Leo J. Ryan

Actor

Born: May 5, 1925 (53 years old)

Died: November 18, 1978

Place of birth: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

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.

Filmography (11)

• Very Scary People (2019, ★ 8.6)
• Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006, ★ 7.1)
• Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre (2018, ★ 7)
• The Killing of America (1981, ★ 7.2)
• The UnXplained (2019, ★ 6.7)
• American Experience (1988, ★ 6.6)
• The Radical Story of Patty Hearst (2018, ★ 7.3)
• America's Book of Secrets (2012, ★ 7.5)
• Explained (2018, ★ 7.5)
• The Seventies (2015, ★ 7.4)
• History's Mysteries (1998, ★ 6.3)