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Robert Bushnell Ryan (November 11, 1909 – July 11, 1973) was an American actor and activist. Known for his portrayals of hardened cops and ruthless villains, Ryan performed for over three decades. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film noir drama Crossfire (1947).
Robert Ryan was a distinguished U.S. actor and civil rights campaigner who starred in many Film Noir and western classics. He was nominated for an Oscar for Crossfire (1947) and appeared in The Wild Bunch (1969), The Dirty Dozen (1967), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) and more.
Jul 12, 1973 · Robert Ryan, the versatile and durable film and stage actor, died yesterday in New York Hospital. He was 63 years old and had lived at 135 Central Park West since the death of his...
Robert Ryan was a distinguished U.S. actor and civil rights campaigner who starred in many Film Noir and western classics. He died of lung cancer in 1973 and left his apartment to John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
A comprehensive list of 75 films that Robert Ryan appeared in from 1940 to 1987, with ratings, genres and summaries. Robert Ryan was a versatile actor who starred in crime, western, film noir, drama and war movies.
Jul 7, 2024 · Robert Ryan was a U.S. film actor who played tough guys and bullies in films such as Crossfire, The Set-Up, and The Wild Bunch. He also starred in Billy Budd, an adaptation of Herman Melville's novel, directed by and starring Peter Ustinov.
May 19, 2015 · Actor Robert Ryan spent a good deal of his life promoting peace, civil rights and other social causes. In his long film career, he did something more daring: He willingly became the face of the very evils he denounced. In “Crossfire” (1947), Ryan plays a soldier whose hatred of Jews leads to murder.