John P. Ryan
A barrel-chested, silver-haired character player since the late 1960s, Ryan frequently appeared in films and on TV, usually as officials and cops. His feature credits include small turns in two Bob Rafelson 70s classics, "Five Easy Pieces" (1970) and "The King of Marvin Gardens" (1972). Ryan had somewhat larger roles as Kennedy in "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1981), as the gung-ho head of the space program in "The Right Stuff" (1983), as the irate Warden Ranken in "Runaway Train" (1985) and as a gangster in "Bound" (1995). Ryan's additional appearances include Francis Ford Coppola's "The Cotton Club" (1984) and "Fatal Beauty" (1987). His largest TV roles to date have been in the movie "Death Scream" (1975) and the miniseries "Kennedy" (1983).
Movies
Guest Appearances
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M*A*S*H · S10, E22That Darn Kid
While Hawkeye is serving as paymaster, a goat eats $22,000 in cash.
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KOJAK · S1, E10Cop in a Cage
A vengeful ex-convict's threats become more direct as the wedding day of Lt. Kojak's niece approaches.
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THE ROCKFORD FILES · S3, E22Dirty Money, Black Light
The mob and the government are interested after huge sums come in the mail for vacationing Rocky.
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HART TO HART · S2, E1Murder, Murder, On the Wall
A bank robber's death unleashes a search for the five million dollars he stole from his accomplices.
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MIAMI VICE · S5, E13The Cell Within
Ricardo Tubbs accepts a dinner invitation from a supposedly recovered sociopath, who serves Tubbs a helping of terror while he is imprisoning him in a version of the man's private hell.