| Edmon Ryan | |
| Birth Name: | Edmon Ryan Mossbarger |
| Birth Date: | June 5, 1905 |
| Birth Place: | Cecilia, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Death Place: | St. Matthews, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1936 - 1970 |
| Spouse: | Eleanore Dakin |
| Children: | 1 |
Edmon Ryan (born Edmon Ryan Mossbarger; June 5, 1905 - August 4, 1984) was an American theater, film, and television actor.[1] [2]
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.
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[3] 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.
Ryan married Eleanore Dakin on August 3, 1929, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[4] He married actress Anne Sargent on December 13, 1949, in New York.[5] They had one child,[6] [7] and they were divorced.[8] He died on August 4, 1984, in Baptist Hospital East in St. Matthews, Kentucky.[9] [10] He is interred in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.[11]