# Edmon Ryan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Edmon_Ryan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Edmon_Ryan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmon_Ryan > Source revision: 1344033410 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American actor (1905–1984)}} {{Use American English|date=April 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Edmon Ryan | image = Edmon Ryan 1940s.jpg | image_size = | caption = Ryan in the 1940s | birth_name = Edmon Ryan Mossbarger | birth_date = {{Birth date|1905|06|05|mf=yes}} | birth_place = [Cecilia, Kentucky](/source/Cecilia%2C_Kentucky), U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1984|08|04|1905|06|05}} | death_place = [St. Matthews, Kentucky](/source/St._Matthews%2C_Kentucky), U.S. | resting_place = [Cave Hill Cemetery](/source/Cave_Hill_Cemetery), Louisville, Kentucky | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1936–1970 | spouse = Eleanore Dakin
{{marriage|[Anne Sargent](/source/Anne_Sargent)|1949|1967|reason=divorced}} | children = 1 }} '''Edmon Ryan''' (born '''Edmon Ryan Mossbarger'''; June 5, 1905 – August 4, 1984) was an American theater, film, and television actor.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/edmon-ryan-58733|title=Edmon Ryan – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB|first=The Broadway|last=League|website=www.ibdb.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1ad8654|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628002422/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1ad8654|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 28, 2018|title=Edmon Ryan|publisher=}} ==Early years== A native of [Cecilia](/source/Cecilia%2C_Kentucky), [Kentucky](/source/Kentucky), he was the son of Isham Edward Mossbarger and Pearl Shelton Mossbarger, and he had a brother. He graduated from [Yale University's](/source/Yale_University) School of Drama. == Career == Ryan often portrayed hard-nosed characters. His Broadway debut came in ''[Post Road](/source/Post_Road_(play))''. He also performed in ''[Command Decision](/source/Command_Decision_(play))'', ''[Dream Girl](/source/Dream_Girl_(play))'', and ''The Male Animal''{{cite news |last1=Calta |first1=Louis |title='Half a Kingdom' Finds a Producer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1957/07/24/archives/half-a-kingdom-finds-a-producer-edmon-ryan-will-present-miss-ferros.html?searchResultPosition=1 |access-date=May 28, 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=July 24, 1957 |page=28|url-access=subscription }} and acted on stage in California and Europe. Ryan acted on radio, film and television, including one year on ''[Search for Tomorrow](/source/Search_for_Tomorrow).'' Ryan produced four plays abroad, and in 1957 he took an option on ''Half a Kingdom'' with plans to produce it. == Personal life and death == Ryan married Eleanore Dakin on August 3, 1929, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.{{cite news |title=Dakin-Mossbarger |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-edmon-ryan/148286672/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |work=Wisconsin State Journal |date=August 18, 1929 |location=Wisconsin, Madison |page=13|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) }} He married actress [Anne Sargent](/source/Anne_Sargent) on December 13, 1949, in New York.{{cite news |title=Anne Sargent, Edmon Ryan Marry in New York Ceremony |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tribune-marriage-of-sargent-ryan/148285778/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |work=The Tribune |date=December 21, 1949 |location=Pennsylvania, Scranton |page=11|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) }} They had one child,{{cite news |title=Hilary Ryan Is Fiancee Of Adam Gregory Norton |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/12/23/archives/hilary-ryan-is-fiancee-of-adam-gregory-norton.html?searchResultPosition=1 |access-date=May 28, 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=December 23, 1979 |page=37|url-access=subscription }}''Drama'', Los Angeles Times, June 26, 1950, pg. A7. and they were divorced.{{cite news |last1=Swem |first1=Gregg |title=Hilary Ryan marvels at facilities of Louisville arts |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-hilary-ryan/148285095/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |work=Kentucky, Louisville |date=September 26, 1982 |location=Kentucky, Louisville |page=H 1|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) }} He died on August 4, 1984, in Baptist Hospital East in [St. Matthews, Kentucky](/source/St._Matthews%2C_Kentucky).{{cite news |title=Edmon Ryan Mossbarger, ex-character actor, dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-obituary-for-edmon-r/148264723/ |access-date=May 28, 2024 |work=The Courier-Journal |date=August 6, 1984 |location=Kentucky, Louisville |page=7|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) }}{{cite web |title=Will Hay |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/77744 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114123008/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/77744 |archive-date=14 January 2009 |accessdate=29 July 2017 |publisher=}} He is interred in [Cave Hill Cemetery](/source/Cave_Hill_Cemetery) in [Louisville, Kentucky](/source/Louisville%2C_Kentucky).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. ==Selected filmography== * ''[Crime Over London](/source/Crime_Over_London)'' (1936) – Spider * ''[Strangers on Honeymoon](/source/Strangers_on_Honeymoon)'' (1936) * ''[Gangway](/source/Gangway_(film))'' (1937) – Red Mike * ''[Non-Stop New York](/source/Non-Stop_New_York)'' (1937) – American Prosecutor (uncredited) * ''[Smash and Grab](/source/Smash_and_Grab_(1937_film))'' (1937) – Barman (uncredited) * ''[Oh Boy!](/source/Oh_Boy!_(1938_film))'' (1938) – Butch * ''[Hey! Hey! USA](/source/Hey!_Hey!_USA)'' (1938) – Ace Marco * ''[Murder in Soho](/source/Murder_in_Soho)'' (1939) – Spike * ''[The Nursemaid Who Disappeared](/source/The_Nursemaid_Who_Disappeared)'' (1939) – Paul Renseler (uncredited) * ''[The Dark Eyes of London](/source/The_Dark_Eyes_of_London_(film))'' (1939) – Lieutenant Patrick O'Reilly * ''[Battleground](/source/Battleground_(film))'' (1949) – Major (uncredited) * ''[Side Street](/source/Side_Street_(1950_film))'' (1949) – Victor Backett * ''[Mystery Street](/source/Mystery_Street)'' (1950) – James Joshua Harkley * ''[The Breaking Point](/source/The_Breaking_Point_(1950_film))'' (1950) – Rogers * ''[Three Secrets](/source/Three_Secrets)'' (1950) – Hardin * ''[Undercover Girl](/source/Undercover_Girl_(1950_film))'' (1950) – Doc Holmes * ''[Highway 301](/source/Highway_301_(film))'' (1950) – Detective Sergeant Truscott / Narrator * ''[The Du Pont Story](/source/The_Du_Pont_Story)'' (1950) – Lammot du Pont, the elder * ''[Storm Warning](/source/Storm_Warning_(1951_film))'' (1951) – Trailer's Hooded Narrator (uncredited) * ''[Sugarfoot](/source/Sugarfoot_(film))'' (1951) – Opening Off Screen Narrator (voice, uncredited) * ''[The Guy Who Came Back](/source/The_Guy_Who_Came_Back)'' (1951) – Joe Demarcus * ''[Go Man Go](/source/Go_Man_Go_(film))'' (1954) – Zack Leader * ''[Knights of the Queen](/source/Knights_of_the_Queen)'' (1954) * ''[Alfred Hitchcock Presents](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Good_Day_for_a_Hanging)'' (1959) – William P. Selby, Attorney * ''[Alfred Hitchcock Presents](/source/Alfred_Hitchcock_Presents)'' (1960) (Season 5 Episode 31: "I Can Take Care of Myself") - "Detective" Jack Simpson * ''[Two for the Seesaw](/source/Two_for_the_Seesaw_(1962_film))'' (1962) – Frank Taubman * ''[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour](/source/The_Alfred_Hitchcock_Hour)'' (1964) (Season 2 Episode 31: "Isabel") - Lieutenant John Huntley * ''[A Global Affair](/source/A_Global_Affair)'' (1964) – Gavin * ''[A House Is Not a Home](/source/A_House_Is_Not_a_Home_(film))'' (1964) – Sam * ''[The Americanization of Emily](/source/The_Americanization_of_Emily)'' (1964) – Admiral Hoyle * ''The Playground'' (1965) – Jason Porter * ''[Banning](/source/Banning_(film))'' (1967) – Stuart Warren * ''[Topaz](/source/Topaz_(1969_film))'' (1969) – McKittreck * ''[Tora! Tora! Tora!](/source/Tora!_Tora!_Tora!)'' (1970) – Rear Admiral Patrick NL Bellinger (final film role) ==References== ==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{IMDb name|0002269}} *{{IBDB name|58733}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Edmon}} Category:1905 births Category:1984 deaths Category:American male stage actors Category:American male film actors Category:20th-century American male actors Category:People from Hardin County, Kentucky Category:Male actors from Kentucky --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Edmon Ryan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmon_Ryan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmon_Ryan?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.