

Acting
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...
Highest rated appearances

The Iceman Cometh
as Larry Slade

Executive Action
as Foster

The Outfit
as Mailer

The Man Without a Country
as Lt. Cmdr. Vaughan

Lolly-Madonna XXX
as Pap Gutshall

The Moviemakers
as Self

And Hope to Die
as Charley

The Love Machine
as Gregory 'Greg' Austin

Lawman
as Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan

The Reason Why
as Roger

Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
as Captain Nemo

Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America
as Self - Host

The Wild Bunch
as Deke Thornton

Anzio
as Gen. Carson

A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
as New Mexico Gov. Lem Carter

Custer of the West
as Mulligan

Hour of the Gun
as Ike Clanton

The Dirty Dozen
as Col. Everett Dasher Breed

The Busy Body
as Charley Barker

The Professionals
as Ehrengard

Battle of the Bulge
as General Grey

The Dirty Game
as General Bruce

The Crooked Road
as Richard Ashley

The Inheritance
as Narrator (voice)
A Regular Bouquet: Mississippi Summer
as Narrator (voice)

Billy Budd
as John Claggart, Master of Arms

The Longest Day
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

King of Kings
as John the Baptist

The Canadians
as Inspector William Gannon

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
as Harry Walters

Ice Palace
as Thor Storm

Odds Against Tomorrow
as Earle Slater

Day of the Outlaw
as Blaise Starrett

Lonelyhearts
as William Shrike

God's Little Acre
as Ty Ty Walden

The Great Gatsby
as Jay Gatsby

Men in War
as Lt. Benson

Back from Eternity
as Bill Lonagan

The Proud Ones
as Marshal Cass Silver

The House Without a Name
as Fernand Fox

The Tall Men
as Nathan Stark

House of Bamboo
as Sandy Dawson

Escape to Burma
as Jim Brecan

Bad Day at Black Rock
as Reno Smith

Her Twelve Men
as Joe Hargrave

About Mrs. Leslie
as George Leslie

Alaska Seas
as Matt Kelly

Inferno
as Donald Whitley Carson III

City Beneath the Sea
as Brad Carlton

The Naked Spur
as Ben Vandergroat

Horizons West
as Dan Hammond

Beware, My Lovely
as Howard Wilton

Clash by Night
as Earl Pfeiffer

On Dangerous Ground
as Jim Wilson

The Racket
as Nick Scanlon

Flying Leathernecks
as Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin

Best of the Badmen
as Jeff Clanton

Hard, Fast and Beautiful!
as Seabright Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)

Born to Be Bad
as Nick

The Woman on Pier 13
as Bradley Collins / Frank Johnson

The Secret Fury
as David McLean

The Set-Up
as Stoker

Caught
as Smith Ohlrig

Act of Violence
as Joe Parkson

The Boy with Green Hair
as Dr. Evans

Return of the Bad Men
as Sundance Kid

Berlin Express
as Robert Lindley

Crossfire
as Montgomery

The Woman on the Beach
as Scott Burnett

Trail Street
as Allen Harper

Marine Raiders
as Capt. Dan Craig

Tender Comrade
as Chris Jones

Gangway for Tomorrow
as Joe Dunham

The Iron Major
as Father Timothy 'Tim' Donovan

Behind the Rising Sun
as Lefty O'Doyle

The Sky's the Limit
as Reginald Fenton

Bombardier
as Joe Connors

The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Eddie (uncredited)

North West Mounted Police
as Constable Dumont

Golden Gloves
as Pete Wells

Queen of the Mob
as Jim

The Ghost Breakers
as Intern (uncredited)