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Mitchell Ryan

American actor (1934–2022)

PersonDied aged 88humanQ1662316

Born: January 11, 1934
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1.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in IMDb
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Died: March 4, 2022
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1.“Mitchell Ryan, Actor in ‘Lethal Weapon’ and ‘Dharma & Greg,’ Dies at 88”hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mitchell-ryan-lethal-weapon-dharma-greg-1235104831/
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Birthplace: Cincinnati
Place of death: Los Angeles
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: stage actor
, television actor
, film actor
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Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Mitchell Ryan was an American actor and comedian. With six decades of television credits, he is best known for playing Burke Devlin in the 1960s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, and later for his co-starring role as Greg Montgomery 's father Edward Montgomery on Dharma & Greg. He also played the villainous General Peter McAllister in the 1987 buddy cop action film Lethal Weapon.

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Website: mitchellryan.net language: English
Participated in conflict: Korean War
Given name: Mitchell
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-08-12
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Family name: Ryan
Start of work period: 1958
Name in native language: Mitchell Ryan
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Virtual International Authority FileRetrieved 2018-11-04
2.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
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End of work period: 2022
Number of children: 3
Manner of death: natural causes
Cause of death: heart failure
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1.“Mitchell Ryan, Actor in ‘Lethal Weapon’ and ‘Dharma & Greg,’ Dies at 88”hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mitchell-ryan-lethal-weapon-dharma-greg-1235104831/
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Place of burial: Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
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1.Stated in Find a Grave
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