John P. Ryan

John P. Ryan
Ryan in Futureworld, 1976
Born	John Patrick Ryan July 30, 1936 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	March 20, 2007 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Film, television actor
Children	2

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

Biography

The son of Irish immigrant parents, Ryan graduated from Rice High School and studied English at the City College of New York. He was a lifetime member of The Actors Studio.^[2]

Ryan died from a stroke in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 70. He was survived by two daughters.^[3]

Filmography

Features

• The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
• A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
• Five Easy Pieces (1970)
• The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
• Shamus (1973)
• Dillinger (1973)
• It's Alive (1974)
• The Missouri Breaks (1976)
• Futureworld (1976)
• It Lives Again (1978)
• The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
• The Escape Artist (1982)
• The Right Stuff (1983)
• The Cotton Club (1984)
• Runaway Train (1985)
• Avenging Force (1986)
• City of Shadows (1987)
• Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
• Fatal Beauty (1987)
• Three O'Clock High (1987)
• Best of the Best (1989)
• Class of 1999 (1990)
• Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990) as General Taylor
• Hoffa (1992)
• White Sands (1992)
• Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
• Bound (1996)

Television

• Kojak (1973) (TV series; episode: "Cop in the Cage")
• Death Scream (1975)
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series; episode: "Twiki is Missing")
• M*A*S*H (TV series; episode: "That Darn Kid")
• Miss Lonelyhearts (1983; TV film)
• Simon & Simon (TV series; episode: "Break a Leg, Darling")
• Cagney & Lacey (TV series; episode: "Organized Crime")
• Miami Vice (TV series; episode: "The Cell Within")

References

1. "John P. Ryan, 70, actor". Variety. 27 March 2007. ISSN 0042-2738.
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.
3. "John P. Ryan Obituary". The New York Times. 28 March 2007.

External links

• 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
• John P. Ryan at Find a Grave