Edmon Ryan
American actor (1905–1984)
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Edmon Ryan (born Edmon Ryan Mossbarger;[1] June 5, 1905 – August 4, 1984) was an American theater, film, and television actor.[2][3]
June 5, 1905
Edmon Ryan | |
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Ryan in the 1940s | |
| Born | Edmon Ryan Mossbarger June 5, 1905 Cecilia, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, 1984 (aged 79) St. Matthews, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1936–1970 |
| Spouse(s) | Eleanore Dakin |
| Children | 1 |
Early years
Career
Ryan often portrayed hard-nosed characters.[1] His Broadway debut came in Post Road. He also performed in Command Decision, Dream Girl, and The Male Animal[6] and acted on stage in California and Europe.[1]
Ryan acted on radio,[5] film and television, including one year on Search for Tomorrow.[1]
Ryan produced four plays abroad, and in 1957 he took an option on Half a Kingdom with plans to produce it.[6]
Personal life and death
Ryan married Eleanore Dakin on August 3, 1929, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[7] He married actress Anne Sargent on December 13, 1949, in New York.[5] They had one child,[8][4] and they were divorced.[9] He died on August 4, 1984, in Baptist Hospital East in St. Matthews, Kentucky.[1][10] He is interred in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.[11]
Selected filmography
- Crime Over London (1936) – Spider
- Strangers on Honeymoon (1936)
- Gangway (1937) – Red Mike
- Non-Stop New York (1937) – American Prosecutor (uncredited)
- Smash and Grab (1937) – Barman (uncredited)
- Oh Boy! (1938) – Butch
- Hey! Hey! USA (1938) – Ace Marco
- Murder in Soho (1939) – Spike
- The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939) – Paul Renseler (uncredited)
- The Dark Eyes of London (1939) – Lieutenant Patrick O'Reilly
- Battleground (1949) – Major (uncredited)
- Side Street (1949) – Victor Backett
- Mystery Street (1950) – James Joshua Harkley
- The Breaking Point (1950) – Rogers
- Three Secrets (1950) – Hardin
- Undercover Girl (1950) – Doc Holmes
- Highway 301 (1950) – Detective Sergeant Truscott / Narrator
- The Du Pont Story (1950) – Lammot du Pont, the elder
- Storm Warning (1951) – Trailer's Hooded Narrator (uncredited)
- Sugarfoot (1951) – Opening Off Screen Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- The Guy Who Came Back (1951) – Joe Demarcus
- Go Man Go (1954) – Zack Leader
- Knights of the Queen (1954)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 2 Episode 14: "John Brown's Body") - Dr. Croatman
- Le avventure dei tre moschettieri (1957)
- La spada imbattibile (1957)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 3 Episode 31: "The Festive Season") - Attorney John
- Le imprese di una spada leggendaria (1958)
- Good Day for a Hanging (1959) – William P. Selby, Attorney
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960) (Season 5 Episode 31: "I Can Take Care of Myself") - "Detective" Jack Simpson
- Two for the Seesaw (1962) – Frank Taubman
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) (Season 2 Episode 31: "Isabel") - Lieutenant John Huntley
- A Global Affair (1964) – Gavin
- A House Is Not a Home (1964) – Sam
- The Americanization of Emily (1964) – Admiral Hoyle
- The Playground (1965) – Jason Porter
- Banning (1967) – Stuart Warren
- Topaz (1969) – McKittreck
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) – Rear Admiral Patrick NL Bellinger (final film role)
