Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 4, 1899
Place of Birth:
Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
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Tim Ryan
Biography
Tim Ryan was an American performer who is probably best known today as a film actor. Ryan and his wife, Irene who later played Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies, were a show business team that performed on Broadway, film and radio. They made some short films for Educational Pictures in the mid-1930s based on their vaudeville act.
They were married from 1922 to 1942. Even after their divorce in 1942, the couple occasionally worked together. In the 1940s, Ryan found opportunities at Monogram Pictures where he acted in films as well as wrote screenplays. In films of the 1940s and the early 1950s, Ryan appeared on screen playing numerous roles as cops, newspaper editors and detectives.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | The Buster Keaton Story | Studio Policeman |
| 1956 | The Cruel Tower | |
| 1956 | Fighting Trouble | Ray Vance |
| 1953 | From Here to Eternity | Sgt. Pete Karelsen |
| 1953 | Private Eyes | Andy |
| 1953 | The Marksman | Stage Driver |
| 1952 | Here Come the Marines | Sheriff Benson |
| 1952 | Fargo | Sam |
| 1951 | Crazy Over Horses | Flynn |
| 1951 | All That I Have | Ben Renson |
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | Jack (Police Clerk) (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Force of Evil | Johnson |
| 1950 | Jiggs and Maggie Out West | Dinty Moore |
| 1950 | Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance | Bentley |
| 1949 | Alias Nick Beal | |
| 1949 | Shamrock Hill | Uncle |
| 1949 | Champion | Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Red, Hot and Blue | Stranger (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Sky Dragon | Lt. Mike Ruark |
| 1949 | Forgotten Women | Harry |
| 1949 | Miss Mink of 1949 | Police Sgt. Clancy |
| 1949 | French Fried Frolic | Tim |
| 1948 | The Shanghai Chest | Lt. Mike Ruark |
| 1948 | The Golden Eye | Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark |
| 1948 | Half Past Midnight | Amos, Bartender |
| 1948 | The Luck of the Irish | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Jiggs and Maggie in Court | Dinty Moore |
| 1947 | Merton of the Movies | Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited) |
| 1947 | News Hounds | John 'Bullfrog' Burke |
| 1947 | Body and Soul | Jack Shelton (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Jiggs and Maggie in Society | Dinty Moore |
| 1947 | Blondie's Holiday | Mike |
| 1947 | High Barbaree | Ringmaster (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Dark Alibi | Foggy |
| 1946 | Wife Wanted | Bartender |
| 1946 | Bringing Up Father | Dinty Moore |
| 1946 | Two Sisters from Boston | Mr. Dibson (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Detour | Diner Owner Gus |
| 1945 | Fashion Model | O'Hara |
| 1945 | Adventures of Kitty O'Day | Inspector Clancy |
| 1945 | Swingin' on a Rainbow | Hustun Greer |
| 1945 | Rockin' in the Rockies | Tom Trove |
| 1944 | Detective Kitty O'Day | Inspector Clancy |
| 1944 | Shadow of Suspicion | Everett G. Northrup |
| 1944 | And the Angels Sing | Stage-Door Man (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Hot Rhythm | Mr. O'Hara (as Tim) |
| 1944 | Kansas City Kitty | Dave Clark |
| 1944 | Hi, Beautiful | Babcock |
| 1944 | Swingtime Johnny | Sparks |
| 1944 | Crazy Knights | Grogan |
| 1943 | The Mystery of the 13th Guest | Police Lt. Burke |
| 1943 | Melody Parade | Happy Harrington |
| 1943 | Sarong Girl | Tim Raynor |
| 1943 | Reveille with Beverly | Mr. Kennedy (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Sultan's Daughter | Tim |
| 1943 | Swing Out the Blues | Judge Dudley Gordon |
| 1943 | Redhead from Manhattan | Mike Glendon |
| 1943 | True to Life | Mr. Mammal (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Riding High | Jones |
| 1942 | Pardon My Stripes | Speed Wilson (uncredited) |
| 1942 | A Tragedy at Midnight | Police Commissioner (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Butch Minds the Baby | Mike (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Courtship of Andy Hardy | Farrell (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Nazi Agent | Officer (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Man in the Trunk | Auctioneer |
| 1942 | This Gun for Hire | Weems, Guard (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Don't Get Personal | Traffic Cop |
| 1942 | Blondie Goes to College | Mr. Higby, Football Coach |
| 1942 | Get Hep to Love | Detective Tucker |
| 1942 | Blue, White, and Perfect | Barney - Cop |
| 1942 | Stand by for Action | Lt. Tim Ryan |
| 1942 | Stand By All Networks | Police Inspector Ryan |
| 1942 | This Time for Keeps | Professor Diz |
| 1942 | Strictly in the Groove | Professor Blake |
| 1941 | Two Latins from Manhattan | Police Sergeant |
| 1941 | Melody Lane | Police Sergeant |
| 1941 | Bedtime Story | Mac |
| 1941 | Lucky Devils | Momser |
| 1941 | Pot o' Gold | 'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Ball of Fire | Motor Policeman |
| 1941 | Three Girls About Town | Singing Drunk |
| 1941 | Devil Pays Off | First Mate |
| 1941 | Dead Men Tell | Bartender |
| 1941 | Harmon of Michigan | Flash Regan |
| 1941 | I Wake Up Screaming | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Where Did You Get That Girl? | Police Inspector |
| 1941 | Ice-Capades | Jackson |
| 1941 | A Man Betrayed | Mr. Wilson |
| 1941 | Maisie Was a Lady | Second Carnival Barker (Uncredited) |
| 1940 | Brother Orchid | Turkey Malone |
| 1940 | Hullabaloo | Skee Golf Concessionaire |
| 1940 | Third Finger, Left Hand | Third Mate on Ship |
| 1940 | I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now | Judge Saunders |
| 1940 | Private Affairs | Bartender Harry |
| 1937 | His Pest Girl | Tim Ryan |
| 1937 | The Big Courtship | Tim Ryan |
| 1937 | Will You Stop? | Tim / Mark Antony |
| 1936 | Peaceful Relations | Tim |
| 1936 | The Wacky Family | |
| 1936 | Just Plain Folks | |
| 1935 | One Big Happy Family | Tim Ryan |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | The Life Of Riley | Fire Chief |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Police Lt. Smith |