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.
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Filmography
all 121
Movies 121
Writer 22
self 6
Screenplay 1
Studio Policeman
The Buster Keaton Story (1957)
Movie
The Cruel Tower (1956)
Movie
Ray Vance
Fighting Trouble (1956)
Movie
Andy
Private Eyes (1953)
Movie
Sgt. Pete Karelsen
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Movie
5.67
Stage Driver
The Marksman (1953)
Movie
Screenplay
Jalopy (1953)
Movie
Writer
No Holds Barred (1952)
Movie
Writer
Feudin' Fools (1952)
Movie
Sam
Fargo (1952)
Movie
Writer
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)
Movie
5.6
Writer
Here Come the Marines (1952)
Movie
Writer
Hold That Line (1952)
Movie
Ben Renson
All That I Have (1951)
Movie
Writer
Crazy Over Horses (1951)
Movie
Bentley
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance (1950)
Movie
Jack (Police Clerk) (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Movie
3.71
Dinty Moore
Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950)
Movie
Tim Ryan
French Fried Frolic (1949)
Movie
Tim, Vera's Husband
Wha' Happen? (1949)
Movie
Dinty Moore
Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters (1949)
Movie
Harry
Forgotten Women (1949)
Movie
Lt. Mike Ruark
Sky Dragon (1949)
Movie
Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)
Champion (1949)
Movie
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
Movie
Police Sgt. Clancy
Miss Mink of 1949 (1949)
Movie
Uncle
Shamrock Hill (1949)
Movie
Johnson
Force of Evil (1948)
Movie
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Writer
Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948)
Movie
Writer
Trouble Makers (1948)
Movie
Writer
Smuggler's Cove (1948)
Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
The Luck of the Irish (1948)
Movie
Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark
The Golden Eye (1948)
Movie
5.3
Police Lt. Mike Ruark
Shanghai Chest (1948)
Movie
Writer
Jinx Money (1948)
Movie
Writer
Angels' Alley (1948)
Movie
Amos, Bartender
Half Past Midnight (1948)
Movie
Dinty Moore
Jiggs and Maggie in Society (1947)
Movie
Writer
Bowery Buckaroos (1947)
Movie
Jack Shelton (uncredited)
Body and Soul (1947)
Movie
Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies (1947)
Movie
Writer
News Hounds (1947)
Movie
Writer
Hard Boiled Mahoney (1947)
Movie
Mike
Blondie's Holiday (1947)
Movie
Dinty Moore
Bringing Up Father (1946)
Movie
Bartender
Wife Wanted (1946)
Movie
Writer
Spook Busters (1946)
Movie
Writer
Bowery Bombshell (1946)
Movie
Writer
In Fast Company (1946)
Movie
Mr. Dibson (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
Movie
Foggy
Dark Alibi (1946)
Movie
3.56
Writer
Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
Movie
Writer
Live Wires (1946)
Movie
Duke Ellis
Who's Guilty? (1945)
Movie
Diner Owner Gus
Detour (1945)
Movie
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Hustun Greer
Swingin' on a Rainbow (1945)
Movie
Tom Trove
Rockin' in the Rockies (1945)
Movie
Writer
G.I. Honeymoon (1945)
Movie
Police Inspector O'Hara
Fashion Model (1945)
Movie
Writer
There Goes Kelly (1945)
Movie
Inspector Clancy
Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945)
Movie
Babcock
Hi, Beautiful (1944)
Movie
Grogan
Crazy Knights (1944)
Movie
Everett G. Northrup
Shadow of Suspicion (1944)
Movie
Writer
Leave It to the Irish (1944)
Movie
Dave Clark
Kansas City Kitty (1944)
Movie
Inspector Clancy
Detective Kitty O'Day (1944)
Movie
Stage-Door Man (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing (1944)
Movie
Mr. O'Hara
Hot Rhythm (1944)
Movie
Sparks
Swingtime Johnny (1944)
Movie
Mr. Mammal (uncredited)
True to Life (1943)
Movie
Judge Dudley Gordon
Swing Out the Blues (1943)
Movie
Tim
The Sultan's Daughter (1943)
Movie
Jones
Riding High (1943)
Movie
Police Lt. Burke
The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943)
Movie
Happy Harrington
Melody Parade (1943)
Movie
Tim Raynor
Sarong Girl (1943)
Movie
Mike Glendon
Redhead from Manhattan (1943)
Movie
Mr. Kennedy (uncredited)
Reveille with Beverly (1943)
Movie
Lt. Tim Ryan
Stand by for Action (1942)
Movie
Professor Blake
Strictly in the Groove (1942)
Movie
Police Inspector Ryan
Stand By All Networks (1942)
Movie
Detective Tucker
Get Hep to Love (1942)
Movie
Auctioneer
The Man in the Trunk (1942)
Movie
Weems - Guard (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire (1942)
Movie
Mike (uncredited)
Butch Minds the Baby (1942)
Movie
Farrell (uncredited)
The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)
Movie
Officer (uncredited)
Nazi Agent (1942)
Movie
Professor Diz
This Time for Keeps (1942)
Movie
Police Commissioner (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight (1942)
Movie
Speed Wilson (uncredited)
Pardon My Stripes (1942)
Movie
Mr. Higby, Football Coach
Blondie Goes to College (1942)
Movie
Barney - Cop
Blue, White, and Perfect (1942)
Movie
Traffic Cop
Don't Get Personal (1942)
Movie
Mac
Bedtime Story (1941)
Movie
Police Sergeant
Melody Lane (1941)
Movie
Motor Policeman
Ball of Fire (1941)
Movie
6.83
First Mate
Devil Pays Off (1941)
Movie
Detective (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
Movie
Singing Drunk
Three Girls About Town (1941)
Movie
Police Sergeant
Two Latins from Manhattan (1941)
Movie
Flash Regan
Harmon of Michigan (1941)
Movie
Jackson
Ice-Capades (1941)
Movie
'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold (1941)
Movie
Bartender
Dead Men Tell (1941)
Movie
3.14
Mr. Wilson
A Man Betrayed (1941)
Movie
Second Carnival Barker (Uncredited)
Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
Movie
Momser
Lucky Devils (1941)
Movie
Police Inspector
Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941)
Movie
Skee Golf Concessionaire
Hullabaloo (1940)
Movie
Judge Saunders
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now (1940)
Movie
Third Mate on Ship
Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
Movie
Bartender Harry
Private Affairs (1940)
Movie
Turkey Malone
Brother Orchid (1940)
Movie
Tim / Mark Antony
Will You Stop? (1937)
Movie
Tim Ryan
His Pest Girl (1937)
Movie
Tim Ryan
The Big Courtship (1937)
Movie
Tim
The Wacky Family (1936)
Movie
Tim
Peaceful Relations (1936)
Movie
Tim Ryan
Just Plain Folks (1936)
Movie
Tim Ryan
One Big Happy Family (1935)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1899-07-05
Deathday1956-10-22 (57 years old)
Birth PlaceBayonne, United States of America
RelationshipsIrene Ryan (1922-01-01 - 1942-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsTimothy Thomas Ryan
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