King of Kings
1961
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In January 1944, after securing a contract guarantee from RKO Radio Pictures, Ryan enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served as a drill instructor at Camp Pendleton, located between Oceanside and San Clemente in Southern California.
Ryan served in the United States Marines as a drill sergeant (winning a boxing championship) and went on to become a key figure in post WWII American Film Noir and western productions.
- November 11, 1909
- July 11, 1973
Though Ryan served in the military, he came to share the pacifist views of his wife Jessica, who was a Quaker. In the late 1940s, as the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) intensified its anti-Communist attacks on Hollywood, he joined the short-lived Committee for the First Amendment .
May 19, 2015 · When his career began to slip as he grew older, Ryan regained his footing as a character actor playing hard-nosed military men (1965’s “The Battle of the Bulge” and 1967’s “The Dirty Dozen”) and an outsider among outsiders (1966’s “The Professionals” and 1969’s “The Wild Bunch”).
Ryan served in the United States Marines as a drill sergeant (winning a boxing championship) and went on to become a key figure in post WWII American Film Noir and western productions.
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
May 1, 2024 · Robert Ryan (born Nov. 11, 1909, Chicago, Ill., U.S.—died July 11, 1973, New York, N.Y.) was a 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.
Robert Ryan - Actors and Actresses. Nationality: American. Born: Robert Bushnell Ryan in Chicago, Illinois, 11 November 1909. Education: Attended Loyola Academy, Chicago; Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire (boxing champion), B.A. in literature 1931. Military Service: U.S. Marine Corps, 1944–45: drill instructor, Camp Pendleton barracks ...
