ACTOR · FROM HAMILTON, USA
John William Young
Born 1951 · 75 years old16 credits since 1971
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ABOUT JOHN
John William Young is an actor, writer, director and teacher who hails from Richmond, KY and Venice, CA. His first television show was with Lucille Ball and Steve Allen, but he is best remembered for his role of "Tinker" in the Patrick Swayze starrer Road House (1989) and "Prestopopnick" in Hamburger: The Motion Picture (1986).
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Born23 March 1951
BirthplaceHamilton, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora10 of 16 titles
Known for
The titles people know John from.
MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 10
- Average IMDb
- 5.5
- Highest rated
- ColumboIMDb 8.3
- Working since
- 1971
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
1 title
as Detective Dyer
The 2010s
2 titles · IMDb 5.1 on average
Movieas Santa Claus
as Papa
The 1990s
2 titles · IMDb 2.8 on average
Movieas Norm
as Fat Guard
The 1980s
8 titles · IMDb 5.8 on average
Seriesas Hot Dog Guy · 1 episode
as Steve The Engineer
Movieas Tinker
Movieas Dr. Alex Hoover
Movieas Executive #2
Movieas Prestopopnick
Movieas Would be Writer
as Tech #1
The 1970s
3 titles · IMDb 6.0 on average
as TV Director
Movieas Mike
Seriesas Man in Pajamas · 1 episode