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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. From Here to Eternity (1953) — Sgt. Pete Karelsen
2. The Asphalt Jungle (1950) — Jack - Police Clerk (uncredited)
3. Detour (1945) — Diner Owner Gus
4. Ball of Fire (1941) — Motor Policeman
5. This Gun for Hire (1942) — Weems, Guard (uncredited)
6. Force of Evil (1950) — Johnson
7. Body and Soul (1947) — Jack Shelton (uncredited)
8. Champion (1949) — Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)
9. I Wake Up Screaming (1941) — Detective (uncredited)
10. The Strawberry Blonde (1941) — Streetcleaner Foreman (uncredited)
11. Brother Orchid (1940) — Turkey Malone
12. Alias Nick Beal (1949)
13. The Luck of the Irish (1948) — Policeman (uncredited)
14. Pot o' Gold (1941) — 'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited)
15. Dark Alibi (1946) — Foggy
16. The Abbott and Costello Show (1952) — Police Lt. Smith
17. Detective Kitty O'Day (1944) — Inspector Clancy
18. Dead Men Tell (1941) — Bartender (Uncredited)
19. The Golden Eye (1948) — Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark
20. Stand by for Action (1942) — Lt. Tim Ryan
21. Nazi Agent (1942) — Officer (uncredited)
22. Third Finger, Left Hand (1940) — Third Mate on Ship
23. A Man Betrayed (1941) — Mr. Wilson
24. The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943) — Lieutenant Burke
25. Blue, White and Perfect (1942) — Barney - Cop
26. The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942) — Farrell (uncredited)
27. The Cruel Tower (1956)
28. Devil Pays Off (1941) — First Mate
29. The Buster Keaton Story (1957) — Studio Policeman (uncredited)
30. Blondie Goes to College (1942) — Mr. Higby, Football Coach
31. Bedtime Story (1941) — Mac
32. Rockin' in the Rockies (1945) — Tom Trove
33. High Barbaree (1947) — Ringmaster (uncredited)
34. And the Angels Sing (1944) — Stage-Door Man (uncredited)
35. Crazy Knights (1944) — Grogan
36. Ice-Capades (1941) — Jackson
37. The Shanghai Chest (1948) — Lt. Mike Ruark
38. Reveille with Beverly (1943) — Mr. Kennedy (uncredited)
39. Stand By All Networks (1942) — Police Inspector Ryan
40. Two Sisters from Boston (1946) — Mr. Dibson (uncredited)