Tim Ryan

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 4, 1899

died

October 22, 1956

place of birth

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

also known as

Timothy Thomas Ryan

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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From Here to Eternity
7.3

From Here to Eternity

1953as Sgt. Pete Karelsen
The Asphalt Jungle
7.5

The Asphalt Jungle

1950as Jack (uncredited)
The Strawberry Blonde
7.0

The Strawberry Blonde

1941as Streetcleaner Foreman (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
7.4

Ball of Fire

1941as Motor Policeman
Detour
7.2

Detour

1945as Diner Owner Gus
Alias Nick Beal
6.8

Alias Nick Beal

1949
Champion
6.7

Champion

1949as Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)
Body and Soul
6.7

Body and Soul

1947as Jack Shelton (uncredited)
Force of Evil
6.6

Force of Evil

1950as Johnson
Pot o' Gold
5.7

Pot o' Gold

1941as 'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited)
Nazi Agent
6.7

Nazi Agent

1942as Officer (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire
7.0

This Gun for Hire

1942as Weems, Guard (uncredited)
Bedtime Story
5.8

Bedtime Story

1941as Mac
Brother Orchid
6.6

Brother Orchid

1940as Turkey Malone
And the Angels Sing
7.3

And the Angels Sing

1944as Stage-Door Man (uncredited)
Stand by for Action
7.1

Stand by for Action

1942as Lt. Tim Ryan
Two Sisters from Boston
6.3

Two Sisters from Boston

1946as Mr. Dibson (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming
6.9

I Wake Up Screaming

1941as Detective (uncredited)
Dark Alibi
6.3

Dark Alibi

1946as Foggy
Three Girls About Town
6.5

Three Girls About Town

1941as Singing Drunk
Third Finger, Left Hand
7.0

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940as Third Mate on Ship
True to Life
8.0

True to Life

1943as Mr. Mammal (uncredited)
Hullabaloo
6.5

Hullabaloo

1940as Skee Golf Concessionaire
Red, Hot and Blue
6.2

Red, Hot and Blue

1949as Stranger (uncredited)
The Shanghai Chest
6.6

The Shanghai Chest

1948as Lt. Mike Ruark
The Man in the Trunk
9.0

The Man in the Trunk

1942as Auctioneer
A Man Betrayed
5.6

A Man Betrayed

1941as Mr. Wilson
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
5.7

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

1943as Police Lt. Burke
Reveille with Beverly
7.5

Reveille with Beverly

1943as Mr. Kennedy (uncredited)
Swingin' on a Rainbow
7.0

Swingin' on a Rainbow

1945as Hustun Greer
Merton of the Movies
6.3

Merton of the Movies

1947as Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited)
The Luck of the Irish
6.1

The Luck of the Irish

1948as Policeman (uncredited)
Fashion Model
5.0

Fashion Model

1945as O'Hara
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
6.2

The Courtship of Andy Hardy

1942as Farrell (uncredited)
Here Come the Marines
7.3

Here Come the Marines

1952as Sheriff Benson
A Tragedy at Midnight
5.2

A Tragedy at Midnight

1942as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Half Past Midnight
7.0

Half Past Midnight

1948as Amos, Bartender
The Buster Keaton Story
5.2

The Buster Keaton Story

1957as Studio Policeman
Crazy Knights
5.2

Crazy Knights

1944as Grogan
Blondie's Holiday
6.8

Blondie's Holiday

1947as Mike
Hi, Beautiful
9.8

Hi, Beautiful

1944as Babcock
Sky Dragon
8.0

Sky Dragon

1949as Lt. Mike Ruark
All That I Have
6.0

All That I Have

1951as Ben Renson
Butch Minds the Baby
8.0

Butch Minds the Baby

1942as Mike (uncredited)
Devil Pays Off
4.1

Devil Pays Off

1941as First Mate
Ice-Capades
5.9

Ice-Capades

1941as Jackson
Redhead from Manhattan
5.3

Redhead from Manhattan

1943as Mike Glendon
Wife Wanted
7.8

Wife Wanted

1946as Bartender
This Time for Keeps
8.0

This Time for Keeps

1942as Professor Diz
Get Hep to Love
7.0

Get Hep to Love

1942as Detective Tucker