Actor

John William Young

March 23, 1951 · Hamilton, Ohio, USA

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).

Notable work

6.8
Road House (1989)
as Tinker
8.1
Columbo (1971)
as Man in Pajamas
6.2
House (1985)
as Would be Writer
6.3
Back to School (1986)
as Executive #2
6.7
Family Matters (1989)
as Hot Dog Guy

Often works with

Sarah Abrell
2 titles together
Back to School, Hamburger: The Motion Picture

Full filmography · 14

Blue Call
as Detective Dyer
2021
Mariah Carey's Merriest Christmas
as Santa Claus
20155.4
National Lampoon's Last Resort
as Norm
19944
Another Midnight Run
as Fat Guard
1994
The Runnin' Kind
as Steve The Engineer
1989
Road House
as Tinker
19896.8
Back to School
as Executive #2
19866.3
Hamburger: The Motion Picture
as Prestopopnick
19864.5
House
as Would be Writer
19856.2
Flicks
as Tech #1
1983
Lucy Calls the President
as TV Director
1977
Hollywood High
as Mike
1976