
Tim Ryan
Known for Acting · 107 credits
- Born
- 1899-07-04
- Died
- 1956-10-22
- Place of birth
- Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Timothy Thomas Ryan
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.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (104)

The Strawberry Blonde
1941
as Streetcleaner Foreman (uncredited)

From Here to Eternity
1953
as Sgt. Pete Karelsen

The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Jack (uncredited)

The Marksman
1953
as Stage Driver

Fargo
1952
as Sam

Force of Evil
1950
as Johnson

Detour
1945
as Diner Owner Gus

High Barbaree
1947
as Ringmaster (uncredited)

This Gun for Hire
1942
as Weems, Guard (uncredited)

Champion
1949
as Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)

Ball of Fire
1941
as Motor Policeman

Private Affairs
1940
as Bartender Harry
Swingtime Johnny
1944
as Sparks

Bedtime Story
1941
as Mac

Brother Orchid
1940
as Turkey Malone

Three Girls About Town
1941
as Singing Drunk

Wife Wanted
1946
as Bartender

Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Mr. Dibson (uncredited)

The Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942
as Farrell (uncredited)

Hullabaloo
1940
as Skee Golf Concessionaire

Body and Soul
1947
as Jack Shelton (uncredited)

Sarong Girl
1943
as Tim Raynor

The Luck of the Irish
1948
as Policeman (uncredited)

Nazi Agent
1942
as Officer (uncredited)

I Wake Up Screaming
1941
as Detective (uncredited)

Pot o' Gold
1941
as 'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited)

Here Come the Marines
1952
as Sheriff Benson

Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as Mike (uncredited)

Devil Pays Off
1941
as First Mate

Dead Men Tell
1941
as Bartender (Uncredited)

Stand by for Action
1942
as Lt. Tim Ryan

Alias Nick Beal
1949

Red, Hot and Blue
1949
as Stranger (uncredited)

Reveille with Beverly
1943
as Mr. Kennedy (uncredited)

Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Third Mate on Ship

All That I Have
1951
as Ben Renson

The Shanghai Chest
1948
as Lt. Mike Ruark

A Man Betrayed
1941
as Mr. Wilson

Sky Dragon
1949
as Lt. Mike Ruark

True to Life
1943
as Mr. Mammal (uncredited)

Lucky Devils
1941
as Momser

And the Angels Sing
1944
as Stage-Door Man (uncredited)

Fashion Model
1945
as O'Hara

Hot Rhythm
1944
as Mr. O'Hara (as Tim)

Maisie Was a Lady
1941
as Second Carnival Barker (Uncredited)

Melody Lane
1941
as Police Sergeant

Riding High
1943
as Jones

Crazy Over Horses
1951
as Flynn

Blondie Goes to College
1942
as Mr. Higby, Football Coach

This Time for Keeps
1942
as Professor Diz

Blue, White and Perfect
1942
as Barney - Cop

Hi, Beautiful
1944
as Babcock

Redhead from Manhattan
1943
as Mike Glendon

The Sultan's Daughter
1943
as Tim

Shadow of Suspicion
1944
as Everett G. Northrup

The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943
as Police Lt. Burke

Detective Kitty O'Day
1944
as Inspector Clancy

Harmon of Michigan
1941
as Flash Regan

Dark Alibi
1946
as Foggy

Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948
as Dinty Moore

The Cruel Tower
1956

Merton of the Movies
1947
as Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited)

The Golden Eye
1948
as Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark

The Buster Keaton Story
1957
as Studio Policeman

Fighting Trouble
1956
as Ray Vance

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940
as Judge Saunders

Blondie's Holiday
1947
as Mike

A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)

Swing Out the Blues
1943
as Judge Dudley Gordon

Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941
as Police Inspector

Don't Get Personal
1942
as Traffic Cop

Jiggs and Maggie in Society
1947
as Dinty Moore

Private Eyes
1953
as Andy

Forgotten Women
1949
as Harry

Ice-Capades
1941
as Jackson

The Man in the Trunk
1942
as Auctioneer
His Pest Girl
1937
as Tim Ryan

Stand By All Networks
1942
as Police Inspector Ryan
The Wacky Family
1936

Kansas City Kitty
1944
as Dave Clark

Get Hep to Love
1942
as Detective Tucker

Miss Mink of 1949
1949
as Police Sgt. Clancy

Half Past Midnight
1948
as Amos, Bartender

Crazy Knights
1944
as Grogan

Pardon My Stripes
1942
as Speed Wilson (uncredited)

Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters
1949
as Dinty Moore

Rockin' in the Rockies
1945
as Tom Trove

Jiggs and Maggie Out West
1950
as Dinty Moore

Melody Parade
1943
as Happy Harrington

Adventures of Kitty O'Day
1945
as Inspector Clancy

French Fried Frolic
1949
as Tim

Two Latins from Manhattan
1941
as Police Sergeant

News Hounds
1947
as John 'Bullfrog' Burke
Just Plain Folks
1936

Swingin' on a Rainbow
1945
as Hustun Greer

Will You Stop?
1937
as Tim / Mark Antony

Wha' Happen?
1949
as Tim, Vera's husband

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
1950
as Bentley
Peaceful Relations
1936
as Tim
One Big Happy Family
1935
as Tim Ryan

Shamrock Hill
1949
as Uncle

Strictly in the Groove
1942
as Professor Blake

Bringing Up Father
1946
as Dinty Moore
The Big Courtship
1937
as Tim Ryan
About 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 scre… With 107 credits spanning from 1935 to 1957, Tim Ryan has appeared in 104 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tim Ryan Movies
- The Strawberry Blonde (1941) — as Streetcleaner Foreman (uncredited)
- From Here to Eternity (1953) — as Sgt. Pete Karelsen
- The Asphalt Jungle (1950) — as Jack (uncredited)
- The Marksman (1953) — as Stage Driver
- Fargo (1952) — as Sam
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