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…
Movies & TV Shows
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Star Trek (1966) — Robert Crater
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True Grit (1969) — Goudy
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The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) — Joe Lannon
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Mission: Impossible (1966) — Colonel Valentin Yetkoff
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Charlie's Angels (1976) — Barkley
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Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) — Astrologer
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The Outer Limits (1963) — Edgar Price
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Hawaii Five-O (1968) — Harry Quon
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Kojak (1973) — Emile
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) — Garedon
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Quincy, M.E. (1976)
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Combat! (1962) — Heismann
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Gunsmoke (1955) — Hank Voyles
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The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
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T-Men (1947) — Tony Genaro / Tony Galvani
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The Stone Killer (1973) — Tony Champion
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — Attorney Johnathan Rudolph
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The Wild Wild West (1965) — Captain Philo
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Corio
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Ironside (1967)
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Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964) — Doc Barker
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The Invaders (1967) — Mr. Nexus
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Mannix (1967)
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McCloud (1970)
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Land of the Giants (1968) — Parteg
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Ellery Queen (1975)
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Cannon (1971)
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The Virginian (1962) — Ketch
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The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) — Astrologer
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It Takes a Thief (1968) — Hunza Schroeder
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The F.B.I. (1965) — Otto Mann
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Hotel (1967) — Capt. Yolles
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The Rat Patrol (1966) — Col. Gerschon
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Route 66 (1960)
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Dr. Kildare (1961) — Dr. Tony Stewart
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One Step Beyond (1959) — John Marriott
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Ben Casey (1961)
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Tracks (1976) — The Man
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Laredo (1965)
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Naked City (1958) — Carl Blakely