Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

American actor (1909-1973)

Robert Bushnell Ryan was an American actor and activist. He became known for his roles in films noir and Westerns, gaining fame for his portrayals of both hardened anti-heroes and ruthless villains. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Crossfire (1947), and a BAFTA Award for his performance in Billy Budd (1962). He was also an accomplished stage actor, winning a Drama Desk Award for a 1971 revival of Long Day's Journey into Night.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 75 films (1940–1973) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 33 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1950 Born to Be Bad Nicholas Ray 94 min B&W
1950 The Secret Fury. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. Loring Theatre Corp. 86 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 I Married A Communist. Robert Stevenson 73 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 The Set-Up RKO Radio Pictures Inc 73 16mm B&W sound
1949 The Set-Up. Robert Wise 73 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 Act Of Violence. Fred Zinnemann 82 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 Berlin Express. Jacques Tourneur 86 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 Return Of The Bad Men. Ray Enright 90 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 The Boy With Green Hair. Joseph Losey 82 min. 35mm Color sound
1947 Crossfire Anti-Defamation League Of B'nai B'rith 86 1:26:00 16mm B&W sound
1947 Crossfire. Edward Dmytryk 86 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 The Woman on the Beach Jean Renoir 71 Color & B&W
1947 The Woman On The Beach. Jean Renoir 71 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 Trail Street Ray Enright 84 B&W
1947 Trail Street. Ray Enright 84 min. 35mm B&W sound
1944 Marine Raiders. Harold Schuster 91 min. B&W
1943 Behind The Rising Sun. Edward Dmytryk 88 min. B&W
1943 Gangway For Tomorrow. John H. Auer 69 min. B&W
1943 Tender Comrade. Edward Dmytryk 102 min
1943 The Iron Major. Ray Enright 85 min. B&W
1943 The Sky's the Limit Edward H. Griffith 89 16mm B&W Sound
1943 The Sky's the Limit ▶ Rodney Jacobs and Freewheelin' Films 89 min B&W
1942 Rings on Her Fingers Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation 86 min 16mm B&W sound
1942 Rings On Her Fingers. Rouben Mamoulian 7 761 ft. B&W
1940 Golden Gloves Natl Film Board Of Canada 66 min 16mm B&W sound