Deceased

How Did John P. Ryan Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 70

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn30/07/1936Born inNew York City, New York, USADied20/03/2007Died inLos AngelesCausestrokeWikidataQ1701301 ↗Buried atGenola Rural CemeteryTMDb#15213 ↗

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 his friend Jack Nicholson.

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Filmography47 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2007	The Pixar StoryMovie	Dr. Schneider (archive footage)	71
1993	The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.Series	Sheriff Bob Cavendish	57
1992	HoffaMovie	Red Bennett	56
1992	White SandsMovie	Arms Dealer (Uncredited)	56
1990	Delta Force 2: The Colombian ConnectionMovie	Gen. Taylor	54
1990	Class of 1999Movie	Mr. Hardin	54
1989	Best of the BestMovie	Jennings	53
1987	Three O'Clock HighMovie	Mr. O'Rourke	51
1987	Fatal BeautyMovie	Lt. Kellerman	51
1987	Death Wish 4: The CrackdownMovie	Nathan White	51
1987	Rent-a-CopMovie	Wieser	51
1986	Avenging ForceMovie	Prof. Elliott Glastenbury	50
1985	Hollywood BeatSeries	—	49
1985	Runaway TrainMovie	Ranken	49
1984	Miami ViceSeries	Jake Manning	48
1984	The Cotton ClubMovie	Joe Flynn	48
1983	The Right StuffMovie	Head of Program	47
1982	Cagney & LaceySeries	—	46
1982	Faerie Tale TheatreSeries	Hendrick Hudson / Narrator (voice)	46
1982	American PlayhouseSeries	Peter Doyle	46
1982	Matt HoustonSeries	—	46
1982	The Escape ArtistMovie	Vernon	46
1981	The Postman Always Rings TwiceMovie	Kennedy	45
1981	Simon & SimonSeries	—	45
1980	The Last Flight of Noah's ArkMovie	Coslough	44
1979	Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturySeries	Kurt Belzack	43
1979	ParisSeries	—	43
1978	KazSeries	—	42
1978	It Lives AgainMovie	Frank Davis	42
1977	Kill Me If You CanMovie	Johnson	41
1976	The Missouri BreaksMovie	Si	40
1976	FutureworldMovie	Dr. Mort Schneider	40
1975	Starsky & HutchSeries	—	39
1975	Matt HelmSeries	Carl Ainsley	39
1975	ArcherSeries	Lieutenant Barney Brighton	39
1974	Police WomanSeries	—	38
1974	The Rockford FilesSeries	Dearborn	38
1973	KojakSeries	Peter Ibbotson	37
1973	Cops and RobbersMovie	Patsy O'Neill	37
1973	ShamusMovie	Col. Craig C. Hardcore	37
1973	DillingerMovie	Charles Mackley	37
1972	MAS*HSeries	Major Van Zandt	36
1972	The Legend of Nigger CharleyMovie	Houston	36
1970	Five Easy PiecesMovie	Spicer	34
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Guido Marioni	32
1968	A Lovely Way to DieMovie	Harry Samson (uncredited)	32
1965	The F.B.I.Series	William Quine	29