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Dark Shadows Into the Light #8-Mitchell Ryan: The Dark Knight of Collinsport Pt. 2


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Last time we talked with the original Burke Devlin himself Mitchell Ryan!  In that hour we discussed his early days of becoming an actor and working with some heavy weight actors such as Robert Mitchum, Clint Eastwood, and Jim Carrey.   We also touched a little upon his descent into alcoholism that ultimately cost him the role of Burke Devlin.  In this next hour, we expand upon that greatly as well as much more on Dark Shadows and his fellow actors.

So in this second and final hour we talked about:

  • Going to work on Dark Shadows while dealing with heavy alcohol addiction.
  • Working with David Ford (Sam Evans, Dark Shadows), Louis Edmonds, David Henesy, Dennis Patrick, John Karlen and Joel Crothers.
  • His feelings on Alexandra Moltke ( Vicki) and why he loved working with Nancy Barrett (Carolyn)
  • Memories of Jonathan Frid and dealing with fame.
  • How the cast of Dark Shadows dealt with his alcoholism, especially Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie Evans).
  • On missing tapings of Dark Shadows and the day he was fired.
  • Being in last stages of alcohol rejection of life.
  • The moment he bottomed out and decided to make a lifesaving change.
  • On working on other daytime soaps, the good and the bad.
  • Playing the heavy Gen. McAllister on Lethal Weapon and working with Mel Gibson and Danny Glover.
  • Working with Donald Pleasance on Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers and being a part of a legendary horror franchise.
  • On why he loved being on Dharma and Greg and why the show abruptly ended.
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