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).
Filmography
Cast Credits

Blue Call
Character: Detective Dyer
MOVIE • 2021

Mariah Carey's Merriest Christmas
Character: Santa Claus
MOVIE • 2015

National Lampoon's Last Resort
Character: Norm
MOVIE • 1994

The Runnin' Kind
Character: Steve The Engineer
MOVIE • 1989

Road House
Character: Tinker
MOVIE • 1989

Back to School
Character: Executive #2
MOVIE • 1986

Hamburger: The Motion Picture
Character: Prestopopnick
MOVIE • 1986

House
Character: Would be Writer
MOVIE • 1985

Flicks
Character: Tech #1
MOVIE • 1983

Lucy Calls the President
Character: TV Director
MOVIE • 1977

Hollywood High
Character: Mike
MOVIE • 1976

Columbo
Character: Man in Pajamas
TV • 1971