Leo J. Ryan

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.

Known For

American Experience

Explained

The UnXplained

The Seventies

History's Mysteries

America's Book of Secrets

How to Become a Cult Leader

Very Scary People

All Movies (5)

• Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Witness to Jonestown2008 · as Self (archive footage)
• Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple2006 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Killing of America1981 · as Self (archive footage)

All TV Shows (10)

• How to Become a Cult Leader2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• The UnXplained2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• Very Scary People2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Radical Story of Patty Hearst2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Explained2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Seventies2015 · as Self (archive footage)
• America's Book of Secrets2012 · as Self (archive footage)
• History's Mysteries1998 · as Self (archive footage)
• American Experience1988 · as Self (archive footage)