Tim Ryan
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.
Acted in
The Buster Keaton Story
1957
as Studio Policeman
The Cruel Tower
1956
Fighting Trouble
1956
as Ray Vance
Private Eyes
1953
as Andy
From Here to Eternity
1953
as Sgt. Pete Karelsen
The Marksman
1953
as Stage Driver
The Life Of Riley
1953
as Fire Chief
Fargo
1952
as Sam
Here Come the Marines
1952
as Sheriff Benson
All That I Have
1951
as Ben Renson
Crazy Over Horses
1951
as Flynn
Force of Evil
1950
as Johnson
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
1950
as Bentley
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Jack (Police Clerk) (uncredited)
Jiggs and Maggie Out West
1950
as Dinty Moore
French Fried Frolic
1949
as Tim
Red, Hot and Blue
1949
as Stranger (uncredited)
Forgotten Women
1949
as Harry
Sky Dragon
1949
as Lt. Mike Ruark
Champion
1949
as Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
1949
Miss Mink of 1949
1949
as Police Sgt. Clancy
Shamrock Hill
1949
as Uncle
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948
as Dinty Moore
The Luck of the Irish
1948
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Golden Eye
1948
as Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark
Shanghai Chest
1948
as Lt. Mike Ruark
Half Past Midnight
1948
as Amos, Bartender
Jiggs and Maggie in Society
1947
as Dinty Moore
Body and Soul
1947
as Jack Shelton (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited)
News Hounds
1947
as John 'Bullfrog' Burke
Blondie's Holiday
1947
as Mike
Bringing Up Father
1946
as Dinty Moore
Wife Wanted
1946
as Bartender
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Mr. Dibson (uncredited)
Dark Alibi
1946
as Foggy
Detour
1945
as Diner Owner Gus
Swingin' on a Rainbow
1945
as Hustun Greer
Rockin' in the Rockies
1945
as Tom Trove
Fashion Model
1945
as O'Hara
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
1945
as Inspector Clancy
Hi, Beautiful
1944
as Babcock
Crazy Knights
1944
as Grogan
Shadow of Suspicion
1944
as Everett G. Northrup
Kansas City Kitty
1944
as Dave Clark
Detective Kitty O'Day
1944
as Inspector Clancy
And the Angels Sing
1944
as Stage-Door Man (uncredited)
Hot Rhythm
1944
as Mr. O'Hara (as Tim)
Swingtime Johnny
1944
as Sparks
True to Life
1943
as Mr. Mammal (uncredited)
Swing Out the Blues
1943
as Judge Dudley Gordon
The Sultan's Daughter
1943
as Tim
Riding High
1943
as Jones
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943
as Police Lt. Burke
Melody Parade
1943
as Happy Harrington
Sarong Girl
1943
as Tim Raynor
Redhead from Manhattan
1943
as Mike Glendon
Reveille with Beverly
1943
as Mr. Kennedy (uncredited)
Stand by for Action
1942
as Lt. Tim Ryan
Strictly in the Groove
1942
as Professor Blake
Stand By All Networks
1942
as Police Inspector Ryan
Get Hep to Love
1942
as Detective Tucker
The Man in the Trunk
1942
as Auctioneer
This Gun for Hire
1942
as Weems, Guard (uncredited)
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as Mike (uncredited)
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942
as Farrell (uncredited)
Nazi Agent
1942
as Officer (uncredited)
This Time for Keeps
1942
as Professor Diz
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Pardon My Stripes
1942
as Speed Wilson (uncredited)
Blondie Goes to College
1942
as Mr. Higby, Football Coach
Blue, White, and Perfect
1942
as Barney - Cop
Don't Get Personal
1942
as Traffic Cop
Bedtime Story
1941
as Mac
Melody Lane
1941
as Police Sergeant
Ball of Fire
1941
as Motor Policeman
Devil Pays Off
1941
as First Mate
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
as Detective (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
1941
as Singing Drunk
Two Latins from Manhattan
1941
as Police Sergeant
Harmon of Michigan
1941
as Flash Regan
Ice-Capades
1941
as Jackson
Pot o' Gold
1941
as 'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited)
Dead Men Tell
1941
as Bartender
A Man Betrayed
1941
as Mr. Wilson
Maisie Was a Lady
1941
as Second Carnival Barker (Uncredited)
Lucky Devils
1941
as Momser
Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941
as Police Inspector
Hullabaloo
1940
as Skee Golf Concessionaire
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940
as Judge Saunders
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Third Mate on Ship
Private Affairs
1940
as Bartender Harry
Brother Orchid
1940
as Turkey Malone
Will You Stop?
1937
as Tim / Mark Antony
His Pest Girl
1937
as Tim Ryan
The Big Courtship
1937
as Tim Ryan
The Wacky Family
1936
Peaceful Relations
1936
as Tim
Just Plain Folks
1936
One Big Happy Family
1935
as Tim Ryan