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Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) -- Trailer for this mystery
Flying Leathernecks (1951) -- Major Kirby leads The Wildcats squadron into the historic WWII battle of Guadalcanal.
The Naked Spur (1953) -- A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.
The Wild Bunch (1969) -- An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
Flying Leathernecks (1951) -- Major Kirby leads The Wildcats squadron into the historic WWII battle of Guadalcanal.

Overview

Date of Birth:
11 November 1909, Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Date of Death:
11 July 1973, New York City, New York, USA more
Mini Biography:
Chicago born, distinguished US actor and long time civil rights campaigner... more
Trivia:
Shortly before his death from lung cancer at the age of sixty-three, Ryan... more
STARmeter: ?
Up 9% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
The Auteurs Daily: Robert Ryan + In Theaters, Fests and Events
 (From The Auteurs. 6 November 2009, 2:47 PM, PST)
The Wild Bunch On Stage- November 12
 (From HollywoodNorthReport.com. 4 November 2009, 12:58 AM, PST)
US TV Schedule:
Tue. Nov. 106:00 AMTCM Her Twelve Men  more

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Iceman Cometh (1973) Larry Slade 1973 - 7.7 (517)
- 2. Executive Action (1973) Foster 1973 - 6.4 (675)
- 3. The Outfit (1973) Mailer 1973 - 6.7 (771)
- 4. The Man Without a Country (1973) (TV) Lt. Cmdr. Vaughan 1973 - 7.4 (76)
- 5. Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)   Pap Gutshall 1973 - 5.3 (157)
AKAs:
  • The Lolly-Madonna War (UK)
- 6. La course du lièvre à travers les champs (1972)   Charley 1972 - 6.9 (148)
AKAs:
  • ...and Hope to Die (USA)
  • La corsa della lepre attraverso i campi (Italy)
- 7. The Love Machine (1971) Gregory 'Greg' Austin 1971 - 3.9 (113)
- 8. Lawman (1971) Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan 1971 - 6.8 (1,038)
- 9. The Front Page (1970) (TV) Walter Burns 1970 - 7.1 (8)
- 10. Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969) Captain Nemo 1969 - 5.2 (396)
- 11. The Wild Bunch (1969) Deke Thornton 1969 - 8.2 (27,941)
- 12. Lo sbarco di Anzio (1968)   Gen. Carson 1968 - 5.9 (930)
AKAs:
  • Anzio (USA)
  • The Battle for Anzio (UK)
- 13. Un minuto per pregare, un instante per morire (1968)   New Mexico Gov. Lem Carter 1968 - 6.2 (179)
AKAs:
  • A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
  • Dead or Alive
  • Dove vai ti ammazzo
  • Escondido
  • Outlaw Gun
- 14. Custer of the West (1967)   Mulligan 1967 - 5.5 (418)
AKAs:
  • A Good Day for Fighting (short version)
- 15. Hour of the Gun (1967) Ike Clanton 1967 - 6.6 (919)
- 16. The Dirty Dozen (1967) Col. Everett Dasher Breed 1967 - 7.8 (18,914)
- 17. The Busy Body (1967) Charley Barker 1967 - 6.0 (104)
- 18. The Professionals (1966) Hans Ehrengard 1966 - 7.3 (3,629)
- 19. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1963)   Andrew Dixon (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.8 (43)
AKAs:
  • The Chrysler Theater
  • Theatre of Stars (UK)
  • Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- 20. Battle of the Bulge (1965) Gen. Grey 1965 - 6.7 (3,917)
- 21. The Dirty Game (1965)   General Bruce 1965 - 5.7 (68)
AKAs:
  • Guerre secrète (France)
  • La guerra segreta (Italy)
  • Spione unter sich (West Germany)
  • The Dirty Agents
  • The Secret Agents (USA)
- 22. The Crooked Road (1965) Richard Ashley 1965 - 4.7 (10)
- 23. "The Reporter" (1964)   Rush (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - -
- 24. The Presidency: A Splendid Misery (1964) (TV) 1964 - -
- 25. "Wagon Train" (1957)   Bob Stuart / John Bernard (3 episodes, 1962-1964) 1964 - 7.6 (211)
AKAs:
  • Major Adams, Trail Master
- 26. "The Eleventh Hour" (1962)   Franklin 'Hoppy' Hopp (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.3 (15)
- 27. "Breaking Point" (1963)   Lloyd Osment (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.3 (6)
- 28. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1963)   Thomas Bollington (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.7 (29)
AKAs:
  • Crisis (USA: syndication title)
  • Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title)
- 29. Billy Budd (1962) John Claggart, Master d'Arms 1962 - 7.8 (1,224)
- 30. The Longest Day (1962) Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin 1962 - 7.8 (16,369)
- 31. King of Kings (1961) John The Baptist 1961 - 7.0 (1,867)
- 32. The Canadians (1961) Inspector William Gannon 1961 - 5.0 (65)
- 33. Ice Palace (1960) Thor Storm 1960 - 5.9 (124)
- 34. Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) Earle Slater 1959 - 7.4 (945)
- 35. "Zane Grey Theater" (1956)   Captain Kraig / 4 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1956-1959) 1959 - 6.8 (53)
AKAs:
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
  • The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
- 36. Day of the Outlaw (1959) Blaise Starrett 1959 - 7.2 (494)
- 37. God's Little Acre (1958) Ty Ty Walden 1958 - 6.8 (422)
- 38. "Playhouse 90" (1956)   Jay Gatsby (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.5 (67)
- 39. "Alcoa Theatre" (1957)   Jeff Banner / 4 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1957-1958) 1958 - 6.8 (11)
- 40. "Goodyear Theatre" (1957)   Dr. Robert Ross / 5 characters not shown (5 episodes, 1957-1958) 1958 - 7.2 (10)
AKAs:
  • Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
  • Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
- 41. Lonelyhearts (1958)   William Shrike 1958 - 6.7 (328)
AKAs:
  • Miss Lonelyheart
- 42. Men in War (1957) Lt. Benson (2nd Platoon, Co. D) 1957 - 7.4 (540)
- 43. Back from Eternity (1956) Bill Lonagan 1956 - 6.2 (342)
- 44. The Proud Ones (1956) Marshal Cass Silver 1956 - 7.0 (269)
- 45. "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1955)   President Abraham Lincoln (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 6.5 (14)
- 46. The Tall Men (1955) Nathan Stark 1955 - 6.5 (528)
- 47. House of Bamboo (1955) Sandy Dawson 1955 - 6.8 (876)
- 48. Escape to Burma (1955) Jim Brecan 1955 - 5.5 (161)
- 49. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) Reno Smith 1955 - 7.9 (6,268)
- 50. Her Twelve Men (1954)   Joe Hargrave 1954 - 6.0 (95)
AKAs:
  • Her 12 Men
  • Miss Baker's Dozen (USA: alternative title)
- 51. About Mrs. Leslie (1954) George Leslie 1954 - 6.9 (165)
- 52. Alaska Seas (1954) Matt Kelly 1954 - 6.5 (25)
- 53. Inferno (1953) Donald Whitley Carson III 1953 - 6.9 (308)
- 54. City Beneath the Sea (1953) Brad Carlton 1953 - 5.2 (145)
- 55. The Naked Spur (1953) Ben Vandergroat 1953 - 7.5 (2,898)
- 56. Horizons West (1952) Dan Hammond 1952 - 6.2 (135)
- 57. Beware, My Lovely (1952) Howard Wilton 1952 - 6.4 (393)
- 58. Clash by Night (1952) Earl Pfeiffer 1952 - 7.1 (1,847)
- 59. On Dangerous Ground (1952) Jim Wilson 1952 - 7.4 (1,531)
- 60. The Racket (1951) Nick Scanlon 1951 - 6.8 (711)
- 61. Flying Leathernecks (1951) Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin 1951 - 6.2 (1,458)
- 62. Best of the Badmen (1951) Jeff Clanton 1951 - 6.0 (120)
- 63. Hard, Fast and Beautiful (1951)   (uncredited) Seabright Tennis Match Spectator 1951 - 5.9 (133)
AKAs:
  • Mother of a Champion (USA: alternative title)
- 64. Born to Be Bad (1950) Nick Bradley 1950 - 6.4 (432)
- 65. The Secret Fury (1950) David McLean 1950 - 7.0 (184)
- 66. The Woman on Pier 13 (1949)   Brad Collins aka Frank Johnson 1949 - 5.7 (234)
AKAs:
  • The Woman on Pier 13 (UK)
- 67. The Set-Up (1949) Stoker 1949 - 7.9 (2,829)
- 68. Caught (1949) Smith Ohlrig 1949 - 7.3 (628)
- 69. Act of Violence (1948) Joe Parkson 1948 - 7.5 (1,083)
- 70. The Boy with Green Hair (1948) Dr. Evans 1948 - 6.9 (902)
- 71. Return of the Bad Men (1948)   Sundance Kid 1948 - 6.0 (168)
AKAs:
  • Return of the Badmen (International: English title)
- 72. Berlin Express (1948) Robert Lindley 1948 - 7.0 (647)
- 73. Crossfire (1947) Montgomery 1947 - 7.5 (2,010)
- 74. The Woman on the Beach (1947) Scott 1947 - 6.6 (402)
- 75. Trail Street (1947) Allen 1947 - 6.1 (128)
- 76. Marine Raiders (1944) Capt. Dan Craig 1944 - 5.6 (83)
- 77. Golden Gloves (1944) 1944 - -
- 78. Tender Comrade (1943) Chris Jones 1943 - 6.0 (203)
- 79. Gangway for Tomorrow (1943) Joe Dunham 1943 - 5.5 (63)
- 80. The Iron Major (1943) Father Timothy 'Tim' Donovan 1943 - 5.9 (69)
- 81. Behind the Rising Sun (1943) Lefty O'Doyle 1943 - 5.3 (104)
- 82. The Sky's the Limit (1943) Reginald Fenton 1943 - 6.5 (254)
- 83. Bombardier (1943) Joe Connors 1943 - 6.1 (217)
- 84. The Feminine Touch (1941) (uncredited) Bit Part 1941 - 6.6 (256)
- 85. The Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940) (uncredited) Eddie 1940 - 5.7 (23)
- 86. North West Mounted Police (1940)   Const. Dumont 1940 - 6.5 (471)
AKAs:
  • Northwest Mounted Police
- 87. Golden Gloves (1940) Pete Wells 1940 - 7.8 (5)
- 88. Queen of the Mob (1940) (uncredited) Jim 1940 - -
- 89. The Ghost Breakers (1940) (uncredited) Intern 1940 - 7.4 (989)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Tender Comrade (1943) ("You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)" (1913)) 1943 - 6.0 (203)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Moviemakers (1973) Himself 1973 - 5.0 (9)
- 2. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)   Himself (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 8.3 (463)
AKAs:
  • The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- 3. "The David Frost Show" (1969)   Himself (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 8.5 (25)
1 TV episode:
- 4. "World War One" (1964)   Narrator (26 episodes, 1964-1965) 1965 - 8.2 (22)
- 5. The Inheritance (1964/I) Narrator 1964 - -
- 6. "The Bell Telephone Hour" (1959)   Himself - Host (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 6.2 (12)
AKAs:
  • The Telephone Hour (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "What's My Line?" (1950)   Himself - Guest Panelist / Mystery Guest (2 episodes, 1958-1962) 1962 - 8.9 (268)
2 TV episodes:
- 8. "The New Steve Allen Show" (1961)   Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 7.5 (9)
1 TV episode:
- 9. "Here's Hollywood" (1960)   Himself (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 7.6 (22)
1 TV episode:
- 10. The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) (TV) Himself - Co-Presenter: Costume Design Awards 1958 - 5.3 (51)
- 11. "The Steve Allen Show" (1956)   Himself - Men In War (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 9.3 (68)
AKAs:
  • The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 12. Eight Steps to Peace (1957) Narrator 1957 - -
Archive Footage
- 1. Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005) (TV) Brad Carlton/Dan Hammond
- 2. Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) (TV) Himself
- 3. Classified X (1998) (TV) Himself
- 4. Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991) (TV) Himself
- 5. Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1987) Actor in Movie Clip
- 6. "Frontier Justice"  
2 TV episodes:

Additional Details

Other Works:
Publicity photographs for Indian motorcycles, c. 1949. more
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Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Murder | WWII more

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