Edmon Ryan

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

Edmon Ryan
Ryan in the 1940s
Born	Edmon Ryan Mossbarger (1905-06-05)June 5, 1905 Cecilia, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	August 4, 1984(1984-08-04) (aged 79) St. Matthews, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting place	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1936–1970
Spouse(s)	Eleanore Dakin Anne Sargent ​ ​ (m. 1949; div. 1967)​
Children	1

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)