Acting
Tim Ryan
EN cinema · 121 credits
Born
4 July 1899
Died
22 October 1956 (aged 57)
Birthplace
Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
Also known as Timothy Thomas 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.
Known for
Filmography
The Buster Keaton Story
as Studio Policeman (uncredited)
Fighting Trouble
as Ray Vance
From Here to Eternity
as Sgt. Pete Karelsen
Private Eyes
as Andy
The Marksman
as Stage Driver
Jalopy
Screenplay
Here Come the Marines
as Sheriff Benson, Writer
Fargo
as Sam
Hold That Line
Screenplay
Feudin' Fools
Screenplay
Crazy Over Horses
as Flynn, Screenplay
All That I Have
as Ben Renson
The Asphalt Jungle
as Jack - Police Clerk (uncredited)
Force of Evil
as Johnson
Jiggs and Maggie Out West
as Dinty Moore
Shamrock Hill
as Uncle
Champion
as Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)
Red, Hot and Blue
as Stranger (uncredited)
Sky Dragon
as Lt. Mike Ruark
Forgotten Women
as Harry
Miss Mink of 1949
as Police Sgt. Clancy
Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters
as Dinty Moore
Wha' Happen?
as Tim, Vera's husband
The Shanghai Chest
as Lt. Mike Ruark
The Golden Eye
as Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark
Half Past Midnight
as Amos, Bartender
The Luck of the Irish
as Policeman (uncredited)
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
as Dinty Moore
Jinx Money
Screenplay
Angels' Alley
Screenplay
Smuggler's Cove
Screenplay
Trouble Makers
Screenplay
Merton of the Movies
as Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited)
News Hounds
as John 'Bullfrog' Burke, Screenplay
Body and Soul
as Jack Shelton (uncredited)
Jiggs and Maggie in Society
as Dinty Moore
High Barbaree
as Ringmaster (uncredited)
Bowery Buckaroos
Screenplay
Dark Alibi
as Foggy
Wife Wanted
as Bartender
Bringing Up Father
as Dinty Moore
Two Sisters from Boston
as Mr. Dibson (uncredited)
Spook Busters
Screenplay
Bowery Bombshell
Dialogue
In Fast Company
Screenplay
Live Wires
Screenplay
Detour
as Diner Owner Gus
Fashion Model
as O'Hara, Screenplay
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
as Inspector Clancy, Screenplay
Swingin' on a Rainbow
as Hustun Greer
Rockin' in the Rockies
as Tom Trove
There Goes Kelly
Additional Dialogue
G.I. Honeymoon
Additional Dialogue
Detective Kitty O'Day
as Inspector Clancy, Screenplay
Shadow of Suspicion
as Everett G. Northrup
And the Angels Sing
as Stage-Door Man (uncredited)
Hot Rhythm
as Mr. O'Hara (as Tim), Screenplay
Kansas City Kitty
as Dave Clark
Hi, Beautiful
as Babcock
Crazy Knights
as Grogan, Story
Leave It to the Irish
Screenplay
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Lieutenant Burke, Screenplay
Melody Parade
as Happy Harrington, Screenplay
Sarong Girl
as Tim Raynor
Reveille with Beverly
as Mr. Kennedy (uncredited)
The Sultan's Daughter
as Tim, Screenplay
Swing Out the Blues
as Judge Dudley Gordon
Redhead from Manhattan
as Mike Glendon
True to Life
as Mr. Mammal (uncredited)
Riding High
as Jones
Pardon My Stripes
as Speed Wilson (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Butch Minds the Baby
as Mike (uncredited)
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
as Farrell (uncredited)
Nazi Agent
as Officer (uncredited)
The Man in the Trunk
as Auctioneer
This Gun for Hire
as Weems, Guard (uncredited)
Don't Get Personal
as Traffic Cop
Blondie Goes to College
as Mr. Higby, Football Coach
Get Hep to Love
as Detective Tucker
Blue, White and Perfect
as Barney - Cop
Stand by for Action
as Lt. Tim Ryan
Stand By All Networks
as Police Inspector Ryan
This Time for Keeps
as Professor Diz
Strictly in the Groove
as Professor Blake
Two Latins from Manhattan
as Police Sergeant
Melody Lane
as Police Sergeant
Lucky Devils
as Momser
Pot o' Gold
as 'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
as Motor Policeman
Three Girls About Town
as Singing Drunk
Devil Pays Off
as First Mate
Dead Men Tell
as Bartender (Uncredited)
Harmon of Michigan
as Flash Regan
I Wake Up Screaming
as Detective (uncredited)
Where Did You Get That Girl?
as Police Inspector
Ice-Capades
as Jackson
A Man Betrayed
as Mr. Wilson
Maisie Was a Lady
as Second Carnival Barker (Uncredited)
The Strawberry Blonde
as Streetcleaner Foreman (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
as Turkey Malone
Hullabaloo
as Skee Golf Concessionaire
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Third Mate on Ship
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
as Judge Saunders
Private Affairs
as Bartender Harry
His Pest Girl
1937
His Pest Girl
as Tim Ryan, Story
The Big Courtship
1937
The Big Courtship
as Tim Ryan, Story
Will You Stop?
as Tim / Mark Antony, Story
Peaceful Relations
1936
Peaceful Relations
as Tim, Writer
The Wacky Family
1936
The Wacky Family
Actor, Dialogue
Just Plain Folks
1936
Just Plain Folks
Actor, Dialogue
One Big Happy Family
1935
One Big Happy Family
as Tim Ryan, Writer