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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.
Top Filmography
7.5
Explained
2018 // TV
7.1
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
2006 // MOVIE
7.2
The Killing of America
1981 // MOVIE
6.6
American Experience
1988 // TV
6.7
The UnXplained
2019 // TV
6.8
Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle
2018 // TV
7.4
The Seventies
2015 // TV
7.6
America's Book of Secrets
2012 // TV
8.6
Very Scary People
2019 // TV
6.3
History's Mysteries
1998 // TV
7.0
Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre
2018 // MOVIE
6.4
Witness to Jonestown
2008 // MOVIE
7.2
The Radical Story of Patty Hearst
2018 // TV
6.7
Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost
2018 // MOVIE