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John William Young

John William Young

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).

Known for

Blue Call
Blue Call
2021 • Detective Dyer
Mariah Carey's Merriest Christmas
Mariah Carey's Merriest Christmas
2015 • Santa Claus
National Lampoon's Last Resort
National Lampoon's Last Resort
1994 • Norm
Another Midnight Run
Another Midnight Run
1994 • Fat Guard
The Runnin' Kind
The Runnin' Kind
1989 • Steve The Engineer
Road House
Road House
1989 • Tinker
Back to School
Back to School
1986 • Executive #2
Hamburger: The Motion Picture
Hamburger: The Motion Picture
1986 • Prestopopnick

Full filmography

Blue Call
Blue Call
2021 • Detective Dyer
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The Runnin' Kind
The Runnin' Kind
1989 • Steve The Engineer
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Road House
Road House
1989 • Tinker
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Back to School
Back to School
1986 • Executive #2
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House
House
1985 • Would be Writer
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Flicks
Flicks
1983 • Tech #1
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