Tim 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Detour
as Diner Owner Gus
1945
From Here to Eternity
as Sgt. Pete Karelsen
1953
Peaceful Relations
as Tim
1936
Two Latins from Manhattan
as Police Sergeant
1941
Melody Lane
as Police Sergeant
1941
Dark Alibi
as Foggy
1946
Bedtime Story
as Mac
1941
The Shanghai Chest
as Lt. Mike Ruark
1948
The Golden Eye
as Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark
1948
Pardon My Stripes
as Speed Wilson (uncredited)
1942
Fashion Model
as O'Hara
1945
Detective Kitty O'Day
as Inspector Clancy
1944
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
1942
Wife Wanted
as Bartender
1946
Butch Minds the Baby
as Mike (uncredited)
1942
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
as Inspector Clancy
1945
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Police Lt. Burke
1943
Shadow of Suspicion
as Everett G. Northrup
1944
Alias Nick Beal
1949
Melody Parade
as Happy Harrington
1943
