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