John P. Ryan
American actor (1936-2007) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 70
John Patrick Ryan was an American actor. A prolific character actor known for playing "slimy villains, tough cops, and military officers," he worked with notable directors like Bob Rafelson, Francis Ford Coppola, Andrei Konchalovsky, Arthur Penn, Philip Kaufman, and The Wachowskis, and often appeared in films starring...
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The Pixar StoryFilm, 2007Dr. Schneider (archive footage)1994
Bad BloodFilm, John Blackstone1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.Series, Sheriff Bob Cavendish1992
HoffaFilm, Red Bennett1989
Best of the BestFilm, Jennings1988
ParamedicsFilm, Captain Prescott1986
Avenging ForceFilm, Prof. Elliott Glastenbury1985
Hollywood BeatSeries1984
The Cotton ClubFilm, Joe Flynn1982
American PlayhouseSeries, Peter Doyle
The Escape ArtistFilm, 1982Vernon1981
Simon & SimonSeries1980
The Last Flight of Noah's ArkFilm, Coslough1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturySeries, Kurt Belzack1976
FutureworldFilm, Dr. Mort Schneider1975
ArcherSeries, Lieutenant Barney Brighton
Death ScreamFilm, 1975Detective Dave Lambert1974
Police WomanSeries1973
KojakSeries, Peter Ibbotson
Cops and RobbersFilm, 1973Patsy O'Neill1971
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to MeFilm, Oeuf1969
Hawaii Five-OSeries, Guido Marioni1968
A Lovely Way to DieFilm, Harry Samson (uncredited)1965
The F.B.I.Series, Ernie Flood1936Born30 July 1936People around John
Close ties
Bob Rafelson Directed Five Easy Pieces (1971)
Jack Nicholson Also in Hoffa and The Missouri Breaks
Yoram Globus Produced Runaway Train (1986)
Francis Ford Coppola Directed The Cotton Club (1985)
Menahem Golan Produced Runaway Train (1986)
Larry Cohen Directed It's Alive and It Lives Again
Samuel Z. Arkoff Produced Futureworld and Dillinger
Elliott Kastner Produced The Missouri Breaks (1976)
Raul Julia Also in Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971)
David Mamet Produced Hoffa (1993)
Stuart Margolin Directed Paramedics (1989)
Richard T. Heffron Directed Futureworld (1977)
Stacy Keach Also in Class of 1999 (1990)
Danny DeVito Directed Hoffa (1993)
Richard Gere Also in Breathless and The Cotton Club
Eli Wallach Also in A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
Danny Trejo Also in Runaway Train (1986)- Dana Elcar Also in A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
Aaron Norris Directed Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990)
Mark L. Lester Directed Class of 1999 (1990)
Phil Joanou Directed Three O'Clock High (1987)
Roger Birnbaum Produced Tall Tale (1995)
James Noble Also in Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971)
Read Morgan Also in Dillinger and Fatal Beauty
Known for
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The Pixar Story 2007
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 1993
The Right Stuff 1983
Bound 1996
Five Easy Pieces 1970
Filmography 40
70 credits on file
Television 21
Media & music
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A prolific character actor known for playing "slimy villains, tough cops, and military officers," he worked with notable directors like Bob Rafelson, Francis Ford Coppola, Andrei Konchalovsky, Arthur Penn, Philip Kaufman, and The Wachowskis, and often appeared in films starring his friend Jack Nicholson.
