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Robert Ryan
Actor 1909 - 1973

Robert Ryan

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
Shot from The Professionals
Character Hans Ehrengard
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Character Pap Gutshall
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Character Deke Thornton
Shot from Billy Budd
Character John Claggart, Master of Arms

Billy Budd

1962

Shot from House of Bamboo
Character Sandy Dawson
Shot from The Longest Day
Character Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
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Character Lt. Benson

Men in War

1957

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Character Jim Wilson
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Character Smith Ohlrig

Caught

1949

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Character Stoker

The Set-Up

1949

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Character Montgomery

Crossfire

1947

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Character Mailer

The Outfit

1973

Title screen of La course du lièvre à travers les champs No snapshots yet
Character Charley
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Character Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan

Lawman

1971

Captain Nemo and the Underwater City No snapshots yet
Character Captain Nemo
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Character Gen. Carson
Custer of the West No snapshots yet
Character Mulligan
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Character Ike Clanton

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

52 titles
The Outfit
The Outfit 1973
Lolly-Madonna XXX
Lolly-Madonna XXX 1973
La course du lièvre à travers les champs
La course du lièvre à travers les champs 1972
Lawman
Lawman 1971
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch 1969
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City 1969
Lo sbarco di Anzio
Lo sbarco di Anzio 1968
Un minuto per pregare, un istante per morire
Un minuto per pregare, un istante per morire 1967
The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen 1967
Hour of the Gun
Hour of the Gun 1967
Custer of the West
Custer of the West 1967
The Professionals
The Professionals 1966
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge 1965
The Longest Day
The Longest Day 1962
Billy Budd
Billy Budd 1962
King of Kings
King of Kings 1961
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow 1959
Day of the Outlaw
Day of the Outlaw 1959
Lonelyhearts
Lonelyhearts 1958
God's Little Acre
God's Little Acre 1958
Men in War
Men in War 1957
The Proud Ones
The Proud Ones 1956
Back from Eternity
Back from Eternity 1956
The Tall Men
The Tall Men 1955
House of Bamboo
House of Bamboo 1955
Escape to Burma
Escape to Burma 1955
Bad Day at Black Rock
Bad Day at Black Rock 1955
Alaska Seas
Alaska Seas 1954
The Naked Spur
The Naked Spur 1953
Inferno
Inferno 1953
City Beneath the Sea
City Beneath the Sea 1953
On Dangerous Ground
On Dangerous Ground 1952
Horizons West
Horizons West 1952
Clash by Night
Clash by Night 1952
Beware, My Lovely
Beware, My Lovely 1952
The Racket
The Racket 1951
Flying Leathernecks
Flying Leathernecks 1951
The Woman on Pier 13
The Woman on Pier 13 1950
The Secret Fury
The Secret Fury 1950
Born to Be Bad
Born to Be Bad 1950
The Set-Up
The Set-Up 1949
Caught
Caught 1949
The Boy with Green Hair
The Boy with Green Hair 1948
Return of the Bad Men
Return of the Bad Men 1948
Berlin Express
Berlin Express 1948
Act of Violence
Act of Violence 1948
Trail Street
Trail Street 1947
The Woman on the Beach
The Woman on the Beach 1947
Crossfire
Crossfire 1947
Behind the Rising Sun
Behind the Rising Sun 1943
The Ghost Breakers
The Ghost Breakers 1940
North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police 1940

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