Where to watch Robert Ryan in the UK
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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 worker, and a ranch hand in Montana. Ryan attempted to make a career in show business as a playwright, but had to turn to acting to support himself. He st…
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self - Mystery Guest
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Matt Jessop
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) Cast
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) as Thomas Bollington
- Alcoa Theatre (1957) as Trilbridge
- The David Susskind Show (1959) as Self
- The Dirty Dozen (1967) as Col. Everett Dasher Breed
- The Longest Day (1962) as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
- The Professionals (1966) as Ehrengard
- The Wild Bunch (1969) as Deke Thornton
- Battle of the Bulge (1965) as General Grey
- King of Kings (1961) as John the Baptist
- Lawman (1971) as Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan
- The Naked Spur (1953) as Ben Vandergroat
- Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) as Reno Smith
- The Set-Up (1949) as Stoker
- The Tall Men (1955) as Nathan Stark
- World War One (1964) as Narrator
- The Outfit (1973) as Mailer
- Goodyear Theatre (1957) as Frank Berry
- Horizons West (1952) as Dan Hammond
- Flying Leathernecks (1951) as Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin
- The Racket (1951) as Nick Scanlon
- Hour of the Gun (1967) as Ike Clanton
- Anzio (1968) as Gen. Carson
- Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) as Earle Slater
- Crossfire (1947) as Montgomery
- Custer of the West (1967) as Mulligan
- World War I: The Complete Story (1964) as Narrator
- Berlin Express (1948) as Robert Lindley
- Caught (1949) as Smith Ohlrig
- Day of the Outlaw (1959) as Blaise Starrett
- The Boy with Green Hair (1948) as Dr. Evans
- Executive Action (1973) as Foster
- Bombardier (1943) as Joe Connors
- The Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940) as Eddie (uncredited)
- Billy Budd (1962) as John Claggart, Master of Arms
- The Busy Body (1967) as Charley Barker
- North West Mounted Police (1940) as Constable Dumont
- Clash by Night (1952) as Earl Pfeiffer
- Act of Violence (1949) as Joe Parkson
- Ice Palace (1960) as Thor Storm
- The Proud Ones (1956) as Marshal Cass Silver
- Lonelyhearts (1959) as William Shrike
- Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973) as Pap Gutshall
- Born to Be Bad (1950) as Nick
- Return of the Bad Men (1948) as Sundance Kid
- Best of the Badmen (1951) as Jeff Clanton
- Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991) as Self (archive footage)
- Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969) as Captain Nemo
- House of Bamboo (1955) as Sandy Dawson
- Queen of the Mob (1940) as Jim
- Escape to Burma (1955) as Jim Brecan
- Inferno (1953) as Donald Whitley Carson III
- God's Little Acre (1958) as Ty Ty Walden
- The Canadians (1961) as Inspector William Gannon
- The Man Without a Country (1973) as Lt. Cmdr. Vaughan
- On Dangerous Ground (1951) as Jim Wilson
- The Ghost Breakers (1940) as Intern (uncredited)
- Trail Street (1947) as Allen Harper
- The Secret Fury (1950) as David McLean
- Men in War (1957) as Lt. Benson
- Marine Raiders (1944) as Capt. Dan Craig
- Tender Comrade (1944) as Chris Jones
- The Love Machine (1971) as Gregory 'Greg' Austin
- Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) as Self (archive footage)
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002) as Sandy Dawson (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Woman on Pier 13 (1950) as Bradley Collins / Frank Johnson
- City Beneath the Sea (1953) as Brad Carlton
- The Dirty Game (1965) as General Bruce
- About Mrs. Leslie (1954) as George Leslie
- Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- Alaska Seas (1954) as Matt Kelly
- A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (1968) as New Mexico Gov. Lem Carter
- The Iceman Cometh (1973) as Larry Slade
- Back from Eternity (1956) as Bill Lonagan
- The Great Gatsby (1958) as Jay Gatsby
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Most-watched Robert Ryan films currently: The Dirty Dozen (1967), The Longest Day (1962), The Professionals (1966), The Wild Bunch (1969), Battle of the Bulge (1965).
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Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), What's My Line? (1950), Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956), Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963), The Steve Allen Show (1956).
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