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
171960s
10 titles · average score 68
77
The Wild Bunch (1969)
as Deke Thornton
58
Anzio (1968)
as Gen. Carson
76
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
as Col. Everett Dasher Breed
58
Custer of the West (1967)
as Mulligan
68
Battle of the Bulge (1965)
as General Grey
World War One (1964)
TV show · as Narrator
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
60
The Canadians (1961)
as Inspector William Gannon
1950s
2 titles · average score 64
68
Men in War (1957)
as Lt. Benson
60
Flying Leathernecks (1951)
as Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin
1940s
5 titles · average score 61
65
Berlin Express (1948)
as Robert Lindley
63
Marine Raiders (1944)
as Capt. Dan Craig
57
Bombardier (1943)
as Joe Connors
56
Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
as Lefty O'Doyle
63
North West Mounted Police (1940)
as Constable Dumont