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Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan

Acting

Born July 4, 1899 · Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

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…

Known For · 40 titles

The Life Of Riley

The Life Of Riley

1953
The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952
Further Adventures of Spin and Marty

Further Adventures of Spin and Marty

1956
From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

1953
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950
Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

1941
Force of Evil

Force of Evil

1950
This Gun for Hire

This Gun for Hire

1942
Detour

Detour

1945
Body and Soul

Body and Soul

1947
Champion

Champion

1949
The Buster Keaton Story

The Buster Keaton Story

1957
Red, Hot and Blue

Red, Hot and Blue

1949
Sarong Girl

Sarong Girl

1943
The Marksman

The Marksman

1953
Brother Orchid

Brother Orchid

1940
The Strawberry Blonde

The Strawberry Blonde

1941
Wife Wanted

Wife Wanted

1946
And the Angels Sing

And the Angels Sing

1944
Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action

1942
Butch Minds the Baby

Butch Minds the Baby

1942
Alias Nick Beal

Alias Nick Beal

1949
Blue, White and Perfect

Blue, White and Perfect

1942
Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940
Nazi Agent

Nazi Agent

1942
Redhead from Manhattan

Redhead from Manhattan

1943
Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly

1943
The Luck of the Irish

The Luck of the Irish

1948
Detective Kitty O'Day

Detective Kitty O'Day

1944
The Courtship of Andy Hardy

The Courtship of Andy Hardy

1942
The Shanghai Chest

The Shanghai Chest

1948
Bedtime Story

Bedtime Story

1941
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now

1940
Stand By All Networks

Stand By All Networks

1942
Maisie Was a Lady

Maisie Was a Lady

1941
I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming

1941
Two Sisters from Boston

Two Sisters from Boston

1946
Wha' Happen?

Wha' Happen?

1949
A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed

1941
Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

1941