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Ryan performed on the Arena Stage in Washington D.C. between 1969 and 1970.
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He has lived in Santa Monica, California since 1969.
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He had an uncredited role in the film Thunder Road.
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Mitchell is the founder of the Los Angeles Actors Theatre which he set up with fellow actor Ralph Waite in 1974.
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Ryan was the star of an unsold pilot for ABC with the title Cassidy and Torres in 1972.
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He joined Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival in 1962.
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He has brown eyes.
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He is six feet tall.
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He has three children and three grandchildren.
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He has worked with Susan Sullivan on two projects, in the comedy Dharma and Greg and the medical drama Julie Farr, M.D.
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He has appeared in more than 50 movies.
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In 1957, he moved to New York where he lived for 12 years.
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He performed in over 40 plays with the Barter Theater Company in Virginia.
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In 1966 Mitchell appeared on Broadway in the play Wait Until Dark. Some other plays he has performed in on Broadway include Medea and The Price.
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He is president of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation.
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He was fired off Dark Shadows because at the time he had a drinking problem.
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His father was a novelty salesman.
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He did a term in the Navy in 1951 where he was assigned to an entertainment unit. It was this experience that sparked his interest in acting.
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Plays the villan in the movie Lethal Weapon.