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
Detour
(1945)
Diner Owner Gus
From Here to Eternity
(1953)
Sgt. Pete Karelsen
Body and Soul
(1947)
Jack Shelton (uncredited)
Champion
(1949)
Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
(1941)
Motor Policeman
The Asphalt Jungle
(1950)
Jack (Police Clerk) (uncredited)
Force of Evil
(1948)
Johnson
Nazi Agent
(1942)
Officer (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming
(1941)
Detective (uncredited)
Reveille with Beverly
(1943)
Mr. Kennedy (uncredited)
Dark Alibi
(1946)
Foggy
Sky Dragon
(1949)
Lt. Mike Ruark
Brother Orchid
(1940)
Turkey Malone
Ice-Capades
(1941)
Jackson
This Gun for Hire
(1942)
Weems, Guard (uncredited)
Bedtime Story
(1941)
Mac
Full Filmography
Acting
One Big Happy Family
(1935)
Tim Ryan
Just Plain Folks
(1936)
The Wacky Family
(1936)
Peaceful Relations
(1936)
Tim
Will You Stop?
(1937)
Tim / Mark Antony
His Pest Girl
(1937)
Tim Ryan
The Big Courtship
(1937)
Tim Ryan
Brother Orchid
(1940)
Turkey Malone
Hullabaloo
(1940)
Skee Golf Concessionaire
Third Finger, Left Hand
(1940)
Third Mate on Ship
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
(1940)
Judge Saunders
Private Affairs
(1940)
Bartender Harry
Bedtime Story
(1941)
Mac
Lucky Devils
(1941)
Momser
Three Girls About Town
(1941)
Singing Drunk
Ball of Fire
(1941)
Motor Policeman
Devil Pays Off
(1941)
First Mate
Dead Men Tell
(1941)
Bartender
Harmon of Michigan
(1941)
Flash Regan
I Wake Up Screaming
(1941)
Detective (uncredited)
Where Did You Get That Girl?
(1941)
Police Inspector
Ice-Capades
(1941)
Jackson
A Man Betrayed
(1941)
Mr. Wilson
Maisie Was a Lady
(1941)
Second Carnival Barker (Uncredited)
Two Latins from Manhattan
(1941)
Police Sergeant
Melody Lane
(1941)
Police Sergeant
Pot o' Gold
(1941)
'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited)
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
(1942)
Farrell (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire
(1942)
Weems, Guard (uncredited)
Don't Get Personal
(1942)
Traffic Cop
Blondie Goes to College
(1942)
Mr. Higby, Football Coach
Get Hep to Love
(1942)
Detective Tucker
Blue, White, and Perfect
(1942)
Barney - Cop
Stand by for Action
(1942)
Lt. Tim Ryan
Stand By All Networks
(1942)
Police Inspector Ryan
This Time for Keeps
(1942)
Professor Diz
Strictly in the Groove
(1942)
Professor Blake
Nazi Agent
(1942)
Officer (uncredited)
The Man in the Trunk
(1942)
Auctioneer
Pardon My Stripes
(1942)
Speed Wilson (uncredited)
Butch Minds the Baby
(1942)
Mike (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight
(1942)
Police Commissioner (uncredited)
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
(1943)
Police Lt. Burke
Melody Parade
(1943)
Happy Harrington
Sarong Girl
(1943)
Tim Raynor
Reveille with Beverly
(1943)
Mr. Kennedy (uncredited)
Swing Out the Blues
(1943)
Judge Dudley Gordon
The Sultan's Daughter
(1943)
Tim
Redhead from Manhattan
(1943)
Mike Glendon
True to Life
(1943)
Mr. Mammal (uncredited)
Riding High
(1943)
Jones
Kansas City Kitty
(1944)
Dave Clark
Detective Kitty O'Day
(1944)
Inspector Clancy
Shadow of Suspicion
(1944)
Everett G. Northrup
And the Angels Sing
(1944)
Stage-Door Man (uncredited)
Hot Rhythm
(1944)
Mr. O'Hara (as Tim)
Crazy Knights
(1944)
Grogan
Hi, Beautiful
(1944)
Babcock
Swingtime Johnny
(1944)
Sparks
Detour
(1945)
Diner Owner Gus
Fashion Model
(1945)
O'Hara
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
(1945)
Inspector Clancy
Swingin' on a Rainbow
(1945)
Hustun Greer
Rockin' in the Rockies
(1945)
Tom Trove
Dark Alibi
(1946)
Foggy
Wife Wanted
(1946)
Bartender
Bringing Up Father
(1946)
Dinty Moore
Two Sisters from Boston
(1946)
Mr. Dibson (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies
(1947)
Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited)
News Hounds
(1947)
John 'Bullfrog' Burke
Body and Soul
(1947)
Jack Shelton (uncredited)
Jiggs and Maggie in Society
(1947)
Dinty Moore
Blondie's Holiday
(1947)
Mike
Shanghai Chest
(1948)
Lt. Mike Ruark
The Golden Eye
(1948)
Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark
Half Past Midnight
(1948)
Amos, Bartender
The Luck of the Irish
(1948)
Policeman (uncredited)
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
(1948)
Dinty Moore
Force of Evil
(1948)
Johnson
Sky Dragon
(1949)
Lt. Mike Ruark
Forgotten Women
(1949)
Harry
Miss Mink of 1949
(1949)
Police Sgt. Clancy
French Fried Frolic
(1949)
Tim
Alias Nick Beal
(1949)
Shamrock Hill
(1949)
Uncle
Champion
(1949)
Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)
Jiggs and Maggie Out West
(1950)
Dinty Moore
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
(1950)
Bentley
The Asphalt Jungle
(1950)
Jack (Police Clerk) (uncredited)
Crazy Over Horses
(1951)
Flynn
All That I Have
(1951)
Ben Renson
Here Come the Marines
(1952)
Sheriff Benson
Fargo
(1952)
Sam
From Here to Eternity
(1953)
Sgt. Pete Karelsen
Private Eyes
(1953)
Andy
The Marksman
(1953)
Stage Driver
Fighting Trouble
(1956)
Ray Vance
The Cruel Tower
(1956)
The Buster Keaton Story
(1957)
Studio Policeman
Writing
One Big Happy Family
(1935)
Writer
Just Plain Folks
(1936)
Dialogue
The Wacky Family
(1936)
Dialogue
Peaceful Relations
(1936)
Writer
Will You Stop?
(1937)
Story
His Pest Girl
(1937)
Story
The Big Courtship
(1937)
Story
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
(1943)
Screenplay
The Sultan's Daughter
(1943)
Screenplay
Melody Parade
(1943)
Screenplay
Detective Kitty O'Day
(1944)
Screenplay
Crazy Knights
(1944)
Story
Leave It to the Irish
(1944)
Screenplay
Hot Rhythm
(1944)
Screenplay
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
(1945)
Screenplay
Fashion Model
(1945)
Screenplay
Spook Busters
(1946)
Screenplay
Bowery Bombshell
(1946)
Dialogue
In Fast Company
(1946)
Screenplay
Live Wires
(1946)
Screenplay
Bowery Buckaroos
(1947)
Screenplay
News Hounds
(1947)
Screenplay
Jinx Money
(1948)
Screenplay
Angels' Alley
(1948)
Screenplay
Smuggler's Cove
(1948)
Screenplay
Trouble Makers
(1948)
Screenplay
Crazy Over Horses
(1951)
Screenplay
No Holds Barred
(1952)
Writer
Here Come the Marines
(1952)
Writer
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
(1952)
Writer
Hold That Line
(1952)
Screenplay
Feudin' Fools
(1952)
Screenplay
Jalopy
(1953)
Screenplay
Crew