Birth Chart
Robert (1909) Ryan
Robert Bushnell Ryan
Sun Scorpio
Moon Libra or Scorpio
When the birth time is unknown, the chart is calculated for 12:00 noon without using the astrological houses system. Are the planets in the wrong houses?
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Scorpio - 18°43'
↣ Moon in Scorpio - 03°56'
↣ Mercury in Scorpio - 06°18'
↣ Venus in Capricorn - 04°44'
↣ Mars in Pisces - 27°34'
↣ Jupiter in Libra - 06°09'
↣ Saturn in Aries - 17°38' - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Capricorn - 17°59'
↣ Neptune in Cancer - 19°14' - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Gemini - 26°32' - retrograde
↣ North Node in Gemini - 07°28' - retrograde
Aspects
↣ Sun and Uranus sextile (0°44' separating)
↣ Sun and Neptune trine (0°31' applying)
↣ Sun and Pluto antiparallel
↣ Moon and Mercury conjunction (2°22' applying)
↣ Moon and Venus sextile (0°48' applying)
↣ Mercury and Venus sextile (1°34' separating)
↣ Venus and Jupiter square (1°25' applying)
↣ Venus and Pluto opposition (8°12' separating)
↣ Mars and Jupiter opposition (8°35' applying) parallel
↣ Mars and Pluto square (1°02' separating)
↣ Jupiter and North Node trine (1°19' applying)
↣ Saturn and Uranus square (0°21' separating)
↣ Saturn and Neptune square (1°36' separating)
↣ Uranus and Neptune opposition (1°16' applying)
↣ Neptune and North Node parallel
Birth data
- Original name
- Robert Bushnell Ryan
- Chart date
- 11/11/1909
- Chart time
- No time
- Date and time quality
- XX Time not informed what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Chicago (IL), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 41°51' North · 87°39' West
- Time zone
- 06:00 West
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About
Robert Bushnell Ryan was a prominent American actor, known for portraying hard men—often criminals, fanatics, or relentless policemen—in film noir and classic Hollywood cinema. His physical presence—tall and athletic, shaped by years as an amateur boxer—and his restrained expression made him a frequent choice for ambiguous and unsettling roles in the 1940s and 1950s.
Signed to RKO, Ryan established his reputation in films that explored moral and social tensions, such as Jean Renoir’s The Woman on the Beach (1947) and Edward Dmytryk’s Crossfire (1947), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In The Set-Up (1949) he drew on his boxing experience to portray convincingly a veteran fighter tragically manipulated by corrupt interests.
Beyond his film career, he was known for his liberal political views, a contrast with the often authoritarian characters he played. His legacy endures in the development of complex noir characters and in influencing the portrayal of antiheroes and villains in American cinema.
