Where to watch John P. Ryan in the UK
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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, where he first developed an interest in acting. He served six years in the US Army and worked as a welfare investigator prior to pursuing an acting career. John made his film debut in the 1967 comedy "The Tiger Makes Out." He appeared in five pictures for Jack Nicholson; he's especially memorable as male nurse Spicer in "Five Easy Pieces." Manic, pale-eyed and craggy-faced, with an often intense an…
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- Miami Vice (1984) as Jake Manning
- M*A*S*H (1972) as Major Van Zandt
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Guido Marioni
- The Rockford Files (1974) as Dearborn
- Simon & Simon (1981) Cast
- Hart to Hart (1979) Cast
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Ernie Flood
- Police Woman (1974) Cast
- Starsky & Hutch (1975) Cast
- Kojak (1973) as Peter Ibbotson
- Cagney & Lacey (1982) Cast
- Matt Houston (1982) Cast
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) as Kurt Belzack
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Hendrick Hudson / Narrator (voice)
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993) as Sheriff Bob Cavendish
- Bound (1996) as Mickey Malnato
- Matt Helm (1975) as Carl Ainsley
- American Playhouse (1982) as Peter Doyle
- Kaz (1978) Cast
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) as Buzz Bronski (voice)
- Paris (1979) Cast
- Hollywood Beat (1985) Cast
- Runaway Train (1985) as Ranken
- Best of the Best (1989) as Jennings
- The Right Stuff (1983) as Head of Program
- Breathless (1983) as Lt. Parmental
- The Pixar Story (2007) as Dr. Schneider (archive footage)
- Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987) as Nathan White
- The Cotton Club (1984) as Joe Flynn
- Eternity (1990) as Thomas Vandervere / Prosecutor
- The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) as Kennedy
- Hoffa (1992) as Red Bennett
- The Missouri Breaks (1976) as Si
- It's Alive (1974) as Frank Davis
- Class of 1999 (1990) as Mr. Hardin
- Futureworld (1976) as Dr. Mort Schneider
- Archer (1975) as Lieutenant Barney Brighton
- Five Easy Pieces (1970) as Spicer
- Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990) as Gen. Taylor
- White Sands (1992) as Arms Dealer (Uncredited)
- Avenging Force (1986) as Prof. Elliott Glastenbury
- Fatal Beauty (1987) as Lt. Kellerman
- Dillinger (1973) as Charles Mackley
- Three O'Clock High (1987) as Mr. O'Rourke
- Shooting Stars (1983) as McGee
- Rent-a-Cop (1987) as Wieser
- The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) as Surtees
- The Patriots (1994) as Arthur
- Shamus (1973) as Col. Craig C. Hardcore
- Death Scream (1975) as Detective Dave Lambert
- Paramedics (1988) as Captain Prescott
- The Escape Artist (1982) as Vernon
- Bad Blood (1994) as John Blackstone
- A Lovely Way to Die (1968) as Harry Samson (uncredited)
- Blood River (1991) as Henry Logan
- Houston: The Legend of Texas (1986) as David Burnett
- Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle (1987) as Hendrick Hudson / Narrator (voice)
- Target Risk (1975) as Ralph Sloan
- Star Time (1992) as Sam Bones
- A Killing Affair (1977) as Flagler
- Cops and Robbers (1973) as Patsy O'Neill
- The Legend of Nigger Charley (1972) as Houston
- Young Goodman Brown (1993) as The Devil
- It Lives Again (1978) as Frank Davis
- The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980) as Coslough
- A Hatful of Rain (1968) as Chuck
- Kill Me If You Can (1977) as Johnson
- Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971) as Oeuf
- City of Shadows (1987) as Sergeant Fireman
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Most-watched John P. Ryan films currently: Bound (1996), Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), Runaway Train (1985), Best of the Best (1989), The Right Stuff (1983).
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Selected TV credits: Miami Vice (1984), M*A*S*H (1972), Hawaii Five-O (1968), The Rockford Files (1974), Simon & Simon (1981).
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