Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan

1899-07-04 – 1956-10-22 (age 57) Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
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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.

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Known For

From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity

1953

as Sgt. Pete Karelsen

The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle

1950

as Jack - Police Clerk (uncredited)

Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire

1941

as Motor Policeman

Wife Wanted
Wife Wanted

1946

as Bartender

Body and Soul
Body and Soul

1947

as Jack Shelton (uncredited)

The Marksman
The Marksman

1953

as Stage Driver

Detour
Detour

1945

as Diner Owner Gus

Force of Evil
Force of Evil

1950

as Johnson

This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire

1942

as Weems, Guard (uncredited)

Red, Hot and Blue
Red, Hot and Blue

1949

as Stranger (uncredited)

Sarong Girl
Sarong Girl

1943

as Tim Raynor

Champion
Champion

1949

as Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)

The Luck of the Irish
The Luck of the Irish

1948

as Policeman (uncredited)

The Buster Keaton Story
The Buster Keaton Story

1957

as Studio Policeman

Blue, White and Perfect
Blue, White and Perfect

1942

as Barney - Cop

Alias Nick Beal
Stand By All Networks
Stand By All Networks

1942

as Police Inspector Ryan

Brother Orchid
Brother Orchid

1940

as Turkey Malone

Nazi Agent
Nazi Agent

1942

as Officer (uncredited)

Blondie's Holiday
Blondie's Holiday

1947

as Mike