John P. Ryan
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-07-30 (71 years old)
Deathday
2007-03-20
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
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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 male nurse Spicer in "Five Easy Pieces." Manic, pale-eyed and craggy-faced, with an often intense and explosive screen presence, Ryan was frequently c...
Acting
1983
as Lt. Parmental
1976
as Dr. Mort Schneider
1973
as Col. Craig C. Hardcore
1977
as Flagler
1990
as Mr. Hardin
1985
as Ranken
1968
as Harry Samson (uncredited)
1987
as Nathan White
1996
as Mickey Malnato
1970
as Spicer
1973
as Charles Mackley
1974
as Frank Davis
1978
as Frank Davis
1987
as Lt. Kellerman
1980
as Coslough
1976
as Si
1993
as Buzz Bronski (voice)
1990
as Gen. Taylor
1986
as Prof. Elliott Glastenbury
1972
as Surtees
1988
as Captain Prescott
1987
as Sergeant Fireman
2007
as Dr. Schneider (archive footage)
1977
as Johnson
1975
as Ralph Sloan
1981
as Kennedy
1987
as Wieser
1983
as McGee
1972
as Houston
1986
as David Burnett
1992
as Red Bennett
1994
as John Blackstone
1989
as Jennings
1983
as Head of Program
1984
as Joe Flynn
1992
as Sam Bones
1990
as Thomas Vandervere / Prosecutor
1991
as Henry Logan
1993
as The Devil
1987
as Mr. O'Rourke
1968
as Chuck
1973
as Patsy O'Neill
1982
as Vernon
1994
as Arthur
1975
as Detective Dave Lambert
1992
as Arms Dealer (Uncredited)
1987
as Hendrick Hudson
1971
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