Robert Bushnell Ryan
| Sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Nov 11, 1909 Chicago, IL |
| Died | Jul 11, 1973 New York City, NY |
| Age | Died at 63 |
| Final Resting PlaceCremated | |
Robert Ryan | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1940-73 |
| Top Roles | Gen. Grey, Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin, John The Baptist, Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin, Ike Clanton |
| Top Genres | Drama, Comedy, Film Noir, Action, Crime, Western |
| Top Topics | World War II, Book-Based, Screwball Comedy |
| Top Collaborators | Dore Schary (Producer), Ida Lupino, Frank Capra (Director), Nicholas Ray (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Pat O'Brien, Sam Spiegel, Patric Knowles see more.. |
Robert Ryan Overview:
Legendary character actor, Robert Ryan, was born Robert Bushnell Ryan on Nov 11, 1909 in Chicago, IL. Ryan died at the age of 63 on Jul 11, 1973 in New York City, NY and was cremated and his ashes scattered in unknown location.
MINI BIO:
Tall, lean, dark-haired American actor who, after a spotty early career interrupted by war service, found that his whippy, gritty performances earned him some good leading roles at RKO from 1947 to 1952. After that, often cast as embittered men, he was mostly second or third on the cast list of largely unworthy films, although working steadily. He received an Oscar nomination for his performance in Crossfire. Died from cancer. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Ryan was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1947 | Best Supporting Actor | Crossfire (1947) | Montgomery | Nominated |
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Robert Ryan Quotes:
Ty Ty Walden: Well, now, I wish I had spent a little more time on the cotton, that's for sure. If I had 20 or 30 bales to tide me over the fall and winter, I could devote all the rest of my time to diggin'!
Uncle Felix: But Mr. Ty Ty, where're we gonna' get enough grub to carry us through another winter?
Ty Ty Walden: We use my credit, like we did last winter!
Uncle Felix: The store man says you ain't got enough credit to grease the end of your nose.
Ty Ty Walden: Felix, I'm sorry about that, but there's nothing' I can do. I just GOT to go on diggin'. I got the fever! Ya' can't stop the fever!
Hans Ehrengard: Rico! All clear. By the way, I forgot to bring your wooden cross. Your *upside-down* cross.
[gun battle erupts]
Reno Smith: I swear, you're beginning to make me mad.
John J. Macreedy: All strangers do, hmm?
Reno Smith: No, they don't. Not all of them. Some do, when they come around snooping...
John J. Macreedy: Snooping for what?
Reno Smith: I don't know, outsiders coming in, looking for something...
John J. Macreedy: Looking for what?
Reno Smith: I don't know! Somebody's always looking for something in this part of the West. To the historian it's the Old West, to the book writer it's the Wild West, to the businessman it's the Undeveloped West -- they say we're all poor and backward, and I guess we are, we don't even have enough water. But to us, this place is *our* West, and I wish they'd leave us alone!
John J. Macreedy: Leave you alone to do what?
Reno Smith: I don't know what you mean.
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