Steve Ryan (actor, born 1947)

Steve Ryan (June 19, 1947 – September 3, 2007) was an American actor known for his recurring role as J. Walter Weatherman on the Fox sitcom Arrested Development, Detective Nate Grossman on Crime Story (1986–1988), and Mike Healy on Oz (1997).

Steve Ryan
Born	June 19, 1947 Manhattan, New York
Died	September 3, 2007 (aged 60) Duarte, California
Occupation	Actor

Career

He was best known for his recurring role on the Fox sitcom Arrested Development as J. Walter Weatherman. Some of his other roles included "Detective Nate Grossman" on the NBC Police series Crime Story and his role as "Bobick" on Daddio. He had recurring roles as Sgt. Adams on CSI, as Secretary of Defense Miles Hutchinson on The West Wing, as Father Conti on American Dreams, as Officer Mike Healy on Oz, and as Mark Volchek on Wiseguy

Ryan's notable stage appearances included the original Broadway production of I'm Not Rappaport and revivals of On the Waterfront and Guys and Dolls. He also performed at most of America's major regional theatres, including Yale Repertory Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

Death

Ryan died in Duarte, California, aged 60, from cancer.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Night of the Juggler	Fifth Avenue Cop #1
1985	D.A.R.Y.L.	Howie Fox
1994	Quiz Show	NBC Employee	Uncredited
1996	I'm Not Rappaport	Harry
2000	Best	Dunne
2005	Partner(s)	Dave's Dad
2007	Entry Level	Bob	(final film role)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Attica	Paul Michaels	Television film
1981	Another World	Ed Sadowski	Episode #1.4370
1984	Old Friends	George Neal	Television film
1986–1988	Crime Story	Det. Nate Grossman	40 episodes
1989	Miami Vice	Mr. Dyson	Episode: "Asian Cut"
	Money, Power, Murder.	Little John	Television film
1990	Wiseguy	Mark Volchek	5 episodes
1992–1993	Law & Order	Sid Fisher / Brooklyn ADA Fleishman	2 episodes
1995	The Wright Verdicts	Jack Hull	Episode: "The Eyes of God"
1995–1997	New York Undercover	Dave Cooper	3 episodes
1995, 2002	NYPD Blue	Lt. Lane / Pat Carr	2 episodes
1996	Lifestories: Families in Crisis	Officer Walsh	Episode: "Someone Had to Be Benny"
	Swift Justice	Roddy	Episode: "Where Were You in '72?"
1997	Oz	Officer Mike Healy	5 episodes
1998	Spin City	Fred	Episode: "The Pope of Gracie Mansion"
	Thicker Than Blood	Mr. Byrne	Television film
	Homicide: Life on the Street	Miami Detective Frescher	Episode: "Wanted Dead or Alive: Part 2"
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Hank	Episode: "Uncivilized"
2000	Daddio	Bobbick	15 episodes
	Third Watch	Demolition Team Leader Phil	Episode: "Demolition Derby"
	Mary and Rhoda	Father	Television film
2001	Thieves	Wayne	Episode: "Casino"
2002	Six Feet Under	Matthew Heath Collins	Episode: "In Place of Anger"
	The X-Files	Sheriff Jack Coogan	Episode: "Scary Monsters"
	Reba	Mr. Lewis	Episode: "Proud Reba"
	Crossing Jordan	Boston Fire Chief	Episode: "One Twelve"
	The Practice	Detective Alan Slezak	Episode: "The Good Fight"
2002, 2005	JAG	Captain Miles Donovan / Vice Admiral Holt	2 episodes
2003	Without a Trace	Michael Posey	Episode: "Underground Railroad"
	Still Standing	Security Guard	Episode: "Still Romancing"
	Strong Medicine	Fire Chief	Episode: "Degeneration"
	Cold Case	Butch Rinaldi (2003)	Episode: "The Runner"
2003–2005	American Dreams	Father Conti	8 episodes
2003–2006	The West Wing	Secretary Miles Hutchinson	16 episodes
2004	Yes, Dear	Tony the Plumber	Episode: "Who Done It?"
	Will & Grace	Lieutenant	Episode: "Back Up, Dancer"
	Center of the Universe	Seth	Episode: "Independence Day"
2004–2005	Arrested Development	J. Walter Weatherman	2 episodes
2005	George Lopez	Jim Morey	Episode: "George Negoti-ate It:
	Reunion		Episode: "1986"
	Silver Bells	Father	Television film
	Boston Legal	Special Agent Kevin Drummond	Episode: "Gone"
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Sergeant Adams	2 episodes
2006	7th Heaven	Mr. Medlock	Episode: "Got MLK?"
	CSI: Miami	Morris Yates	Episode: "Skeletons"
	Las Vegas		Episode: "Lyle & Substance"
	Walkout	Commander at Roosevelt	Television film

External links

• Steve Ryan at IMDb