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Alfred Ryder
Acting

Alfred Ryder
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1916-01-05,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Alfred Ryder, the veteran actor who appeared on radio and Broadway and in the movies and TV and who also was a renowned stage director, was born Alfred Jacob Corn on January 5, 1916, in New York City. He made his professional debut as an actor at the age of eight and attended New York City's Professional Children's School. His Broadway debut came in 1929, when the 13-year-old Ryder played a "lost boy" in Eva Le Gallienne's production of J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan". Ryder studied acting with Benno Schneider, Robert Lewis and Lee Strasberg. He appeared in the 1938 Broadway production of "Our Town" - his Broadway debut as an adult performer - as well as numerous Broadway productions before World War II, including the 1939 revival of Clifford Odets's "Awake and Sing!". For many years he was the voice of Sammy in the radio serial "Rise of the Goldbergs" Ryder joined the Army Air Force during World War II, eventually appearing in the U.S. Army Air Force's gala Broadway stage show "Winged Victory" in 1943. The following year, he made his movie debut as "PFC Alfred Ryder" in the film version of the show Winged Victory (1944)). After the war he made more films, including director Anthony Mann's classic 1947 film noir T-Men (1947). On Broadway, he appeared as Oswald in the 1948 revival of Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts" and as Mark Antony in the 1950 production of "Julius Caesar". Also that year, he appeared as Orestes in the Broadway play "The Tower Beyond Tragedy". Ryder had the singular honor of being cast as the understudy for Laurence Olivier in one of the legendary actor's greatest roles, that of Archie Rice, in the 1958 Broadway production of John Osborne's "The Entertainer". Olivier's Archie Rice is considered one of the greatest performances of the 20th century, and Ryder was chosen to keep the Broadway patrons in their seats in the event the great British theatrical knight couldn't go on. Ryder also appeared in the original Broadway production of Eugène Ionesco's absurdist masterpiece "Rhinoceros" in 1960. A noted theatrical stage director with such companies as Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage, Ryder made his Broadway directorial debut with the play "A Far Country" in 1961. He subsequently directed two more Broadway productions, "The Exercise" in 1968 and the 1971 revival of August Strindberg's "Dance of Death." Despite his achievements on the stage, film and radio, Ryder is mostly remembered as a prolific and versatile TV character actor. He made over 100 appearances on TV, including memorable turns on Star Trek: The Original Series (1966) (he appeared as Prof. Robert Crater in the series' very first aired episode, "The Man Trap"), Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964) (two appearances as the ghost of Nazi U-boat commander Capt. Gerhardt Krueger), and The Invaders (1967) (appearing as The Alien Leader). Ryder retired from screen acting in 1976 to concentrate on the stage, both as an actor and director. He died on April 16, 1995 in Englewood, NJ, at the age of 79. He was married to actress Kim Stanley, with whom he had a child, from 1957 until 1964, and he was the brother of actress Olive Deering. From the IMDB Mini Bio for Alfred Ryder

Filmography

6.8

T-Men
1947-12-15

5.5

Winged Victory
1944-12-22

7.3

True Grit
1969-06-11

The Story on Page One

5.1

The Story on Page One
1959-12-01

5.5

Probe
1972-02-21

The Legend of Hillbilly John

5.3

The Legend of Hillbilly John
1974-02-01

Invitation to a Gunfighter

5.9

Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964-10-14

Indict and Convict

0

Indict and Convict
1974-01-06

5

Bogie
1980-03-04

4.5

The Raiders
1963-12-01

5.3

Tracks
1976-12-15

The Specialists

0

The Specialists
1975-01-06

The 400 Million

5.9

The 400 Million
1939-03-07

Operation Heartbeat

0

Operation Heartbeat
1969-04-17

6.1

Hotel
1967-01-19

The D.A.: Murder One

0

The D.A.: Murder One
1969-12-08

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

4.3

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978-08-21

6

W
1974-06-07

The Stone Killer

6.2

The Stone Killer
1973-08-08

The Abduction of Saint Anne

6

The Abduction of Saint Anne
1975-01-21

Escape to Witch Mountain

6.4

Escape to Witch Mountain
1975-03-21

8.014

Star Trek
1966-09-08

5.5

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

7.1

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

7.486

Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03

6.3

Route 66
1960-10-07

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

7.004

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979-09-20

The Streets of San Francisco

6.945

The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23

Land of the Giants

6.7

Land of the Giants
1968-09-22

5.5

Naked City
1958-09-30

Charlie's Angels

6.676

Charlie's Angels
1976-09-22

6.7

Mannix
1967-09-16

6.988

Kojak
1973-10-24

6.6

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

4.7

Studio One
1948-11-07

Mission: Impossible

7.6

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

6.4

Cannon
1971-09-14

6.8

Ironside
1967-03-28

The Swiss Family Robinson

6.4

The Swiss Family Robinson
1975-09-14

6.3

Laredo
1965-09-16

The Wild Wild West

7.6

The Wild Wild West
1965-09-17

7.5

87th Precinct
1961-09-25

The Greatest Show on Earth

5

The Greatest Show on Earth
1963-09-17

Target: The Corruptors!

3.5

Target: The Corruptors!
1961-09-29

6.2

Outlaws
1960-09-26

0

Bus Stop
1961-10-01

6.4

Felony Squad
1966-09-12

The Wild Wild West

7.6

The Wild Wild West
1965-09-17

6.7

Switch
1975-09-09

6.4

The Virginian
1962-09-19

4.7

Lancer
1968-09-24

5.5

The Aquanauts
1960-09-14

6.9

Search
1972-09-13

7.1

McCloud
1970-02-17

One Step Beyond

5.6

One Step Beyond
1959-01-20

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.5

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

Meeting of Minds

10

Meeting of Minds
1977-01-10

Judd for the Defense

7.5

Judd for the Defense
1967-09-08

Profiles in Courage

5

Profiles in Courage
1964-11-08

The Philco Television Playhouse

6

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03

6.2

Decoy
1957-10-14

5.6

Ben Casey
1961-10-02

7.2

The Rat Patrol
1966-09-12

7.4

Ellery Queen
1975-09-11

Robert Montgomery Presents

5.2

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30

7

Inner Sanctum
1954-01-09

The Six Million Dollar Man

7.2

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974-01-18

5.528

Dr. Kildare
1961-09-27

6.2

The Defenders
1961-09-16

The Outer Limits

7.8

The Outer Limits
1963-09-16

6.2

The Defenders
1961-09-16

One Step Beyond

5.6

One Step Beyond
1959-01-20

5.5

Naked City
1958-09-30

5.5

Naked City
1958-09-30

5.5

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

5.5

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

5.5

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

6.6

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

Robert Montgomery Presents

5.2

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30

Robert Montgomery Presents

5.2

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30

Profiles in Courage

5

Profiles in Courage
1964-11-08

4.7

Studio One
1948-11-07

4.7

Studio One
1948-11-07

0

The Witness
1960-09-29

Play of the Week

0

Play of the Week
1959-10-12

7.6

Combat!
1962-10-02

The Philco Television Playhouse

6

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03

The Philco Television Playhouse

6

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03

6.8

The Invaders
1967-01-10

6.8

The Invaders
1967-01-10

Mission: Impossible

7.6

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

DuPont Show of the Month

6.7

DuPont Show of the Month
1957-09-29

Mission: Impossible

7.6

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962-09-20

Shirley Temple's Storybook

5.8

Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958-01-12

Shirley Temple's Storybook

5.8

Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958-01-12