John P. Ryan

John P. Ryan

Acting 1936-07-30 New York City, New York, USA

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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2007 Dr. Schneider (archive footage)
1996 Mickey Malnato
1994 John Blackstone
1994 Arthur
1993 Buzz Bronski (voice)
1993 The Devil
1993 Sheriff Bob Cavendish
1992 Red Bennett
1992 Sam Bones
1992 Arms Dealer (Uncredited)
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1991 Henry Logan
1990 Mr. Hardin
1990 Thomas Vandervere / Prosecutor
1989 Jennings
1988 Captain Prescott
1987 Nathan White
1987 Lt. Kellerman
1987 Sergeant Fireman
1987 Wieser
1987 Mr. O'Rourke
1987 Hendrick Hudson / Narrator (voice)
1986 Prof. Elliott Glastenbury
1986 David Burnett
1985 Ranken
1984 Joe Flynn
1984 Jake Manning
1983 Lt. Parmental
1983 McGee
1983 Head of Program
1982 Vernon
1982 Hendrick Hudson / Narrator (voice)
1982 Peter Doyle
1981 Kennedy
1980 Coslough
1979 Kurt Belzack
1979
1978 Frank Davis
Kaz
1978
1977 Flagler
1977 Johnson
1976 Dr. Mort Schneider
1976 Si
1975 Ralph Sloan
1975 Detective Dave Lambert
1975 Lieutenant Barney Brighton
1975 Carl Ainsley
1974 Frank Davis
1974 Dearborn
1973 Col. Craig C. Hardcore
1973 Charles Mackley
1973 Patsy O'Neill
1973 Peter Ibbotson
1972 Surtees
1972 Houston
1972 Major Van Zandt
1970 Spicer
1968 Harry Samson (uncredited)
1968 Chuck
1968 Guido Marioni
1965 Ernie Flood
1965 William Quine