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

Diner Owner Gus

Detour

Sgt. Pete Karelsen

From Here to Eternity

Tim

Peaceful Relations

Police Sergeant

Two Latins from Manhattan

Police Sergeant

Melody Lane

Foggy

Dark Alibi

Mac

Bedtime Story

Lt. Mike Ruark

The Shanghai Chest

Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark

The Golden Eye

Speed Wilson (uncredited)

Pardon My Stripes

O'Hara

Fashion Model

Inspector Clancy

Detective Kitty O'Day

Police Commissioner (uncredited)

A Tragedy at Midnight

Bartender

Wife Wanted

Mike (uncredited)

Butch Minds the Baby

Police Lt. Burke

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

Inspector Clancy

Adventures of Kitty O'Day

Everett G. Northrup

Shadow of Suspicion

Alias Nick Beal

Happy Harrington

Melody Parade

Studio Policeman

The Buster Keaton Story

Sheriff Benson

Here Come the Marines

Farrell (uncredited)

The Courtship of Andy Hardy

Stage-Door Man (uncredited)

And the Angels Sing

Tim Raynor

Sarong Girl

Uncle

Shamrock Hill

Momser

Lucky Devils

Mr. Kennedy (uncredited)

Reveille with Beverly

Mr. O'Hara (as Tim)

Hot Rhythm

'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited)

Pot o' Gold

Jack (Police Clerk) (uncredited)

The Asphalt Jungle

Flynn

Crazy Over Horses

Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)

Champion

Johnson

Force of Evil

Officer (uncredited)

Nazi Agent

Dave Clark

Kansas City Kitty

Tim Ryan

One Big Happy Family

The Wacky Family

Just Plain Folks

The Cruel Tower

Hustun Greer

Swingin' on a Rainbow

Auctioneer

The Man in the Trunk

Tim Ryan

His Pest Girl

Tim Ryan

The Big Courtship

Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited)

Merton of the Movies

Motor Policeman

Ball of Fire

Tim

The Sultan's Daughter

Judge Dudley Gordon

Swing Out the Blues

Turkey Malone

Brother Orchid

Weems, Guard (uncredited)

This Gun for Hire

Babcock

Hi, Beautiful

Sparks

Swingtime Johnny

Grogan

Crazy Knights

Tom Trove

Rockin' in the Rockies

Traffic Cop

Don't Get Personal

Skee Golf Concessionaire

Hullabaloo

Third Mate on Ship

Third Finger, Left Hand

Stranger (uncredited)

Red, Hot and Blue

Andy

Private Eyes

Ray Vance

Fighting Trouble

John 'Bullfrog' Burke

News Hounds

Lt. Mike Ruark

Sky Dragon

Mike Glendon

Redhead from Manhattan

Mr. Higby, Football Coach

Blondie Goes to College

Dinty Moore

Jiggs and Maggie Out West

Sam

Fargo

Singing Drunk

Three Girls About Town

Stage Driver

The Marksman

First Mate

Devil Pays Off

Bartender

Dead Men Tell

Dinty Moore

Bringing Up Father

Detective Tucker

Get Hep to Love

Barney - Cop

Blue, White, and Perfect

Flash Regan

Harmon of Michigan

Detective (uncredited)

I Wake Up Screaming

Harry

Forgotten Women

Ben Renson

All That I Have

Lt. Tim Ryan

Stand by for Action

Police Inspector Ryan

Stand By All Networks

Police Sgt. Clancy

Miss Mink of 1949

Jack Shelton (uncredited)

Body and Soul

Professor Diz

This Time for Keeps

Police Inspector

Where Did You Get That Girl?

Mr. Mammal (uncredited)

True to Life

Jackson

Ice-Capades

Tim / Mark Antony

Will You Stop?

Amos, Bartender

Half Past Midnight

Judge Saunders

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now

Dinty Moore

Jiggs and Maggie in Society

Bartender Harry

Private Affairs

Jones

Riding High

Mr. Dibson (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston

Mr. Wilson

A Man Betrayed

Bentley

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

Mike

Blondie's Holiday

Policeman (uncredited)

The Luck of the Irish

Professor Blake

Strictly in the Groove

Second Carnival Barker (Uncredited)

Maisie Was a Lady

Tim

French Fried Frolic

Dinty Moore

Jiggs and Maggie in Court

Ringmaster (uncredited)

High Barbaree

Streetcleaner Foreman (uncredited)

The Strawberry Blonde

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

102

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-07-04

Place of Birth

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Timothy Thomas Ryan