Leo J. Ryan

Known for: Acting

Born: 1925-05-05 – 1978-11-18 (aged 53)

From: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

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.

Filmography (15)

TV★ 6.9
How to Become a Cult Leader
2023
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 6.7
The UnXplained
2019
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 8.6
Very Scary People
2019
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 6.8
Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost
2018
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 7.3
The Radical Story of Patty Hearst
2018
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 7.5
Explained
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre
2018
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 7.4
The Seventies
2015
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 7.4
America's Book of Secrets
2012
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Witness to Jonestown
2008
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
2006
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 6.3
History's Mysteries
1998
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 6.5
American Experience
1988
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Killing of America
1981
as Self (archive footage)