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