Edmon Ryan

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Edmon Ryan

actor

Born
June 5, 1905
Died
August 4, 1984
Age
79 years
Nationality
United States

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

Early years

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

Career

Ryan often portrayed hard-nosed characters. His Broadway debut came in Post Road. He also performed in Command Decision, Dream Girl, and The Male Animal and acted on stage in California and Europe.

Ryan acted on radio, film and television, including one year on 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. He married actress Anne Sargent on December 13, 1949, in New York. They had one child, and they were divorced. He died on August 4, 1984, in Baptist Hospital East in St. Matthews, Kentucky. He is interred in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.

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