John P. Ryan

Personal Info

Birthday

July 30, 1936

Day of Death

2007-03-20

(70 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

John P. Ryan

Biography

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.

Known For

M*A*S*H

Hawaii Five-O

The Rockford Files

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

The F.B.I.

Kojak

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

Faerie Tale Theatre

Filmography

2007
The Pixar Story
as Dr. Schneider (archive footage)
1996
Bound
as Mickey Malnato
1994
Bad Blood
as John Blackstone
The Patriots
as Arthur
1993
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
as Buzz Bronski (voice)
Young Goodman Brown
as The Devil
1992
Hoffa
as Red Bennett
White Sands
as Arms Dealer (Uncredited)
Star Time
as Sam Bones
1991
Blood River
as Henry Logan
1990
Eternity
as Thomas Vandervere / Prosecutor
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
as Gen. Taylor
Class of 1999
as Mr. Hardin
1989
Best of the Best
as Jennings
1988
Paramedics
as Captain Prescott
1987
City of Shadows
as Sergeant Fireman
Rent-a-Cop
as Wieser
Fatal Beauty
as Lt. Kellerman
Three O'Clock High
as Mr. O'Rourke
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
as Nathan White
Rip Van Winkle
as Hendrick Hudson / Narrator (voice)
1986
Houston: The Legend of Texas
as David Burnett
Avenging Force
as Prof. Elliott Glastenbury
1985
Runaway Train
as Ranken
1984
The Cotton Club
as Joe Flynn
1983
The Right Stuff
as Head of Program
Shooting Stars
as McGee
Breathless
as Lt. Parmental
1982
The Escape Artist
as Vernon
1981
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Kennedy
1980
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
as Coslough
1978
It Lives Again
as Frank Davis
1977
Kill Me If You Can
as Johnson
A Killing Affair
as Flagler
1976
Futureworld
as Dr. Mort Schneider
The Missouri Breaks
as Si
1975
Death Scream
as Detective Dave Lambert
Target Risk
as Ralph Sloan
1974
It's Alive
as Frank Davis
1973
Cops and Robbers
as Patsy O'Neill
Dillinger
as Charles Mackley
Shamus
as Col. Craig C. Hardcore
1972
The King of Marvin Gardens
as Surtees
The Legend of Nigger Charley
as Houston
1971
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
as Oeuf
1970
Five Easy Pieces
as Spicer
1968
A Lovely Way to Die
as Harry Samson (uncredited)
A Hatful of Rain
as Chuck