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
- Jalopy ... (Screenplay)
- Private Eyes as Andy
1952
- The Abbott and Costello Show as Police Lt. Smith
- Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla ... (Writer)
- Fargo as Sam
- Feudin' Fools ... (Screenplay)
- Hold That Line ... (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 - Police Clerk (uncredited)
- Force of Evil as Johnson
- Jiggs and Maggie Out West as Dinty Moore
- Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance as Bentley
1949
- Red, Hot and Blue as Stranger (uncredited)
- Alias Nick Beal
- Champion as Al (Kansas City Manager) (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
- Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters as Dinty Moore
- French Fried Frolic as Tim
- Forgotten Women as Harry
1948
- Half Past Midnight as Amos, Bartender
- The Luck of the Irish as Policeman (uncredited)
- The Shanghai Chest as Lt. Mike Ruark
- Smuggler's Cove ... (Screenplay)
- The Golden Eye as Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark
- Jinx Money ... (Screenplay)
- Jiggs and Maggie in Court as Dinty Moore
- Trouble Makers ... (Screenplay)
- Angels' Alley ... (Screenplay)
1947
- Body and Soul as Jack Shelton (uncredited)
- Blondie's Holiday as Mike
- High Barbaree as Ringmaster (uncredited)
- Merton of the Movies as Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited)
- News Hounds as John 'Bullfrog' Burke
- Bowery Buckaroos ... (Screenplay)
- Jiggs and Maggie in Society as Dinty Moore
1946
- Live Wires ... (Screenplay)
- Wife Wanted as Bartender
- In Fast Company ... (Screenplay)
- Dark Alibi as Foggy
- Two Sisters from Boston as Mr. Dibson (uncredited)
- Bringing Up Father as Dinty Moore
- Bowery Bombshell ... (Dialogue)
- Spook Busters ... (Screenplay)
1945
- Detour as Diner Owner Gus
- There Goes Kelly ... (Additional Dialogue)
- Rockin' in the Rockies as Tom Trove
- Fashion Model as O'Hara
- Adventures of Kitty O'Day as Inspector Clancy
- Swingin' on a Rainbow as Hustun Greer
- G.I. Honeymoon ... (Additional Dialogue)
1944
- And the Angels Sing as Stage-Door Man (uncredited)
- Leave It to the Irish ... (Screenplay)
- Hot Rhythm as Mr. O'Hara (as Tim)
- Crazy Knights as Grogan
- Detective Kitty O'Day as Inspector Clancy
- Kansas City Kitty as Dave Clark
- Swingtime Johnny as Sparks
- Shadow of Suspicion as Everett G. Northrup
- Hi, Beautiful as Babcock
1943
- True to Life as Mr. Mammal (uncredited)
- Riding High as Jones
- Redhead from Manhattan as Mike Glendon
- The Sultan's Daughter as Tim
- Sarong Girl as Tim Raynor
- Reveille with Beverly as Mr. Kennedy (uncredited)
- The Mystery of the 13th Guest as Lieutenant Burke
- Swing Out the Blues as Judge Dudley Gordon
- Melody Parade as Happy Harrington
1942
- This Gun for Hire as Weems, Guard (uncredited)
- Stand by for Action as Lt. Tim Ryan
- Butch Minds the Baby as Mike (uncredited)
- Stand By All Networks as Police Inspector Ryan
- Nazi Agent as Officer (uncredited)
- Pardon My Stripes as Speed Wilson (uncredited)
- Blue, White and Perfect as Barney - Cop
- This Time for Keeps as Professor Diz
- Strictly in the Groove as Professor Blake
- Blondie Goes to College as Mr. Higby, Football Coach
- A Tragedy at Midnight as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
- The Courtship of Andy Hardy as Farrell (uncredited)
- The Man in the Trunk as Auctioneer
- Get Hep to Love as Detective Tucker
- Don't Get Personal as Traffic Cop
1941
- Ball of Fire as Motor Policeman
- A Man Betrayed as Mr. Wilson
- Maisie Was a Lady as Second Carnival Barker (Uncredited)
- I Wake Up Screaming as Detective (uncredited)
- Pot o' Gold as 'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited)
- The Strawberry Blonde as Streetcleaner Foreman (uncredited)
- Harmon of Michigan as Flash Regan
- Dead Men Tell as Bartender (Uncredited)
- Devil Pays Off as First Mate
- Three Girls About Town as Singing Drunk
- Bedtime Story as Mac
- Ice-Capades as Jackson
- Two Latins from Manhattan as Police Sergeant
- Melody Lane as Police Sergeant
- Where Did You Get That Girl? as Police Inspector
- Lucky Devils as Momser
1940
- I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now as Judge Saunders
- Third Finger, Left Hand as Third Mate on Ship
- Brother Orchid as Turkey Malone
- Private Affairs as Bartender Harry
- Hullabaloo as Skee Golf Concessionaire
1937
- His Pest Girl as Tim Ryan
- The Big Courtship as Tim Ryan
- Will You Stop? as Tim / Mark Antony
1936
1935
- One Big Happy Family as Tim Ryan