John P. Ryan

John P. Ryan

Actor Jul 30 (died age 70) New York City, New York, USA 1965–2007 (42 year career)

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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." He appeared in five pictures for Jack Nicholson; he's especially memorable as …

Known For

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Buzz Bronski (voice)

The Right Stuff

The Right Stuff

Head of Program

Bound

Bound

Mickey Malnato

Five Easy Pieces

Five Easy Pieces

Spicer

Runaway Train

Runaway Train

Ranken

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

Dr. Schneider (archive footage)

The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Kennedy

The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

Joe Flynn

Filmography

Acting (69)

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Movies (48)

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

as Dr. Schneider (archive footage)

Bound

Bound

as Mickey Malnato

The Patriots

The Patriots

as Arthur

Bad Blood

Bad Blood

as John Blackstone

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

as Buzz Bronski (voice)

Young Goodman Brown

Young Goodman Brown

as The Devil

White Sands

White Sands

as Arms Dealer (Uncredited)

Hoffa

Hoffa

as Red Bennett

Star Time

as Sam Bones

Blood River

Blood River

as Henry Logan

Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection

Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection

as Gen. Taylor

Eternity

Eternity

as Thomas Vandervere / Prosecutor

Class of 1999

Class of 1999

as Mr. Hardin

Best of the Best

Best of the Best

as Jennings

Paramedics

Paramedics

as Captain Prescott

Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle

Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle

as Hendrick Hudson / Narrator (voice)

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

as Nathan White

Three O'Clock High

Three O'Clock High

as Mr. O'Rourke

Fatal Beauty

Fatal Beauty

as Lt. Kellerman

Rent-a-Cop

Rent-a-Cop

as Wieser

City of Shadows

City of Shadows

as Sergeant Fireman

Avenging Force

Avenging Force

as Prof. Elliott Glastenbury

Houston: The Legend of Texas

Houston: The Legend of Texas

as David Burnett

Runaway Train

Runaway Train

as Ranken

The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

as Joe Flynn

The Right Stuff

The Right Stuff

as Head of Program

Breathless

Breathless

as Lt. Parmental

Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars

as McGee

The Escape Artist

The Escape Artist

as Vernon

The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

as Kennedy

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

as Coslough

It Lives Again

It Lives Again

as Frank Davis

A Killing Affair

A Killing Affair

as Flagler

Kill Me If You Can

Kill Me If You Can

as Johnson

Futureworld

Futureworld

as Dr. Mort Schneider

The Missouri Breaks

The Missouri Breaks

as Si

Target Risk

Target Risk

as Ralph Sloan

Death Scream

Death Scream

as Detective Dave Lambert

It's Alive

It's Alive

as Frank Davis

Shamus

Shamus

as Col. Craig C. Hardcore

Cops and Robbers

Cops and Robbers

as Patsy O'Neill

Dillinger

Dillinger

as Charles Mackley

The King of Marvin Gardens

The King of Marvin Gardens

as Surtees

The Legend of Nigger Charley

The Legend of Nigger Charley

as Houston

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

as Oeuf

Five Easy Pieces

Five Easy Pieces

as Spicer

A Lovely Way to Die

A Lovely Way to Die

as Harry Samson (uncredited)

A Hatful of Rain

A Hatful of Rain

as Chuck