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; hes 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 Cohens excellent Its 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 ONeill 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. ORourke in the amusing Three OClock 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; hes survived by two daughters.

Filmler ulaşılamıyor John P. Ryan

Shamus

Col. Craig C. Hardcore

Film 1973

A Killing Affair

Flagler

Film 1977

Class of 1999

Mr. Hardin

Film 1990

A Lovely Way to Die

Harry Samson (uncredited)

Film 1968

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Nathan White

Film 1987

It's Alive

Frank Davis

Film 1974

It Lives Again

Frank Davis

Film 1978

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

Coslough

Film 1980

Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection

Gen. Taylor

Film 1990

City of Shadows

Sergeant Fireman

Film 1987

The Pixar Story

Dr. Schneider (archive footage)

Film 2007

Target Risk

Ralph Sloan

Film 1975

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Kennedy

Film 1981

Shooting Stars

McGee

Film 1983

The Legend of Nigger Charley

Houston

Film 1972

Star Time

Sam Bones

Film 1992

Young Goodman Brown

The Devil

Film 1993

A Hatful of Rain

Chuck

Film 1968

Cops and Robbers

Patsy O'Neill

Film 1973

The Patriots

Arthur

Film 1994

White Sands

Arms Dealer (Uncredited)

Film 1992

Rip Van Winkle

Hendrick Hudson

Film 1987

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

Oeuf

Film 1971

TV dizisi ulaşılamıyor John P. Ryan

M*A*S*H

Major Van Zandt

Tv 1972

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

Sheriff Bob Cavendish

Tv 1993

Starsky & Hutch

Tv 1975

The F.B.I.

Ernie Flood

Tv 1965

Miami Vice

Tv 1984

Simon & Simon

Tv 1981

Hawaii Five-O

Guido Marioni

Tv 1968

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Kurt Belzack

Tv 1979

Kaz

Tv 1978

Kojak

Peter Ibbotson

Tv 1973

Hart to Hart

Tv 1979

Cagney & Lacey

Tv 1982

Police Woman

Tv 1974

Hollywood Beat

Tv 1985

Matt Houston

Tv 1982

Paris

Tv 1979

Archer

Lieutenant Barney Brighton

Tv 1975

Matt Helm

Carl Ainsley

Tv 1975

The F.B.I.

William Quine

Tv 1965

Faerie Tale Theatre

Hendrick Hudson / Narrator (voice)

Tv 1982

American Playhouse

Peter Doyle

Tv 1982

The Rockford Files

Dearborn

Tv 1974