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