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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-07-04 (125 years old)

Place of Birth

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

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

Acting

1957

The Buster Keaton Story as Studio Policeman

1956

Fighting Trouble as Ray Vance

1953

From Here to Eternity as Sgt. Pete Karelsen
Private Eyes as Andy
The Marksman as Stage Driver
The Life Of Riley as Fire Chief

1952

Here Come the Marines as Sheriff Benson
Fargo as Sam
The Abbott and Costello Show as Police Lt. Smith

1951

All That I Have as Ben Renson

1950

The Asphalt Jungle as Jack (Police Clerk) (uncredited)
Force of Evil as Johnson

1949

Shamrock Hill as Uncle
Champion as Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)
Red, Hot and Blue as Stranger (uncredited)
Sky Dragon as Lt. Mike Ruark
Miss Mink of 1949 as Police Sgt. Clancy

1948

The Shanghai Chest as Lt. Mike Ruark
The Golden Eye as Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark
Half Past Midnight as Amos, Bartender
The Luck of the Irish as Policeman (uncredited)

1947

Merton of the Movies as Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited)
News Hounds as John 'Bullfrog' Burke
Body and Soul as Jack Shelton (uncredited)
High Barbaree as Ringmaster (uncredited)

1946

Dark Alibi as Foggy
Wife Wanted as Bartender
Bringing Up Father as Dinty Moore
Two Sisters from Boston as Mr. Dibson (uncredited)

1945

Detour as Diner Owner Gus
Fashion Model as O'Hara
Adventures of Kitty O'Day as Inspector Clancy
Swingin' on a Rainbow as Hustun Greer

1944

Detective Kitty O'Day as Inspector Clancy
Shadow of Suspicion as Everett G. Northrup
And the Angels Sing as Stage-Door Man (uncredited)
Hot Rhythm as Mr. O'Hara (as Tim)
Kansas City Kitty as Dave Clark
Hi, Beautiful as Babcock
Crazy Knights as Grogan

1943

The Mystery of the 13th Guest as Police Lt. Burke
Melody Parade as Happy Harrington
Sarong Girl as Tim Raynor
Reveille with Beverly as Mr. Kennedy (uncredited)
Swing Out the Blues as Judge Dudley Gordon
Redhead from Manhattan as Mike Glendon
True to Life as Mr. Mammal (uncredited)
Riding High as Jones

1942

Pardon My Stripes as Speed Wilson (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Butch Minds the Baby as Mike (uncredited)
The Courtship of Andy Hardy as Farrell (uncredited)
Nazi Agent as Officer (uncredited)
The Man in the Trunk as Auctioneer
This Gun for Hire as Weems, Guard (uncredited)
Don't Get Personal as Traffic Cop
Blondie Goes to College as Mr. Higby, Football Coach
Get Hep to Love as Detective Tucker
Blue, White, and Perfect as Barney - Cop
Stand by for Action as Lt. Tim Ryan
Stand By All Networks as Police Inspector Ryan
This Time for Keeps as Professor Diz
Strictly in the Groove as Professor Blake

1941

Two Latins from Manhattan as Police Sergeant
Melody Lane as Police Sergeant
Lucky Devils as Momser
Pot o' Gold as 'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited)
Ball of Fire as Motor Policeman
Three Girls About Town as Singing Drunk
Devil Pays Off as First Mate
Dead Men Tell as Bartender
Harmon of Michigan as Flash Regan
I Wake Up Screaming as Detective (uncredited)
Where Did You Get That Girl? as Police Inspector
Ice-Capades as Jackson
A Man Betrayed as Mr. Wilson
Maisie Was a Lady as Second Carnival Barker (Uncredited)

1940

Brother Orchid as Turkey Malone
Hullabaloo as Skee Golf Concessionaire
Third Finger, Left Hand as Third Mate on Ship
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now as Judge Saunders
Private Affairs as Bartender Harry

1937

His Pest Girl as Tim Ryan
The Big Courtship as Tim Ryan
Will You Stop? as Tim / Mark Antony

1936

1935

Writing

1953

Jalopy as Screenplay

1951

Crazy Over Horses as Screenplay

1948

Jinx Money as Screenplay
Angels' Alley as Screenplay
Smuggler's Cove as Screenplay
Trouble Makers as Screenplay

1947

Bowery Buckaroos as Screenplay
News Hounds as Screenplay

1946

Spook Busters as Screenplay
Bowery Bombshell as Dialogue
In Fast Company as Screenplay
Live Wires as Screenplay

1945

Fashion Model as Screenplay

1944

Detective Kitty O'Day as Screenplay
Leave It to the Irish as Screenplay
Hot Rhythm as Screenplay
Crazy Knights as Story

1943

The Sultan's Daughter as Screenplay
Melody Parade as Screenplay

1937

His Pest Girl as Story

1936

Just Plain Folks as Dialogue
The Wacky Family as Dialogue

1935

Crew

1945

There Goes Kelly as Additional Dialogue
G.I. Honeymoon as Additional Dialogue