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Robert Ryan (I) (1909–1973)

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Chicago-born, distinguished U.S. actor and longtime civil rights campaigner, Robert Ryan served in the United States Marines as a drill sergeant (winning a boxing championship) and went on to become a key figure in post WWII American film noir and western productions. Ryan grabbed critical attention for his dynamic performances as an anti-Semitic bully in the superb Crossfire... See full bio »

Born:

Robert Bushnell Ryan
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 63) in New York City, New York, USA
Still of Robert Ryan in The Racket Still of Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Ryan in Clash by Night Still of Strother Martin and Robert Ryan in The Wild Bunch Still of Robert Mitchum, Robert Young and Robert Ryan in Crossfire Still of Charles Bronson and Robert Ryan in The Dirty Dozen
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1973 The Iceman Cometh
Larry Slade
 
1973 Executive Action
Robert Foster
 
1973 The Outfit
Mailer
 
1973 The Man Without a Country (TV movie)
Lt. Cmdr. Vaughan
 
1973 Lolly-Madonna XXX
Pap Gutshall
 
1972 And Hope to Die
Charley
 
1971 The Love Machine
Gregory 'Greg' Austin
 
1971 Lawman
Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan Cotten
 
1970 The Reason Why (short)
Roger
 
1970 The Front Page (TV movie)
Walter Burns
 
1969 Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
Captain Nemo
 
1969 The Wild Bunch
Deke Thornton
 
1968 Anzio
General Carson
 
1968 Un minuto per pregare, un instante per morire
New Mexico Gov. Lem Carter
 
1967 Custer of the West
Sgt. Patrick Mulligan
 
1967 Hour of the Gun
Ike Clanton
 
1967 The Dirty Dozen
Col. Everett Dasher Breed
 
1967 The Busy Body
Charley Barker
 
1966 The Professionals
Hans Ehrengard
 
1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Andrew Dixon
– Guilty or Not Guilty (1966) … Andrew Dixon
 
1965 Battle of the Bulge
Gen. Grey
 
1965 The Secret Agents
General Bruce
 
1965 The Crooked Road
Richard Ashley
 
1964 The Reporter (TV series)
Rush
– No Comment (1964) … Rush
 
1962-1964 Wagon Train (TV series)
Bob Stuart / John Bernard
– The Bob Stuart Story (1964) … Bob Stuart
– The John Bernard Story (1962) … John Bernard
– The Madame Sagittarius Story (1962)
 
1964 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Franklin 'Hoppy' Hopp
– Who Chopped Down the Cherry Tree? (1964) … Franklin 'Hoppy' Hopp
 
1964 Breaking Point (TV series)
Lloyd Osment
– Better Than a Dead Lion (1964) … Lloyd Osment
 
1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Thomas Bollington
– Are There Any More Out There Like You? (1963) … Thomas Bollington
 
1962 Billy Budd
John Claggart - Master of Arms
 
1962 The Longest Day
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
 
1961 King of Kings
John The Baptist
 
1961 The Canadians
Inspector William Gannon
 
1960 Buick-Electra Playhouse (TV series)
Harry Walters
– The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1960) … Harry Walters
 
1960 The Snows of Kilimanjaro (TV movie)
 
1960 Ice Palace
Thor Storm
 
1959 Odds Against Tomorrow
Earle Slater
 
1956-1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Captain Kraig / Cob Oakley / Matt Jessop / …
– Interrogation (1959) … Captain Kraig
– To Sit in Judgment (1958) … Sheriff Parney
– Trial by Fear (1958) … Cob Oakley
– You Only Run Once (1956) … Matt Jessop
 
1959 Day of the Outlaw
Blaise Starrett
 
1958 God's Little Acre
Ty Ty Walden
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Jay Gatsby
– The Great Gatsby (1958) … Jay Gatsby
 
1957-1958 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Jeff Banner / Ken Morton / Mike Ripetti / …
– The Perfectionist (1958) … Ken Morton
– Hidden Witness (1958) … Jeff Banner
– The Face of Truth (1957) … Mike Ripetti
– On Edge (1957) … William Trilbridge
 
1957-1958 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Robert Ross / Frank Berry / Gunner's Mate Smith / …
– The Giant Step (1958) … Gunner's Mate Smith
– The Seventh Letter (1958) … Lieutenant Joe Carter
– The White Flag (1958) … Dr. Robert Ross
– The Crowd Pleaser (1957) … Frank Berry
– Silhouette of a Killer (1957) … Man
 
1958 Lonelyhearts
William Shrike
 
1957 Men in War
Lt. Benson (2nd Platoon, Co. D)
 
1956 Back from Eternity
Bill Lonagan
 
1956 The Proud Ones
Marshal Cass Silver
 
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
President Abraham Lincoln
– Lincoln's Doctor's Dog (1955) … President Abraham Lincoln
 
1955 The Tall Men
Nathan Stark
 
1955 House of Bamboo
Sandy Dawson
 
1955 Escape to Burma
Jim Brecan
 
1955 Bad Day at Black Rock
Reno Smith
 
1954 Her Twelve Men
Joe Hargrave
 
1954 About Mrs. Leslie
George Leslie
 
1954 Alaska Seas
Matt Kelly
 
1953 Inferno
Donald Whitley Carson III
 
1953 City Beneath the Sea
Brad Carlton
 
1953 The Naked Spur
Ben Vandergroat
 
1952 Horizons West
Dan Hammond
 
1952 Beware, My Lovely
Howard Wilton
 
1952 Clash by Night
Earl Pfeiffer
 
1952 On Dangerous Ground
Jim Wilson
 
1951 The Racket
Nick Scanlon
 
1951 Flying Leathernecks
Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin
 
1951 Best of the Badmen
Jeff Clanton
 
1951 Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Seabright Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)
 
1950 Born to Be Bad
Nick Bradley
 
1950 The Secret Fury
David McLean
 
1949 The Woman on Pier 13
Bradley Collins/Frank Johnson
 
1949 The Set-Up
Stoker
 
1949 Caught
Smith Ohlrig
 
1948 Act of Violence
Joe Parkson
 
1948 The Boy with Green Hair
Dr. Evans
 
1948 Return of the Bad Men
Sundance Kid
 
1948 Berlin Express
Robert Lindley
 
1947 Crossfire
Montgomery
 
1947 The Woman on the Beach
Scott
 
1947 Trail Street
Allen Harper
 
1944 Marine Raiders
Capt. Dan Craig
 
1944 Golden Gloves (short)
 
1943 Tender Comrade
Chris Jones
 
1943 Gangway for Tomorrow
Joe Dunham
 
1943 The Iron Major
Father Timothy 'Tim' Donovan
 
1943 Behind the Rising Sun
Lefty O'Doyle
 
1943 The Sky's the Limit
Reginald Fenton
 
1943 Bombardier
Joe Connors
 
1940 The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Eddie (uncredited)
 
1940 North West Mounted Police
Constable Dumont
 
1940 Golden Gloves
Pete Wells
 
1940 Queen of the Mob
Jim (uncredited)
 
1940 The Ghost Breakers
Intern (uncredited)
 
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1943 Tender Comrade ("You Made Me Love You I Didn't Want to Do It" 1913)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
1973 The Moviemakers (documentary short)
Himself
 
1970 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 January 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.53 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1968) … Himself
 
1966 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.38 (1966) … Himself
 
1964-1965 World War One (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Heritage of War (1965) … Narrator (voice)
– The Allies in Russia (1965) … Narrator (voice)
– Wilson and Peace (1965) … Narrator (voice)
– The Day the Guns Stopped Firing (1965) … Narrator (voice)
– The Battle of Argonne (1965) … Narrator (voice)
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1964 The Inheritance (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1964 The Presidency: A Splendid Misery (TV documentary)
 
1964 The David Susskind Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 March 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1964 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Almanac (1964) … Himself - Host
 
1963 The Jack Paar Program (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.28 (1963) … Himself
 
1958-1962 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 21 October 1962 (1962) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 11 May 1958 (1958) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1961 The New Steve Allen Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– UCLA (1961) … Himself - Guest
 
1961 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 January 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
1960 The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1958 The 30th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Costume Design Awards
 
1957 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Men In War
– Episode #2.20 (1957) … Himself - Men In War
 
1957 Eight Steps to Peace: The Answer Now (documentary)
Narrator
 
1956 The House Without a Name (documentary short)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (12 titles)
2011 The Harmony Game (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (TV documentary)
Brad Carlton/Dan Hammond
 
2005 The Naked Archaeologist (TV series)
 
2004 Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (TV documentary)
Sandy Dawson (uncredited)
 
2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2000 Hollywood Remembers Lee Marvin (TV documentary)
Reno Smith/Col. Everett Dasher Breed
 
1998 Classified X (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (documentary)
Earl Pfeiffer (archive footage: Clash by Night [1952])
 
1986 The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1959-1961 Frontier Justice (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1962) Stage: Appeared (as "President Stephen Decatur Henderson") in "Mr. President" on Broadway. Musical comedy. Based on material by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Music / lyrics by Irving Berlin. Musical Underscoring: Jay Blackton. Lighting / Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner... See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on being listed as one of the screen's all-time best heavies] I guess they never saw me in most of my pictures. Still, I've never stopped working so I can't complain. See more »

Trivia:

His Shakespearean roles included "Antony and Cleopatra" with Katharine Hepburn in 1960, and the title role of "Othello" at the Nottingham Playhouse in England, also in the '60s. See more »

Trademark:

Often played stern authority figures, in sharp contrast to his real life persona. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio