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Distinguished U.S. actor and longtime civil rights campaigner Robert Bushnell Ryan was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Mable Arbutus (Bushnell), a secretary, and Timothy Aloysius Ryan, whose wealthy family owned a real estate firm. His father was of Irish ancestry, and his mother was of English and Irish descent. 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 (1947), as an over-the-hill boxer who refuses to take a fall in The Set-Up (1949) and as a hostile & jaded cop in On Dangerous Ground (1951). Ryan's athletic physique, intense gaze and sharply delivered, authoritarian tones made him an ideal actor for the oily world of the Film Noir genre, and he contributed solid performances to many Film Noir features, usually as a vile villain. Ryan played a worthy opponent for bounty hunter James Stewart in the Anthony Mann directed western The Naked Spur (1953), he locked horns with an intrepid investigator Spencer Tracy in the suspenseful Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) and starred alongside Harry Belafonte in the grimy, gangster flick Odds Against Tomorrow (1959). Plus, the inventive Ryan excelled as the ruthless "John Claggart" in Billy Budd (1962), and two different WWII US generals - first in the star-filled The Longest Day (1962) and then in Battle of the Bulge (1965).
For the next eight years prior to his untimely death in 1973, Ryan landed some tremendous roles in a mixture of productions each aided by his high-caliber acting skills leaving strong impressions on movie audiences. He was one of the hard men hired to pursue kidnapped Claudia Cardinale in the hard boiled action of The Professionals (1966), a by-the-book army colonel clashing with highly unorthodox army major Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen (1967), and an embittered bounty hunter (again) forced to hunt down old friend William Holden in the violent Sam Peckinpah western classic The Wild Bunch (1969). Ryan's final on-screen performance was in the terrific production of The Iceman Cometh (1973) based on the Eugene O'Neill play and also starring Lee Marvin and Fredric March.
Legend has it that Sam Peckinpah clashed very heatedly with Ryan during the making of The Wild Bunch (1969); however Peckinpah eventually backed down when a crew member reminded Sam of Robert Ryan's proficiency with his fists!
Primarily a man of pacifist beliefs, Ryan often found it a challenge playing sadistic and racist characters who very much were at odds with his own personal ideals. Additionally, Ryan actively campaigned for improved civil rights, restricting the growth of nuclear weapons, and he strongly opposed McCarthyism and its abuse of people who many believed were innocent. A gifted, intelligent and powerful actor, Robert Ryan passed away on July 11th, 1973 of lung cancer.- Actor
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- Robert Ryan is known for The Lost Pirate Kingdom (2021), Renegade Nell (2024) and House of the Dragon (2022).
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- Robert Ryan was born on 16 April 1896 in Pipestone, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for The College Widow (1927), The Toilers (1928) and Womanpower (1926). He died on 27 November 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Robert G. Ryan (producer & writer) - biography
Robert G. Ryan is an active Montreal businessman with strong creative writing skills. He has written several local articles found in various cultural magazines since 1996 and was published with his first book 'Too Happy Is Good' in 2008, based on humanity and its' evolution. With a storehouse of original screenplays presently in development, Robert has been acknowledged as being a 'serious and valuable talent' by major motion picture executives in the Hollywood arena.
He produced and co-wrote his first feature film, 'Science Friction', a 90 minute science fiction piece that will surprise more than a few. The picture is scheduled for commercial release in January 2013. Robert Ryan lives and works in Montreal, and when not busy with his writing, Robert has used his public relations skills to spearhead and organize high profile premiere promo events and rap parties for such films as 'Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind' , 'The Sum Of All Fears, 'Timeline', 'Battlefield Earth', ' The Score', '300', 'The Aviator' as well as several Montreal local production and film distributor events, including Alliance Vivafilm's MFF party.- Robert Stephen Ryan was an actor, known for Son of the Beach (2000), Night Stand (1995) and Life Tracker (2013). He died on 19 November 2016.
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Robert Ryan is known for Tommy Boy (1995), Bloody Wednesday (1987) and Wings in the Wilderness (1975).- Make-Up Department
Robert Ryan is known for Sphere (1998), Superhero Movie (2008) and The Hunted (2003). He was previously married to Gail Rowell-Ryan.- Robert Ryan is known for Ring of Desire (2021) and Death Club (2023).
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Timothy Robert Ryan was born on 6 September 1982 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Timothy Robert is known for Green Lantern (2011), Men in Black: International (2019) and Teen Wolf (2011).- Producer
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Ryan Robert Minford was born in Pittsburgh, PA to Andrea Lea Armor and Robert Regis Minford. An athlete for most of his childhood, Ryan took his leadership skills to creating films in early 2009. His first short, in Memphis, TN was a 7-minute scene based on the book Shutter Island. And over the next 4 years, Ryan would complete over 100 projects from music videos to commercials to writing his first feature. His next chapter would take him from Memphis to Sarasota, FL where he completed a BFA in Filmmaking at Ringling College of Art & Design. There he completed 8 more short films, a commercial campaign for Krylon, was selected by the Television Academy as a top Director twice (2015, 2016), and finished as a producer on a web-series with Dylan McDermott and Justin Long. Coming out of school, and having produced 800 minutes of video content, he decided to work with world-renowned photographer, John Revisky, where he learned the art of the image with clients such as UNTUCKit, The Ritz-Carlton, and the Sarasota Film Festival. Then in 2016, Ryan arrived in Los Angeles to complete his MFA in Film Directing from ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena. He finished the program in record time while working with companies such as YouTube, New Republic Pictures, and Obscure MGK. With an MFA and 10 years in, he holds a resume much longer than most for his age. Ryan always says he loves being the youngest person in the room, and the day he's not...that'll be a scary day for sure.- Matthew Robert Ryan is known for FBI: Most Wanted (2020).
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Ryan Robert Daggitt is known for The Method (2010), Target Kill (2011) and Hollywood Wasteland (2010).- Director
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Robert Ryan is known for The Death of God (2007).- Ryan Robert Makely is known for Yeah No Definitely (2007).
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Robert Ryan is known for Suited (2015).- Special Effects
Robert Ryan is known for Terminal Choice (1985).- Sound Department
Robert Ryan is known for Slaves (1969).- Robert Ryan is known for Mission of Honor (2018).
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Ryan Robert Jones is known for Dawn Under Heaven (2019), Wake (2018) and The Priest, the Whore, and the Man at the Door (2017).- Robert Ryan is known for Captain Stirrick (1982).