Pat Ryan

Actor

October 29, 1946 (44 years)

† March 22, 1991

Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Pat Ryan (October 29, 1946 - March 22, 1991) was an American character actor, most well-known for his roles in the Troma films The Toxic Avenger and Class of Nuke 'Em High.

Filmography

6.9

Mannequin

Pizzeria Manager

Jonathan Switcher, an unemployed artist, finds a job as an assistant window dresser for a department store. When Jonathan happens upon a beautiful mannequin he previously designed, she springs to life and introduces herself as Emmy, an Egyptian under an ancient spell. Despite interference from the store's devious manager, Jonathan and his mannequin fall in love while creating eye-catching window displays to keep the struggling store in business.

5.7

Invasion U.S.A.

Construction Worker (uncredited)

A one-man army comes to the rescue of the United States when a spy attempts an invasion.

6.3

The Toxic Avenger

Mayor Belgoody

A gang of thugs devise a cruel hoax that goes horribly wrong as Melvin, a nerdy emaciated janitor at the local health club, is cast through a third story window into a vat of hazardous toxic waste.

7.1

Birdy

Joe Sagessa

Two young men are seriously affected by the Vietnam War. One of them has always been obsessed with birds - but now believes he really is a bird, and has been sent to a mental hospital. Can his friend help him pull through?

6.1

Street Trash

Frank Schnizer

A group of hobos begin melting into multicolored piles of goo after drinking sixty-year-old liquor. At the same time, the psychotic Vietnam War vet who rules the hobo camp snaps and begins killing at random. Two brothers set out to stop the liquor and the killer.

4.2

Forever, Lulu

Fat Man

When Elaine, an adventurous young woman from Germany, arrives in New York City, she sets out to be a famous writer. After a brief stint at a mundane job, Elaine falls on hard times and also becomes intrigued by a mysterious stranger named Lulu. Before long, Elaine gets roped into situations involving theft, murder and the mob. Can the beleaguered expatriate with big dreams turn her life around and steer clear of crime and chaos?

5.8

Fighting Back

Neighbor

An Italian deli owner forms a vigilante group to rid his Philadelphia neighborhood of street punks.

5.6

Class of Nuke 'Em High

Mr. Finley (as R.L. Ryan)

The pupils at a high school next to a nuclear power plant start acting and looking strange after buying contaminated drugs from a plant worker.

4.6

Eat and Run

Murray Creature (as R. L. Ryan)

A humanoid alien lands on earth, and soon discovers he likes to eat Italian. Italian people, that is. Incompetent detective McSorely is the only one with a clue about what's going on, and even his grasp of the situation isn't too firm. The rest of the police force thinks he's crazy, while the alien continues sampling the Italian cuisine of New York City.

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