Robert Ryan, (born Nov. 11, 1909, Chicago, Ill., U.S.—died July 11, 1973, New York, N.Y.), U.S. film actor. He trained for the stage at Max Reinhardt’s workshop in Hollywood, and after World War II he became a successful character actor. Often playing tough guys and bullies, he earned acclaim for his roles in The Woman on the Beach (1947), Crossfire (1947), The Set-Up (1949), and Act of Violence (1949). His later films include Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Men in War (1957), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), Billy Budd (1962), and The Wild Bunch (1969).
20.Billy Budd
Terence Stamp, Peter Ustinov
Released: 1962
Directed by: Peter Ustinov
Billy Budd is a 1962 CinemaScope film produced, directed, and co-written by Peter Ustinov. Adapted from the stage play version of Herman Melville’s short novel Billy Budd, it starred..
19.House of Bamboo
DeForest Kelley, Robert Ryan
Released: 1955
Directed by: Samuel Fuller
House of Bamboo is a 1955 American film noir shot in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color. It was directed and co-written by Samuel Fuller. The film is a loose remake of The Street with No..
18.Lonelyhearts
Myrna Loy, Montgomery Clift
Released: 1958
Directed by: Vincent J. Donehue
Lonelyhearts is a 1958 drama film directed by Vincent J. Donehue. It is based on the 1957 play by Howard Teichmann, which in turn is based on the 1933 novel Miss Lonelyhearts by..
17.The Boy with Green Hair
Dean Stockwell, Robert Ryan
Released: 1948
Directed by: Joseph Losey
The Boy with Green Hair is a 1948 American comedy-drama film directed by Joseph Losey. It stars Dean Stockwell as Peter, a young war orphan who is subject to ridicule after he awakens..
16.Beware, My Lovely
Robert Ryan, Ida Lupino
Released: 1952
Directed by: Harry Horner
Beware, My Lovely is a 1952 American suspense film starring Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan and Taylor Holmes. Directed by Harry Horner, the film is based on the 1950 play The Man by Mel..
15.The Dirty Dozen
Jim Brown, Donald Sutherland
Released: 1967
Directed by: Robert Aldrich
The Dirty Dozen is a 1967 film directed by Robert Aldrich, released by MGM, and starring Lee Marvin. The picture was filmed in England and features an ensemble supporting cast including Ernest..
14.The Iceman Cometh
Jeff Bridges, Lee Marvin
Released: 1973
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
The Iceman Cometh is a 1973 film directed by John Frankenheimer. The screenplay was written by Thomas Quinn Curtiss, based on Eugene O’Neill’s 1939 play of the same name. The film was..
13.Odds Against Tomorrow
Shelley Winters, Harry Belafonte
Released: 1959
Directed by: Robert Wise
Odds Against Tomorrow is a 1959 film noir produced and directed by Robert Wise for HarBel Productions, a company founded by the film’s star, Harry Belafonte. Belafonte selected Abraham..
12.The Wild Bunch
William Holden, Ernest Borgnine
Released: 1969
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
The Wild Bunch is a 1969 American epic Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah about an aging outlaw gang on the Texas–Mexico border, trying to exist in the changing “modern” world..
11.On Dangerous Ground
Robert Ryan, Ida Lupino
Released: 1952
Directed by: Nicholas Ray
On Dangerous Ground is a 1951 film noir directed by Nicholas Ray and produced by John Houseman. The screenplay was written by A. I. Bezzerides based on the novel Mad with Much..
10.The Professionals
Claudia Cardinale, Burt Lancaster
Released: 1966
Directed by: Richard Brooks
The Professionals is a 1966 American western starring Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Claudia Cardinale, Robert Ryan, and Woody Strode. The supporting cast includes Jack Palance and..
9.Crossfire
Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan
Released: 1947
Directed by: Edward Dmytryk
Crossfire is a 1947 film noir drama film which deals with the theme of anti-Semitism, as did that year’s Academy Award for Best Picture winner, Gentleman’s Agreement. The film was directed
8.Clash by Night
Marilyn Monroe, Barbara Stanwyck
Released: 1952
Directed by: Fritz Lang
Clash by Night is a 1952 American drama film with some film noir aspects, directed by Fritz Lang and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan, Marilyn Monroe and Keith..
7.The Tall Men
Clark Gable, Jane Russell
Released: 1955
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
The Tall Men is a 1955 American western film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Clark Gable, Jane Russell, and Robert Ryan. The 20th Century Fox film was produced by William A. Bacher..
6.Bad Day at Black Rock
Spencer Tracy, Ernest Borgnine
Released: 1955
Directed by: John Sturges
Bad Day at Black Rock is a 1955 thriller film directed by John Sturges and starring Spencer Tracy and Robert Ryan that combines elements of Westerns and film noir. The supporting cast..
5.The Naked Spur
James Stewart, Janet Leigh
Released: 1953
Directed by: Anthony Mann
The Naked Spur is a 1953 Technicolor American western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Janet Leigh, and Robert Ryan. Written by Sam Rolfe and Harold Jack..
4.Caught
Robert Ryan, Barbara Bel Geddes
Released: 1949
Directed by: Max Ophüls
Caught is a 1949 American film noir directed by Max Ophüls, and starring James Mason, Barbara Bel Geddes and Robert Ryan. Caught was based on a novel by Libbie Block. Child actor..
3.Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is a 1957 American Western film starring Burt Lancaster as Wyatt Earp and Kirk Douglas as Doc Holliday, loosely based on the actual event in 1881. The picture was directed by John Sturges from a screenplay written by novelist Leon Uris.
2.The Set-Up
Robert Ryan, Wallace Ford
Released: 1949
Directed by: Robert Wise
The Set-Up is a 1949 American film noir boxing drama directed by Robert Wise and featuring Robert Ryan and Audrey Totter. The screenplay was adapted by Art Cohn from a 1928 poem..
1.The Longest Day
Sean Connery, John Wayne
Released: 1962
Directed by: Darryl F. Zanuck, Ken Annakin, Bernhard Wicki, Andrew Marton, Gerd Oswald
The Longest Day is a 1962 film based on the 1959 history book The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan, about D-Day, the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944, during WWII. The film was…
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