John P. Ryan (actor)

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John P. Ryan
Born	July 30, 1936 New York City
Died	March 20, 2007

John P. Ryan (July 30, 1936 – March 20, 2007^[1]) 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.

[edit] 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 Davies, father of a mutant killer infant
• The Missouri Breaks (1976)
• It Lives Again (1978); reprise of role as Frank Davies
• 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)
• Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
• Three O'Clock High (1987)
• Class of 1999 (1990), as Mr. Hardin
• Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990), as a general
• Hoffa (1992)
• Bound (1996)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• John P. Ryan at the Internet Movie Database