Cast & creator
Leo J. Ryan
Best known for American Experience, The UnXplained, Explained
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.
Also known as: Rep. Leo Ryan
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film credits
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television credits
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1981–2023 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (15)
Showing 15 of 15 credits
American Experience
Self (archive footage)
1988
The UnXplained
Self (archive footage)
2019
Explained
Self (archive footage)
2018
The Seventies
Self (archive footage)
2015
History's Mysteries
Self (archive footage)
1998
America's Book of Secrets
Self (archive footage)
2012
Very Scary People
Self (archive footage)
2019
How to Become a Cult Leader
Self (archive footage)
2023
Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle
Self (archive footage)
2018
The Killing of America
Self (archive footage)
1981
The Radical Story of Patty Hearst
Self (archive footage)
2018
Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost
Self (archive footage)
2018
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Self (archive footage)
2006
Witness to Jonestown
Self (archive footage)
2008
Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre
Self (archive footage)
2018