Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1909-11-11 (64 years old)
Deathday
1973-07-11
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known As
Robert Bushnell Ryan
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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 an...
1969
as Deke Thornton
1967
as Col. Everett Dasher Breed
1962
as John Claggart, Master of Arms
1955
as Sandy Dawson
1953
as Ben Vandergroat
1952
as Earl Pfeiffer
1966
as Ehrengard
1951
as Jim Wilson
1967
as Ike Clanton
1951
as Nick Scanlon
1962
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
1959
as Earle Slater
1949
as Joe Parkson
1973
as Mailer
1950
as Bradley Collins / Frank Johnson
1965
as General Grey
1947
as Montgomery
1968
as Gen. Carson
1973
as Larry Slade
1973
as Foster
1948
as Robert Lindley
1958
as Jay Gatsby
1961
as John the Baptist
1955
as Reno Smith
1967
as Charley Barker
1971
as Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan
1947
as Scott Burnett
1958
as Ty Ty Walden
1952
as Dan Hammond
1955
as Nathan Stark
1950
as Nick Bradley
1949
as Smith Ohlrig
1943
as Father Timothy 'Tim' Donovan
1953
as Donald Whitley Carson III
1952
as Howard Wilton
1959
as Blaise Starrett
1943
as Reginald Fenton
1948
as Dr. Evans
1957
as Lt. Benson
1943
as Joe Connors
1960
as Harry Walters
1956
as Bill Lonagan
1960
as Thor Storm
1951
as Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin
1949
as Stoker
1953
as Brad Carlton
1968
as New Mexico Gov. Lem Carter
1950
as David McLean
1969
as Captain Nemo
1972
as Charley
1964
as Narrator (voice)
1964
as Narrator (voice)
2002
as Sandy Dawson (archive footage) (uncredited)
1959
as William Shrike
1944
as Chris Jones
1943
as Joe Dunham
1947
as Allen Harper
1955
as Jim Brecan
1954
as George Leslie
1956
as Marshal Cass Silver
1951
as Jeff Clanton
1954
as Matt Kelly
1973
as Pap Gutshall
1954
as Joe Hargrave
1948
as Sundance Kid
1965
as Richard Ashley
1965
as General Bruce
1943
as Lefty O'Doyle
1986
as Self (from Clash by Night [1952]) (archive footage)
1944
as Capt. Dan Craig
1973
as Lt. Cmdr. Vaughan
1961
as Inspector William Gannon
1940
as Eddie (uncredited)
1970
as Roger
1971
as Gregory 'Greg' Austin
1997
as Self (archive footage)
1940
as Pete Wells
1940
as Intern (uncredited)
1946
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1940
as Constable Dumont
1991
as Self (archive footage)
1986
as Self (archive footage)
1969
as Self - Host
1967
as Mulligan
1940
as Jim
1951
as Seabright Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)
2004
as Self (archive footage)
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