Robert Ryan's biography
Robert Bushnell Ryan is 64 years old film actor born at Chicago. He was born on Thursday 11th of November 1909. He is often nicknamed as Robert Bushnell Ryan, Robert Ryan. According to year of birth 1909 Robert belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 11th of November means Robert is Scorpio. Scorpio is a watery sign. These people are very intense in their thoughts. They always learn from the transformatory phase of their life.
He is white american. Robert is citizen of United States of America. Robert´s primary profession is to be film actor. You can know him also as stage actor. Robert is recently known as television actor.
Robert Ryan's schools
We found 1 school He attended. Name of the school: Dartmouth College.
Detailed informations about his schools
- Attended Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois for high school, class of 1927, where he was an All-City tackle his senior year, playing football for all four years.
Robert Ryan's career
His main focus is to be film actor. He is famous thanks to The Wild Bunch.
Is Robert Ryan gay ?
He is known to be straight.
How did Robert Ryan die
Robert died on on Wednesday 11th of July 1973 when he was 64 years old. Robert Ryans death was caused by lung cancer. It happend like natural causes.
Awards and competitions
Robert Ryan's Awards
- Appeared in two films nominated for Best Picture Academy Award: Crossfire (1947) and The Longest Day (1962). Robert Mitchum also appeared in both of these films.
Robert Ryan's Nominations
- Robert was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for work Crossfire in 1947
What else you don't know about Robert Ryan ?
Robert´s middle name is Bushnell.
What Robert Ryan has done for a first time
- He was first treated for lung cancer several years before his death, having previously been a heavy cigarette smoker.
Robert Ryan's quotes
- [on being listed as one of the screen's all-time best heavies] I guess they never saw me in most of my pictures. Still, I've never stopped working so I can't complain.
Robert Ryan's height, body shape
Lets describe how Robert Ryan looks. We will focus on Robert´s height, body shape and hair color. Robert is tall as 6' 4" (193 cm). Body build is average. Robert´s hair is shade of brown - dark.