Personal Info
Known Credits
48
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1936-07-30 (89 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known For
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." He appeared in five pictures for Jack Nicholson; he's especially memorable as ...
Acting
2007 --
The Pixar Story
| Dr. Schneider (archive footage)
1996 --
Bound
| Mickey Malnato
1994 --
Bad Blood
| John Blackstone
1994 --
The Patriots
| Arthur
1993 --
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
| Buzz Bronski (voice)
1993 --
Young Goodman Brown
| The Devil
1992 --
Hoffa
| Red Bennett
1992 --
White Sands
| Arms Dealer (Uncredited)
1992 --
Star Time
| Sam Bones
1991 --
Blood River
| Henry Logan
1990 --
Eternity
| Thomas Vandervere / Prosecutor
1990 --
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
| Gen. Taylor
1990 --
Class of 1999
| Mr. Hardin
1989 --
Best of the Best
| Jennings
1988 --
Paramedics
| Captain Prescott
1987 --
City of Shadows
| Sergeant Fireman
1987 --
Rent-a-Cop
| Wieser
1987 --
Fatal Beauty
| Lt. Kellerman
1987 --
Three O'Clock High
| Mr. O'Rourke
1987 --
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
| Nathan White
1987 --
Rip Van Winkle
| Hendrick Hudson
1986 --
Houston: The Legend of Texas
| David Burnett
1986 --
Avenging Force
| Prof. Elliott Glastenbury
1985 --
Runaway Train
| Ranken
1984 --
The Cotton Club
| Joe Flynn
1983 --
The Right Stuff
| Head of Program
1983 --
Shooting Stars
| McGee
1983 --
Breathless
| Lt. Parmental
1982 --
The Escape Artist
| Vernon
1981 --
The Postman Always Rings Twice
| Kennedy
1980 --
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
| Coslough
1978 --
It Lives Again
| Frank Davis
1977 --
Kill Me If You Can
| Johnson
1977 --
A Killing Affair
| Flagler
1976 --
Futureworld
| Dr. Mort Schneider
1976 --
The Missouri Breaks
| Si
1975 --
Death Scream
| Detective Dave Lambert
1975 --
Target Risk
| Ralph Sloan
1974 --
It's Alive
| Frank Davis
1973 --
Cops and Robbers
| Patsy O'Neill
1973 --
Dillinger
| Charles Mackley
1973 --
Shamus
| Col. Craig C. Hardcore
1972 --
The King of Marvin Gardens
| Surtees
1972 --
The Legend of Nigger Charley
| Houston
1971 --
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
| Oeuf
1970 --
Five Easy Pieces
| Spicer
1968 --
A Lovely Way to Die
| Harry Samson (uncredited)
1968 --
A Hatful of Rain
| Chuck