EXCLUSIVE: J. Marques Johnson will make his television debut in the second season of BET+’s Tyler Perry drama series, All the Queen’s Men.
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Mitchell Ryan was an actor known for many roles, including the villainous General Peter McAllister in “Lethal Weapon.”Ryan began a stage career, including work on Broadway, after serving in the U.S. Navy. After several small TV appearances, he broke out with a role on “Dark Shadows,” playing ex-convict Burke Devlin.
He had early movie roles including “High Plains Drifter” and “Magnum Force.” Ryan went on to star in several short-lived TV series, including “Chase,” “Executive Suite,” and “Having Babies,” as well as playing Tillet Main in the 1985 miniseries “North and South.” In 1987, he played General McAllister, who was running an operation smuggling heroin out of Asia, and in 1989, he played mob boss Anthony Tonell on “Santa Barbara.”Some viewers knew Ryan best for his starring role on the sitcom “Dharma & Greg,” playing Greg’s father, the wealthy Edward Montgomery. Other notable TV appearances included “Wings,” “L.A. Law,” and “The West Wing.” On a 1989 episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” he played Commander Riker’s father, and he played Blanche’s abusive boyfriend in a 1991 episode of “The Golden Girls.” Ryan’s later movies included “Hot Shots! Part Deux,” “Judge Dredd,” “Liar Liar,” and “Grosse Pointe Blank.” He also served as president of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation.Rest in peace, Mitchell Ryan.
The kind of actor that everybody knew from somewhere. To me, he was among the baddest of the bad in '80s action. Great thing with him was, no matter where you knew him from, he was always one of the best things about it.
EXCLUSIVE: J. Marques Johnson will make his television debut in the second season of BET+’s Tyler Perry drama series, All the Queen’s Men.
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TV chat king Graham Norton sees his best-selling novel, Holding , brought to life in an ITV adaptation he describes as a show like no other.The darkly comic whodunnit opens with the discovery of human remains on an Irish farm. But the investigation by Sergeant PJ Collins (Game Of Thrones ’ Conleth Hill) opens up a can of worms.The drama has been brought to the small screen by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, the former showrunner on EastEnders who went on to produce the dramas A Very English Scandal and A Very British Scandal. The cast includes My Left Foot Oscar winner Brenda Fricker, who made her name as Megan Roach, one of the original characters in Casualty and Father Ted ’s Pauline McLynn.
EXCLUSIVE: Fresh from his Oscar nomination, Belfast star Ciarán Hinds is joining Netflix spy drama series Treason.
Tony Walton was a legendary British set and costume designer who won an Oscar for his work on “All That Jazz.”Tony Walton started his legendary career as a costume and set designer on Broadway. He would go on to win three Tony Awards for his work on “Pippin,” “Guys and Dolls,” and “House of Blue Leaves.” He won an Oscar for “All That Jazz” and an Emmy for art direction on the 1985 TV-movie “Death of a Salesman,” starring Dustin Hoffman. He was nominated for an Oscar for the film “Mary Poppins,” which starred his then wife Julie Andrews.
Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor“Clive Davis: Most Iconic Performances,” a four-art series featuring concert clips chosen by and interviews conducted by the legendary music executive, will premiere exclusively on Paramount Plus in the U.S. and internationally beginning Wednesday, March 23.In this special miniseries, culled from his virtual 2021 pre-Grammy Gala events, sees Davis taking viewers through some of his favorite musical performances from the last few decades.
Black Panther director Ryan Coogler is confirming the story published this week that he was handcuffed at a Bank of America in Atlanta, Georgia back in January after being mistaken for a bank robber.
Warner Mack was a country singer and songwriter known for hits including “Is it Wrong (For Loving You)” and “The Bridge Washed Out.”Mack was just 13 years old when he wrote the song that would become his first hit. But he didn’t record “Is it Wrong (For Loving You)” until almost 10 years later, in 1957. Mack made it to the top ten of the country music chart with his debut single, and “Is it Wrong (For Loving You)” became a standard of the genre, charting again in cover versions by Webb Pierce in 1960 and Sonny James in 1972.
Hollyoaks may pride itself on being a teen soap that deals with the issues that face today’s young people, but it also has a history of casting excellent actors who've had long and interesting careers already. As the spring trailer launched today, fans were excited to see the addition of Glynis Barber as gangster Norma. She’s a soapland favourite having played Glenda Mitchell in EastEnders from 2010-2017.
One of country music's biggest nights is here: the Academy of Country Music Awards. The award show will air from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday. Ahead of the star-studded evening filled with your favorite country music artists, here's everything you need to know about the show.
Veteran actor Mitchell Ryan has died at the age of 88.
Actor Mitchell Ryan, who had a career in stage, film and TV lasting more than 50 years, has died at the age of 88.
Mitchell Ryan has sadly passed away.
Viva Las Vegas! The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards comes to Sin City on Sunday, March 7, to honor the brightest stars in the genre, and the full list of nominees and winners is jam-packed with celebs.
pic.twitter.com/nCH34jlcX8Soap opera fans knew Ryan as Burke Devlin on “Dark Shadows” until 1967, when he was replaced by Anthony George.
Actor Mitchell Ryan died on Friday. He was 88.