Acting
Robert Ryan
- Titles
- 89movies12TV shows
- Career
Active from 1940 to 1973, with up to 5 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 67top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
House of Bamboo82/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Warfare3.1average 1.2
- Crime5.3average 3.7
- Politics4.2average 2.6
- Violence5.8average 4.3
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.6
- Tension7.1average 6.1
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.5, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.1, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
- Coming of Age1.5, average 2.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Moral Ambiguity 9
- Historical Drama 7
- Social Commentary 6
- Film Noir 5
- Classic Western 5
- Historical Setting 5
- Psychological Tension 4
- Western 4
- Classic Film 4
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Post-Civil War 3
- Moral Dilemma 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- RRoland GrossEditorThe Woman on the Beach, The Set-Up, The Sky's the Limit, On Dangerous Ground, The Woman on Pier 13, +1 more
Roy WebbComposerClash by Night, Crossfire, Bombardier, The Secret Fury, Alaska Seas, +1 more
Nicholas MusuracaCinematographerBorn to Be Bad, Clash by Night, The Woman on Pier 13, Bombardier, Marine Raiders, +1 more
Edward DmytrykDirectorAnzio, Crossfire, Behind the Rising Sun, Tender Comrade, Golden Gloves
Lucien BallardCinematographerThe Wild Bunch, Hour of the Gun, The Proud Ones, Berlin Express, Inferno
Richard MartinActorBombardier, Tender Comrade, The Iron Major, Marine Raiders
Robert MitchumActorThe Longest Day, Anzio, Crossfire, The Racket
Pat O'BrienActorThe Boy with Green Hair, Bombardier, The Iron Major, Marine Raiders- PPaul SawtellComposerBest of the Badmen, The Racket, Return of the Bad Men, Inferno
Philip YordanWriterBattle of the Bulge, Day of the Outlaw, God's Little Acre, Men in War
Friedrich HollaenderComposerBorn to Be Bad, Caught, Berlin Express, Golden Gloves
William C. MellorCinematographerBad Day at Black Rock, The Naked Spur, Back from Eternity, Alaska Seas
Movies and TV shows
221940s
22 titles · average score 62
67
Caught (1949)
as Smith Ohlrig
72
Act of Violence (1949)
as Joe Parkson
75
The Set-Up (1949)
as Stoker
64
The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
as Dr. Evans
65
Berlin Express (1948)
as Robert Lindley
63
Return of the Bad Men (1948)
as Sundance Kid
61
The Woman on the Beach (1947)
as Scott Burnett
69
Crossfire (1947)
as Montgomery
Trail Street (1947)
as Allen Harper
55
The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
62
Tender Comrade (1944)
as Chris Jones
63
Marine Raiders (1944)
as Capt. Dan Craig
57
The Iron Major (1943)
as Father Timothy 'Tim' Donovan
55
Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)
as Joe Dunham
62
The Sky's the Limit (1943)
as Reginald Fenton
57
Bombardier (1943)
as Joe Connors
56
Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
as Lefty O'Doyle
Golden Gloves (1940)
as Pete Wells
67
The Ghost Breakers (1940)
as Intern (uncredited)
63
North West Mounted Police (1940)
as Constable Dumont
57
The Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)
as Eddie (uncredited)
Queen of the Mob (1940)
as Jim