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Acting

Robert Ryan

Career: Active from 1940 to 1973, busiest in 1943 and 1973 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles: 66
top three billing

Average score: 64/100

Highest rated: The Wild Bunch
87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 59 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Robert Ryan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
1.9, average 5.4
Situational Comedy
1.1, average 2.7
Coming of Age
1.5, average 3.0
Pop Culture
0.6, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Moral Ambiguity 12
Historical Drama 7
Social Commentary 6
Historical Setting 5
Western 5
Psychological Thriller 5
Film Noir 5
Classic Film 4
Psychological Drama 4
Classic Western 4
Psychological Tension 4
Classic Hollywood 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2000s

1 title

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

as Sandy Dawson (archive footage) (uncredited)

1970s

9 titles · average score 64

Executive Action

61

as Foster

The Iceman Cometh

76

as Larry Slade

Lolly-Madonna XXX

49

as Pap Gutshall

The Outfit

78

as Mailer

The Man Without a Country

68

as Lt. Cmdr. Vaughan

And Hope to Die

66

as Charley

Lawman

66

as Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan

The Love Machine

48

as Gregory 'Greg' Austin

The Reason Why

as Roger

1960s

24 titles · average score 65

The Wild Bunch

87

as Deke Thornton

Captain Nemo and the Underwater City

47

as Captain Nemo

Anzio

59

as Gen. Carson

A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

53

as New Mexico Gov. Lem Carter

Hour of the Gun

63

as Ike Clanton

The Busy Body

59

as Charley Barker

The Professionals

77

as Ehrengard

Battle of the Bulge

65

as General Grey

The Dirty Game

58

as General Bruce

The Longest Day

78

as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Billy Budd

86

as John Claggart, Master of Arms

Ice Palace

55

as Thor Storm

1950s

33 titles · average score 65

Day of the Outlaw

85

as Blaise Starrett

Men in War

79

as Lt. Benson

Bad Day at Black Rock

87

as Reno Smith

The Tall Men

72

as Nathan Stark

House of Bamboo

66

as Sandy Dawson

The Naked Spur

86

as Ben Vandergroat

Clash by Night

57

as Earl Pfeiffer

On Dangerous Ground

77

as Jim Wilson

Best of the Badmen

52

as Jeff Clanton

Flying Leathernecks

65

as Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin

The Racket

44

as Nick Scanlon

Born to Be Bad

54

as Nick

1940s

21 titles · average score 62

Caught

85

as Smith Ohlrig

The Set-Up

70

as Stoker

Act of Violence

67

as Joe Parkson

The Boy with Green Hair

71

as Dr. Evans

Berlin Express

71

as Robert Lindley

Return of the Bad Men

52

as Sundance Kid

Crossfire

79

as Montgomery

The Woman on the Beach

57

as Scott Burnett

Trail Street

52

as Allen Harper

Tender Comrade

55

as Chris Jones

Marine Raiders

63

as Capt. Dan Craig

The Iron Major

56

as Father Timothy 'Tim' Donovan