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Mitchell Ryan

Mitchell Ryan

Actor · Died March 4, 2022, aged 88 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Mitchell Ryan (January 11, 1934 – March 4, 2022) was an American actor most recently known for playing Edward Montgomery on Dharma & Greg. Ryan was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War. After the Korean War, he went to the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. There he went on to make his acting debut in Thunder Road along with the Theatre's founder Robert Porterfield. Ryan was an original cast member on Dark Shadows, His other acting credits include Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Liar, Liar, Magnum Force, Lethal Weapon, Grosse Pointe Blank, Electra Glide in Blue, and Hot Shots! Part Deux. In 1973, he played the lead on Chase. His Broadway theatre credits include Wait Until Dark, Medea, and The Price. Ryan was married and divorced twice and is the father of three children.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 11, 1934
Died
March 4, 2022 (aged 88)
From
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
64 on MovieCove · 114 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Mitchell Ryan's films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Morality
25%
Self
21%
Survival
13%
Power
9%
Society
6%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 36 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 10 · Dark 19

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 23 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 15 · Intense 17

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 26 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 23 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 18

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 11 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 11
Threshold guardian
3 of 11
Mentor
2 of 11
Ally
1 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
28
Melancholic
18
Dread
7
Warm
8
Contemplative
8
Other
28

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic9
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mitchell Ryan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 64 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mitchell Ryan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

114 credits, 64 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Halloween 6: Producer's Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Dr. Wynn

  • Justice League(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Highfather (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Aftershock: Earthquake in New York(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Frank Agostini

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Roland Pierce

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story(1998)

    as Averell Harriman

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dharma & Greg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 119 episodes · as Edward Montgomery

  • Grosse Pointe Blank(1997)

    as Mr. Bart Newberry

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Liar Liar(1997)

    as Mr. Allan

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Own(1997)

    as Chief Jim Kelly

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge George Nelson

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Dark Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Raven Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as White

  • Ed(1996)

    as Abe Woods

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • A Face to Die For(1996)

    as Joe Thomas

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers(1995)

    as Dr. Wynn

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Single Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Bremley

  • The Drew Carey Show(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Woody

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Judge Dredd(1995)

    as Vartis Hammond

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Gramps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Oliver

  • Speechless(1994)

    as Lloyd Wannamaker

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Blue Sky(1994)

    as Ray Stevens

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • One West Waikiki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Chief Carson

  • NYPD Blue(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Hanlon

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Star(1993)

    as Harrison Barclay

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Hot Shots! Part Deux(1993)

    as Gray Edwards

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Riley

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them(1992)

    as Kenneth Davenport

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Majority Rule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as John 'Blackjack' Wade

  • Renegade(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dallas Shields · as Ted Bronson

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • 2000 Malibu Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dirty Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Frank Esposito

  • Aces: Iron Eagle III(1992)

    as Simms

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • In a Child's Name (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Peter Chappell

  • Silk Stalkings(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Deadly Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Admiral Mark Nately

  • Judgment(1990)

    as Dave Davis

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Wings(1990)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jonathan Clayton

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Margaret Bourke-White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Patton

  • Winter People(1989)

    as Drury Campbell

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Ryan White Story(1989)

    as Tom

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Favorite Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · as Vice President Dan Eastman

  • Mission: Impossible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Admiral Edgar Sheppard

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Kyle Riker

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Jake and the Fatman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Ethan Mitchell · as Lt. Dan Gorecki

  • Lethal Weapon(1987)

    as General Peter McAllister

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Penalty Phase(1986)

    as Donald Faulkner

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Duncan Young

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Northstar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Col. Even Marshall

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellis Blake

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Hostage Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Captain Malone

  • North & South: Book 1, North & South(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tillet Main

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Golden Girls(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Rex

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Hell Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Robert Kennedy & His Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · as Robert McNamara

  • Fatal Vision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Paul Strombaugh

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Ernest Lenko · as Ray Dixon · as Rep. Arthur Prouty · as Senator Brent Renwyck

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Hot Pursuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Who's the Boss?(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Reed

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Charlie McCourt

  • The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Charlie McCourt

  • Hardcastle and McCormick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sheriff 'Stretch' Carter

  • High Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • The A-Team(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Ike Hagen

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Uncommon Valor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Chief Tom Riordan

  • Medea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Jason

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as George Deaton

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Steve Cutler

  • Of Mice and Men(1981)

    as Slim

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story(1981)

    as Hugh Hefner

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Five of Me(1981)

    as Dr. Ralph B. Allison

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Monkey Mission(1981)

    as Keyes

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Choice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Jerry Clements

  • Angel City(1980)

    as Silas Creedy

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Flesh & Blood(1979)

    as Jack Fallon

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Flesh & Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jack Fallon

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Ramsey T. MacLaish

  • The Chisholms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 9 episodes · as Cooper Hawkins

  • Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force(1978)

    as Lt. Col. Applegate

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dallas(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cpt. Merwin Fogerty

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Julie Farr, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Having Babies III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Dr. Blake Simmons

  • Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.(1977)

    as Mathew Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Jethro Lundy

  • Escape from Bogen County (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Ambler Bowman

  • Two-Minute Warning(1976)

    as The Priest

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Midway(1976)

    as RAdm. Aubrey W. Fitch (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Hemingway Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Ernest

  • The Entertainer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Mr. Pasko

  • Baretta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kodiak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Prisoner

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Hopkins

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Manhunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Bailey

  • Magnum Force(1973)

    as Officer Charlie McCoy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 22 episodes · as Chase Reddick

  • The Friends of Eddie Coyle(1973)

    as Waters

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Electra Glide in Blue(1973)

    as Harve Poole

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • High Plains Drifter(1973)

    as Dave Drake

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Capt. Chase Reddick

  • Barnaby Jones(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Dennis Kelly

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • A Reflection of Fear(1972)

    as Inspector McKenna

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Abel Hoffman

  • The Honkers(1972)

    as Lowell

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Chandler(1971)

    as Chuck Kincaid

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Hunting Party(1971)

    as Doc Harrison

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • My Old Man's Place(1971)

    as Sgt. Martin Flood

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Monte Walsh(1970)

    as Shorty Austin

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The High Chaparral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Jelks

  • Dark Shadows(1966)

    Show 271 episodes · as Burke Devlin

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Cook · as Jack Bostick

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Driver (uncredited) · as Marty Minters · as Overton · as Paul Tamarind · as Quale

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Thunder Road(1958)

    as Jed 'Jess' Moultrie (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 114 titles from 1958 to 2013; peak year 1972.

Biggest box office

Liar Liar (1997)

$303M worldwide

Highest rated

Lethal Weapon (1987)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

19582013

Peak 1972 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1958Screen debut· Thunder Road
  • 1987Career best· Lethal Weapon

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting114 of 114: 114 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1950s2 · acting1960s3 · acting1970s34 · acting1980s37 · acting1990s36 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 20 roles
5883

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Mitchell Ryan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 40; across their 36 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Midcredits score across 64 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 64 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story (1998)

81st percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Lethal Weapon (1987)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Mitchell Ryan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles42–89 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles12–70 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles46–78 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles24–60 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles13–74 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Mitchell Ryan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mitchell Ryan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Blake shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers