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
- The Cruel Tower
- Fighting Trouble as Ray Vance
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)
- Here Come the Marines as Sheriff Benson
- Hold That Line ... (Screenplay)
- No Holds Barred ... (Writer)
- Feudin' Fools ... (Screenplay)
- Fargo as Sam
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
- Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance as Bentley
- Jiggs and Maggie Out West as Dinty Moore
1949
- Champion as Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)
- Alias Nick Beal
- Red, Hot and Blue as Stranger (uncredited)
- Sky Dragon as Lt. Mike Ruark
- Wha' Happen? as Tim, Vera's husband
- Miss Mink of 1949 as Police Sgt. Clancy
- Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters as Dinty Moore
- Forgotten Women as Harry
- French Fried Frolic as Tim
- Shamrock Hill as Uncle
1948
- The Luck of the Irish as Policeman (uncredited)
- Half Past Midnight as Amos, Bartender
- The Golden Eye as Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark
- Jiggs and Maggie in Court as Dinty Moore
- Angels' Alley ... (Screenplay)
- The Shanghai Chest as Lt. Mike Ruark
- Smuggler's Cove ... (Screenplay)
- Trouble Makers ... (Screenplay)
- Jinx Money ... (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)
- Jiggs and Maggie in Society as Dinty Moore
- Bowery Buckaroos ... (Screenplay)
- News Hounds as John 'Bullfrog' Burke
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)
- Bringing Up Father as Dinty Moore
- Spook Busters ... (Screenplay)
1945
- Detour as Diner Owner Gus
- Rockin' in the Rockies as Tom Trove
- Adventures of Kitty O'Day as Inspector Clancy
- Swingin' on a Rainbow as Hustun Greer
- There Goes Kelly ... (Additional Dialogue)
- Fashion Model as O'Hara
- G.I. Honeymoon ... (Additional Dialogue)
1944
- And the Angels Sing as Stage-Door Man (uncredited)
- Detective Kitty O'Day as Inspector Clancy
- Leave It to the Irish ... (Screenplay)
- Hot Rhythm as Mr. O'Hara (as Tim)
- Shadow of Suspicion as Everett G. Northrup
- Hi, Beautiful as Babcock
- Kansas City Kitty as Dave Clark
- Swingtime Johnny as Sparks
- Crazy Knights as Grogan
1943
- True to Life as Mr. Mammal (uncredited)
- The Mystery of the 13th Guest as Lieutenant Burke
- Riding High as Jones
- Redhead from Manhattan as Mike Glendon
- Swing Out the Blues as Judge Dudley Gordon
- Sarong Girl as Tim Raynor
- The Sultan's Daughter as Tim
- Reveille with Beverly as Mr. Kennedy (uncredited)
- Melody Parade as Happy Harrington
1942
- This Gun for Hire as Weems, Guard (uncredited)
- Stand by for Action as Lt. Tim Ryan
- Stand By All Networks as Police Inspector Ryan
- Butch Minds the Baby as Mike (uncredited)
- Nazi Agent as Officer (uncredited)
- Blondie Goes to College as Mr. Higby, Football Coach
- Strictly in the Groove as Professor Blake
- Blue, White and Perfect as Barney - Cop
- The Man in the Trunk as Auctioneer
- The Courtship of Andy Hardy as Farrell (uncredited)
- Don't Get Personal as Traffic Cop
- Get Hep to Love as Detective Tucker
- A Tragedy at Midnight as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
- This Time for Keeps as Professor Diz
- Pardon My Stripes as Speed Wilson (uncredited)
1941
- Ball of Fire as Motor Policeman
- I Wake Up Screaming as Detective (uncredited)
- The Strawberry Blonde as Streetcleaner Foreman (uncredited)
- Maisie Was a Lady as Second Carnival Barker (Uncredited)
- A Man Betrayed as Mr. Wilson
- Dead Men Tell as Bartender (Uncredited)
- Pot o' Gold as 'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited)
- Bedtime Story as Mac
- Three Girls About Town as Singing Drunk
- Two Latins from Manhattan as Police Sergeant
- Where Did You Get That Girl? as Police Inspector
- Ice-Capades as Jackson
- Harmon of Michigan as Flash Regan
- Devil Pays Off as First Mate
- Lucky Devils as Momser
- Melody Lane as Police Sergeant
1940
- Brother Orchid as Turkey Malone
- I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now as Judge Saunders
- Third Finger, Left Hand as Third Mate on Ship
- Hullabaloo as Skee Golf Concessionaire
- 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