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
201970s
1 title
The Reason Why (1970)
as Roger
1960s
10 titles · average score 74
77
The Wild Bunch (1969)
as Deke Thornton
76
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
as Col. Everett Dasher Breed
72
The Professionals (1966)
as Ehrengard
World War One (1964)
TV show · as Narrator
The Inheritance (1964)
as Narrator (voice)
World War I: The Complete Story (1964)
TV show · as Narrator
75
Billy Budd (1962)
as John Claggart, Master of Arms
76
The Longest Day (1962)
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
71
King of Kings (1961)
as John the Baptist
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1960)
as Harry Walters
1950s
7 titles · average score 73
70
Day of the Outlaw (1959)
as Blaise Starrett
71
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
as Earle Slater
The Great Gatsby (1958)
as Jay Gatsby
74
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
as Reno Smith
82
House of Bamboo (1955)
as Sandy Dawson
About Mrs. Leslie (1954)
as George Leslie
71
The Naked Spur (1953)
as Ben Vandergroat
1940s
2 titles · average score 73
72
Act of Violence (1949)
as Joe Parkson
75
The Set-Up (1949)
as Stoker