Tim Ryan
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.
Body and Soul
as Jack Shelton (uncredited)Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful...
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From Here to Eternity
as Sgt. Pete KarelsenIn 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his...
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The Asphalt Jungle
as Jack (Police Clerk) (uncredited)Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo...
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This Gun for Hire
as Weems, Guard (uncredited)Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked...
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Force of Evil
as JohnsonLawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big...
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Detour
as Diner Owner GusThe life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he...
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Champion
as Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who...
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Ball of Fire
as Motor PolicemanA group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia....
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Alias Nick Beal
as uncreditedAfter straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his...
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A Man Betrayed
as Mr. WilsonBucolic lawyer John Wayne takes on big-city corruption in A Man Betrayed. He sets out to prove...
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Pot o' Gold
as 'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited)Jimmy, the owner of a failed music shop, goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food...
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I Wake Up Screaming
as Detective (uncredited)A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a...
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Maisie Was a Lady
as Second Carnival Barker (Uncredited)Showgirl Maisie Ravier finds herself once again out of work. She meets a wealthy playboy who...
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Brother Orchid
as Turkey MaloneWhen retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill...
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This Time for Keeps
as Professor DizA young newlywed (Robert Sterling) finds working for his nasty father-in-law difficult.
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Blondie Goes to College
as Mr. Higby, Football CoachDagwood Bumstead must receive a college diploma or lose his job with the Dithers Construction...
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Private Eyes
as AndyAfter being punched in the nose, Sach finds out that he has the ability to read minds. Slip and...
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And the Angels Sing
as Stage-Door Man (uncredited)The singing/dancing Angel sisters, Nancy, Bobby, Josie, and Patti, aren't interested in...
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True to Life
as Mr. Mammal (uncredited)A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he...
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Nazi Agent
as Officer (uncredited)Humble stamp dealer Otto Becker has little to do with international politics, so when he...
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Fargo
as SamThe brother (House Peters Jr.) of rancher Bill Martin (Bill Elliott) is killed in a stampede...
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The Marksman
as Stage DriverMike Martin becomes a deputy marshal and takes on a gang of cattle rustlers.
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Third Finger, Left Hand
as Third Mate on ShipMagazine editor Margot Merrick pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male...
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Rockin' in the Rockies
as Tom TroveRancher Rusty Williams is away at agricultural college and leaves his spread in the hands of his...
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Stand by for Action
as Lt. Tim RyanU. S. Navy Lieutenant Gregg Masterman, of The Harvard and Boston Back Bay Mastermans, learned...
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Harmon of Michigan
as Flash ReganA former University of Michigan football star (Tom Harmon) rejects an opportunity to play...
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Here Come the Marines
as Sheriff BensonAfter Slip is drafted into the Marines, the rest of the gang volunteers so they can be with him....
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Red, Hot and Blue
as Stranger (uncredited)In her attempts to make a splash on Broadway, a lively would-be-actress lands herself in hot...
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Fighting Trouble
as Ray VanceAn overambitious shutterbug almost gets his lights put out permanently when he decides to snap a...
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Devil Pays Off
as First MateA former Navy man attempts to redeem his honor by exposing a shipping tycoon's dealings with the...
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The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Police Lt. BurkeA woman of twenty-one opens her grandfather's will left to her thirteen years earlier, per his...
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Sky Dragon
as Lt. Mike RuarkAll the passengers on an airplane headed for San Francisco are drugged, and when they wake up,...
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Dark Alibi
as FoggyAfter three men are convicted of bank robberies, Charlie becomes suspicious. After some...
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A Tragedy at Midnight
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)The host of a whodunit radio show finds himself involved in his own mystery when he awakens to...
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Shadow of Suspicion
as Everett G. NorthrupBrash ladies' man James Dale and his partner, wisecracking Everett Northrup, are sent by Cartell...
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Swing Out the Blues
as Judge Dudley GordonThe film is partly a parody of The Goodwill Court, a popular radio problem hosted by...
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The Cruel Tower
as uncreditedThe story of a bunch of hard-drinking steeplejacks.
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Get Hep to Love
as Detective TuckerOrphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting...
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Merton of the Movies
as Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited)In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth...
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The Golden Eye
as Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike RuarkA gold mine in Arizona, that was formerly losing a lot of money, suddenly turns into a veritable...
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Jiggs and Maggie in Society
as Dinty MooreMaggi continues her forever-ever efforts to crash Manhattan's top society, while Jiggs still...
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Shanghai Chest
as Lt. Mike RuarkCharlie attempts to solve a triple murder in which a dead man's finger prints show up at all...
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Blue, White, and Perfect
as Barney - CopIn order to win back his girlfriend, Mike Shayne promises to give up his detective practice and...
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All That I Have
as Ben RensonAs a wealthy retired surgeon nears the end of his life, he begins to distribute his wealth to...
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Where Did You Get That Girl?
as Police InspectorIn this musical comedy, a motley band of musicians have only their extreme poverty in common....
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Reveille with Beverly
as Mr. Kennedy (uncredited)Beverly Ross, the switchboard operator at a local radio station, jumps at the chance to be the...
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Sarong Girl
as Tim RaynorA dancer in a girlie show plots revenge when a judge orders her show closed.
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Butch Minds the Baby
as Mike (uncredited)Aloysius 'Butch' Grogan leads a life of criminal activities motivated to provide for a widow and...
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Lucky Devils
as MomserLucky Devils casts the mismatched duo as a pair of intrepid newsreel cameramen. When they're not...
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Riding High
as JonesNo relation to the 1950 Frank Capra film of the same name, the 1943 Technicolor musical Riding...
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The Buster Keaton Story
as Studio PolicemanAn inaccurate retelling of the life of silent filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton.
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Bedtime Story
as MacA Braodway playwright wants to keep on writing plays for his wife to star in, but all she wants...
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The Luck of the Irish
as Policeman (uncredited)Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun...
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Hot Rhythm
as Mr. O'Hara (as Tim)Jimmy O'Brien (Robert Lowery)and Sammy Rubin (Sidney Miller), write jingle commercials for...
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The Sultan's Daughter
as TimA sultan's lovely daughter finds herself courted by a handsome American.
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Swingin' on a Rainbow
as Hustun GreerA young girl goes to New York to find a band leader who has stolen all the songs she wrote and...
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French Fried Frolic
as TimWally and Tim pose as the husbands of two French women so they'll receive their dowry from their...
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Half Past Midnight
as Amos, BartenderA detective encounters a woman in a nightclub. He finds that she is being blackmailed by a...
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Two Sisters from Boston
as Mr. Dibson (uncredited)Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in...
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Convinced that she has what it takes to be a detective, inquisitive secretary Kitty O'Day gets...
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Miss Mink of 1949
as Police Sgt. ClancyWinning a mink coat brings nothing but trouble to a couple on a budget.
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Blondie's Holiday
as MikeDagwood gets a raise due to a new contract with a bank manager. Blondie misunderstanding the...
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Adventures of Kitty O'Day
as Inspector ClancyA telephone operator plays homicide detective with her boyfriend, making it harder for the police.
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Ice-Capades
as JacksonBob Clemens is a cameraman for newsreels. Assigned to shoot the Swiss ice skater Karen Vadja, he...
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Crazy Over Horses
as FlynnThe boys get mixed up with a race horse & crooked gamblers
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I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
as Judge SaundersIn this low-budget musical, two sets of politically ambitious parents attempt to pair up their...
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Wife Wanted
as BartenderCareer-slipping movie star Carole Raymond buys in as a real estate partner of Jeff Caldwell....
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Crazy Knights
as GroganAlso known as Ghost Crazy. Three goofballs run up against ghosts and a giant gorilla in a...
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Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
as BentleyA crooked boxing promoter tries to shake down Joe's manager by setting up a rigged fight in...
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Three Girls About Town
as Singing DrunkFaith and Hope Banner, sisters, are "convention hostesses" in a hotel. A body is discovered next...
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Melody Lane
as Police SergeantIn this musical, four entertaining farmboys from Iowa head for the Big Apple to find fame and...
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Forgotten Women
as HarryA tale of three women who hang out in a bar and bend the ear of Harry the bartender. Kate...
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Two Latins from Manhattan
as Police SergeantJoan Daley, a New York booking/press agent, attempts to recruit two local stand-ins, Jinx Terry...
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Jiggs and Maggie Out West
as Dinty MooreMonogram's Bringing Up Father series, based on the popular comic strip by George McManus, hit a...
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The Courtship of Andy Hardy
as Farrell (uncredited)While Judge Hardy handles a couple's divorce, Andy takes a shine to their shy daughter.
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Stand By All Networks
as Police Inspector RyanAn intrepid radio reporter sets out to track down and expose Nazi agents.
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Pardon My Stripes
as Speed Wilson (uncredited)Football player Henry Platt (William Henry)mistakes a helmet for the football in his zeal to...
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News Hounds
as John 'Bullfrog' BurkeSlip and Sach are working for a local newspaper as a reporter and photographer, respectively....
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Fashion Model
as O'HaraWhen two employees of a clothing factory are murdered, the shadow of suspicion falls upon a...
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Shamrock Hill
as UncleA young girl holds a special place in her heart for a place called Shamrock HIll, and she tries...
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Dead Men Tell
as BartenderWhen the elderly woman sponsoring a treasure hunt is murdered on board her docked ship, Charlie...
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Hullabaloo
as Skee Golf ConcessionaireA radio actor faces trouble when a science-fiction story causes the audience to panic.
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Kansas City Kitty
as Dave ClarkA piano teacher and her roommate decide invest their savings in a music publishing company....
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Strictly in the Groove
as Professor BlakeCollege student, cattle baron, confused love story.
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Will You Stop?
as Tim / Mark AntonyTim (Tim Ryan) has written what he thinks is a great skit about Antony and Cleopatra for the...
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Bringing Up Father
as Dinty MooreBased on the comic strip by George McManus about the adventures of the social-climbing Maggie...
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Don't Get Personal
as Traffic CopElmer Whippet inherits the Whippet Pickles company and sets out to meet the two stars, Mary...
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The Man in the Trunk
as AuctioneerThe ghost of a murdered man returns to Earth to help a young couple find his killer.
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Private Affairs
as Bartender HarryA girl decides to consult her natural father, whom she's never seen, for advice on her mixed-up...
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Jiggs and Maggie in Court
as Dinty MooreMaggie is resentful of being pointed out and laughed at in public because she resembles the...
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Redhead from Manhattan
as Mike GlendonLupe Vélez plays a dual role, twin sisters Rita and Elaine. After escaping a torpedoed ship,...
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The Life Of Riley
as Fire ChiefRiley worked in an aircraft plant in California, but viewers usually saw him at home, cheerfully...
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