1909Born, Chicago
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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 make a career in show business as a playwright, but had to turn to acting to support himself. He studied acting in Hollywood and appeared on stage and in small film parts during the early 1940s. In…
Known for
The Wild BunchDeke Thornton
The Dirty DozenCol. Everett Dasher Breed
The Longest DayBrig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Bad Day at Black RockReno Smith
The ProfessionalsEhrengard2002The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel FullerSandy Dawson (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
1973The Iceman ComethLarry SladeMovie
1973Executive ActionFosterMovie
1973The OutfitMailerMovie
1973The Man Without a CountryLt. Cmdr. VaughanMovie
1973Lolly-Madonna XXXPap GutshallMovie
1972And Hope to DieCharleyMovie
1971The Love MachineGregory 'Greg' AustinMovie
1971LawmanSabbath Marshal Cotton RyanMovie
1970The Reason WhyRogerMovie
1969Captain Nemo and the Underwater CityCaptain NemoMovie
1969The Wild BunchDeke ThorntonMovie
1968AnzioGen. CarsonMovie
1968A Minute to Pray, a Second to DieNew Mexico Gov. Lem CarterMovie
1967Custer of the WestMulliganMovie
1967Hour of the GunIke ClantonMovie
1967The Dirty DozenCol. Everett Dasher BreedMovie
1967The Busy BodyCharley BarkerMovie
1966The ProfessionalsEhrengardMovie
1965Battle of the BulgeMaj. Gen. GreyMovie
1965The Dirty GameGeneral BruceMovie
1965The Crooked RoadRichard AshleyMovie
1964The InheritanceNarrator (voice)Movie
1964World War OneNarrator · 26 episodesShow
1964World War I: The Complete StoryNarrator · 27 episodesShow
1964A Regular Bouquet: Mississippi SummerNarrator (voice)Movie
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreThomas Bollington · 1 episodeShow
1962Billy BuddJohn Claggart, Master of ArmsMovie
1962The Longest DayBrig. Gen. James M. GavinMovie
1961King of KingsJohn the BaptistMovie
1961The CanadiansInspector William GannonMovie
1960The Snows of KilimanjaroHarry WaltersMovie
1960Ice PalaceThor StormMovie
1959Odds Against TomorrowEarle SlaterMovie
1959Day of the OutlawBlaise StarrettMovie
1959LonelyheartsWilliam ShrikeMovie
1958God's Little AcreTy Ty WaldenMovie
1958The Great GatsbyJay GatsbyMovie
1957Alcoa TheatreTrilbridge, Mike Ripetti · 1 episodeShow
1957Goodyear TheatreFrank Berry · 1 episodeShow
1957Men in WarLt. BensonMovie
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreMatt Jessop, Cob Oakley, Sheriff Amos Parney, Captain William Kraig · 2 episodesShow
1956Back from EternityBill LonaganMovie
1956The Proud OnesMarshal Cass SilverMovie
1956The House Without a NameFernand FoxMovie
1955The Tall MenNathan StarkMovie
1955House of BambooSandy DawsonMovie
1955Escape to BurmaJim BrecanMovie
1955Bad Day at Black RockReno SmithMovie
1954Her Twelve MenJoe HargraveMovie
1954About Mrs. LeslieGeorge LeslieMovie
1954Alaska SeasMatt KellyMovie
1953InfernoDonald Whitley Carson IIIMovie
1953City Beneath the SeaBrad CarltonMovie
1953The Naked SpurBen VandergroatMovie
1952Horizons WestDan HammondMovie
1952Beware, My LovelyHoward WiltonMovie
1952Clash by NightEarl PfeifferMovie
1951On Dangerous GroundJim WilsonMovie
1951The RacketNick ScanlonMovie
1951Flying LeathernecksCapt. Carl 'Griff' GriffinMovie
1951Best of the BadmenJeff ClantonMovie
1951Hard, Fast and Beautiful!Seabright Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)Movie
1950Born to Be BadNickMovie
1950The Woman on Pier 13Bradley Collins / Frank JohnsonMovie
1950The Secret FuryDavid McLeanMovie
1949The Set-UpStokerMovie
1949CaughtSmith OhlrigMovie
1949Act of ViolenceJoe ParksonMovie
1948The Boy with Green HairDr. EvansMovie
1948Return of the Bad MenSundance KidMovie
1948Berlin ExpressRobert LindleyMovie
1947CrossfireMontgomeryMovie
1947The Woman on the BeachScott BurnettMovie
1947Trail StreetAllen HarperMovie
1945Life with BlondiePoliceman (uncredited)Movie
1944Marine RaidersCapt. Dan CraigMovie
1944Tender ComradeChris JonesMovie
1943Gangway for TomorrowJoe DunhamMovie
1943The Iron MajorFather Timothy 'Tim' DonovanMovie
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