Robert Ryan
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...
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...
Known For
The Dirty Dozen
as Col. Everett Dasher Breed
The Wild Bunch
as Deke Thornton
The Longest Day
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Cast Credits
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
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
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
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