Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan

7/4/1899 – 10/22/1956Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

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.

Filmography (107 titles)

The Buster Keaton Story5.2Movie

The Buster Keaton Story

Studio Policeman · 1957

Further Adventures of Spin and Marty8.5Show

Further Adventures of Spin and Marty

Chauffeur Jason · 1956

The Cruel Tower4.9Movie

The Cruel Tower

1956

Fighting Trouble7.3Movie

Fighting Trouble

Ray Vance · 1956

Private Eyes7.8Movie

Private Eyes

Andy · 1953

From Here to Eternity7.3Movie

From Here to Eternity

Sgt. Pete Karelsen · 1953

The Marksman7.0Movie

The Marksman

Stage Driver · 1953

The Life Of Riley6.7Show

The Life Of Riley

Fire Chief · 1953

The Abbott and Costello Show7.2Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

Police Lt. Smith · 1952

Fargo6.6Movie

Fargo

Sam · 1952

Here Come the Marines7.3Movie

Here Come the Marines

Sheriff Benson · 1952

All That I Have6.0Movie

All That I Have

Ben Renson · 1951

Crazy Over Horses6.7Movie

Crazy Over Horses

Flynn · 1951

Force of Evil6.6Movie

Force of Evil

Johnson · 1950

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance7.0Movie

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

Bentley · 1950

The Asphalt Jungle7.5Movie

The Asphalt Jungle

Jack - Police Clerk (uncredited) · 1950

Jiggs and Maggie Out West5.0Movie

Jiggs and Maggie Out West

Dinty Moore · 1950

French Fried Frolic9.0Movie

French Fried Frolic

Tim · 1949

Wha' Happen?9.0Movie

Wha' Happen?

Tim, Vera's husband · 1949

Red, Hot and Blue6.2Movie

Red, Hot and Blue

Stranger (uncredited) · 1949

Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters7.0Movie

Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters

Dinty Moore · 1949

Forgotten Women7.0Movie

Forgotten Women

Harry · 1949

Sky Dragon8.0Movie

Sky Dragon

Lt. Mike Ruark · 1949

Champion6.7Movie

Champion

Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited) · 1949

Alias Nick Beal6.8Movie

Alias Nick Beal

1949

Miss Mink of 19495.7Movie

Miss Mink of 1949

Police Sgt. Clancy · 1949

Shamrock Hill4.5Movie

Shamrock Hill

Uncle · 1949

Jiggs and Maggie in Court8.0Movie

Jiggs and Maggie in Court

Dinty Moore · 1948

The Luck of the Irish6.1Movie

The Luck of the Irish

Policeman (uncredited) · 1948

The Golden Eye5.6Movie

The Golden Eye

Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark · 1948