Alfred Ryder
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A product of New York's Professional Children's School, Alfred Ryder was making a living as an actor at the age of 8. In 1929, Ryder made his Broadway debut, playing "lost boy" Curly in Eva Le Galleine's production of Peter Pan. As a teenager and young adult, Ryder studied his craft with such masters as Benno Schneider, Robert Lewis and Lee Strasberg. He went on to appear in such plays as Awake and Sing and Yellow Jack, and for many years was heard as Sammy in the radio serial Rise of the Goldbergs. While serving in the military in 1944, he made his first film, Winged Victory, in which he was billed as "PFC Alfred Ryder." After the war, he returned to the stage, re-emerging in films in the late 1950s. His movie credits of the 1960s include significant character parts in Hotel (1967) and True Grit (1968). Ryder also made scores of TV guest-star appearances, including the role of Professor Carter in the opening Star Trek episode "The Man Trap" (1966). Alfred Ryder made his last film in 1976, thereafter concentrating on his stage activities as actor and director. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviFilmography:
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- For the British naval commander, see Alfred Phillips Ryder.
| Alfred Ryder | |
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 Ryder as Professor Robert Crater from the Star Trek episode "The Man Trap" |
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| Born | Alfred Jacob Corn January 5, 1916 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 16, 1995 (aged 79) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1944–1980 |
| Spouse | Kim Stanley (m. 1958–1964) (divorced) |
Alfred Ryder (born Alfred Jacob Corn; January 5, 1916 – April 16, 1995) was an American film, radio and television actor. Ryder may best be remembered for appearing in over one hundred television shows, including the 1959 starring role as a British criminal who could not be killed in Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond episode 'The Devil's Laughter'. In 1966 he was Professor Robert Crater in the first Star Trek episode "The Man Trap".
Ryder appeared as one of the alien leaders in the TV series The Invaders, as well as the ghost of a World War I German U-boat captain in two episodes of the TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. In films he is perhaps best known as the defense attorney who cross-examines John Wayne in True Grit.
He began acting at the age of eight and later went on to study with the likes of Robert Lewis and Lee Strasberg as a young adult. During the heyday of American network radio comedy, Ryder had two memorable regular roles, as Molly Goldberg's son Sammy in The Goldbergs; and, as Carl Neff in Easy Aces. During World War II he served in the United States Army Air Forces and appeared in the Air Forces' Broadway play and film Winged Victory. He appeared in Anthony Mann's 1947 film noir classic, T-Men.
He was married to actress Kim Stanley from 1958 until 1964,[1] and had a child with her. He was the brother of actress Olive Deering.
References
- ^ Krampner, Jon. Female Brando: The Legend of Kim Stanley, Back Stage Books, 2006, p. 230
External links
- Alfred Ryder at the Internet Movie Database
- Alfred Ryder at AllRovi
- Alfred Ryder at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
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