Robert Ryan


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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...

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Date of Birth: Nov 11, 1909

Date of Death: Jul 11, 1973


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Actor (78 Known Credits)


The Dirty Dozen

Colonel Everett Dasher-Breed

The Outfit

Mailer

The Iceman Cometh

Larry Slade

Lolly-Madonna XXX

Pap Gutshall

The Man Without a Country

Lt. Cmdr. Vaughan

Lawman

Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan

The Love Machine

Gregory 'Greg' Austin

The Wild Bunch

Deke Thornton

Lo sbarco di Anzio

Gen. Carson

The Dirty Dozen

Col. Everett Dasher Breed

The Busy Body

Charley Barker

Hour of the Gun

Ike Clanton

The Professionals

Hans Ehrengard

Battle of the Bulge

General Grey

The Crooked Road

Richard Ashley

The Dirty Game

General Bruce

World War One

Narrator

Billy Budd

John Claggart, Master of Arms

The Longest Day

Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

King of Kings

John the Baptist

The Canadians

Inspector William Gannon

Ice Palace

Thor Storm

Day of the Outlaw

Blaise Starrett

God's Little Acre

Ty Ty Walden

Lonelyhearts

William Shrike

Men in War

Lt. Benson

Back from Eternity

Bill Lonagan

The Proud Ones

Marshal Cass Silver

House of Bamboo

Sandy Dawson

The Tall Men

Nathan Stark

Escape to Burma

Jim Brecan

Alaska Seas

Matt Kelly

About Mrs. Leslie

George Leslie

Her Twelve Men

Joe Hargrave

The Naked Spur

Ben Vandergroat

Inferno

Donald Whitley Carson III

City Beneath the Sea

Brad Carlton

Clash by Night

Earl Pfeiffer

Beware, My Lovely

Howard Wilton

Horizons West

Dan Hammond

The Racket

Nick Scanlon

Flying Leathernecks

Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin

Best of the Badmen

Jeff Clanton

The Woman on Pier 13

Bradley Collins / Frank Johnson

Born to Be Bad

Nick Bradley

The Secret Fury

David McLean

The Set-Up

Stoker

Act of Violence

Joe Parkson

Caught

Smith Ohlrig

Berlin Express

Robert Lindley

Crossfire

Montgomery

Trail Street

Ruby Stone

Tender Comrade

Chris Jones

Marine Raiders

Capt. Dan Craig

The Iron Major

Father Timothy 'Tim' Donovan

The Sky's the Limit

Reginald Fenton

Bombardier

Joe Connors

Behind the Rising Sun

Lefty O'Doyle

The Ghost Breakers

Intern (uncredited)

North West Mounted Police

Constable Dumont

Golden Gloves

Pete Wells

Colonel Everett Dasher-Breed
The Outfit (1973)
Mailer
Foster
Larry Slade
Pap Gutshall
Lt. Cmdr. Vaughan
Lawman (1971)
Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan
Gregory 'Greg' Austin
Deke Thornton
Gen. Carson
New Mexico Gov. Lem Carter
Col. Everett Dasher Breed
The Busy Body (1967)
Charley Barker
Ike Clanton
Mulligan
Hans Ehrengard
General Grey
Richard Ashley
General Bruce
World War One (1964 - 1965)
Narrator
Billy Budd (1962)
John Claggart, Master of Arms
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
King of Kings (1961)
John the Baptist
The Canadians (1961)
Inspector William Gannon
Ice Palace (1960)
Thor Storm
Earle Slater
Blaise Starrett
Ty Ty Walden
Lonelyhearts (1958)
William Shrike
Men in War (1957)
Lt. Benson
Bill Lonagan
Marshal Cass Silver
Reno Smith
Sandy Dawson
The Tall Men (1955)
Nathan Stark
Jim Brecan
Alaska Seas (1954)
Matt Kelly
George Leslie
Joe Hargrave
Ben Vandergroat
Inferno (1953)
Donald Whitley Carson III
Brad Carlton
Earl Pfeiffer
Howard Wilton
Horizons West (1952)
Dan Hammond
The Racket (1951)
Nick Scanlon
Jim Wilson
Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin
Jeff Clanton
Bradley Collins / Frank Johnson
Nick Bradley
David McLean
The Set-Up (1949)
Stoker
Joe Parkson
Caught (1949)
Smith Ohlrig
Robert Lindley
Dr. Evans
Sundance Kid
Crossfire (1947)
Montgomery
Scott Burnett
Trail Street (1947)
Ruby Stone
Chris Jones
Capt. Dan Craig
Father Timothy 'Tim' Donovan
Reginald Fenton
Bombardier (1943)
Joe Connors
Joe Dunham
Lefty O'Doyle
Intern (uncredited)
Constable Dumont
Golden Gloves (1940)
Pete Wells

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