Portrait of John William Young

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).

Born: March 23, 1951

Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ohio, USA

Filmography

2021
Blue Call

as Detective Dyer

1989
Family Matters

as Hot Dog Guy

1989
The Runnin' Kind

as Steve The Engineer

1989
Road House

as Tinker

1986
Back to School

as Executive #2

1986
1985
House

as Would be Writer

1983
Flicks

as Tech #1

1977
1976
1971
Columbo

as Man in Pajamas