Robert Ryan: movies and TV shows
Robert Ryan has 105 credits in the archive: 88 films and 17 TV series, from 1940 to 2017. Highest rated: World War One (7.7/10).
Career timeline
1940 – 2017 · busiest year: 1956 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D | Self | Film | — | 107 |
| 2004 | Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 94 |
| 2002 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller | Sandy Dawson (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 92 |
| 1997 | Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 87 |
| 1991 | Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 81 |
| 1986 | The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.3 | 76 |
| 1973 | Lolly-Madonna XXX | Pap Gutshall | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 1973 | Executive Action | Foster | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1973 | The Iceman Cometh | Larry Slade | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 1973 | The Outfit | Mailer | Film | 6.8 | 63 |
| 1973 | The Man Without a Country | Lt. Cmdr. Vaughan | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1973 | The Moviemakers | Self | Film | 10.0 | 63 |
| 1972 | And Hope to Die | Charley | Film | 6.4 | 62 |
| 1971 | Lawman | Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1971 | The Love Machine | Gregory 'Greg' Austin | Film | 5.0 | 61 |
| 1970 | The Reason Why | Roger | Film | 10.0 | 60 |
| 1969 | The Wild Bunch | Deke Thornton | Film | 7.6 | 59 |
| 1969 | Captain Nemo and the Underwater City | Captain Nemo | Film | 5.6 | 59 |
| 1969 | Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America | Self - Host | Film | — | 59 |
| 1968 | Anzio | Gen. Carson | Film | 5.7 | 58 |
| 1968 | A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die | New Mexico Gov. Lem Carter | Film | 5.9 | 58 |
| 1967 | The Dirty Dozen | Col. Everett Dasher Breed | Film | 7.6 | 57 |
| 1967 | Custer of the West | Mulligan | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1967 | Hour of the Gun | Ike Clanton | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 1967 | The Busy Body | Charley Barker | Film | 7.2 | 57 |
| 1966 | The Professionals | Ehrengard | Film | 7.1 | 56 |
| 1965 | Battle of the Bulge | General Grey | Film | 6.9 | 55 |
| 1965 | The Dirty Game | General Bruce | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1965 | The Crooked Road | Richard Ashley | Film | 5.5 | 55 |
| 1964 | World War One | Narrator | TV | 7.7 | 54 |
| 1964 | World War I: The Complete Story | Narrator | TV | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1964 | The Inheritance | Narrator (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1964 | A Regular Bouquet: Mississippi Summer | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 54 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | TV | 5.9 | 53 | |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Thomas Bollington | TV | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1962 | The Longest Day | Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin | Film | 7.6 | 52 |
| 1962 | Billy Budd | John Claggart, Master of Arms | Film | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1961 | King of Kings | John the Baptist | Film | 7.1 | 51 |
| 1961 | The Canadians | Inspector William Gannon | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1960 | Ice Palace | Thor Storm | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1960 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | Harry Walters | Film | — | 50 |
| 1959 | The David Susskind Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1959 | Day of the Outlaw | Blaise Starrett | Film | 6.9 | 49 |
| 1959 | Odds Against Tomorrow | Earle Slater | Film | 6.9 | 49 |
| 1959 | Lonelyhearts | William Shrike | Film | 6.3 | 49 |
| 1958 | God's Little Acre | Ty Ty Walden | Film | 6.2 | 48 |
| 1958 | The Great Gatsby | Jay Gatsby | Film | — | 48 |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre | Trilbridge | TV | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre | Mike Ripetti | TV | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1957 | Goodyear Theatre | Frank Berry | TV | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1957 | Men in War | Lt. Benson | Film | 6.7 | 47 |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Matt Jessop | TV | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Cob Oakley | TV | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Sheriff Amos Parney | TV | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Captain William Kraig | TV | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self | TV | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1956 | The Proud Ones | Marshal Cass Silver | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1956 | Back from Eternity | Bill Lonagan | Film | 6.7 | 46 |
| 1956 | The House Without a Name | Film | 7.0 | 46 | |
| 1955 | Bad Day at Black Rock | Reno Smith | Film | 7.3 | 45 |
| 1955 | The Tall Men | Nathan Stark | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1955 | House of Bamboo | Sandy Dawson | Film | 6.2 | 45 |
| 1955 | Escape to Burma | Jim Brecan | Film | 6.2 | 45 |
| 1954 | Her Twelve Men | Joe Hargrave | Film | 5.9 | 44 |
| 1954 | About Mrs. Leslie | George Leslie | Film | 7.4 | 44 |
| 1954 | Alaska Seas | Matt Kelly | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1953 | The Naked Spur | Ben Vandergroat | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1953 | City Beneath the Sea | Brad Carlton | Film | 5.1 | 43 |
| 1953 | Inferno | Donald Whitley Carson III | Film | 6.1 | 43 |
| 1952 | Clash by Night | Earl Pfeiffer | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1952 | Horizons West | Dan Hammond | Film | 6.4 | 42 |
| 1952 | Beware, My Lovely | Howard Wilton | Film | 6.1 | 42 |
| 1951 | Flying Leathernecks | Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin | Film | 5.9 | 41 |
| 1951 | Best of the Badmen | Jeff Clanton | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1951 | On Dangerous Ground | Jim Wilson | Film | 6.6 | 41 |
| 1951 | The Racket | Nick Scanlon | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1951 | Hard, Fast and Beautiful! | Seabright Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | TV | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1950 | Born to Be Bad | Nick | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1950 | The Secret Fury | David McLean | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1950 | The Woman on Pier 13 | Bradley Collins / Frank Johnson | Film | 5.3 | 40 |
| 1949 | Caught | Smith Ohlrig | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1949 | The Set-Up | Stoker | Film | 7.3 | 39 |
| 1949 | Act of Violence | Joe Parkson | Film | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1948 | The Boy with Green Hair | Dr. Evans | Film | 6.2 | 38 |
| 1948 | Berlin Express | Robert Lindley | Film | 6.2 | 38 |
| 1948 | Return of the Bad Men | Sundance Kid | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1947 | Crossfire | Montgomery | Film | 6.6 | 37 |
| 1947 | Trail Street | Allen Harper | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1947 | The Woman on the Beach | Scott Burnett | Film | 6.2 | 37 |
| 1944 | Tender Comrade | Chris Jones | Film | 5.7 | 34 |
| 1944 | Marine Raiders | Capt. Dan Craig | Film | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1943 | Behind the Rising Sun | Lefty O'Doyle | Film | 6.1 | 33 |
| 1943 | Bombardier | Joe Connors | Film | 5.7 | 33 |
| 1943 | The Iron Major | Father Timothy 'Tim' Donovan | Film | 5.7 | 33 |
| 1943 | The Sky's the Limit | Reginald Fenton | Film | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1943 | Gangway for Tomorrow | Joe Dunham | Film | 6.1 | 33 |
| 1940 | North West Mounted Police | Constable Dumont | Film | 6.4 | 30 |
| 1940 | The Ghost Breakers | Intern (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1940 | Queen of the Mob | Jim | Film | 6.2 | 30 |
| 1940 | Golden Gloves | Pete Wells | Film | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1940 | The Texas Rangers Ride Again | Eddie (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 30 |