Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan

1899-07-04 – 1956-10-22 (age 57) Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
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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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Known For

From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity

1953

as Sgt. Pete Karelsen

The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle

1950

as Jack - Police Clerk (uncredited)

Detour
Detour

1945

as Diner Owner Gus

The Strawberry Blonde
The Strawberry Blonde

1941

as Streetcleaner Foreman (uncredited)

Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire

1941

as Motor Policeman

Alias Nick Beal
Pot o' Gold
Pot o' Gold

1941

as 'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited)

Champion
Champion

1949

as Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)

Body and Soul
Body and Soul

1947

as Jack Shelton (uncredited)

True to Life
True to Life

1943

as Mr. Mammal (uncredited)

Force of Evil
Force of Evil

1950

as Johnson

Brother Orchid
Brother Orchid

1940

as Turkey Malone

Nazi Agent
Nazi Agent

1942

as Officer (uncredited)

This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire

1942

as Weems, Guard (uncredited)

Bedtime Story
Bedtime Story

1941

as Mac

Dark Alibi
Dark Alibi

1946

as Foggy

I Wake Up Screaming
I Wake Up Screaming

1941

as Detective (uncredited)

The Luck of the Irish
The Luck of the Irish

1948

as Policeman (uncredited)

Three Girls About Town
Three Girls About Town

1941

as Singing Drunk

And the Angels Sing
And the Angels Sing

1944

as Stage-Door Man (uncredited)