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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

Television

References

1. ^ Leszczak, Bob (August 6, 2014). The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide. McFarland. p. 88. ISBN 978-0786477906 – via Google Books.
2. "Ryan McDonald". Playbill. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
3. "NOW YOU SEE HIM ... NOW YOU DON'T; 2 Actors Work Split Week as Magicians at Fair". The New York Times. August 12, 1964. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
4. ^ Hughes, Heather (May 29, 2020). "Days of Our Lives Spoilers: Ryan MacDonald Dead at 89 – DOOL, Y&R and GH Alum Remembered". Celeb Dirty Laundry. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
5. Russell, Maureen (June 8, 2015). Days of Our Lives: A Complete History of the Long-Running Soap Opera. McFarland. p. 194. ISBN 9780786486519 – via Google Books.
6. Sanders, Dennis (1981). The First of Everything: A Compendium of Important, Eventful, and Just-plain-fun Facts about All Kinds of Firsts. Delacorte Press. p. 339 – via Google Books.
7. "Tampa Bay Times from St. Petersburg, Florida – 64". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. March 27, 1973. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Heffley, Linda (May 2, 1973). "Poll Says He's Sexiest". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 25. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Ryan MacDonald". TV Guide. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

External links

• Ryan McDonald at IMDb
• Ryan McDonald at the TCM Movie Database
• Rotten Tomatoes profile

• 1930 births
• 2020 deaths
• Male actors from Philadelphia
• American male television actors
• American male film actors
• American male soap opera actors
• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors