Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Acting

Birthday

1909/11/11

Day of death

1973/07/11 (63 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also know as

Robert Bushnell Ryan, Роберт Райан, رابرت رایان

Biography

Robert Bushnell Ryan (November 11, 1909 – July 11, 1973) was an American  actor who often played hardened cops and ruthless villains. Ryan was born in Chicago, Illinois, the first child of Timothy Ryan and his wife Mabel Bushnell Ryan.  He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1932, having held the school's heavyweight boxing title all four years of his attendance. After graduation, the 6'4" Ryan found employment as a stoker on a ship, a WPA worker, and a ranch hand in Montana. Ryan attempted to...Read more

Acting
The Wild Bunch
7.6

(1969) The Wild Bunch

as Deke Thornton

The Dirty Dozen
7.6

(1967) The Dirty Dozen

as Col. Everett Dasher Breed

Billy Budd
7.3

(1962) Billy Budd

as John Claggart, Master of Arms

House of Bamboo
6.1

(1955) House of Bamboo

as Sandy Dawson

The Naked Spur
6.9

(1953) The Naked Spur

as Ben Vandergroat

Clash by Night
6.7

(1952) Clash by Night

as Earl Pfeiffer

The Professionals
7.1

(1966) The Professionals

as Ehrengard

On Dangerous Ground
6.6

(1951) On Dangerous Ground

as Jim Wilson

Hour of the Gun
6.4

(1967) Hour of the Gun

as Ike Clanton

The Racket
6.3

(1951) The Racket

as Nick Scanlon

The Longest Day
7.6

(1962) The Longest Day

as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Odds Against Tomorrow
6.7

(1959) Odds Against Tomorrow

as Earle Slater

Act of Violence
6.9

(1949) Act of Violence

as Joe Parkson

The Outfit
6.8

(1973) The Outfit

as Mailer

0.0

(2017) A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D

as Self

The Woman on Pier 13
5.3

(1950) The Woman on Pier 13

as Bradley Collins / Frank Johnson

Battle of the Bulge
6.9

(1965) Battle of the Bulge

as General Grey

Crossfire
6.6

(1947) Crossfire

as Montgomery

Lo sbarco di Anzio
5.7

(1968) Anzio

as Gen. Carson

The Iceman Cometh
6.1

(1973) The Iceman Cometh

as Larry Slade

Executive Action
6.4

(1973) Executive Action

as Foster

Berlin Express
6.2

(1948) Berlin Express

as Robert Lindley

The Great Gatsby
0.0

(1958) The Great Gatsby

as Jay Gatsby

King of Kings
7.1

(1961) King of Kings

as John the Baptist

Bad Day at Black Rock
7.3

(1955) Bad Day at Black Rock

as Reno Smith

The Busy Body
7.1

(1967) The Busy Body

as Charley Barker

Lawman
6.6

(1971) Lawman

as Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan

The Woman on the Beach
6.0

(1947) The Woman on the Beach

as Scott Burnett

God's Little Acre
6.1

(1958) God's Little Acre

as Ty Ty Walden

Horizons West
6.0

(1952) Horizons West

as Dan Hammond

The Tall Men
6.3

(1955) The Tall Men

as Nathan Stark

Born to Be Bad
5.9

(1950) Born to Be Bad

as Nick Bradley

Caught
6.6

(1949) Caught

as Smith Ohlrig

The Iron Major
5.8

(1943) The Iron Major

as Father Timothy 'Tim' Donovan

Inferno
6.2

(1953) Inferno

as Donald Whitley Carson III

Beware, My Lovely
6.0

(1952) Beware, My Lovely

as Howard Wilton

Day of the Outlaw
6.8

(1959) Day of the Outlaw

as Blaise Starrett

The Sky's the Limit
6.2

(1943) The Sky's the Limit

as Reginald Fenton

The Boy with Green Hair
6.2

(1948) The Boy with Green Hair

as Dr. Evans

Men in War
6.7

(1957) Men in War

as Lt. Benson

Bombardier
5.4

(1943) Bombardier

as Joe Connors

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
0.0

(1960) The Snows of Kilimanjaro

as Harry Walters

Back from Eternity
6.6

(1956) Back from Eternity

as Bill Lonagan

Ice Palace
5.8

(1960) Ice Palace

as Thor Storm

Flying Leathernecks
5.9

(1951) Flying Leathernecks

as Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin

The Set-Up
7.3

(1949) The Set-Up

as Stoker

City Beneath the Sea
5.0

(1953) City Beneath the Sea

as Brad Carlton

Un minuto per pregare, un istante per morire
6.1

(1968) A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

as New Mexico Gov. Lem Carter

The Secret Fury
5.4

(1950) The Secret Fury

as David McLean

Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
5.4

(1969) Captain Nemo and the Underwater City

as Captain Nemo

La Course du lièvre à travers les champs
6.3

(1972) And Hope to Die

as Charley

0.0

(1964) A Regular Bouquet: Mississippi Summer

as Narrator (voice)

The Inheritance
0.0

(1964) The Inheritance

as Narrator (voice)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
5.8

(2002) The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

as Sandy Dawson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lonelyhearts
6.1

(1959) Lonelyhearts

as William Shrike

Tender Comrade
6.3

(1944) Tender Comrade

as Chris Jones

Gangway for Tomorrow
5.3

(1943) Gangway for Tomorrow

as Joe Dunham

Trail Street
6.4

(1947) Trail Street

as Allen Harper

Escape to Burma
5.8

(1955) Escape to Burma

as Jim Brecan

About Mrs. Leslie
7.0

(1954) About Mrs. Leslie

as George Leslie

The Proud Ones
6.4

(1956) The Proud Ones

as Marshal Cass Silver

Best of the Badmen
6.5

(1951) Best of the Badmen

as Jeff Clanton

Alaska Seas
6.2

(1954) Alaska Seas

as Matt Kelly

Lolly-Madonna xxx
6.1

(1973) Lolly-Madonna xxx

as Pap Gutshall

Her Twelve Men
5.2

(1954) Her Twelve Men

as Joe Hargrave

Return of the Bad Men
6.3

(1948) Return of the Bad Men

as Sundance Kid

The Crooked Road
5.0

(1965) The Crooked Road

as Richard Ashley

The Dirty Game
5.8

(1965) The Dirty Game

as General Bruce

Behind the Rising Sun
5.7

(1943) Behind the Rising Sun

as Lefty O'Doyle

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
7.5

(1986) Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as Self (from Clash by Night [1952]) (archive footage)

Marine Raiders
6.8

(1944) Marine Raiders

as Capt. Dan Craig

The Man Without a Country
6.5

(1973) The Man Without a Country

as Lt. Cmdr. Vaughan

The Canadians
6.5

(1961) The Canadians

as Inspector William Gannon

The Texas Rangers Ride Again
5.5

(1940) The Texas Rangers Ride Again

as Eddie (uncredited)

The Reason Why
0.0

(1970) The Reason Why

as Roger

The Love Machine
4.6

(1971) The Love Machine

as Gregory 'Greg' Austin

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
7.0

(1997) Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

as Self (archive footage)

Golden Gloves
5.0

(1940) Golden Gloves

as Pete Wells

The Ghost Breakers
6.5

(1940) The Ghost Breakers

as Intern (uncredited)

The Notorious Lone Wolf
5.5

(1946) The Notorious Lone Wolf

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

North West Mounted Police
6.3

(1940) North West Mounted Police

as Constable Dumont

0.0

(1955) Lincoln's Doctor's Dog

as Abraham Lincoln

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
5.7

(1991) Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

as Self (archive footage)

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
8.0

(1986) The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

as Self (archive footage)

Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America
0.0

(1969) Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America

as Self - Host

Custer of the West
5.8

(1967) Custer of the West

as Mulligan

The House Without a Name
0.0

(1956) The House Without a Name

as ---

Queen of the Mob
4.5

(1940) Queen of the Mob

as Jim

Hard, Fast and Beautiful
5.8

(1951) Hard, Fast and Beautiful

as Seabright Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
7.3

(2004) Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

as Self (archive footage)

Kraft Suspense Theatre
5.3

(1963) Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Thomas Bollington

The David Susskind Show
5.0

(1959) The David Susskind Show

as Self

5.5

(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as ---

7.3

(1964) World War One

as Narrator

Alcoa Theatre
6.2

(1957) Alcoa Theatre

as Trilbridge

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Matt Jessop

The Steve Allen Show
5.0

(1956) The Steve Allen Show

as Self

The Oscars
6.9

(1953) The Oscars

as Self

Alcoa Theatre
6.2

(1957) Alcoa Theatre

as Mike Ripetti

6.7

(1957) Goodyear Theatre

as Frank Berry

8.0

(1964) World War I: The Complete Story

as Narrator

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Cob Oakley

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sheriff Amos Parney

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Captain William Kraig

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self