John P. Ryan (actor)

John P. Ryan
Born	July 30, 1936 New York City, New York, United States
Died	March 20, 2007 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality	American
Other names	John Ryan
Occupation	Film, television actor

John P. Ryan (July 30, 1936 – March 20, 2007^[1]) was an American character actor, best known for his role as Warden Ranken in the 1985 film Runaway Train.

A life member of The Actors Studio,^[2] Ryan died from a stroke in Los Angeles, California in 2007 at the age of 70.

Filmography

He was usually cast as a dark character.

• The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
• A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
• Five Easy Pieces (1970)
• The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
• Kojak (1973) (TV series) - Episode: "Cop in the Cage"
• Shamus (1973)
• Dillinger (1973) - Charles Makley
• It's Alive (1974)
• Death Scream (1975)
• The Missouri Breaks (1976)
• Futureworld (1976)
• It Lives Again (1978)
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series) - Episode: "Twiki is Missing"
• The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
• M*A*S*H (TV series) - Episode: "That Darn Kid"
• The Escape Artist (1982)
• Miss Lonelyhearts (1983) (TV film)
• The Right Stuff (1983)
• Simon & Simon (TV series) - Episode: "Break a Leg, Darling"
• The Cotton Club (1984)
• Cagney & Lacey (TV series) - Episode: "Orzanized Crime"
• Runaway Train (1985)
• Avenging Force (1986)
• City of Shadows (1987)
• Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
• Fatal Beauty (1987)
• Three O'Clock High (1987)
• Miami Vice (TV series) (Season five) "The Cell Within", as a reformed criminal who becomes an acclaimed author and subsequently takes Ricardo Tubbs hostage to show him his new sadistic, absolutist view on dealing with crime
• Best of the Best (1989)
• Class of 1999 (1990)
• Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990)
• Hoffa (1992)
• White Sands (1992)
• Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
• Bound (1996)

References

1. "John P. Ryan, 70, actor (obituary)". Variety. 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
2. Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 279. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.

External links

• John P. Ryan at Find a Grave
• John P. Ryan at the Internet Movie Database
• John P. Ryan at the Internet Broadway Database
• John P. Ryan at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• John P. Ryan at AllMovie