John P. Ryan Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
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 ...
Net Worth
$1.2 Million
Date Of Birth
July 30, 1936
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Height
6' (1.83 m)
Profession
Actor, Producer
Star Sign
Leo
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Trademark
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Deep, commanding voice
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Quote
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[on horror films] Horror is a great medium. If it's done with skill and forcefulness, it's as good as film gets. It represents denied or disowned or unacknowledged darkness. That's where nightmares come out, that's where monsters are born. It's fabulous to touch things subliminally in the subconscious, things that have always been there. In a funny way, it's like American sports. If we didn't have people out there spitting their lungs out at football and hockey games, we would have a psychopathic society. It releases a lot of pent-up emotions, all kinds of feelings, and it puts people in touch with things they weren't aware of themselves.
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"It's Alive" was different from other monster stories in one way. With Dr. Frankenstein and all the versions of that character, you never have a reconciliation between the monster and the monster-maker. In "It's Alive," not only does he who made the monster spare it, but he owns up to creating it and they reconcile.
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Fact
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Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Actors Branch).
Manic-eyed American character actor sometimes billed as "John Ryan" who has played dogged cops or tough military, but is better remembered for his streamlined villains that could turn particularly vicious or lethal ("Runaway Train").
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Off-camera interests included counseling and spiritual healing (dream work, Reichi therapy).
