Character actor John P. Ryan was born on July 30, 1936 in New York City. The son of Irish immigrant parents, Ryan graduated from Rice High School and studied English at the City College of New York, where he first developed an interest in acting. He served six years in the US Army and worked as a welfare investigator prior to pursuing an acting career. John made his film debut in the 1967 comedy "The Tiger Makes Out." He appeared in five pictures for Jack Nicholson; he's especially memorable as male nurse Spicer in "Five Easy Pieces." Manic, pale-eyed and craggy-faced, with an often intense and explosive screen presence, Ryan was frequently cast as nasty villains, hard-boiled police officers, and strict military men. John gave a strong and touching performance in a rare change-of-pace sympathetic role as Frank Davis, the bitter and regretful father of a murderous monster mutant baby in Larry Cohen's excellent "It's Alive." He also portrayed Davis in the okay sequel "It Lives Again." Other notable movie parts include the fanatical Colonel Hardcore in "Shamus," shrewd mob capo Patsy O'Neill in the witty "Cops and Robbers," evil scientist Schneider in "Futureworld," the dogged Lt. Parmental in "Breathless," vicious Irish mobster Joe Flynn in "The Cotten Club;" at his ferocious best as sadistic prison Warden Ranken in the powerful "Runaway Train," hateful fascist lunatic Glastenbury in the exciting "Avenging Force," ruthless drug kingpin Nathan White in the cruddy "Death Wish IV: The Crackdown," ramrod high school principal Mr. O'Rourke in the amusing "Three O'Clock High," and lethal robot history teacher Mr. Hardin in "Class of 1999." Among the TV shows Ryan did guest spots on are "M.A.S.H.," "The Rockford Files," "Hawaii Five-O," "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century," "Starsky & Hutch," "Kojak," "Hart to Hart," "The F.B.I.," and "Miami Vice." John had a recurring role on the TV series "Archer." In addition to his film and TV credits, Ryan also appeared in over 90 stage plays. Following his final film appearance in "Bound," John spent his later years giving acting lessons and was an advocate of spiritual healing. John P. Ryan died from a stroke at age 70 on March 20, 2007 in Los Angeles, California; he's survived by two daughters.
Character actor John P. Ryan was born on July 30, 1936 in New York City. The son of Irish immigrant parents, Ryan graduated from Rice High School and studied English at the City College of New York, where he first developed an interest in acting. He served six years in the US Army and worked as a welfare investigator prior to pursuing an acting career. John made his film debut in the 1967 comedy "The Tiger Makes Out." He appeared in five pictures for Jack Nicholson; he's especially memorable as male nurse Spicer in "Five Easy Pieces." Manic, pale-eyed and craggy-faced, with an often intense and explosive screen presence, Ryan was frequently cast as nasty villains, hard-boiled police officers, and strict military men. John gave a strong and touching performance in a rare change-of-pace sympathetic role as Frank Davis, the bitter and regretful father of a murderous monster mutant baby in Larry Cohen's excellent "It's Alive." He also portrayed Davis in the okay sequel "It Lives Again." Other notable movie parts include the fanatical Colonel Hardcore in "Shamus," shrewd mob capo Patsy O'Neill in the witty "Cops and Robbers," evil scientist Schneider in "Futureworld," the dogged Lt. Parmental in "Breathless," vicious Irish mobster Joe Flynn in "The Cotten Club;" at his ferocious best as sadistic prison Warden Ranken in the powerful "Runaway Train," hateful fascist lunatic Glastenbury in the exciting "Avenging Force," ruthless drug kingpin Nathan White in the cruddy "Death Wish IV: The Crackdown," ramrod high school principal Mr. O'Rourke in the amusing "Three O'Clock High," and lethal robot history teacher Mr. Hardin in "Class of 1999." Among the TV shows Ryan did guest spots on are "M.A.S.H.," "The Rockford Files," "Hawaii Five-O," "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century," "Starsky & Hutch," "Kojak," "Hart to Hart," "The F.B.I.," and "Miami Vice." John had a recurring role on the TV series "Archer." In addition to his film and TV credits, Ryan also appeared in over 90 stage plays. Following his final film appearance in "Bound," John spent his later years giving acting lessons and was an advocate of spiritual healing. John P. Ryan died from a stroke at age 70 on March 20, 2007 in Los Angeles, California; he's survived by two daughters.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Pixar Story
Character:Dr. Schneider (archive footage)
Release Date:28/08/2007
Bound
Character:Mickey Malnato
Release Date:13/09/1996
Bad Blood
Character:John Blackstone
Release Date:03/11/1994
The Patriots
Character:Arthur
Release Date:18/05/1994
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Character:Buzz Bronski (voice)
Release Date:25/12/1993
Young Goodman Brown
Character:The Devil
Release Date:16/04/1993
Hoffa
Character:Red Bennett
Release Date:25/12/1992
White Sands
Character:Arms Dealer (Uncredited)
Release Date:24/04/1992
Star Time
Character:Sam Bones
Release Date:20/01/1992
Blood River
Character:Henry Logan
Release Date:17/03/1991
Eternity
Character:Thomas Vandervere / Prosecutor
Release Date:15/11/1990
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
Character:Gen. Taylor
Release Date:24/08/1990
Class of 1999
Character:Mr. Hardin
Release Date:01/04/1990
Best of the Best
Character:Jennings
Release Date:10/11/1989
Paramedics
Character:Captain Prescott
Release Date:01/06/1988
City of Shadows
Character:Sergeant Fireman
Release Date:11/12/1987
Rent-a-Cop
Character:Wieser
Release Date:28/11/1987
Fatal Beauty
Character:Lt. Kellerman
Release Date:30/10/1987
Three O'Clock High
Character:Mr. O'Rourke
Release Date:09/10/1987
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Character:Nathan White
Release Date:11/06/1987
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle
Character:Hendrick Hudson / Narrator (voice)
Release Date:23/03/1987
Houston: The Legend of Texas
Character:David Burnett
Release Date:22/11/1986
Avenging Force
Character:Prof. Elliott Glastenbury
Release Date:12/09/1986
Runaway Train
Character:Ranken
Release Date:15/11/1985
The Cotton Club
Character:Joe Flynn
Release Date:14/12/1984
The Right Stuff
Character:Head of Program
Release Date:20/10/1983
Shooting Stars
Character:McGee
Release Date:28/07/1983
Breathless
Character:Lt. Parmental
Release Date:13/05/1983
The Escape Artist
Character:Vernon
Release Date:28/05/1982
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Character:Kennedy
Release Date:20/03/1981
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
Character:Coslough
Release Date:24/06/1980
It Lives Again
Character:Frank Davis
Release Date:10/05/1978
Kill Me If You Can
Character:Johnson
Release Date:25/09/1977
A Killing Affair
Character:Flagler
Release Date:21/09/1977
Futureworld
Character:Dr. Mort Schneider
Release Date:14/07/1976
The Missouri Breaks
Character:Si
Release Date:19/05/1976
Death Scream
Character:Detective Dave Lambert
Release Date:26/09/1975
Target Risk
Character:Ralph Sloan
Release Date:06/01/1975
It's Alive
Character:Frank Davis
Release Date:26/04/1974
Cops and Robbers
Character:Patsy O'Neill
Release Date:15/08/1973
Dillinger
Character:Charles Mackley
Release Date:20/07/1973
Shamus
Character:Col. Craig C. Hardcore
Release Date:31/01/1973
The King of Marvin Gardens
Character:Surtees
Release Date:13/10/1972
The Legend of Nigger Charley
Character:Houston
Release Date:16/03/1972
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Character:Oeuf
Release Date:15/09/1971
Five Easy Pieces
Character:Spicer
Release Date:12/09/1970
A Lovely Way to Die
Character:Harry Samson (uncredited)
Release Date:19/04/1968
A Hatful of Rain
Character:Chuck
Release Date:03/03/1968
Television Appearances
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Character:Sheriff Bob Cavendish
Hollywood Beat
Character:
Miami Vice
Character:Jake Manning
Matt Houston
Character:
Faerie Tale Theatre
Character:Hendrick Hudson / Narrator (voice)
Cagney & Lacey
Character:
American Playhouse
Character:Peter Doyle
Simon & Simon
Character:
Paris
Character:
Hart to Hart
Character:
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character:Kurt Belzack
Kaz
Character:
Matt Helm
Character:Carl Ainsley
Starsky & Hutch
Character:
Archer
Character:Lieutenant Barney Brighton
Police Woman
Character:
The Rockford Files
Character:Dearborn
Kojak
Character:Peter Ibbotson
M*A*S*H
Character:Major Van Zandt
Hawaii Five-O
Character:Guido Marioni
The F.B.I.
Character:Ernie Flood
The F.B.I.
Character:William Quine
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