1899-07-04 Bayonne, 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.
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The Buster Keaton Story | Studio Policeman | 1957-05-01 |
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The Cruel Tower | 1956-10-28 | |
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Fighting Trouble | Ray Vance | 1956-09-16 |
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The Marksman | Stage Driver | 1953-04-10 |
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Private Eyes | Andy | 1953-12-06 |
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From Here to Eternity | Sgt. Pete Karelsen | 1953-08-28 |
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Fargo | Sam | 1952-09-07 |
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Here Come the Marines | Sheriff Benson | 1952-06-29 |
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All That I Have | Ben Renson | 1951-10-01 |
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Crazy Over Horses | Flynn | 1951-09-09 |
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The Asphalt Jungle | Jack (Police Clerk) (uncredited) | 1950-05-12 |
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Force of Evil | Johnson | 1950-08-24 |
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Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance | Bentley | 1950-06-04 |
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Jiggs and Maggie Out West | Dinty Moore | 1950-04-23 |
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Forgotten Women | Harry | 1949-07-17 |
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Sky Dragon | Lt. Mike Ruark | 1949-04-27 |
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Champion | Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited) | 1949-04-09 |
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Red, Hot and Blue | Stranger (uncredited) | 1949-09-05 |
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French Fried Frolic | Tim | 1949-12-08 |
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Shamrock Hill | Uncle | 1949-02-01 |
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Miss Mink of 1949 | Police Sgt. Clancy | 1949-02-11 |
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Alias Nick Beal | 1949-03-04 | |
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The Luck of the Irish | Policeman (uncredited) | 1948-09-15 |
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Jiggs and Maggie in Court | Dinty Moore | 1948-12-12 |
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The Golden Eye | Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark | 1948-08-29 |
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The Shanghai Chest | Lt. Mike Ruark | 1948-07-11 |
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Half Past Midnight | Amos, Bartender | 1948-03-01 |
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News Hounds | John 'Bullfrog' Burke | 1947-08-13 |
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Blondie's Holiday | Mike | 1947-04-10 |
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High Barbaree | Ringmaster (uncredited) | 1947-05-01 |
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Jiggs and Maggie in Society | Dinty Moore | 1947-12-12 |
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Body and Soul | Jack Shelton (uncredited) | 1947-11-11 |
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Merton of the Movies | Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited) | 1947-10-11 |
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Dark Alibi | Foggy | 1946-05-25 |
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Bringing Up Father | Dinty Moore | 1946-11-23 |
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Two Sisters from Boston | Mr. Dibson (uncredited) | 1946-06-06 |
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Wife Wanted | Bartender | 1946-11-02 |
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Detour | Diner Owner Gus | 1945-11-30 |
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Adventures of Kitty O'Day | Inspector Clancy | 1945-01-19 |
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Swingin' on a Rainbow | Hustun Greer | 1945-09-01 |
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Fashion Model | O'Hara | 1945-03-02 |
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Rockin' in the Rockies | Tom Trove | 1945-04-17 |
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Crazy Knights | Grogan | 1944-12-08 |
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Swingtime Johnny | Sparks | 1944-02-04 |
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Hi, Beautiful | Babcock | 1944-12-18 |
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Detective Kitty O'Day | Inspector Clancy | 1944-05-13 |
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Kansas City Kitty | Dave Clark | 1944-08-24 |
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Hot Rhythm | Mr. O'Hara (as Tim) | 1944-04-22 |
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Shadow of Suspicion | Everett G. Northrup | 1944-09-23 |
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And the Angels Sing | Stage-Door Man (uncredited) | 1944-04-25 |
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Redhead from Manhattan | Mike Glendon | 1943-05-06 |
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Melody Parade | Happy Harrington | 1943-08-27 |
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The Mystery of the 13th Guest | Police Lt. Burke | 1943-11-05 |
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Swing Out the Blues | Judge Dudley Gordon | 1943-12-23 |
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Riding High | Jones | 1943-11-11 |
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True to Life | Mr. Mammal (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 |
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The Sultan's Daughter | Tim | 1943-12-16 |
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Sarong Girl | Tim Raynor | 1943-06-11 |
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Reveille with Beverly | Mr. Kennedy (uncredited) | 1943-02-04 |
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Butch Minds the Baby | Mike (uncredited) | 1942-03-20 |
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Get Hep to Love | Detective Tucker | 1942-10-02 |
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Stand By All Networks | Police Inspector Ryan | 1942-10-29 |
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Stand by for Action | Lt. Tim Ryan | 1942-12-31 |
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The Courtship of Andy Hardy | Farrell (uncredited) | 1942-03-03 |
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Blue, White, and Perfect | Barney - Cop | 1942-01-06 |
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This Time for Keeps | Professor Diz | 1942-03-01 |
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Blondie Goes to College | Mr. Higby, Football Coach | 1942-01-15 |
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Don't Get Personal | Traffic Cop | 1942-01-02 |
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The Man in the Trunk | Auctioneer | 1942-09-19 |
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This Gun for Hire | Weems, Guard (uncredited) | 1942-04-24 |
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A Tragedy at Midnight | Police Commissioner (uncredited) | 1942-02-02 |
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Strictly in the Groove | Professor Blake | 1942-11-20 |
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Nazi Agent | Officer (uncredited) | 1942-03-01 |
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Pardon My Stripes | Speed Wilson (uncredited) | 1942-01-26 |
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Two Latins from Manhattan | Police Sergeant | 1941-10-02 |
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Where Did You Get That Girl? | Police Inspector | 1941-01-03 |
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The Strawberry Blonde | Streetcleaner Foreman (uncredited) | 1941-02-21 |
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Melody Lane | Police Sergeant | 1941-12-09 |
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Maisie Was a Lady | Second Carnival Barker (Uncredited) | 1941-01-10 |
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Ice-Capades | Jackson | 1941-08-19 |
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Bedtime Story | Mac | 1941-12-25 |
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A Man Betrayed | Mr. Wilson | 1941-03-07 |
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Harmon of Michigan | Flash Regan | 1941-09-11 |
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Lucky Devils | Momser | 1941-01-03 |
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Three Girls About Town | Singing Drunk | 1941-10-23 |
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I Wake Up Screaming | Detective (uncredited) | 1941-10-31 |
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Devil Pays Off | First Mate | 1941-11-10 |
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Pot o' Gold | 'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited) | 1941-04-03 |
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Ball of Fire | Motor Policeman | 1941-12-02 |
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Dead Men Tell | Bartender | 1941-03-28 |
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Hullabaloo | Skee Golf Concessionaire | 1940-10-25 |
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Third Finger, Left Hand | Third Mate on Ship | 1940-10-11 |
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Brother Orchid | Turkey Malone | 1940-06-07 |
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I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now | Judge Saunders | 1940-10-19 |
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Private Affairs | Bartender Harry | 1940-07-05 |
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His Pest Girl | Tim Ryan | 1937-04-30 |
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The Big Courtship | Tim Ryan | 1937-02-19 |
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Will You Stop? | Tim / Mark Antony | 1937-09-10 |
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Peaceful Relations | Tim | 1936-06-19 |
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The Wacky Family | 1936-09-04 | |
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Just Plain Folks | 1936-03-13 | |
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One Big Happy Family | Tim Ryan | 1935-11-15 |