Mitchell Ryan, a television, movie and stage actor with a career spanning more than six decades, has died. He was 88 years old.
Mitchell Ryan, a television, movie and stage actor with a career spanning more than six decades, has died. He was 88 years old. Ryan died from congestive heart failure on Friday at his Los Angeles home, his stepdaughter, Denise Freed, told the Hollywood Reporter. He was beloved by daytime television fans for his portrayal as Burke Devlin on “Dark Shadows,” a groundbreaking, gothic soap that aired on ABC in the late 60s and early 70s. He starred in the role until 1967, when he was replaced by Anthony George. Kathryn Leigh Scott, who also appeared on the daytime soap, mourned her costar’s death in a Facebook post on Friday. “My sweet, beloved friend Mitch died early this morning,” she wrote.
