Robert Ryan
Acting
Born November 11, 1909 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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 make a career in show business as a playwright, but had to turn to acting to support himself. He st…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
What's My Line?
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Steve Allen Show
The Oscars
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Alcoa Theatre
The Dirty Dozen
The Longest Day
The David Susskind Show
The Professionals
The Wild Bunch
Goodyear Theatre
Battle of the Bulge
King of Kings
Bad Day at Black Rock
The Naked Spur
Clash by Night
Lawman
The Tall Men
The Ghost Breakers
Hour of the Gun
Flying Leathernecks
World War I: The Complete Story
The Set-Up
North West Mounted Police
The Iceman Cometh
Custer of the West
World War One
Born to Be Bad
Lolly-Madonna XXX
Caught
Anzio
House of Bamboo
Odds Against Tomorrow
Billy Budd
On Dangerous Ground
Day of the Outlaw
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire