
Pat Ryan
Actor · Died March 22, 1991, aged 44 · Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Biography from TMDB.
- October 29, 1946
- March 22, 1991 (aged 44)
- Pennsylvania, USA
- Actor
- 8 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Pat Ryan's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2
Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Shadowas Mayor Peter Belgoody in The Toxic Avenger (1984)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Pat Ryan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Pat Ryan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
10 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Street Trash(1987)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Eat and Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Mannequin(1987)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Class of Nuke 'Em High(1986)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Forever, Lulu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Invasion U.S.A.(1985)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Birdy(1984)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Toxic Avenger(1984)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Fighting Back(1982)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 84th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 9 titles from 1982 to 1987.

Biggest box office
Birdy (1984)

Highest rated
Birdy (1984)

Most popular right now
The Toxic Avenger (1984)
Film career
- 1984Screen debut· The Toxic Avenger
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Pat Ryan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th5
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 45/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Pat Ryan's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Pat Ryan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Pat Ryan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lloyd Kaufman shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Lloyd KaufmanShared titles: Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986), The Toxic Avenger (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Lloyd Kaufman

Writers
- Stuart StrutinShared titles: Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986), The Toxic Avenger (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Stuart Strutin
Actors
- Robert PrichardShared titles: Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986), The Toxic Avenger (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Prichard

Producers
- Michael HerzShared titles: Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986), The Toxic Avenger (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Herz




