Mitchell Ryan

Mitchell Ryan (January 11, 1934 – March 4, 2022) was an American film, television, and stage actor. In his six decades of television, he is known for his role as Burke Devlin in the 1960s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. He also co-starred as Thomas Gibson's father Edward Montgomery in Dharma & Greg. Ryan played the villainous General Peter McAllister in the 1987 buddy cop action film Lethal Weapon. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, he served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. Ryan was an original cast member of Dark Shadows and a life member of the Actors Studio. His Broadway and off-Broadway credits include Wait Until Dark, Medea, and The Price.