Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Acting

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 make a career in show business as a playwright, but had to turn to acting to support himself. He…

Filmography

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A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D 2017 Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade ★ 8.0 Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade 2004 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller ★ 5.8 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller 2002 Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line ★ 7.7 Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line 1997 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire ★ 6.5 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire 1991 The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn ★ 8.3 The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn 1986 The Iceman Cometh ★ 6.0 The Iceman Cometh 1973 Executive Action ★ 6.5 Executive Action 1973 The Outfit ★ 6.8 The Outfit 1973 The Man Without a Country ★ 6.5 The Man Without a Country 1973 Lolly-Madonna XXX ★ 6.0 Lolly-Madonna XXX 1973 The Moviemakers ★ 10.0 The Moviemakers 1973 And Hope to Die ★ 6.4 And Hope to Die 1972 The Love Machine ★ 5.0 The Love Machine 1971 Lawman ★ 6.5 Lawman 1971 The Reason Why ★ 10.0 The Reason Why 1970 Captain Nemo and the Underwater City ★ 5.6 Captain Nemo and the Underwater City 1969 Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America 1969 The Wild Bunch ★ 7.6 The Wild Bunch 1969 Anzio ★ 5.6 Anzio 1968 A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die ★ 5.9 A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die 1968 Custer of the West ★ 6.0 Custer of the West 1967 Hour of the Gun ★ 6.5 Hour of the Gun 1967 The Dirty Dozen ★ 7.6 The Dirty Dozen 1967 The Busy Body ★ 7.2 The Busy Body 1967 The Professionals ★ 7.1 The Professionals 1966 Battle of the Bulge ★ 6.9 Battle of the Bulge 1965 The Dirty Game ★ 6.0 The Dirty Game 1965 The Crooked Road ★ 5.5 The Crooked Road 1965 The Inheritance ★ 8.0 The Inheritance 1964 World War One ★ 7.7 World War One 1964 World War I: The Complete Story ★ 8.0 World War I: The Complete Story 1964 A Regular Bouquet: Mississippi Summer A Regular Bouquet: Mississippi Summer 1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre ★ 6.5 Kraft Suspense Theatre 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ★ 5.9 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1963 Billy Budd ★ 7.3 Billy Budd 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ★ 7.5 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962 The Longest Day ★ 7.6 The Longest Day 1962 King of Kings ★ 7.1 King of Kings 1961 The Canadians ★ 7.0 The Canadians 1961 The Snows of Kilimanjaro The Snows of Kilimanjaro 1960 Ice Palace ★ 6.3 Ice Palace 1960 Odds Against Tomorrow ★ 6.8 Odds Against Tomorrow 1959 Day of the Outlaw ★ 6.9 Day of the Outlaw 1959 Lonelyhearts ★ 6.3 Lonelyhearts 1959 The David Susskind Show ★ 7.0 The David Susskind Show 1959 God's Little Acre ★ 6.2 God's Little Acre 1958 The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby 1958 Alcoa Theatre ★ 7.0 Alcoa Theatre 1957 Goodyear Theatre ★ 6.8 Goodyear Theatre 1957 Men in War ★ 6.7 Men in War 1957 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre ★ 6.2 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956 Back from Eternity ★ 6.7 Back from Eternity 1956 The Steve Allen Show ★ 6.2 The Steve Allen Show 1956 The Proud Ones ★ 6.5 The Proud Ones 1956 The House Without a Name ★ 7.0 The House Without a Name 1956 The Tall Men ★ 6.5 The Tall Men 1955 House of Bamboo ★ 6.2 House of Bamboo 1955 Escape to Burma ★ 6.2 Escape to Burma 1955 Bad Day at Black Rock ★ 7.3 Bad Day at Black Rock 1955 Her Twelve Men ★ 5.8 Her Twelve Men 1954 About Mrs. Leslie ★ 7.4 About Mrs. Leslie 1954 Alaska Seas ★ 6.7 Alaska Seas 1954 Inferno ★ 6.1 Inferno 1953 City Beneath the Sea ★ 5.0 City Beneath the Sea 1953 The Oscars ★ 7.0 The Oscars 1953 The Naked Spur ★ 7.0 The Naked Spur 1953 Horizons West ★ 6.4 Horizons West 1952 Beware, My Lovely ★ 6.1 Beware, My Lovely 1952 Clash by Night ★ 6.7 Clash by Night 1952 On Dangerous Ground ★ 6.6 On Dangerous Ground 1951 The Racket ★ 6.3 The Racket 1951 Flying Leathernecks ★ 5.9 Flying Leathernecks 1951 Best of the Badmen ★ 6.5 Best of the Badmen 1951 Hard, Fast and Beautiful! ★ 6.3 Hard, Fast and Beautiful! 1951 Born to Be Bad ★ 6.0 Born to Be Bad 1950 The Woman on Pier 13 ★ 5.3 The Woman on Pier 13 1950 The Secret Fury ★ 5.5 The Secret Fury 1950 What's My Line? ★ 7.0 What's My Line? 1950 The Set-Up ★ 7.3 The Set-Up 1949