Acting
Tim Ryan
Born July 4, 1899 · Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
Died October 22, 1956 · aged 57
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 19…
Known For
From Here to Eternity · 1953From Here to Eternity
★ 7.31953
MovieWarRomance
In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.
The Asphalt Jungle · 1950The Asphalt Jungle
★ 7.51950
MovieCrimeDrama
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
Pardon My Stripes · 1942Pardon My Stripes
★ 6.51942
MovieComedyCrime
Football player Henry Platt (William Henry)mistakes a helmet for the football in his zeal to make a touchdown during a critical game, his error earns him the accolade of "Dope of the Year" award. Gambler Big George Kilraine (Harold Huber) hires him to take the $107,000 winnings of the gambler's syndicate on the game to Chicago. On the way the money bag falls out of the airplane and lands in the state penitentiary. Herry now has to figure out how to get into the prison and get the money out of the prison.
Dead Men Tell · 1941Dead Men Tell
★ 6.51941
MovieMysteryThriller
When the elderly woman sponsoring a treasure hunt is murdered on board her docked ship, Charlie Chan must deal with a treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a hanged pirate, a talking parrot, a recalcitrant sea captain and several suspicious passengers - and a second murder.
The Strawberry Blonde · 1941The Strawberry Blonde
★ 7.01941
MovieRomanceComedy
Biff Grimes is desperately in love with Virginia, but his best friend Hugo marries her and manipulates Biff into becoming involved in his somewhat nefarious businesses. Hugo appears to have stolen Biff's dreams, and Biff has to deal with the realisation that having what he wants and wanting what another has can be very different things.
Ball of Fire · 1941Ball of Fire
★ 7.41941
MovieComedyRomance
A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.
Body and Soul · 1947Body and Soul
★ 6.71947
MovieDrama
Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.
This Gun for Hire · 1942This Gun for Hire
★ 7.01942
MovieCrimeThriller
Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen, on a train out of town. Although Ellen is engaged to marry the police lieutenant who's hunting down Raven, she decides to try and set the misguided hit man straight as he hides from the cops and plots his revenge.
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The Asphalt Jungle · 1950The Asphalt Jungle
★ 7.51950
MovieCrimeDrama
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
Jack - Police Clerk (uncredited)
Champion · 1949Champion
★ 6.71949
MovieDrama
An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)
Miss Mink of 1949 · 1949Miss Mink of 1949
★ 5.71949
Movie
Winning a mink coat brings nothing but trouble to a couple on a budget.
Police Sgt. Clancy
Red, Hot and Blue · 1949Red, Hot and Blue
★ 6.21949
MovieMusicComedy
In her attempts to make a splash on Broadway, a lively would-be-actress lands herself in hot water with the mob.
Stranger (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight · 1942A Tragedy at Midnight
★ 5.21942
MovieComedyCrime
The host of a whodunit radio show finds himself involved in his own mystery when he awakens to find a woman with a knife in her back in his bedroom.
Police Commissioner (uncredited)














