Acting • AGE 70
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, w...


The Pixar Story
Dr. Schneider (archive footage)
2007

Bound
Mickey Malnato
1996

Bad Blood
John Blackstone
1994

The Patriots
Arthur
1994

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Buzz Bronski (voice)
1993

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Sheriff Bob Cavendish
1993

Young Goodman Brown
The Devil
1993

Hoffa
Red Bennett
1992

White Sands
Arms Dealer (Uncredited)
1992

Star Time
Sam Bones
1992

Blood River
Henry Logan
1991

Eternity
Thomas Vandervere / Prosecutor
1990

Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
Gen. Taylor
1990

Class of 1999
Mr. Hardin
1990

Best of the Best
Jennings
1989

Paramedics
Captain Prescott
1988

City of Shadows
Sergeant Fireman
1987

Rent-a-Cop
Wieser
1987

Fatal Beauty
Lt. Kellerman
1987

Three O'Clock High
Mr. O'Rourke
1987

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Nathan White
1987

Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle
Hendrick Hudson / Narrator (voice)
1987

Houston: The Legend of Texas
David Burnett
1986

Avenging Force
Prof. Elliott Glastenbury
1986

Runaway Train
Ranken
1985

Hollywood Beat
1985

The Cotton Club
Joe Flynn
1984

Miami Vice
Jake Manning
1984

The Right Stuff
Head of Program
1983

Shooting Stars
McGee
1983

Breathless
Lt. Parmental
1983

Matt Houston
1982

Faerie Tale Theatre
Hendrick Hudson / Narrator (voice)
1982

The Escape Artist
Vernon
1982

Cagney & Lacey
Philip Corrigan
1982

American Playhouse
Peter Doyle
1982

Simon & Simon
1981

The Postman Always Rings Twice
Kennedy
1981

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
Coslough
1980

Paris
1979

Hart to Hart
1979

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Kurt Belzack
1979

Kaz
1978

It Lives Again
Frank Davis
1978

Kill Me If You Can
Johnson
1977

A Killing Affair
Flagler
1977

Futureworld
Dr. Mort Schneider
1976

The Missouri Breaks
Si
1976

Death Scream
Detective Dave Lambert
1975

Matt Helm
Carl Ainsley
1975

Starsky & Hutch
1975

Archer
Lieutenant Barney Brighton
1975

Target Risk
Ralph Sloan
1975

Police Woman
1974

The Rockford Files
Dearborn
1974

It's Alive
Frank Davis
1974

Kojak
Peter Ibbotson
1973

Cops and Robbers
Patsy O'Neill
1973

Dillinger
Charles Mackley
1973

Shamus
Col. Craig C. Hardcore
1973

The King of Marvin Gardens
Surtees
1972

M*A*S*H
Major Van Zandt
1972

The Legend of Nigger Charley
Houston
1972

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Oeuf
1971

Five Easy Pieces
Spicer
1970

Hawaii Five-O
Guido Marioni
1968

A Lovely Way to Die
Harry Samson (uncredited)
1968

A Hatful of Rain
Chuck
1968

The F.B.I.
Ernie Flood
1965