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 worke...
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The Wild Bunch
As Deke Thornton
The Dirty Dozen
As Col. Everett Dasher Breed
Billy Budd
As John Claggart, Master of Arms
House of Bamboo
As Sandy Dawson
The Naked Spur
As Ben Vandergroat
Clash by Night
As Earl Pfeiffer
The Professionals
As Ehrengard
On Dangerous Ground
As Jim Wilson
Hour of the Gun
As Ike Clanton
The Racket
As Nick Scanlon
The Longest Day
As Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Odds Against Tomorrow
As Earle Slater
Act of Violence
As Joe Parkson
The Outfit
As Mailer
A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D
As Self
The Woman on Pier 13
As Bradley Collins / Frank Johnson
Battle of the Bulge
As General Grey
Crossfire
As Montgomery
Anzio
As Gen. Carson
The Iceman Cometh
As Larry Slade
Executive Action
As Foster
Berlin Express
As Robert Lindley
The Great Gatsby
As Jay Gatsby
King of Kings
As John the Baptist
Bad Day at Black Rock
As Reno Smith
The Busy Body
As Charley Barker
Lawman
As Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan
The Woman on the Beach
As Scott Burnett
God's Little Acre
As Ty Ty Walden
Horizons West
As Dan Hammond
The Tall Men
As Nathan Stark
Born to Be Bad
As Nick Bradley
Caught
As Smith Ohlrig
The Iron Major
As Father Timothy 'Tim' Donovan
Inferno
As Donald Whitley Carson III
Beware, My Lovely
As Howard Wilton
Day of the Outlaw
As Blaise Starrett
The Sky's the Limit
As Reginald Fenton
The Boy with Green Hair
As Dr. Evans
Men in War
As Lt. Benson
Bombardier
As Joe Connors
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
As Harry Walters
Back from Eternity
As Bill Lonagan
Ice Palace
As Thor Storm
Flying Leathernecks
As Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin
The Set-Up
As Stoker
City Beneath the Sea
As Brad Carlton
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
As New Mexico Gov. Lem Carter
The Secret Fury
As David McLean
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
As Captain Nemo
And Hope to Die
As Charley
A Regular Bouquet: Mississippi Summer
As Narrator (voice)
The Inheritance
As Narrator (voice)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
As Sandy Dawson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lonelyhearts
As William Shrike
Tender Comrade
As Chris Jones
Gangway for Tomorrow
As Joe Dunham
Trail Street
As Allen Harper
Escape to Burma
As Jim Brecan
About Mrs. Leslie
As George Leslie
The Proud Ones
As Marshal Cass Silver
Best of the Badmen
As Jeff Clanton
Alaska Seas
As Matt Kelly
Lolly-Madonna XXX
As Pap Gutshall
Her Twelve Men
As Joe Hargrave
Return of the Bad Men
As Sundance Kid
The Crooked Road
As Richard Ashley
The Dirty Game
As General Bruce
Behind the Rising Sun
As Lefty O'Doyle
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
As Self (from Clash by Night [1952]) (archive footage)
Marine Raiders
As Capt. Dan Craig
The Man Without a Country
As Lt. Cmdr. Vaughan
The Canadians
As Inspector William Gannon
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
As Eddie (uncredited)
The Reason Why
As Roger
The Love Machine
As Gregory 'Greg' Austin
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
As Self (archive footage)
Golden Gloves
As Pete Wells
The Ghost Breakers
As Intern (uncredited)
The Notorious Lone Wolf
As Plainclothesman (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
As Constable Dumont
Lincoln's Doctor's Dog
As Abraham Lincoln
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
As Self (archive footage)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
As Self (archive footage)
Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America
As Self - Host
Custer of the West
As Mulligan
The House Without a Name
Queen of the Mob
As Jim
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
As Seabright Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
As Self (archive footage)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
As Thomas Bollington
The David Susskind Show
As Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
World War One
As Narrator
Alcoa Theatre
As Trilbridge
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As Matt Jessop
The Steve Allen Show
As Self
The Oscars
As Self
Goodyear Theatre
As Frank Berry
World War I: The Complete Story
As Narrator
What's My Line?
As Self - Mystery Guest