What a versatile man he was always a comfort to see him in anyone of his movies. I cannot get over the change in quality of the people back in the day compared to what we see, on screen, today. Good one, Lee
It's always sad to hear of these great character actors passing. Thank goodness we have their many years of film to remind us of their great talent. 88 years was a good run for Mr. Ryan. Such a memorable face and instantly recognizable. Thanks Again Mr. Word. .
Talk about a somewhat unsung actor. His face was everywhere, while I guess we all took him for granted. Glad your paying homage to him. I'm checking him out on IMDB. Thanx for this Rob 👍👍👍
Thanks, daryl. I'd already used most of our zoom conversation with Mitch talking about his westerns and thought I'd post the rest of it, even though most of it wasn't about his work in westerns. He is missed.
Mr.Ryan was a Hollywood star who played every action part on earth . The first major part I was introduced to Him was Magnum Force .Going back and seeing what he played was outstanding on how many roles he played . Thank you again for telling His Story .
I enjoyed the interview very much. Also seeing the roles that people remember Mr. Ryan for. My favorite role of his was Burke Devlin in Dark Shadows......
Many thanks again, Rob, RJ and Team AWOW, for another interesting program. Mitchell Ryan was a very fine actor. He is also famous to us Star Trek fans for his great performance as Kyle Riker, a civilian advisor to Starfleet and the "dead-beat dad" father of Jonathan Frakes's then-Commander William T. Riker in a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode. Ryan stole virtually every scene. In particular, the scenes between Ryan and Frakes were terrific and well-played, especially their anime-style martial arts match at the end. Rest in Peace, Mr. Ryan, and keep playing ambo-jyitsu. And best of health to you all.
@@AWordonWesterns Ryan appeared only once in the Trek franchise. He played Kyle Riker in Season 2, Episode 14, "The Icarus Factor", of Star Trek: The Next Generation. He dominated every one of his scenes. Not an easy feat, considering how formidable that cast was and still is. Enjoy!
Mitch Ryan was great in Monte Walsh & in High Plains Drifter as well. I had no idea he was a good friend of the great Warren Oates !! It was touching to see how much he appreciated having a chance to reminisce with you Rob.
Rob. It is interesting when you interview these Great actors. In that media kind of way these people have had a small part of our life experience. Yet we Never know them. They and the characters they played have entertained, angered and thrilled Us as a viewers. Another Fun interview. May he R.I.P Best Wishes from Montana! M.H.
MITCHELL RYAN... Rob as always was lucky to get to interview this talented character actor just a year before he passed on. Starting out with a classic in Robert Mitchum's THUNDER ROAD, Ryan had a pretty eclectic career as with ELECTRA GLIDE IN BLUE, but for me MONTE WALSH was his best western role with the best western cast. LETHAL WEAPON was certainly Ryan's biggest role, and for a long life playing bad guys, overcoming his drinking problem, to make it to the grand old-age of 88, was quite an accomplishment... especially having such great recall and chemistry with Rob in another fine interview!
Rob I heard John Wayne didn't like High PLains Drifeter for the same reason he didn't like High Noon, he said it was rediculous for people to think that a whole town of people that fought Indians, the elements & built their towns in the West would be affraid of 3 outlaws..
So cool to get all these priceless interviews, old stories and back stories before they’re gone forever. Kids today can’t appreciate our repeating the stories but then they see a movie or two and get hooked. The real great always talk about the other guys and seldom themselves. Thanks Rob for digging deep, can;t stop smiling.
Thanks for your interview with this great unsung hero, Rob. It appears that you were fighting the light, and I noticed how you strategically re-positioned your guest early in the interview. Your attention to detail is only surpassed by your encyclopedic knowledge of film. R.I.P. Mitch.
A great memory of Mitch with your interview that you can keep for all of us. Always enjoyed his performances on film and tv. I always thought he was a great looking guy, young or older.
Mitch had such great range. And it was not just 'playing against type' that made it work. He had legit talent. His comedic timing was spot-on and his delivery of a joke landed on the mark. I can only imagine Fred Willard, Mel Torme and Mitch...I want to see that episode now lol. Thank you Rob and Team WoW. I am like Pavlov's Dog when I see a notification from y'all.
A great conversation with one of tha performers who seemed to be in everything Mich Ryan. It is episodes like this one that reminds me that although it's a big industry many movie, TV and theatre productions were always using the same people because they were reliable, memorable and versatile. As time went on you got to know these actors names and would watch shows because you the cast would provide the performances that would make the shows worth watching. Mich Ryan was one of those actors whom seemed to be in everything. As you and he talked about various roles he played it was strike a cord in my memory of scenes I watched, and enjoyed his part in making the production great. I'd forgotten his role of the general in Lethal Weapon in which played the perfect military leader who had decided that for the good of the world his vision must prevail. This allowed him to do unspeakable evil with a perfectly air of moral superiority. So many great performances that one can't recall without a prompt, which you always give at the needed time. Thanks for another stroll down the the films and TV shows that I viewed my whole life.
Thanks, jim. I always try my best to give guests the time to recall their work. A little prodding helps and is fun for me to see the flash of remembrance.
Nice interview! It's amazing just how many places Mitchell has been. He was on Dark Shadows for awhile. He played the lead villain in the first Lethal Weapon movie. High Plains Drifter. Liar, Liar.
Mitch ryan was a great character actor and a very good bad guy with his cold and threatening stare. Perfect interview as usual and so sad that it was one of his last ones.
What an illustrious career Mr. Ryan had. May he rest in peace. Such a gracious fellow. With his appreciation of your interview. As we all do Mr.Word. I thank you for inlighting me too all the many parts these fabulous actors had played. Now I can view alot of the one's I had missed. With a better appreciation. Thank you Sir.
Thank you, Rob. Mitch Ryan was always one of my favorites. A handsome, strong demeanor and a solid voice: he worked alot, and you can see why. Ah, the years have overtaken these great actors but their work still stands. Warren Oats!
Yet another excellent interview Rob. Thanks so much for these. Looking forward to the Autry next month. One of my favorite lines delivered by Ryan was in Grosse Point Blank, when John Cusack tells him he is a contract killer. Ryan's response: Oh, good for you! It's a growth industry.
What a great interview, Rob, Mitch was a brilliant actor very versatile. We just got home in Nebraska from Santa Barbara yesterday. We went to the Reagan museum in downtown Santa Barbara what a fantastic little museum that was!
Great stuff Rob. Mitchell was one of the best so many tv shows and movies from dark shadows tv show to many memorable movies .one of my favourites was my old man's place with Arthur Kennedy and Michael Moriarty he played a vicious character Col Flood.
Mitch delivered one of my favorite lines on 'Darma and Greg,' in the episode where Darma had a woman deliver her child in the apartment. Mitch walked out of the room and said, "Why,,, That's a black child." The delivery and the moment was just hilarious. Great actor.
Thanks so much for this interview. RIP Mr. Ryan. I remember watching him in Dark Shadows as a child. He had such an interesting, varied career. All of your interviews fly by so fast. Great job, Rob and crew.🤠
I always liked seeing Mitch Ryan. Seems like he was in several different movies and television shows. I always enjoyed his character on "Dharma and Greg." 👍🤔😀😄
Sad to see another actor pass. I remember Mitchell Ryan from so many movies and tv shows. There are no significant actors that could do Westerns anymore. With the exception of Sam Elliot. Tom Selleck. Bruce Boxleitner. Thats why its so important to preserve these movies and shows. And WOW has interviews that give these actors a chance to tell some amazing stories from their careers. Thank you Rob for keeping the Legacy alive and thriving for all of us who are fans.
I always thought Mitch was the rugged cowboy looking type even when he was going by the name Mitchell Ryan on Dark Shadows. Great interview, his death makes me more aware of mortality more than ever, all these actors I grew up with leaving us. Just heard of Mark Goddard of Johnny Ringo and Lost In Space TV fame leaving us. Very interesting interview Rob. Mitch was a great convincing actor in anything he did. Always wanted to see him as a lead in a movie western.
Naked City was a truly ground breaking cop series, shot in a semi documentary style at real NYC locations on the actual streets of Manhattan around Greenwich village and the South Bronx where the fictional Precinct was supposedly located, a lot of it on waterfronts, in back alleys, around old warehouses, in rundown ethnic neighborhoods and other seedy, crumbling very untouristy locations. In other words just where you'd expect the criminal element to hang out. Which made it pretty unique for the time, with a realism very rare for the more sound stage bound television of those days. And shot entirely in black and white, another element giving it that gritty feel, one unlikely to inspire the gold star seal of approval from the NY chamber of commerce. And... a very real time machine, true life image of a late 50's early 60's city that no longer exists, thus making it possibly more fun to watch now than it was even back then. With superior writing, a terrific regular cast and among the best guest actors like Mitch, a lot of them local from the Broadway and off Broadway stages, yet to make their impact in California, like Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, George Segal, Sandy Dennis, Martin Sheen, Christopher Walken and Robert Duvall, that group of future greats just starting their careers, another thing that made the show special, and one that still holds up on every level to this day.
Your right Naked city was a ground breaking show it introduced to these actors you mentioned as well as writers Howard Rodman and Stirling Silliphant. I always wondered why they replaced John McIntyre with Horace McMahon.
@@paulkitt-er9dr The story they put out was that McIntyre didn't like being stuck in New York and wanted to get back to his ranch in Montana, but later revealed he didn't get along with his costar James Franciscus, and so agreed to be killed off. Strange cuz in my opinion anyway, they had great chemistry in that first season of half hour shows, that saw McMahon and Paul Burke replace both of 'em in the later hour long eps. Who had great chemistry too, so the show lost nothing. Burke, a good actor and fine in NC went on to replace Robert Lancing in 12 O'clock high, a big mistake I thought, and that show suffered for it. The studio's reasoning was they wanted a young actor to appeal more to a more youthful audience. The irony being, not only was Lancing more suitable for the role, he was a year younger than Burke.
I never saw "The Chisolms" and, to my recollection, never heard of it. It looks like it was on a few years after college and I was in the early stages of my career. I was on the road a LOT and didn't pay much attention to TV. Since I've been a fan of "Wagon Train" since I was a little kid, and Ford's "Wagonmaster" as an adult, I guess I'd better check into it. I see that there are several episodes available online. I enjoyed your first two shows that were based on this interview, Rob, and this one certainly ranks up there with those! Thank you, yet again, for these great shows and for continuing to gather bits of history for both us and future generations. -MJ
So great the way you paced the conversation Rob.excellent job. On a side note you could probably interview Joe Biteme for oh don’t know 30 seconds if you’re lucky. Haha
I remember Mitch Ryan was in everything back in the 1970s-80s. I looked up Fred Willard because I thought he was a lot younger than Ryan. He was actually older by a few months.
Rob, again you do such a good job and are so prepared and obviously have such a natural encyclopedic knowledge of movies and westerns in particular. I see a wonderful interview with Mitch Ryan and wonder if you sometimes you don't feel in a hurry to interview some of these wonderful old actors and actresses before we lose them. It's a bit like saving old film before something happens to it perhaps. I was in my twenties when Lethal Weapon series started and remember the "General" well and these great actors that have the ability to really contribute and hold a film up when needed or to provide a great supporting performance when required. In any event, thanks again for another wonderful interview as I remember not too long before Mitch died.
Right you are, Kev. He talks about it in one of his earlier AWOW episodes. That's a terrific film that also features Elisha Cook, Jr. and Billy "Green" Bush (Mr. Culpepper!), produced by pal Rupert Hitzig (CATTLE ANNIE AND LITTLE BRITCHES)
Mitch is right, Warren Oates died too early and while still at the top of his game. His last IMDB credit, and not surprising because of is performance, the best episode of that series: ua-cam.com/video/p4-a42-qS8o/v-deo.html Great memories from Mitch, a wonderful actor, and now he's sadly gone, a one for the ages highly entertaining interview.
According to James Caan, Wayne used to regularly *cheat* (him at least) at chess. Along with as a gag giving him intentionally bad advice on El Dorado (the western they made together) causing several spoiled takes to get him in dutch with Howard Hawks.
One of the best looking tough guy actors for sure!
R.I.P. The Underrated Mitch Ryan, and many thanks to Rob's AWOW for sharing these memories with us all. 👍👍 10⭐💖💝
Mitch Ryan was a stud. It was fun seeing him as RIker's dad in Star Trek Next Generation.
He doesn’t really badmouth anyone. You can tell he was a class act.
Thanks Rob.
Thank you as always
Mitch had that great face- another wonderful interview
What a versatile man he was always a comfort to see him in anyone of his movies.
I cannot get over the change in quality of the people back in the day compared to what we see, on screen, today.
Good one,
Lee
Remember him most for playing Officer Charley McCoy as one of the Magnum Force, in Clint Eastwood's "Magnum Force", perfectly cast and memorable.
It's always sad to hear of these great character actors passing. Thank goodness we have their many years of film to remind us of their great talent. 88 years was a good run for Mr. Ryan. Such a memorable face and instantly recognizable. Thanks Again Mr. Word.
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What a wonderful, rugged, handsome, recognizable face. So happy you were able to get this interview with him.
Rest In Peace, Mitch.🌹
Me, too, karen. Thanks.
Loved seeing Mitch again and still remember his great parts in Monte Walsh and dozens of Tv shows.
Thanks, joe. Hope you saw our AWOW episodes with Mitch talking about MONTE WALSH.
I remember Mitch on NORTH & SOUTH miniseries!
Talk about a somewhat unsung actor. His face was everywhere, while I guess we all took him for granted. Glad your paying homage to him. I'm checking him out on IMDB. Thanx for this Rob 👍👍👍
Brilliant!! Thank You!! 🙂
Great interview with a fantastic Character actor with a prestigious career.... thanks Rob!
I always enjoyed watching Mitch. R. I. P. and thank you for bringing this episode back to us.
Thanks, daryl. I'd already used most of our zoom conversation with Mitch talking about his westerns and thought I'd post the rest of it, even though most of it wasn't about his work in westerns. He is missed.
Mr.Ryan was a Hollywood star who played every action part on earth . The first major part I was introduced to Him was Magnum Force .Going back and seeing what he played was outstanding on how many roles he played . Thank you again for telling His Story .
Too many possible comments, I'll just say thank you.
A great talent.
Thank you, les.
I enjoyed the interview very much. Also seeing the roles that people remember Mr. Ryan for. My favorite role of his was Burke Devlin in Dark Shadows......
Enjoyed again Rob, Thanks for sharing, Rip Mitch Ryan
Many thanks again, Rob, RJ and Team AWOW, for another interesting program. Mitchell Ryan was a very fine actor. He is also famous to us Star Trek fans for his great performance as Kyle Riker, a civilian advisor to Starfleet and the "dead-beat dad" father of Jonathan Frakes's then-Commander William T. Riker in a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode. Ryan stole virtually every scene. In particular, the scenes between Ryan and Frakes were terrific and well-played, especially their anime-style martial arts match at the end. Rest in Peace, Mr. Ryan, and keep playing ambo-jyitsu. And best of health to you all.
Thanks, arline. I've not seen the STNG eps and will make a point to screen them.
@@AWordonWesterns Ryan appeared only once in the Trek franchise. He played Kyle Riker in Season 2, Episode 14, "The Icarus Factor", of Star Trek: The Next Generation. He dominated every one of his scenes. Not an easy feat, considering how formidable that cast was and still is. Enjoy!
Mitch Ryan was great in Monte Walsh & in High Plains Drifter as well. I had no idea he was a good friend of the great Warren Oates !! It was touching to see how much he appreciated having a chance to reminisce with you Rob.
Thanks, henry. There are a couple more episodes with Mitch talking about those two films. He was such fun to talk with.
Great history.
Thank you for another wonderful interview, I do enjoy them! 😊🤠
Rob. It is interesting when you interview these Great actors. In that media kind of way these people have had a small part of our life experience. Yet we Never know them. They and the characters they played have entertained, angered and thrilled Us as a viewers.
Another Fun interview. May he R.I.P
Best Wishes from Montana! M.H.
MITCHELL RYAN... Rob as always was lucky to get to interview this talented character actor just a year before he passed on.
Starting out with a classic in Robert Mitchum's THUNDER ROAD, Ryan had a pretty eclectic career as with ELECTRA GLIDE IN BLUE, but for me MONTE WALSH was his best western role with the best western cast.
LETHAL WEAPON was certainly Ryan's biggest role, and for a long life playing bad guys, overcoming his drinking problem, to make it to the grand old-age of 88, was quite an accomplishment... especially having such great recall and chemistry with Rob in another fine interview!
Such a treasure and a beautiful tribute! Thank you for sharing Rob.
Rob I heard John Wayne didn't like High PLains Drifeter for the same reason he didn't like High Noon, he said it was rediculous for people to think that a whole town of people that fought Indians, the elements & built their towns in the West would be affraid of 3 outlaws..
So cool to get all these priceless interviews, old stories and back stories before they’re gone forever. Kids today can’t appreciate our repeating the stories but then they see a movie or two and get hooked. The real great always talk about the other guys and seldom themselves. Thanks Rob for digging deep, can;t stop smiling.
Another classic , I LOVE seeing these ( often ) unsung legends enjoying being interviewed !
Thank you, Rob :) Always a Pleasure :) - m.
Thanks for your interview with this great unsung hero, Rob. It appears that you were fighting the light, and I noticed how you strategically re-positioned your guest early in the interview. Your attention to detail is only surpassed by your encyclopedic knowledge of film. R.I.P. Mitch.
Thanks, jeffrey. Mitch was using his computer for the zoom and the sun was moving on us!
Thank you for another great interview. I always enjoy them so much. It's sad that he's no longer with us; he was a good actor.
Another great interview. It's interesting how most of these actors always love coming back to westerns.
Do you blame them?
@@AWordonWesterns the smell of the horse. Beautiful location shooting. Heck no!
@@wesmcgee1648 Yeah, "the smell of the cowboys" cracked me up!
another great one rob,good lord,we're all getting old. ty santee......on the brazos.
A great memory of Mitch with your interview that you can keep for all of us. Always enjoyed his performances on film and tv. I always thought he was a great looking guy, young or older.
Mitch had such great range. And it was not just 'playing against type' that made it work. He had legit talent. His comedic timing was spot-on and his delivery of a joke landed on the mark. I can only imagine Fred Willard, Mel Torme and Mitch...I want to see that episode now lol.
Thank you Rob and Team WoW. I am like Pavlov's Dog when I see a notification from y'all.
Woof. Woof.
This is a real pleasure to watch, thanks again, Rob and team.
Thanks, Unc.
Great interview, Rob. You have a flair for getting information out of people without rushing them or interrupting them.
Thanks.
A great conversation with one of tha performers who seemed to be in everything Mich Ryan. It is episodes like this one that reminds me that although it's a big industry many movie, TV and theatre productions were always using the same people because they were reliable, memorable and versatile. As time went on you got to know these actors names and would watch shows because you the cast would provide the performances that would make the shows worth watching. Mich Ryan was one of those actors whom seemed to be in everything. As you and he talked about various roles he played it was strike a cord in my memory of scenes I watched, and enjoyed his part in making the production great. I'd forgotten his role of the general in Lethal Weapon in which played the perfect military leader who had decided that for the good of the world his vision must prevail. This allowed him to do unspeakable evil with a perfectly air of moral superiority. So many great performances that one can't recall without a prompt, which you always give at the needed time. Thanks for another stroll down the the films and TV shows that I viewed my whole life.
Thanks, jim. I always try my best to give guests the time to recall their work. A little prodding helps and is fun for me to see the flash of remembrance.
Nice interview! It's amazing just how many places Mitchell has been. He was on Dark Shadows for awhile. He played the lead villain in the first Lethal Weapon movie. High Plains Drifter. Liar, Liar.
Mitchell was in one of my favorite all-time movies "Electra Glide in Blue"!
That is a terrific film, matt. Thanks.
Mitch ryan was a great character actor and a very good bad guy with his cold and threatening stare. Perfect interview as usual and so sad that it was one of his last ones.
Rob, great interview, such a loss, amongst many! Thanks for sharing!💫
I remember Mitch Ryan very well. He was in everything! He was a very good actor. Thank you, Rob. You are so right...we love these interviews! ❤
I LOVED the show " The Young Riders" I was soooo sad when they canceled that show.❤❤
Me, too. At least there were 3 seasons and it's been running on several platforms for us western fans to enjoy.
What an illustrious career Mr. Ryan had. May he rest in peace. Such a gracious fellow. With his appreciation of your interview. As we all do Mr.Word. I thank you for inlighting me too all the many parts these fabulous actors had played. Now I can view alot of the one's I had missed. With a better appreciation. Thank you Sir.
Thanks, Dan. Enjoy!
Thanks for remembering Mitch Ryan a great actor and have admired his work.
You bet, rich. Me, too.
Fantastic actor had great charisma ..best show on you tube bar none rob
Thank you, Rob. Mitch Ryan was always one of my favorites. A handsome, strong demeanor and a solid voice: he worked alot, and you can see why. Ah, the years have overtaken these great actors but their work still stands. Warren Oats!
Great interview. I look forward to your show every Sunday.
Thanks, joan. I'll keep 'em coming.
Yet another excellent interview Rob. Thanks so much for these. Looking forward to the Autry next month.
One of my favorite lines delivered by Ryan was in Grosse Point Blank, when John Cusack tells him he is a contract killer. Ryan's response: Oh, good for you! It's a growth industry.
What a great interview, Rob, Mitch was a brilliant actor very versatile. We just got home in Nebraska from Santa Barbara yesterday. We went to the Reagan museum in downtown Santa Barbara what a fantastic little museum that was!
Great stuff Rob. Mitchell was one of the best so many tv shows and movies from dark shadows tv show to many memorable movies .one of my favourites was my old man's place with Arthur Kennedy and Michael Moriarty he played a vicious character Col Flood.
What can ya say... Another superstar.
Mitch delivered one of my favorite lines on 'Darma and Greg,' in the episode where Darma had a woman deliver her child in the apartment. Mitch walked out of the room and said, "Why,,, That's a black child." The delivery and the moment was just hilarious. Great actor.
Thanks Rob. These are good memories.
Great interview, great actor 👍
Great interview as always.
Thanks so much for this interview. RIP Mr. Ryan. I remember watching him in Dark Shadows as a child. He had such an interesting, varied career. All of your interviews fly by so fast. Great job, Rob and crew.🤠
I always liked seeing Mitch Ryan. Seems like he was in several different movies and television shows. I always enjoyed his character on "Dharma and Greg." 👍🤔😀😄
Sad to see another actor pass. I remember Mitchell Ryan from so many movies and tv shows. There are no significant actors that could do Westerns anymore. With the exception of Sam Elliot. Tom Selleck. Bruce Boxleitner. Thats why its so important to preserve these movies and shows. And WOW has interviews that give these actors a chance to tell some amazing stories from their careers. Thank you Rob for keeping the Legacy alive and thriving for all of us who are fans.
Rest in Peace Mitch. I never saw anything you did, that wasn't excellent. You're so missed. Thanks again Mr. Word.
Fine interview! I'm always amazed at your uncanny ability to snatch from mid air the names of actors or productions.
I'm amazed, too, Bob. Scary!!
RIP MITCH, another cowboy knocks on heavens doors 😇
Fantastic. I love your behind the scenes education. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
I always thought Mitch was the rugged cowboy looking type even when he was going by the name Mitchell Ryan on Dark Shadows. Great interview, his death makes me more aware of mortality more than ever, all these actors I grew up with leaving us. Just heard of Mark Goddard of Johnny Ringo and Lost In Space TV fame leaving us.
Very interesting interview Rob. Mitch was a great convincing actor in anything he did. Always wanted to see him as a lead in a movie western.
Thanks, guy. I'd wanted to interview Mark as many of his fans had requested me doing a conversation with him. Wish I had been able to.
@@AWordonWesterns I wish you had to, Rob. That would have been historical.
Naked City was a truly ground breaking cop series, shot in a semi documentary style at real NYC locations on the actual streets of Manhattan around Greenwich village and the South Bronx where the fictional Precinct was supposedly located, a lot of it on waterfronts, in back alleys, around old warehouses, in rundown ethnic neighborhoods and other seedy, crumbling very untouristy locations.
In other words just where you'd expect the criminal element to hang out.
Which made it pretty unique for the time, with a realism very rare for the more sound stage bound television of those days. And shot entirely in black and white, another element giving it that gritty feel, one unlikely to inspire the gold star seal of approval from the NY chamber of commerce. And... a very real time machine, true life image of a late 50's early 60's city that no longer exists, thus making it possibly more fun to watch now than it was even back then. With superior writing, a terrific regular cast and among the best guest actors like Mitch, a lot of them local from the Broadway and off Broadway stages, yet to make their impact in California, like Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, George Segal, Sandy Dennis, Martin Sheen, Christopher Walken and Robert Duvall, that group of future greats just starting their careers, another thing that made the show special, and one that still holds up on every level to this day.
Your right Naked city was a ground breaking show it introduced to these actors you mentioned as well as writers Howard Rodman and Stirling Silliphant. I always wondered why they replaced John McIntyre with Horace McMahon.
@@paulkitt-er9dr The story they put out was that McIntyre didn't like being stuck in New York and wanted to get back to his ranch in Montana, but later revealed he didn't get along with his costar James Franciscus, and so agreed to be killed off.
Strange cuz in my opinion anyway, they had great chemistry in that first season of half hour shows, that saw McMahon and Paul Burke replace both of 'em in the later hour long eps. Who had great chemistry too, so the show lost nothing.
Burke, a good actor and fine in NC went on to replace Robert Lancing in 12 O'clock high, a big mistake I thought, and that show suffered for it. The studio's reasoning was they wanted a young actor to appeal more to a more youthful audience. The irony being, not only was Lancing more suitable for the role, he was a year younger than Burke.
Almost *two* years in fact.
I never saw "The Chisolms" and, to my recollection, never heard of it. It looks like it was on a few years after college and I was in the early stages of my career. I was on the road a LOT and didn't pay much attention to TV. Since I've been a fan of "Wagon Train" since I was a little kid, and Ford's "Wagonmaster" as an adult, I guess I'd better check into it. I see that there are several episodes available online. I enjoyed your first two shows that were based on this interview, Rob, and this one certainly ranks up there with those! Thank you, yet again, for these great shows and for continuing to gather bits of history for both us and future generations. -MJ
Thanks, MJ. I seem to remember ALL the shows I saw growing up. Loved having Mitch on sharing his memories.
So great the way you paced the conversation Rob.excellent job. On a side note you could probably interview Joe Biteme for oh don’t know 30 seconds if you’re lucky. Haha
I’m old enough to remember him as Burke Devlin on Dark Shadows 😂
I remember Mitch Ryan was in everything back in the 1970s-80s. I looked up Fred Willard because I thought he was a lot younger than Ryan. He was actually older by a few months.
Fred's age surprised me, too, JSB.
Rob, again you do such a good job and are so prepared and obviously have such a natural encyclopedic knowledge of movies and westerns in particular. I see a wonderful interview with Mitch Ryan and wonder if you sometimes you don't feel in a hurry to interview some of these wonderful old actors and actresses before we lose them. It's a bit like saving old film before something happens to it perhaps. I was in my twenties when Lethal Weapon series started and remember the "General" well and these great actors that have the ability to really contribute and hold a film up when needed or to provide a great supporting performance when required. In any event, thanks again for another wonderful interview as I remember not too long before Mitch died.
Thanks, gaffer. There are still many performers that I'd like to have share their memories and we are loosing them too soon. I'm trying.
He had a ruggedness to his face, that allowed him to play any part. Leading man to bad guy.
Rob. Keep up the good work m ryan great actor I think he was in electra glide in blue a Rob Blake movie bike movie
Right you are, Kev. He talks about it in one of his earlier AWOW episodes. That's a terrific film that also features Elisha Cook, Jr. and Billy "Green" Bush (Mr. Culpepper!), produced by pal Rupert Hitzig (CATTLE ANNIE AND LITTLE BRITCHES)
Mitch is right, Warren Oates died too early and while still at the top of his game.
His last IMDB credit, and not surprising because of is performance, the best episode of that series:
ua-cam.com/video/p4-a42-qS8o/v-deo.html
Great memories from Mitch, a wonderful actor, and now he's sadly gone, a one for the ages highly entertaining interview.
The best thing this guy was in was a made for tv movie called Angel City. He played a modern slaver who owned indentured workers.
💕👍
According to James Caan, Wayne used to regularly *cheat* (him at least) at chess. Along with as a gag giving him intentionally bad advice on El Dorado (the western they made together) causing several spoiled takes to get him in dutch with Howard Hawks.
Very cool video and very cool interview .👍👏🏜
A great great interview Rob. To bad he was gone a year later. He was very interesting fellow.
Bad guy the 1st leathel weapon
"...the smell of the cowboys". Was Mitch referring to the campfire scene in Blazing Saddles? ...and also, thanks for posting this.
Funny, dogman.