Born in Cincinnati and raised in Louisville, Ryan entered the entertainment world after serving in the Navy during the Korean War and becoming a life member of the Actors Studio, where he honed his craft on Broadway productions such as Wait Until Dark and The Price and off-Broadway works like Antony and Cleopatra.
His television breakthrough came as Burke Devlin on the gothic soap Dark Shadows,… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for Liar Liar 1997 Lethal Weapon 1987 Judge Dredd 1995 Hot Shots! Part Deux 1993 Series ★ 8.3 The West Wing 1999
Roland Pierce Series ★ 7.6 The Golden Girls 1985
Rex Series ★ 7.4 Who's the Boss? 1984
Series ★ 7.6 The Rockford Files 1974
Colonel Hopkins Series ★ 7.6 The Practice 1997
Judge George Nelson ★ 7.2 The Friends of Eddie Coyle 1973
Waters ★ 7 Grosse Pointe Blank 1997
Mr. Bart Newberry Series ★ 7 Walker, Texas Ranger 1993
Judge Riley Series ★ 7.1 NYPD Blue 1993
Jack Hanlon Series ★ 7.1 The Streets of San Francisco 1972
Abel Hoffman Series ★ 7.1 Hunter 1984
Tom Reed Series ★ 7 Matlock 1986
Ellis Blake Series ★ 7.2 Dark Skies 1996
Series ★ 7 L.A. Law 1986
Duncan Young Series ★ 6.9 Wings 1990
Jonathan Clayton Series ★ 6.9 Hart to Hart 1979
Ramsey T. MacLaish ★ 6.9 Electra Glide in Blue 1973
Harve Poole Series ★ 7 Aftershock: Earthquake in New York 1999
Frank Agostini Series ★ 6.8 Renegade 1992
Dallas Shields Series ★ 7 Barnaby Jones 1973
Dennis Kelly Series ★ 6.8 Cannon 1971
Series ★ 6.7 The High Chaparral 1967
Jelks ★ 6.5 The Ryan White Story 1989
Tom Series ★ 6.5 Baretta 1975
Series ★ 6.5 Hardcastle and McCormick 1983
Sheriff 'Stretch' Carter ★ 6.6 Midway 1976
RAdm. Aubrey W. Fitch (uncredited) ★ 6.1 A Reflection of Fear 1972
Inspector McKenna Series ★ 6.2 Silk Stalkings 1991
Series ★ 6.5 The Drew Carey Show 1995
Woody ★ 6.3 Monte Walsh 1970
Shorty Austin Series ★ 6.2 Jake and the Fatman 1987
Lt. Dan Gorecki ★ 6.2 The Hunting Party 1971
Doc Harrison ★ 6 Thunder Road 1958
Jed 'Jess' Moultrie (uncredited) ★ 5.6 Winter People 1989
Drury Campbell ★ 6.2 Two-Minute Warning 1976
The Priest Series ★ 6.4 Dharma & Greg 1997
Edward Montgomery ★ 6 Speechless 1994
Lloyd Wannamaker ★ 6.1 Star 1993
Harrison Barclay ★ 6.1 Blue Sky 1994
Ray Stevens ★ 6.2 The Devil's Own 1997
Chief Jim Kelly ★ 4.1 Iron Eagle III 1992
Simms ★ 4.1 Ed 1996
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