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Home/People/John William Young
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Born
Mar 23, 1951
Age 75
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

12
Movies
2
TV Shows
Also Known As
John Young
IMDb Profile

John William Young

Acting

Biography
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).
Blue Call poster

Blue Call

as Detective Dyer
2021
Mariah Carey's Merriest Christmas poster

Mariah Carey's Merriest Christmas

as Santa Claus
2015
National Lampoon's Last Resort poster

National Lampoon's Last Resort

as Norm
1994
Another Midnight Run poster

Another Midnight Run

as Fat Guard
1994
The Runnin' Kind poster

The Runnin' Kind

as Steve The Engineer
1989
Road House poster

Road House

as Tinker
1989
Back to School poster

Back to School

as Executive #2
1986
Hamburger: The Motion Picture poster

Hamburger: The Motion Picture

as Prestopopnick
1986
House poster

House

as Would be Writer
1985
Flicks poster

Flicks

as Tech #1
1983
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Lucy Calls the President

as TV Director
1977
Hollywood High poster

Hollywood High

as Mike
1976