Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan is an actor, born 1909. Their work on CrossBinge spans TV and films, including Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, with ratings and cross-media recommendations.

Robert Bushnell Ryan (November 11, 1909, July 11, 1973) was an American actor who often played hardened cops and ruthless villains. Ryan was born in Chicago, Illinois, the first child of Timothy Ryan and his wife Mabel Bushnell Ryan. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1932, having held the school's heavyweight boxing title all four years of his attendance. After graduation, the 6'4" Ryan found employment as a stoker on a ship, a WPA worker, and a ranch hand in Montana. Ryan attempted to make a career in show business as a playwright, but had to turn to acting to support himself. He…