Leo J. Ryan
Acting · 1925 – 1978 · 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.
TV credits
Rated 6.9 out of 10
How to Become a Cult Leader
2023
Rated 6.6 out of 10
The UnXplained
2019
Rated 8.6 out of 10
Very Scary People
2019
Rated 6.8 out of 10
Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle
2018
Rated 7.3 out of 10
The Radical Story of Patty Hearst
2018
Rated 7.5 out of 10
Explained
2018
Rated 7.4 out of 10
The Seventies
2015
Rated 7.4 out of 10
America's Book of Secrets
2012
Rated 6.3 out of 10
History's Mysteries
1998
Rated 6.5 out of 10
American Experience
1988