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Leo J. Ryan

Acting Born May 5, 1925 Lincoln, Nebraska, USA 15 credits

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.

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Known for

American Experience

as Self (archive footage)

The UnXplained

as Self (archive footage)

History's Mysteries

as Self (archive footage)

Full filmography

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