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Tim Ryan

Actor

Tim Ryan

Born July 4, 1899 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USADied October 22, 1956104 films

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.

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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 Asphalt Jungle posterFirst watchThe Asphalt Jungle19507.5as Jack - Police Clerk (uncredited)Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the…View film

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From Here to Eternity poster7.3From Here to Eternity1953Detour poster7.2Detour1945Ball of Fire poster7.4Ball of Fire1941This Gun for Hire poster7.0This Gun for Hire1942Force of Evil poster6.6Force of Evil1950Body and Soul poster6.7Body and Soul1947Champion poster6.7Champion1949I Wake Up Screaming poster6.9I Wake Up Screaming1941

Filmography

104 films as actor
  1. 1957The Buster Keaton StoryStudio Policeman (uncredited)
  2. 1956The Cruel Tower
  3. 1956Fighting TroubleRay Vance
  4. 1953Private EyesAndy
  5. 1953From Here to EternitySgt. Pete Karelsen
  6. 1953The MarksmanStage Driver
  7. 1952FargoSam
  8. 1952Here Come the MarinesSheriff Benson
  9. 1951All That I HaveBen Renson
  10. 1951Crazy Over HorsesFlynn
  11. 1950Force of EvilJohnson
  12. 1950Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a ChanceBentley
  13. 1950The Asphalt JungleJack - Police Clerk (uncredited)
  14. 1950Jiggs and Maggie Out WestDinty Moore
  15. 1949French Fried FrolicTim
  16. 1949Wha' Happen?Tim, Vera's husband
  17. 1949Red, Hot and BlueStranger (uncredited)
  18. 1949Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot JittersDinty Moore
  19. 1949Forgotten WomenHarry
  20. 1949Sky DragonLt. Mike Ruark
  21. 1949ChampionAl (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)
  22. 1949Alias Nick Beal
  23. 1949Miss Mink of 1949Police Sgt. Clancy
  24. 1949Shamrock HillUncle
  25. 1948Jiggs and Maggie in CourtDinty Moore
  26. 1948The Luck of the IrishPoliceman (uncredited)
  27. 1948The Golden EyeVincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark
  28. 1948The Shanghai ChestLt. Mike Ruark
  29. 1948Half Past MidnightAmos, Bartender
  30. 1947Jiggs and Maggie in SocietyDinty Moore
  31. 1947Body and SoulJack Shelton (uncredited)
  32. 1947Merton of the MoviesMammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited)
  33. 1947News HoundsJohn 'Bullfrog' Burke
  34. 1947High BarbareeRingmaster (uncredited)
  35. 1947Blondie's HolidayMike
  36. 1946Bringing Up FatherDinty Moore
  37. 1946Wife WantedBartender
  38. 1946Two Sisters from BostonMr. Dibson (uncredited)
  39. 1946Dark AlibiFoggy
  40. 1945DetourDiner Owner Gus
  41. 1945Swingin' on a RainbowHustun Greer
  42. 1945Rockin' in the RockiesTom Trove
  43. 1945Fashion ModelO'Hara
  44. 1945Adventures of Kitty O'DayInspector Clancy
  45. 1944Hi, BeautifulBabcock
  46. 1944Crazy KnightsGrogan
  47. 1944Shadow of SuspicionEverett G. Northrup
  48. 1944Kansas City KittyDave Clark
  49. 1944Detective Kitty O'DayInspector Clancy
  50. 1944And the Angels SingStage-Door Man (uncredited)
  51. 1944Hot RhythmMr. O'Hara (as Tim)
  52. 1944Swingtime JohnnySparks
  53. 1943True to LifeMr. Mammal (uncredited)
  54. 1943Swing Out the BluesJudge Dudley Gordon
  55. 1943The Sultan's DaughterTim
  56. 1943Riding HighJones
  57. 1943The Mystery of the 13th GuestLieutenant Burke
  58. 1943Melody ParadeHappy Harrington
  59. 1943Sarong GirlTim Raynor
  60. 1943Redhead from ManhattanMike Glendon
  61. 1943Reveille with BeverlyMr. Kennedy (uncredited)
  62. 1942Stand by for ActionLt. Tim Ryan
  63. 1942Strictly in the GrooveProfessor Blake
  64. 1942Stand By All NetworksPolice Inspector Ryan
  65. 1942Get Hep to LoveDetective Tucker
  66. 1942The Man in the TrunkAuctioneer
  67. 1942This Gun for HireWeems, Guard (uncredited)
  68. 1942Butch Minds the BabyMike (uncredited)
  69. 1942The Courtship of Andy HardyFarrell (uncredited)
  70. 1942Nazi AgentOfficer (uncredited)
  71. 1942This Time for KeepsProfessor Diz
  72. 1942A Tragedy at MidnightPolice Commissioner (uncredited)
  73. 1942Pardon My StripesSpeed Wilson (uncredited)
  74. 1942Blondie Goes to CollegeMr. Higby, Football Coach
  75. 1942Blue, White and PerfectBarney - Cop
  76. 1942Don't Get PersonalTraffic Cop
  77. 1941Bedtime StoryMac
  78. 1941Melody LanePolice Sergeant
  79. 1941Ball of FireMotor Policeman
  80. 1941Devil Pays OffFirst Mate
  81. 1941I Wake Up ScreamingDetective (uncredited)
  82. 1941Three Girls About TownSinging Drunk
  83. 1941Two Latins from ManhattanPolice Sergeant
  84. 1941Harmon of MichiganFlash Regan
  85. 1941Ice-CapadesJackson
  86. 1941Pot o' Gold'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited)
  87. 1941Dead Men TellBartender (Uncredited)
  88. 1941A Man BetrayedMr. Wilson
  89. 1941The Strawberry BlondeStreetcleaner Foreman (uncredited)
  90. 1941Maisie Was a LadySecond Carnival Barker (Uncredited)
  91. 1941Lucky DevilsMomser
  92. 1941Where Did You Get That Girl?Police Inspector
  93. 1940HullabalooSkee Golf Concessionaire
  94. 1940I'm Nobody's Sweetheart NowJudge Saunders
  95. 1940Third Finger, Left HandThird Mate on Ship
  96. 1940Private AffairsBartender Harry
  97. 1940Brother OrchidTurkey Malone
  98. 1937Will You Stop?Tim / Mark Antony
  99. 1937His Pest GirlTim Ryan
  100. 1937The Big CourtshipTim Ryan
  101. 1936The Wacky Family
  102. 1936Peaceful RelationsTim
  103. 1936Just Plain Folks
  104. 1935One Big Happy FamilyTim Ryan