John P. Ryan (actor)

Infobox actor
name = John P. Ryan


caption =
birthdate = July 30 1936
birthplace = New York City, New York
deathdate = March 20 2007
deathplace = Los Angeles, California

John P. Ryan (July 30 1936 – March 20 2007cite web
url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961893.html?categoryId=25&cs=1
title=John P. Ryan, 70, actor (obituary)
work=Variety
date=2007-03-07
accessdate=2007-06-21] ) was an American film actor, best known for his role as "Warden Ranken" in the 1985 film "Runaway Train".

Ryan died from a stroke in Los Angeles at the age of 70.

Filmography

*"Five Easy Pieces" (1970), as a male nurse taking care of Jack Nicholson's father
*"The King of Marvin Gardens" (1972)
*"It's Alive" (1974; re-released 1977); Frank Davis, father of a mutant killer infant
*"The Missouri Breaks" (1976)
*"Futureworld" (1976), as Dr. Schneider, an evil android scientist bent on taking over the world
*"It Lives Again" (1978); reprise of role as Frank Davis
*"The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1981)
*"M*A*S*H*" (TV Series) (1982) "That Darn Kid"
*"The Right Stuff" (1983), as a NASA administrator
*"The Cotton Club" (1984), as an Irish mobster
*"Runaway Train" (1985), as a prison warden in Alaska
*"City of Shadows" (1987)
*"" (1987)
*"Three O'Clock High" (1987)
*"Miami Vice" (TV Series) (1989) (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
*"Class of 1999" (1990), as Mr. Hardin
*"" (1990), as a general
*"Hoffa" (1992)
*"Bound" (1996)

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