ACTOR

Robert Ryan

1909 - 1973

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Robert Bushnell Ryan (November 11, 1909 – July 11, 1973) was an American actor and activist. Known for his portrayals of hardened cops and ruthless villains, Ryan performed for over three decades. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Ryan has received more than 2,681,791 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Robert Ryan is the 1,083rd most popular actor (up from 1,110th in 2019), the 1,872nd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,994th in 2019) and the 509th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robert Ryan ranks 1,083 out of 13,578. Before him are Barbara Brylska, Hema Malini, Stacy Keach, Pedro Infante, Megan Fox, and Tchéky Karyo. After him are John Leguizamo, Robert Hardy, Betty Grable, Glenda Jackson, Tony Shalhoub, and Judith Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Robert Ryan ranks 65. Before him are Nikolay Bogolyubov, Grażyna Bacewicz, Clement Greenberg, Golo Mann, Mikhail Mil, and Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche. After him are Lennart Bernadotte, Marguerite Perey, Robert Brasillach, Werner Naumann, Infanta Beatriz of Spain, and Gunnar Björnstrand. Among people deceased in 1973, Robert Ryan ranks 72. Before him are Robert Smithson, Soong Ai-ling, Katina Paxinou, Alan Watts, José Villalonga, and Yaakov Dori. After him are Betty Grable, Mikhail Kalatozov, Mary Wigman, Jacques Lipchitz, Marc Allégret, and Bruno Maderna.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Ryan ranks 1,872 out of 20,380. Before him are Sam Houston (1793), Karen Carpenter (1950), Stacy Keach (1941), Henry Lee Lucas (1936), Megan Fox (1986), and Ben Carson (1951). After him are Edward Albee (1928), Pat Garrett (1850), Pat Riley (1945), Betty Grable (1916), Carson McCullers (1917), and Tony Shalhoub (1953).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Robert Ryan ranks 509. Before him are Yaphet Kotto (1939), Agnes Moorehead (1900), Kathryn Joosten (1939), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (1966), Stacy Keach (1941), and Megan Fox (1986). After him are Betty Grable (1916), Tony Shalhoub (1953), Angie Dickinson (1931), Brad Davis (1949), Victor French (1934), and Liv Tyler (1977).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Wild Bunch
Deke Thornton
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
Jun 19o 19697.6 / 10
The Longest Day
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
Sep 25o 19627.582 / 10
Bad Day at Black Rock
Reno Smith
One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.
Jan 13o 19557.3 / 10