John P. Ryan
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Jul 30 1936• Died Mar 20 2007
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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 male nurse Spicer in "Five Easy Pieces." Manic, pale-eyed an…
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John P. Ryan's Credits
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M*A*S*H
Major Van Zandt
Miami Vice
Jake Manning
Hawaii Five-O
Guido Marioni
The Rockford Files
Dearborn
Starsky & Hutch
Hart to Hart
The F.B.I.
Ernie Flood
Police Woman
Simon & Simon
Kojak
Peter Ibbotson
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Kurt Belzack
Cagney & Lacey
Faerie Tale Theatre
Hendrick Hudson / Narrator (voice)
Matt Houston
Matt Helm
Carl Ainsley
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Sheriff Bob Cavendish
American Playhouse
Peter Doyle
Kaz
Hollywood Beat
Paris
Bound
Mickey Malnato
The Right Stuff
Head of Program
Runaway Train
Ranken
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Buzz Bronski (voice)
Futureworld
Dr. Mort Schneider
The Pixar Story
Dr. Schneider (archive footage)
Hoffa
Red Bennett
Archer
Lieutenant Barney Brighton
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
Gen. Taylor
White Sands
Arms Dealer (Uncredited)
The Cotton Club
Joe Flynn
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Nathan White
Class of 1999
Mr. Hardin
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Kennedy
Avenging Force
Prof. Elliott Glastenbury
Three O'Clock High
Mr. O'Rourke
Best of the Best
Jennings
Breathless
Lt. Parmental
Dillinger
Charles Mackley
Death Scream
Detective Dave Lambert
Fatal Beauty
Lt. Kellerman
The Patriots
Arthur
A Killing Affair
Flagler
A Lovely Way to Die
Harry Samson (uncredited)
Shamus
Col. Craig C. Hardcore
Blood River
Henry Logan
Five Easy Pieces
Spicer
Rent-a-Cop
Wieser
The Escape Artist
Vernon
The King of Marvin Gardens
Surtees
Eternity
Thomas Vandervere / Prosecutor
Star Time
Sam Bones
Bad Blood
John Blackstone
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
Coslough
It's Alive
Frank Davis
Shooting Stars
McGee
Paramedics
Captain Prescott
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Oeuf
A Hatful of Rain
Chuck
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle
Hendrick Hudson / Narrator (voice)
Houston: The Legend of Texas
David Burnett
The Missouri Breaks
Si
Kill Me If You Can
Johnson
Target Risk
Ralph Sloan
It Lives Again
Frank Davis
Cops and Robbers
Patsy O'Neill
The Legend of Nigger Charley
Houston
City of Shadows
Sergeant Fireman
Young Goodman Brown
The Devil