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
The Wild Bunch87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 55 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Warfare3.0average 1.2
- Crime5.3average 3.7
- Politics4.2average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.1average 3.6
- Violence5.7average 4.3
- Class & Capitalism4.3average 3.3
- Tension7.0average 6.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.7, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.0, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
- Coming of Age1.6, average 2.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Moral Ambiguity 11
- Historical Drama 7
- Historical Setting 6
- Social Commentary 6
- Western 5
- Film Noir 5
- Psychological Drama 4
- Psychological Tension 4
- Classic Film 4
- Classic Western 4
- World War II 3
- Post-Civil War 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Nicholas MusuracaCinematographerBorn to Be Bad, Clash by Night, The Woman on Pier 13, Bombardier, Marine Raiders, +1 more- RRoland GrossEditorThe Sky's the Limit, On Dangerous Ground, The Set-Up, The Woman on the Beach, Tender Comrade, +1 more
Roy WebbComposerCrossfire, Clash by Night, Bombardier, The Secret Fury, Alaska Seas, +1 more
Lucien BallardCinematographerThe Wild Bunch, Hour of the Gun, The Proud Ones, Berlin Express, Inferno
Edward DmytrykDirectorAnzio, Crossfire, Behind the Rising Sun, Tender Comrade, Golden Gloves
Robert MitchumActorThe Longest Day, Anzio, Crossfire, The Racket
Pat O'BrienActorThe Boy with Green Hair, Bombardier, The Iron Major, Marine Raiders
Richard MartinActorTender Comrade, Bombardier, The Iron Major, Marine Raiders
William C. MellorCinematographerBad Day at Black Rock, The Naked Spur, Back from Eternity, Alaska Seas
Friedrich HollaenderComposerBorn to Be Bad, Caught, Berlin Express, Golden Gloves
Leigh HarlineComposerThe Boy with Green Hair, House of Bamboo, Tender Comrade, The Woman on Pier 13- PPaul SawtellComposerBest of the Badmen, Return of the Bad Men, Trail Street, Inferno
Movies and TV shows
181960s
11 titles · average score 70
87
The Wild Bunch (1969)
as Deke Thornton
59
Anzio (1968)
as Gen. Carson
78
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
as Col. Everett Dasher Breed
37
Custer of the West (1967)
as Mulligan
77
The Professionals (1966)
as Ehrengard
65
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
86
Billy Budd (1962)
as John Claggart, Master of Arms
79
The Longest Day (1962)
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
62
The Canadians (1961)
as Inspector William Gannon
1950s
2 titles · average score 72
79
Men in War (1957)
as Lt. Benson
65
Flying Leathernecks (1951)
as Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin
1940s
5 titles · average score 58
71
Berlin Express (1948)
as Robert Lindley
63
Marine Raiders (1944)
as Capt. Dan Craig
54
Bombardier (1943)
as Joe Connors
39
Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
as Lefty O'Doyle
63
North West Mounted Police (1940)
as Constable Dumont