Task: Explanation
Input (English): Mitchell Ryan (born January 11, 1928) is an American film, television, and stage actor, who in his six decades of television is known for playing Burke Devlin in the 1960s gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows", and later for his co-starring role as Thomas Gibson's free-spirited father Edward Montgomery on "Dharma & Greg". He also played the villainous General Peter McAllister in the 1987 buddy cop action film, "Lethal Weapon." Question: What  year did the actor who  Edward Montgomery on "Dharma & Greg" work on a film directed by Matthew Meshekoff and written by Noah Stern? Answer: 1993
Output (English): Mitchell Ryan born January 11, 1928 is an American film, television, and stage actor, who in his six decades of television is known for playing Burke Devlin in the 1960s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, and later for his costarring role as Thomas Gibsons freespirited father Edward Montgomery on Dharma  Greg.