John P. Ryan

John Patrick Ryan (July 30, 1936 – March 20, 2007) was an American actor, best known for his role as Warden Ranken in the 1985 film Runaway Train. Biography The son of Irish immigrant parents, Ryan graduated from Rice High School and studied English at the City College of New York. He was a lifetime member of The Actors Studio. One of his daughters, Alexa Kenin, was also an actor and died in 1985 at the age of 23. Ryan died from a stroke in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 70. He was survived by two daughters.