a half-century, beginning with an uncredited role in the 1958 Robert Mitchum film “Thunder Road.”

His career spanned more than a half-century, beginning with an uncredited role in the 1958 Robert Mitchum film “Thunder Road.” And I’ve lived a great deal of real life while I was at it,” he wrote. “I cherish my warm memories of his beautiful soul.

Mitchell Ryan Dies: 'Lethal Weapon' And 'Dharma & Greg' Actor Was ... (Deadline)

Actor Mitchell Ryan, who had a career in stage, film and TV lasting more than 50 years, has died at the age of 88.

Ryan played ex-convict Burke Devlin for one season but was fired because of his alcoholism, something he acknowledged in his autobiography last year. For over a decade, he worked on stage almost every night, both on and off Broadway. Ryan was best known for appearing in Lethal Weapon, and for his role in the TV sitcom Dharma & Greg.

Lethal Weapon star Mitchell Ryan dies aged 88 (Harrow Times)

He also played a ruthless businessman on TV's Santa Barbara. Ryan also had roles on the soap opera Dark Shadows and the 90s sitcom, Dharma & Greg. His career ...

Kathryn Leigh Scott, who appeared with him in Dark Shadows, wrote in a Facebook post: “He was a great gift in my life. I cherish my warm memories of his beautiful soul. Ryan was well known for his role in the first Lethal Weapon movie where he played a villainous general.