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Eddie Ryder(1923-1997)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Eddie Ryder was born on 31 January 1923 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for High Anxiety (1977), The Twilight Zone (1959) and Up Yours (1979). He died on 29 March 1997 in El Paso, Texas, USA.
BornJanuary 31, 1923
DiedMarch 29, 1997(74)
BornJanuary 31, 1923
DiedMarch 29, 1997(74)
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Known for

Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Harvey Korman, and Howard Morris in High Anxiety (1977)
High Anxiety
6.6
  • Doctor at Convention
  • 1977
Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Twilight Zone
9.0
TV Series
  • Joseph J. Callahan(as Edward Ryder)
Cindy Morgan in Up Yours (1979)
Up Yours
4.8
  • Man on the Street
  • Obscene Caller
  • Chief Looney
  • 1979
Mark Andrews, Roxanne Arlen, Lori Nelson, and John Smith in Hot Rod Girl (1956)
Hot Rod Girl
5.0
  • Two Tanks
  • 1956

Credits

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Actor

  • Finola Hughes, Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, Genie Francis, Laura Wright, Donnell Turner, Tanisha Harper, Josh Kelly, Eden McCoy, Josh Swickard, and Tabyana Ali in General Hospital (1963)
    General Hospital
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Slick Jones
    • Slick
    • 1980–1991
  • Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)
    Hunter
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Grocer
    • 1989
  • A Masterpiece of Murder (1986)
    A Masterpiece of Murder
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Jerry Page
    • 1986
  • John Rubinstein and Jack Warden in Crazy Like a Fox (1984)
    Crazy Like a Fox
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Mel
    • 1985
  • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Wheelchair Salesman
    • 1981
  • Catherine Bach, Ben Jones, Denver Pyle, John Schneider, and Tom Wopat in The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
    The Dukes of Hazzard
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Culpepper
    • 1980
  • Cindy Morgan in Up Yours (1979)
    Up Yours
    4.8
    • Man on the Street
    • Obscene Caller
    • Chief Looney
    • 1979
  • Young Maverick (1979)
    Young Maverick
    6.4
    TV Series
    • 1979
  • Nanette Fabray and Harold Gould in The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979)
    The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Hans
    • 1979
  • Noah Beery Jr. and James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)
    The Rockford Files
    8.2
    TV Series
    • 'Cat Eye' Wilson
    • 1978
  • Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Harvey Korman, and Howard Morris in High Anxiety (1977)
    High Anxiety
    6.6
    • Doctor at Convention
    • 1977
  • The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
    The Streets of San Francisco
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Frankie Chaffee
    • Jim Barnotti
    • 1973–1977
  • Robert Blake in Baretta (1975)
    Baretta
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Edgar Huff
    • 1977
  • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
    Barnaby Jones
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Typewriter Salesman
    • Mel Linder
    • 1973–1977
  • Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner in Switch (1975)
    Switch
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Blinkey
    • Immigration Officer
    • 1976

Writer

  • Cindy Morgan in Up Yours (1979)
    Up Yours
    4.8
    • written by (as Edward Ryder)
    • 1979
  • The Don Rickles Show (1968)
    The Don Rickles Show
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1968–1969

Director

  • Cindy Morgan in Up Yours (1979)
    Up Yours
    4.8
    • Director (as Edward Ryder)
    • 1979
  • The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
    The Bob Newhart Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Don Adams in Get Smart (1965)
    Get Smart
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director (as Edward Ryder)
    • 1969

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Eddie Reider
  • Born
    • January 31, 1923
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 29, 1997
    • El Paso, Texas, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Appeared as Bones Snodgrass on the TV series Our Miss Brooks from 1953-1954 under the name Eddie Riley.

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