Tim Ryan
Born: 1899-07-04 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
Died: 1956-10-22
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1957
- The Buster Keaton Story as Studio Policeman
1956
- Further Adventures of Spin and Marty as Chauffeur Jason
- Fighting Trouble as Ray Vance
- The Cruel Tower
1953
- The Life Of Riley as Fire Chief
- From Here to Eternity as Sgt. Pete Karelsen
- The Marksman as Stage Driver
- Private Eyes as Andy
- Jalopy ... (Screenplay)
1952
- The Abbott and Costello Show as Police Lt. Smith
- Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla ... (Writer)
- Hold That Line ... (Screenplay)
- Fargo as Sam
- Feudin' Fools ... (Screenplay)
- No Holds Barred ... (Writer)
- Here Come the Marines as Sheriff Benson
1951
- All That I Have as Ben Renson
- Crazy Over Horses as Flynn
1950
- The Asphalt Jungle as Jack (uncredited)
- Force of Evil as Johnson
- Jiggs and Maggie Out West as Dinty Moore
- Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance as Bentley
1949
- Champion as Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)
- Red, Hot and Blue as Stranger (uncredited)
- Alias Nick Beal
- Sky Dragon as Lt. Mike Ruark
- Forgotten Women as Harry
- Shamrock Hill as Uncle
- Miss Mink of 1949 as Police Sgt. Clancy
- Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters as Dinty Moore
- Wha' Happen? as Tim, Vera's husband
- French Fried Frolic as Tim
1948
- The Luck of the Irish as Policeman (uncredited)
- Jinx Money ... (Screenplay)
- The Shanghai Chest as Lt. Mike Ruark
- Smuggler's Cove ... (Screenplay)
- Angels' Alley ... (Screenplay)
- The Golden Eye as Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark
- Half Past Midnight as Amos, Bartender
- Trouble Makers ... (Screenplay)
- Jiggs and Maggie in Court as Dinty Moore
1947
- Body and Soul as Jack Shelton (uncredited)
- High Barbaree as Ringmaster (uncredited)
- Bowery Buckaroos ... (Screenplay)
- Blondie's Holiday as Mike
- News Hounds as John 'Bullfrog' Burke
- Jiggs and Maggie in Society as Dinty Moore
- Merton of the Movies as Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited)
1946
- Two Sisters from Boston as Mr. Dibson (uncredited)
- Dark Alibi as Foggy
- Wife Wanted as Bartender
- Spook Busters ... (Screenplay)
- Live Wires ... (Screenplay)
- In Fast Company ... (Screenplay)
- Bowery Bombshell ... (Dialogue)
- Bringing Up Father as Dinty Moore
1945
- Detour as Diner Owner Gus
- Swingin' on a Rainbow as Hustun Greer
- G.I. Honeymoon ... (Additional Dialogue)
- Fashion Model as O'Hara
- Adventures of Kitty O'Day as Inspector Clancy
- Rockin' in the Rockies as Tom Trove
- There Goes Kelly ... (Additional Dialogue)
1944
- And the Angels Sing as Stage-Door Man (uncredited)
- Hi, Beautiful as Babcock
- Shadow of Suspicion as Everett G. Northrup
- Crazy Knights as Grogan
- Swingtime Johnny as Sparks
- Detective Kitty O'Day as Inspector Clancy
- Kansas City Kitty as Dave Clark
- Hot Rhythm as Mr. O'Hara (as Tim)
- Leave It to the Irish ... (Screenplay)
1943
- Sarong Girl as Tim Raynor
- Reveille with Beverly as Mr. Kennedy (uncredited)
- The Mystery of the 13th Guest as Police Lt. Burke
- True to Life as Mr. Mammal (uncredited)
- Melody Parade as Happy Harrington
- Riding High as Jones
- Swing Out the Blues as Judge Dudley Gordon
- Redhead from Manhattan as Mike Glendon
- The Sultan's Daughter as Tim
1942
- This Gun for Hire as Weems, Guard (uncredited)
- Nazi Agent as Officer (uncredited)
- Stand by for Action as Lt. Tim Ryan
- Blondie Goes to College as Mr. Higby, Football Coach
- Blue, White and Perfect as Barney - Cop
- Butch Minds the Baby as Mike (uncredited)
- This Time for Keeps as Professor Diz
- The Courtship of Andy Hardy as Farrell (uncredited)
- The Man in the Trunk as Auctioneer
- Pardon My Stripes as Speed Wilson (uncredited)
- Get Hep to Love as Detective Tucker
- Don't Get Personal as Traffic Cop
- Stand By All Networks as Police Inspector Ryan
- Strictly in the Groove as Professor Blake
- A Tragedy at Midnight as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
1941
- Ball of Fire as Motor Policeman
- The Strawberry Blonde as Streetcleaner Foreman (uncredited)
- Ice-Capades as Jackson
- Pot o' Gold as 'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited)
- A Man Betrayed as Mr. Wilson
- Bedtime Story as Mac
- I Wake Up Screaming as Detective (uncredited)
- Dead Men Tell as Bartender (Uncredited)
- Maisie Was a Lady as Second Carnival Barker (Uncredited)
- Devil Pays Off as First Mate
- Three Girls About Town as Singing Drunk
- Two Latins from Manhattan as Police Sergeant
- Melody Lane as Police Sergeant
- Where Did You Get That Girl? as Police Inspector
- Harmon of Michigan as Flash Regan
- Lucky Devils as Momser
1940
- Brother Orchid as Turkey Malone
- Hullabaloo as Skee Golf Concessionaire
- Third Finger, Left Hand as Third Mate on Ship
- Private Affairs as Bartender Harry
- I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now as Judge Saunders
1937
- Will You Stop? as Tim / Mark Antony
- The Big Courtship as Tim Ryan
- His Pest Girl as Tim Ryan
1936
1935
- One Big Happy Family as Tim Ryan