Leo J. Ryan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

14

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-05-05

Deathday

1978-11-18 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Also Known As

  • Rep. Leo Ryan

Leo J. Ryan

Biography

Leo Joseph Ryan Jr. (May 5, 1925 – November 18, 1978) was an American teacher and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. representative from California's 11th congressional district from 1973 until his assassination during the Jonestown massacre in 1978. Before that, he served in the California State Assembly, representing the state's 27th district.

Known For

Explained
7.5%

Explained

May 23, 2018

The Killing of America
7.3%

The Killing of America

Sep 5, 1981

American Experience
7.4%

American Experience

Oct 4, 1988

The UnXplained
6.5%

The UnXplained

Jul 19, 2019

The Seventies
7.3%

The Seventies

Jun 11, 2015

Very Scary People
8.4%

Very Scary People

Mar 17, 2019

History's Mysteries
6.3%

History's Mysteries

Jan 4, 1998

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Acting

2019
The UnXplained as Self (archive footage)
2019
Very Scary People as Self (archive footage)
2018
Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle as Self (archive footage)
2018
Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost as Self (archive footage)
2018
The Radical Story of Patty Hearst as Self (archive footage)
2018
Explained as Self (archive footage)
2018
Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre as Self (archive footage)
2015
The Seventies as Self (archive footage)
2012
America's Book of Secrets as Self (archive footage)
2008
Witness to Jonestown as Self (archive footage)
2006
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple as Self (archive footage)
1998
History's Mysteries as Self (archive footage)
1988
American Experience as Self (archive footage)
1981
The Killing of America as Self (archive footage)
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Leo J. Ryan