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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 comedy Der Tiger schlägt zurück (1967). He appeared in five pictures for Jack Nicholson; he's especially memorable as male nurse Spicer in Five Easy Pieces - Ein Mann sucht sich selbst (1970). Manic, pale-eyed and craggy-faced, with an often intense and explosive screen presence, Ryan was frequently cast as nasty villains, hard-boiled police officers, and strict military men. John gave a strong and touching performance in a rare change-of-pace sympathetic role as Frank Davis, the bitter and regretful father of a murderous monster mutant baby in Larry Cohen's excellent Die Wiege des Bösen (1974). He also portrayed Davis in the okay sequel Die Wiege des Satans (1978). Other notable movie parts include the fanatical Colonel Hardcore in Der Spürhund (1973), shrewd mob capo Patsy O'Neill in the witty Treffpunkt Central Park (1973), evil scientist Schneider in Futureworld - Das Land von Übermorgen (1976), the dogged Lt. Parmental in Atemlos (1983), vicious Irish mobster Joe Flynn in Cotton Club (1984), at his ferocious best as sadistic prison Warden Ranken in the powerful Runaway Train (1985), hateful fascist lunatic Glastenbury in the exciting Night Hunter (1986), ruthless drug kingpin Nathan White in the cruddy Death Wish 4 - Das Weiße im Auge (1987), ramrod high school principal Mr. O'Rourke in the amusing Three O'Clock High (1987), and lethal robot history teacher Mr. Hardin in Die Klasse von 1999 (1990). Among the TV shows Ryan did guest spots on are M*A*S*H (1972), Detektiv Rockford - Anruf genügt (1974), Hawaii Fünf-Null (1968), Buck Rogers (1979), Starsky und Hutch (1975), Einsatz in Manhattan (1973), Hart aber herzlich (1979), FBI (1965), and Miami Vice (1984). John had a recurring role on the TV series Archer (1975). In addition to his film and TV credits, Ryan also appeared in over 90 stage plays. Following his final film appearance in "Bound," John spent his later years giving acting lessons and was an advocate of spiritual healing. John P. Ryan died from a stroke at age 70 on March 20, 2007 in Los Angeles, California; he's survived by two daughters. - IMDb Mini Biography By: woodyanders

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