# Ryan McDonald (American actor)

Ryan James McDonald (September 4, 1930 – February 13, 2020) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing the role of Roy in the American sitcom television series The Odd Couple.

## Life and career

McDonald was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began his acting career in 1954, playing the role of Professor Paul Britton #4 in the soap opera The Secret Storm. Later in his career, he appeared in three Broadway plays, Toys in the Attic, Any Wednesday, and Catch Me if You Can.
In 1970 McDonald was cast as Roy, Oscar Madison's accountant and one of his poker cronies in the television series The Odd Couple, only appearing in the first season. He also had a recurring role in the television soap opera Days of Our Lives as Scotty Banning from 1971 to 1973.
In 1973, McDonald posed for the women's magazine Playgirl.
McDonald also in films and in television programs such as Nanny and the Professor, The Rockford Files, Police Woman, Mannix, The Doris Day Show, Quincy, M.E., Columbo, Hart to Hart, Emergency!, The Greatest American Hero, THe Facts of Life, Barnaby Jones, The Six Million Dollar Man, Here's Lucy, The Streets of San Francisco, Remington Steele, Quantum Leap, Knots Landing, and Newhart. He later appeared in another recurring role in Days of Our Lives, as shady lawyer "Chauncey Powell" from 1991 to 1992.

## Death

McDonald died in February 2020 in Hollywood, California, at the age of 89.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1971 | Love Hate Love | Lieutenant Hank Robins | TV movie |
| 1973 | The Great American Beauty Contest | Elliot | TV movie |
| 1975 | Medical Story | General Surgeon | TV movie |
| 1975 | Reflections of Passion | | |
| 1977 | Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? | Watch Commander | TV movie |
| 1979 | Beggarman, Thief | | TV movie |
| 1981 | The Brady Girls Get Married | Mr. Covington | TV movie |
| 1983 | Thursday's Child | Dr. Shumway | TV movie |
| 1983 | Grace Kelly | Mr. Austin | TV movie |
| 1983 | Sitcom | | TV movie |
| 1985 | Starchaser: The Legend of Orin | (voice) | |
| 1991 | The Forfeit | | |
| 1991 | Future Kick | Peter | |
| 1991 | JFK | Board Room Man | |
| 1992 | Newsies | Mayor Robert Van Wyck | |
| 1993 | The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom | Old Man | TV movie |
| 1994 | The Enemy Within | Jack Giddings | TV movie |
| 1995 | Temptress | Gordon Henson | |
| 1997 | Black Dawn | Robert Mainwaring | |
| 2003 | Slaves of the Realm | Alexander | |
| 2012 | Crimes of Mike Recket | Detective Lyle Eszchuk | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1954 | The Secret Storm | Prof. Paul Britton No. 4 | unknown episodes |
| 1956 | The Edge of Night | Cowboy (1964) | 1 episode |
| 1963 | General Hospital | Philip Harper | 1 episode |
| 1968 | Mannix | Lt. Robert Hargrove | 2 episodes |
| 1968–1973 | The Doris Day Show | Dr. Travis Peabody/Clerk/James Waterhouse | 3 episodes |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple | Roy | 7 episodes |
| 1971 | Nanny and the Professor | Chuck Greenbaum/Prof. Polsky | 3 episodes |
| 1971 | Monty Nash | Neville | 1 episode |
| 1972 | Lassie | Jim Fredericks | 2 episodes |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | | 1 episode |
| 1972–1992 | Days of Our Lives | Judge John Bruce/Mr. Roberts/Scotty Banning/Chauncey Powel | 31 episodes |
| 1972 | The F.B.I. | | 1 episode |
| 1973 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Bill Robbins | 1 episode |
| 1973 | Here's Lucy | Jerry Thompson | 1 episode |
| 1974–1975 | Police Story | Noonan/The Defense Attourney | 2 episodes |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Hotel Manager | 1 episode |
| 1975–1978 | Police Woman | Jonas Van Dyke Jr./Mr. Green | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | Emergency! | Walter | 1 episode |
| 1975–1977 | The Six Million Dollar Man | George Van Rensselaer/Russian Agent | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | Columbo | Charles Whelan | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Gemini Man | 1st Agent | 1 episode |
| 1976–1977 | Rich Man, Poor Man | Sen. Brendell | 4 episodes |
| 1977 | Carter Country | 1 episode |
| 1978 | The Next Step Beyond | George Chambers | 1 episode |
| 1978 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | The Maitre'D | 1 episode |
| 1978 | Barnaby Jones | Larry Reed | 1 episode |
| 1979–1982 | Quincy, M.E. | Ed Connors/Clark Jeffers/Kyle Jastrow | 4 episodes |
| 1979 | The Runaways | Larry Dobson | 1 episode |
| 1981 | Flamingo Road | Dr. Sandon | 1 episode |
| 1982 | The Greatest American Hero | Harve Sherwin | 1 episode |
| 1982 | Hart to Hart | Lester | 1 episode |
| 1982 | CBS Afternoon Playhouse | Principal | 1 episode |
| 1982 | The Devlin Connection | Emmett | 1 episode |
| 1982 | Newhart | Mr. Kenwood | 1 episode |
| 1983 | Dallas | | 1 episode |
| 1983 | Knots Landing | Governor Kelsey | 1 episode |
| 1984 | T.J. Hooker | Car Salesman | 1 episode |
| 1984–1990 | Falcon Crest | Carl Walden/Kenneth Lone | 8 episodes |
| 1985 | The Facts of Life | Reverend | 1 episode |
| 1985 | E/R | Fire Captain | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Remington Steele | Harold Delanian | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Airwolf | Barker | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder | Divorce Judge | 3 episodes |
| 1987 | Santa Barbara | Dr. Gorkhill | 2 episodes |
| 1988 | Favorite Son | | 3 episodes |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Ted Hartman | 1 episode |
| 1989–1990 | The Young and the Restless | Robert Haskell | 3 episodes |
| 1990 | Lifestories | | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Jake and the Fatman | Col. Van Der Merwe | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Equal Justice | Judge Keller | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Homefront | Doctor | 1 episode |
| 1993 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | AMA chairman | 1 episode |
| 1993 | Empty Nest | Mr. Jensen | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Shopkeeper | 1 episode |