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Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan

Birthday: 1899-07-05 | Place of Birth: Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1951
Crazy Over Horses

as    Flynn

1949
Sky Dragon

as    Lt. Mike Ruark

1948
Shanghai Chest

as    Lt. Mike Ruark

1948
The Golden Eye

as    Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark

1946
Wife Wanted

as    Bartender

1946
Dark Alibi

as    Foggy

1945
Detour

as    Diner Owner Gus

1945
Swingin' on a Rainbow

as    Hustun Greer

1945
Adventures of Kitty O'Day

as    Inspector Clancy

1945
Fashion Model

as    O'Hara

1944
Kansas City Kitty

as    Dave Clark

1944
Shadow of Suspicion

as    Everett G. Northrup

1944
Crazy Knights

as    Grogan

1944
Detective Kitty O'Day

as    Inspector Clancy

1944
Hot Rhythm

as    Mr. O'Hara (as Tim)

1944
Swingtime Johnny

as    Sparks

1943
Melody Parade

as    Happy Harrington

1943
Swing Out the Blues

as    Judge Dudley Gordon

1943
Reveille with Beverly

as    Mr. Kennedy (uncredited)

1943
The Mystery of the 13th Guest

as    Police Lt. Burke

1943
The Sultan's Daughter

as    Tim

1943
Sarong Girl

as    Tim Raynor

1942
Stand By All Networks

as    Police Inspector Ryan

1941
Harmon of Michigan

as    Flash Regan

1941
Ice-Capades

as    Jackson

1941
Bedtime Story

as    Mac

1941
Lucky Devils

as    Momser

1941
A Man Betrayed

as    Mr. Wilson