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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 The Tiger Makes Out (1967). He appeared in five pictures for Jack Nicholson; he's especially memorable as male nurse Spicer in Five Easy Pieces (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 It's Alive (1974). He also portrayed Davis in the okay sequel It Lives Again (1978). Other notable movie parts include the fanatical Colonel Hardcore in Shamus (1973), shrewd mob capo Patsy O'Neill in the witty Cops and Robbers (1973), evil scientist Schneider in Futureworld (1976), the dogged Lt. Parmental in Breathless (1983), vicious Irish mobster Joe Flynn in The 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 Avenging Force (1986), ruthless drug kingpin Nathan White in the cruddy Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987), ramrod high school principal Mr. O'Rourke in the amusing Three O'Clock High (1987), and lethal robot history teacher Mr. Hardin in Class of 1999 (1990). Among the TV shows Ryan did guest spots on are M*A*S*H (1972), The Rockford Files (1974), Hawaii Five-O (1968), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), Starsky and Hutch (1975), Kojak (1973), Hart to Hart (1979), The F.B.I. (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.
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John Ryan Jr. is the CEO of AFA, a company he co-founded with Kenan Thompson.
John brought Mike Tyson out of retirement in 2020 and produced "Tyson Vs. Jones".
John is the former COO and Parter of FilmEngine. (The Butterfly Effect, Lucky Number Slevin,The Rum Diary)
John's journey began when he moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18 to produce some of the biggest Live Red Carpet shows in the world from movie premieres to the Oscars, John worked every red carpet in town. This led to John co-creating the ground-breaking Tinseltown TV / Hollywood.TV. Tinseltown was the first American based television show to tap into the Bollywood market. It launched in more than 250 countries, including the United States. After leaving Hollywood.TV John raised more than $300 million for independent films and development. John branched out to became a partner at FilmEngine (feature film portfolio includes The Rum Diary, The Butterfly Effect, Lucky Number Slevin) to finance and develop projects in the $20 to $50 million range as Vice President of Production/COO. After raising $20 million for "The Killing Season", he exited the company to launch his own ventures. John focused on development, production finance and talent management. In 2023 John us producing Goodburger 2, My Therapist Says, and a slate of films with studio partners.- John Ryan McLaughlin is known for 13 Reasons Why (2017), The Date Whisperer (2023) and Wild West Chronicles (2020).
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Born in Burnley, Lancashire, UK in 1953. Saint Ryan spent much of his earlier life in the world of Martial Arts both as a fighter and a Teacher. It was this life that led him in to the world of independent films. In 1983 he was brought on board the Brit cult action movie GBH as a fight choreographer, and was subsequently asked to play one of the villains of the piece. This developed over the next few years and Saint Ryan went on to co star in five more of these low budget independents finally in 1988 taking the lead in 'The Assassinator', an ambitious self penned dark action drama set in Northern Ireland,North West England and the mediterranean island of Malta. The project was initially picked up by the progressive UK Channel 4 but was considered too politically sensitive at that time given its subject matter of the IRA and the 'Troubles' in Ireland.
Following 'The Assassinator' Saint Ryan hit the 'boards' and spent some time in regional and West End Theatre. Then went on to co star in a number of British TV series until he was 're-discovered' in the bar of the Dan Hotel in Tel Aviv. At the time he was once again playing an assassin, this time sent to kill Dolph Lundgren in the movie 'Cover Up'. At that moment the producers of the film Delta Force 3 were looking for a replacement for Gregory Pecks son Tony. Saint Ryan fit the bill and so co starred alongside Nick Cassavettes. A picture deal with Cannon films took him to the USA and a string of movie and TV roles. He bounced back to the UK in 1994 to co star in the award winning soap 'Coronation Street'. On his return to the USA he continued to work in both TV, film and commercials, his most prominent being the TV series 'Roar' with Heath Ledger. For several years now Saint Ryan's passion and interest in horses has established him as a well respected horseman and teacher. He won the US National Championship in Doma Vaquera 3 years in a row (2004-2006). In 2007 he formed Galloping Gelding Productions and has filmed several documentaries on his favorite horseman and mentor Tom Dorrance.- Actor
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A native of Douglas, Cork City, Ireland. Graduated from the 2 year full-time comprehensive training programme in acting at Kinsale College, Co.Cork. John also trained under Hollywood's top acting coach, Margie Haber of Margie Haber Studios, Los Angeles, in Screen Acting. Most recently he studied under IFTA award winning director Terry McMahon in Dublin.
John has performed leading roles in over 30 short films ranging from horror to comedy. Most recently he played the lead role of 'Breffni' in the horror short 'Moonshine' directed by award-winning film-maker Jason Keane.
Theatre highlights include Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray', directed by Cal Duggan, for Kinsale Arts Week. John played the leading role of 'Lord Henry' for which he received critical acclaim. Alannah Hopkin, theatre critic for The Irish Times, said, ''the talent and subtlety of John Ryan Howard was especially impressive.''
In 2016 John won the leading role of 'Ger' in the feature length horror movie 'Beyond The Woods' directed by award-winning director Sean Breathnach. After screening at some of the world's biggest film festivals 'Beyond The Woods' won two best feature awards and picked up a National Film Award nomination in London. Following general release 'Beyond The Woods' was recommended in Empire magazine by legendary film critic Kim Newman who said ''Beyond The Woods really works. An excellent cast of unfamiliar (but plainly professional) Irish actors manage to convey a complicated set of interrelationships in the group which keep everyone off-balance even before the scare stuff starts.'' John was also singled out for his performance in 'Beyond The Woods' by film critics. Philip Rogers said ''John Ryan Howard stood out for me.'' Starburst magazine's Rich Cross said ''John Ryan Howard as the emotionally wounded Ger stands out.''
In 2021, John's second feature film - Gateway - directed by IFTA nominated director Niall Owens will be released. .- Composer
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- John Earl Ryan III is known for Clerks III (2022).
- John Ryan Guevara is known for Life with La Toya (2013), Big Freedia Bounces Back (2013) and The Real Housewives of Miami (2011).
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John Damien Ryan was born on 16 August 1972 in Concord, California, USA. He is an editor, known for Reign of Fire (2002), Kangaroo Jack (2003) and Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). He has been married to Janice Zeller Ryan since 11 October 2008. They have two children.- Producer
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John Ryan was born on 4 March 1921 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for Captain Pugwash (1957), The Adventures of Captain Pugwash (1998) and The Adventures of Sir Prancelot (1972). He was married to Priscilla Ryan. He died on 22 July 2009 in Rye, East Sussex, England, UK.- Animation Department
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John Ryan Fry is known for Blaze and the Monster Machines (2014), Monkey Up (2016) and Ninjago (2019).- John Fergus Ryan was born on 6 June 1931 in Arkansas, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and The White River Kid (1999). He died on 17 June 2003 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
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John Ryan Daily is known for Nothing for Ourselves (2012), Goodnight, Fish (2012) and The Ghosts of Ripcord (2015).- Director
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John Ryan Karlin is known for Vrykolakes.- Art Department
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John Ryan Manning is known for Cloud Nothings: Fall In (2012), The Magic Capital of the World (2014) and Tunnel Vision (2014).- Visual Effects
John Patrick Ryan Somerville is known for Power Rangers (2015).- John Andrew Ryan is known for Acapulco Bay (1995).
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John Ryan Johnson is known for Double Crossed (2013), Anatomy of an American Dream and Water Bottle (2011).