Leo J. Ryan

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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.

Filmography 15

Movies (5)

Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost
2018
Self (archive footage)
Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre
2018
Self (archive footage)
Witness to Jonestown
2008
Self (archive footage)
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
2006
Self (archive footage)
The Killing of America
1981
Self (archive footage)

Shows (10)

How to Become a Cult Leader
2023
Self (archive footage)
The UnXplained
2019
Self (archive footage)
Very Scary People
2019
Self (archive footage)
Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle
2018
Self (archive footage)
The Radical Story of Patty Hearst
2018
Self (archive footage)
Explained
2018
Self (archive footage)
The Seventies
2015
Self (archive footage)
America's Book of Secrets
2012
Self (archive footage)
History's Mysteries
1998
Self (archive footage)
American Experience
1988
Self (archive footage)