Edmon Ryan

American actor (1905–1984)

Anne Sargent

(m. 1949; div. 1967)

Children1

Edmon Ryan (born Edmon Ryan Mossbarger;^[1] June 5, 1905 – August 4, 1984) was an American theater, film, and television actor.^[2]^[3]

Early years

A native of Cecilia, Kentucky, he was the son of Isham Edward Mossbarger and Pearl Shelton Mossbarger,^[4] and he had a brother.^[1] He graduated from Yale University's School of Drama.^[5]

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)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Edmon Ryan Mossbarger, ex-character actor, dies". The Courier-Journal. Kentucky, Louisville. August 6, 1984. p. 7. Retrieved May 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ League, The Broadway. "Edmon Ryan – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
^ "Edmon Ryan". Archived from the original on June 28, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Drama, Los Angeles Times, June 26, 1950, pg. A7.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Anne Sargent, Edmon Ryan Marry in New York Ceremony". The Tribune. Pennsylvania, Scranton. December 21, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved May 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Calta, Louis (July 24, 1957). "'Half a Kingdom' Finds a Producer". The New York Times. p. 28. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
^ "Dakin-Mossbarger". Wisconsin State Journal. Wisconsin, Madison. August 18, 1929. p. 13. Retrieved May 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hilary Ryan Is Fiancee Of Adam Gregory Norton". The New York Times. December 23, 1979. p. 37. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
^ Swem, Gregg (September 26, 1982). "Hilary Ryan marvels at facilities of Louisville arts". Kentucky, Louisville. Kentucky, Louisville. p. H 1. Retrieved May 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Will Hay". Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.