Robert N. Van Ry was a stage manager for television series, movies and specials. He was best known for having the role of stage manager for over 270 episodes of Saturday Night Live. Other television sets Ry facilitated include The Doctors, Another World, To Tell the Truth, Hullabaloo, Late Night with David Letterman, The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show and The Kraft Music Hall. He oversaw sets and production for television specials including Saturday Night Live 25, Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary, The Jay Leno Special, Late Night with David Letterman: 7th Anniversary Special, Steve Martin's Best Show Ever, The Woody Allen Special and The Jonathan Winters Specials.

Ry served as the stage manager for television movies including "Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda," "After the Fall," "Lights Out," "Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon" and "Pinocchio."