Person · Actor · Active since 1940
Robert Ryan
1909–1973, Chicago
American actor, born in Chicago. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Appeared in 68 films on this site, including The Wild Bunch (1969), The Dirty Dozen (1967) and Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). Among the 162 actors and directors Robert Ryan shares films with on this site, the most frequent are Edward Dmytryk (5 films), Lee Marvin (4) and Nicholas Ray (4).
Partners by shared films
Who Robert Ryan made films with
- 5Edward DmytrykGolden Gloves, Behind the Rising Sun, Tender Comrade and 2 more
- 4Lee MarvinBad Day at Black Rock, The Professionals, The Dirty Dozen and 1 more
- 4Nicholas RayBorn to Be Bad, Flying Leathernecks, On Dangerous Ground and 1 more
- 3Henry FondaRings on Her Fingers, Battle of the Bulge, The Dirty Game
- 3Burt LancasterThe Professionals, Lawman, Executive Action
- 3Ernest BorgnineBad Day at Black Rock, The Dirty Dozen, The Wild Bunch
- 3Robert MitchumCrossfire, The Racket, Anzio
- 3Robert WiseMarine Raiders, The Set-Up, Odds Against Tomorrow
- 3Ida LupinoHard, Fast and Beautiful, Beware, My Lovely, On Dangerous Ground
- 3Walter BrennanBest of the Badmen, Bad Day at Black Rock, The Proud Ones
- 3Randolph ScottBombardier, Trail Street, Return of the Bad Men
- 3Anthony MannThe Naked Spur, Men in War, God's Little Acre
- 2Charles BronsonBattle of the Bulge, The Dirty Dozen
- 2Robert DuvallLawman, The Outfit
- 2Barbara StanwyckClash by Night, Escape to Burma
- 2Jeff BridgesLolly-Madonna XXX, The Iceman Cometh
- 2Anthony QuinnThe Ghost Breakers, City Beneath the Sea
- 2Paulette GoddardNorth West Mounted Police, The Ghost Breakers
- 2Janet LeighAct of Violence, The Naked Spur
- 2Rod SteigerBack from Eternity, Lolly-Madonna XXX
- 2Gloria GrahameCrossfire, Odds Against Tomorrow
- 2Claire TrevorBest of the Badmen, Hard, Fast and Beautiful
- 2Paul LukasThe Ghost Breakers, Berlin Express
- 2Telly SavalasBattle of the Bulge, The Dirty Dozen
- 2Robert ShawBattle of the Bulge, Custer of the West
- 2Mel FerrerBorn to Be Bad, The Secret Fury
- 2Van HeflinGrand Central Murder, Act of Violence
- 2Ed BegleyOn Dangerous Ground, Odds Against Tomorrow
- 2Arthur KennedyA Minute to Pray, a Second to Die, Anzio
- 2John SturgesBad Day at Black Rock, Hour of the Gun
- 1Marilyn MonroeClash by Night
- 1John WayneFlying Leathernecks
- 1Orson WellesKing of Kings
- 1Clark GableThe Tall Men
- 1Fred AstaireThe Sky's the Limit
- 1Jon VoightHour of the Gun
- 1Gary CooperNorth West Mounted Police
- 1James StewartThe Naked Spur
- 1Donald SutherlandThe Dirty Dozen
- 1Roger MooreGrand Central Murder
- 1Richard BurtonIce Palace
- 1Peter UstinovBilly Budd
- 1Claudia CardinaleThe Professionals
- 1Spencer TracyBad Day at Black Rock
- 1Claudette ColbertThe Secret Fury
- 1Bob HopeThe Ghost Breakers
- 1Ginger RogersTender Comrade
- 1Joan FontaineBorn to Be Bad
- 1Anita EkbergBack from Eternity
- 1Fritz LangClash by Night
- 1Harry BelafonteOdds Against Tomorrow
- 1George TakeiIce Palace
- 1Don RicklesThe Love Machine
- 1William HoldenThe Wild Bunch
- 1Jean RenoirThe Woman on the Beach
- 1Cecil B. DeMilleNorth West Mounted Police
- 1Jane WymanThe Kid from Kokomo
- 1Rock HudsonHorizons West
- 1Montgomery CliftLonelyhearts
- 1Anne BaxterThe Busy Body
- 1Shelley WintersOdds Against Tomorrow
- 1Peter FalkAnzio
- 1Mary AstorAct of Violence
- 1Klaus KinskiThe Dirty Game
- 1James GarnerHour of the Gun
- 1Shirley BoothAbout Mrs. Leslie
- 1Jean-Louis TrintignantAnd Hope to Die
- 1Annie GirardotThe Dirty Game
- 1Greer GarsonHer Twelve Men
- 1Jack PalanceThe Professionals
- 1Jane RussellThe Tall Men
- 1James MasonCaught
- 1Vittorio GassmanThe Dirty Game
- 1Emmanuelle BéartAnd Hope to Die
- 1Fredric MarchThe Iceman Cometh
- 1Fred ZinnemannAct of Violence
- 1Karen BlackThe Outfit
- 1Jason RobardsHour of the Gun
- 1Sam PeckinpahThe Wild Bunch
- 1Blake EdwardsMarine Raiders
- 1George KennedyThe Dirty Dozen
- 1Cliff RobertsonThe Man Without a Country
- 1Gene TierneyRings on Her Fingers
- 1Maureen StapletonLonelyhearts
- 1Richard PryorThe Busy Body
- 1John CassavetesThe Dirty Dozen
- 1Melvyn DouglasBilly Budd
- 1José FerrerThe Secret Fury
- 1Giancarlo GianniniAnzio
- 1BourvilThe Dirty Game
- 1Kim HunterTender Comrade
- 1Joan BennettThe Woman on the Beach
- 1Jane DarwellTender Comrade
- 1Terence StampBilly Budd
- 1Myrna LoyLonelyhearts
- 1Rip TornKing of Kings
- 1Burl IvesDay of the Outlaw
- 1John CarradineGangway for Tomorrow
- 1Barbara Bel GeddesCaught
- 1Merle OberonBerlin Express
Other regulars
Films in this guide
- The Kid from Kokomo (1939)actor
- Golden Gloves (1940)actor
- North West Mounted Police (1940)actor
- The Ghost Breakers (1940)actor
- Grand Central Murder (1942)actor
- Rings on Her Fingers (1942)actor
- Behind the Rising Sun (1943)actor
- Bombardier (1943)actor
- Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)actor
- Tender Comrade (1943)actor
- The Sky's the Limit (1943)actor
- Marine Raiders (1944)actor
- Crossfire (1947)actor
- The Woman on the Beach (1947)actor
- Trail Street (1947)actor
- Act of Violence (1948)actor
- Berlin Express (1948)actor
- Return of the Bad Men (1948)actor
- The Boy with Green Hair (1948)actor
- Caught (1949)actor
- The Set-Up (1949)actor
- Born to Be Bad (1950)actor
- The Secret Fury (1950)actor
- Best of the Badmen (1951)actor
- Flying Leathernecks (1951)actor
- Hard, Fast and Beautiful (1951)actor
- The Racket (1951)actor
- Beware, My Lovely (1952)actor
- Clash by Night (1952)actor
- Horizons West (1952)actor
- On Dangerous Ground (1952)actor
- City Beneath the Sea (1953)actor
- Inferno (1953)actor
- The Naked Spur (1953)actor
- About Mrs. Leslie (1954)actor
- Her Twelve Men (1954)actor
- Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)actor
- Escape to Burma (1955)actor
- House of Bamboo (1955)actor
- The Tall Men (1955)actor
- Back from Eternity (1956)actor
- The Proud Ones (1956)actor
- Men in War (1957)actor
- God's Little Acre (1958)actor
- Lonelyhearts (1958)actor
- Day of the Outlaw (1959)actor
- Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)actor
- Ice Palace (1960)actor
- King of Kings (1961)actor, as John the Baptist
- Billy Budd (1962)actor, as John Claggart, Master of Arms
- Battle of the Bulge (1965)actor, as Gen. Grey
- The Dirty Game (1965)actor
- The Professionals (1966)actor, as Ehrengard
- Hour of the Gun (1967)actor
- The Busy Body (1967)actor
- The Dirty Dozen (1967)actor
- A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (1968)actor
- Anzio (1968)actor
- Custer of the West (1968)actor
- The Wild Bunch (1969)actor, as Deke Thornton
- Lawman (1971)director, actor
- The Love Machine (1971)actor
- And Hope to Die (1972)actor
- Executive Action (1973)actor
- Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)actor
- The Iceman Cometh (1973)actor
- The Man Without a Country (1973)actor
- The Outfit (1973)actor