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
- Fighting Trouble as Ray Vance
- The Cruel Tower
- Further Adventures of Spin and Marty as Chauffeur Jason
1953
- The Life Of Riley as Fire Chief
- From Here to Eternity as Sgt. Pete Karelsen
- Private Eyes as Andy
- Jalopy ... (Screenplay)
- The Marksman as Stage Driver
1952
- The Abbott and Costello Show as Police Lt. Smith
- Feudin' Fools ... (Screenplay)
- No Holds Barred ... (Writer)
- Hold That Line ... (Screenplay)
- Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla ... (Writer)
- Here Come the Marines as Sheriff Benson
- Fargo as Sam
1951
- Crazy Over Horses as Flynn
- All That I Have as Ben Renson
1950
- Force of Evil as Johnson
- The Asphalt Jungle as Jack (Police Clerk) (uncredited)
- Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance as Bentley
- Jiggs and Maggie Out West as Dinty Moore
1949
- Shamrock Hill as Uncle
- Champion as Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)
- Sky Dragon as Lt. Mike Ruark
- Alias Nick Beal
- Miss Mink of 1949 as Police Sgt. Clancy
- Red, Hot and Blue as Stranger (uncredited)
- Forgotten Women as Harry
- French Fried Frolic as Tim
1948
- Jinx Money ... (Screenplay)
- The Shanghai Chest as Lt. Mike Ruark
- The Luck of the Irish as Policeman (uncredited)
- Smuggler's Cove ... (Screenplay)
- Half Past Midnight as Amos, Bartender
- The Golden Eye as Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark
- Jiggs and Maggie in Court as Dinty Moore
- Trouble Makers ... (Screenplay)
- Angels' Alley ... (Screenplay)
1947
- High Barbaree as Ringmaster (uncredited)
- Bowery Buckaroos ... (Screenplay)
- Body and Soul as Jack Shelton (uncredited)
- Blondie's Holiday as Mike
- Jiggs and Maggie in Society as Dinty Moore
- Merton of the Movies as Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited)
- News Hounds as John 'Bullfrog' Burke
1946
- Spook Busters ... (Screenplay)
- Live Wires ... (Screenplay)
- Dark Alibi as Foggy
- Bowery Bombshell ... (Dialogue)
- Two Sisters from Boston as Mr. Dibson (uncredited)
- Bringing Up Father as Dinty Moore
- Wife Wanted as Bartender
- In Fast Company ... (Screenplay)
1945
- Fashion Model as O'Hara
- Adventures of Kitty O'Day as Inspector Clancy
- Rockin' in the Rockies as Tom Trove
- Detour as Diner Owner Gus
- Swingin' on a Rainbow as Hustun Greer
- G.I. Honeymoon ... (Additional Dialogue)
- There Goes Kelly ... (Additional Dialogue)
1944
- Crazy Knights as Grogan
- Swingtime Johnny as Sparks
- Hot Rhythm as Mr. O'Hara (as Tim)
- And the Angels Sing as Stage-Door Man (uncredited)
- Leave It to the Irish ... (Screenplay)
- Kansas City Kitty as Dave Clark
- Detective Kitty O'Day as Inspector Clancy
- Shadow of Suspicion as Everett G. Northrup
- Hi, Beautiful as Babcock
1943
- Melody Parade as Happy Harrington
- Riding High as Jones
- The Sultan's Daughter as Tim
- The Mystery of the 13th Guest as Police Lt. Burke
- True to Life as Mr. Mammal (uncredited)
- Redhead from Manhattan as Mike Glendon
- Sarong Girl as Tim Raynor
- Reveille with Beverly as Mr. Kennedy (uncredited)
- Swing Out the Blues as Judge Dudley Gordon
1942
- Nazi Agent as Officer (uncredited)
- This Gun for Hire as Weems, Guard (uncredited)
- Blue, White, and Perfect as Barney - Cop
- Strictly in the Groove as Professor Blake
- The Courtship of Andy Hardy as Farrell (uncredited)
- Get Hep to Love as Detective Tucker
- Stand By All Networks as Police Inspector Ryan
- A Tragedy at Midnight as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
- The Man in the Trunk as Auctioneer
- Stand by for Action as Lt. Tim Ryan
- Blondie Goes to College as Mr. Higby, Football Coach
- Butch Minds the Baby as Mike (uncredited)
- Pardon My Stripes as Speed Wilson (uncredited)
- Don't Get Personal as Traffic Cop
- This Time for Keeps as Professor Diz
1941
- Lucky Devils as Momser
- Ice-Capades as Jackson
- Ball of Fire as Motor Policeman
- I Wake Up Screaming as Detective (uncredited)
- Pot o' Gold as 'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited)
- A Man Betrayed as Mr. Wilson
- The Strawberry Blonde as Streetcleaner Foreman (uncredited)
- Where Did You Get That Girl? as Police Inspector
- Harmon of Michigan as Flash Regan
- Two Latins from Manhattan as Police Sergeant
- Three Girls About Town as Singing Drunk
- Dead Men Tell as Bartender
- Devil Pays Off as First Mate
- Maisie Was a Lady as Second Carnival Barker (Uncredited)
- Bedtime Story as Mac
- Melody Lane as Police Sergeant
1940
- Brother Orchid as Turkey Malone
- Hullabaloo as Skee Golf Concessionaire
- Private Affairs as Bartender Harry
- Third Finger, Left Hand as Third Mate on Ship
- 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