Timothy Thomas Ryan (July 5, 1899 – October 22, 1956) was an American performer and film actor. His wife,

Irene Ryan Irene Ryan (born Irene Noblitt, Noblett, or Noblette; October 17, 1902 – April 26, 1973) was an American actress and comedienne who found success in vaudeville, radio, film, television, and Broadway. She is most widely known for her por ...

, who later played Granny on ''

The Beverly Hillbillies ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. It had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor, backwoods family from ...

'', and he were a show-business team who performed on Broadway, in films, and on radio. They made short films for

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in the mid-1930s based on their

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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

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, where he acted in films and wrote screenplays. In films of the 1940s and the early 1950s, Ryan appeared onscreen playing numerous roles as policemen, newspaper editors, and detectives. He was born in

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, to Edward and Hannah (McGeehan) Ryan, and died in

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at the age of 57.

Selected filmography

* '' Brother Orchid'' (1940) - Turkey Malone * '' Private Affairs'' (1940) - Bartender Harry * '' Third Finger, Left Hand'' (1940) - Third Mate on Ship (uncredited) * '' I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now'' (1940) - Judge Saunders * '' Hullabaloo'' (1940) - Skee Golf Concessionaire (uncredited) * '' Where Did You Get That Girl?'' (1941) - Police Inspector * '' Lucky Devils'' (1941) - K.W. Momsen * ''

Maisie Was a Lady ''Maisie Was a Lady'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and is the fourth in a series of ten films starring Ann Sothern as good-hearted showgirl Maisie Ravier. Plot When wealthy drunkard Bob Rawlston causes Maisie ...

'' (1941) - Second Barker (uncredited) * ''

The Strawberry Blonde ''The Strawberry Blonde'' is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring James Cagney and Olivia de Havilland, and featuring Rita Hayworth, Alan Hale, Jack Carson, and George Tobias. Set in New York City aroun ...

'' (1941) - Streetcleaner Foreman (uncredited) * '' A Man Betrayed'' (1941) - Mr. Wilson, Insurance Agent * '' The Penalty'' (1941) - Police Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

Dead Men Tell ''Dead Men Tell'' is a 1941 American mystery film starring Sidney Toler, who played Charlie Chan in 22 feature films, beginning with '' Charlie Chan in Honolulu'' (1938), and ending with '' The Trap'' (1946). The first 11 Charlie Chan films were ...

'' (1941) - Red Eye Bartender (uncredited) * '' Pot o' Gold'' (1941) - Snooky (uncredited) * '' Sis Hopkins'' (1941) - Police Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

Angels with Broken Wings ''Angels with Broken Wings'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Jane Frazee and Binnie Barnes. It was released by Republic Pictures. Cast *Binnie Barnes ... Sybil Barton *Gilbert Roland ... Don Pablo Vin ...

'' (1941) - (uncredited) * ''

San Antonio Rose "San Antonio Rose" is a swing instrumental introduced in late 1938 by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. Quickly becoming the band's most popular number, Wills and band members devised lyrics, which were recorded on April 16, 1940, and releas ...

'' (1941) - Gus (uncredited) * '' Sweetheart of the Campus'' (1941) - Football Coach (uncredited) * '' Hurricane Smith'' (1941) - Bartender (uncredited) * ''

Citadel of Crime ''Citadel of Crime'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by George Sherman and written by Don Ryan. The film stars Robert Armstrong, Frank Albertson, Linda Hayes, Russell Simpson, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher and William Haade. The film was ...

'' (1941) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Ice-Capades'' (1941) - Jackson * ''

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day ''Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, and Laraine Day. It is the eighth of a total of nine Dr. Kildare pictures made by the MGM studios. When MGM decided ...

'' (1941) - Piano Mover (uncredited) * '' Harmon of Michigan'' (1941) - Flash Regan * ''

Two Latins from Manhattan ''Two Latins from Manhattan'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Joan Davis, Jinx Falkenburg, and Joan Woodbury. Cast list * Joan Davis as Joan Daley * Jinx Falkenburg as Jinx Terry * Joan Woodbury as Lois Mo ...

'' (1941) - Police Sergeant * ''

You'll Never Get Rich ''You'll Never Get Rich'' is a 1941 Hollywood musical comedy film with a wartime theme directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Robert Benchley, Cliff Nazarro, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The title stems f ...

'' (1941) - Cop ticketing Curtis (uncredited) * ''

It Started with Eve ''It Started with Eve'' is a 1941 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin, Robert Cummings, and Charles Laughton. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Music Score (Charles Previ ...

'' (1941) - Tom - Assistant Editor (uncredited) * '' Last of the Duanes'' (1941) - Bartender (uncredited) * ''

Three Girls About Town ''Three Girls About Town'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Joan Blondell, Binnie Barnes and Janet Blair (in her film debut). It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The story was written by Rich ...

'' (1941) - Singing Drunk * '' Public Enemies'' (1941) - Trumbull * ''

I Wake Up Screaming ''I Wake Up Screaming'' (originally titled ''Hot Spot'') is a 1941 film noir. It is based on the novel of the same name by Steve Fisher, adapted by Dwight Taylor. The film stars Betty Grable, Victor Mature and Carole Landis, and features one of ...

'' (1941) - Detective (uncredited) * ''

The Devil Pays Off ''The Devil Pays Off'' is a 1941 American spy film directed by John H. Auer. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Recording ( Charles L. Lootens). Plot The former naval lieutenant Chris Waring is awakened by the police la ...

'' (1941) - First Mate (uncredited) * '' Rise and Shine'' (1941) - Doorman (uncredited) * '' Melody Lane'' (1941) - Police Sergeant * ''

Bedtime Story A bedtime story is a traditional form of storytelling, where a story is told to a child at bedtime to prepare the child for sleep. The bedtime story has long been considered "a definite institution in many families".Dickson, Marguerite Stockm ...

'' (1941) - Mac * ''

Ball of Fire ''Ball of Fire'' is a 1941 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. This Samuel Goldwyn Productions film (originally distributed by RKO) concerns a group of professors laboring to ...

'' (1941) - Motor Cop * '' Don't Get Personal'' (1942) - Traffic Cop * ''

Blue, White and Perfect ''Blue, White and Perfect'' is a 1942 American mystery film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starring Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, and Helene Reynolds. It is part of Twentieth Century Fox's Michael Shayne film series. The basis of the plot cam ...

'' (1942) - Barney - Cop (uncredited) * ''

Blondie Goes to College ''Blondie Goes to College'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer. The film is a part of the ''Blondie'' series, starring Penny Singleton in the title role. It is the tenth of twenty-eight Blondie movies starring Penny Sing ...

'' (1942) - Mr. Higby, Football Coach (uncredited) * ''

Nazi Agent ''Nazi Agent'' is a 1942 American spy film directed by Jules Dassin, in his first feature-length film for MGM. It stars Conrad Veidt playing identical twins, one loyal to the United States (U.S.), the other a dedicated German Nazi. Plot The U. ...

'' (1942) - Officer (uncredited) * ''

Mr. and Mrs. North ''Mr. and Mrs. North'' are fictional American amateur detectives. Created by Frances and Richard Lockridge, the couple was featured in a series of 26 Mr. and Mrs. North novels, a Broadway play, a motion picture and several radio and television ...

'' (1942) - O'Toole the Fingerprint Man (uncredited) * '' Pardon My Stripes'' (1942) - Speed Wilson (uncredited) * ''

A Tragedy at Midnight ''A Tragedy at Midnight'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Isabel Dawn. The film stars John Howard, Margaret Lindsay, Roscoe Karns, Mona Barrie, Keye Luke and Hobart Cavanaugh. The film was released on ...

'' (1942) - Police Commissioner (uncredited) * ''

Yokel Boy ''Yokel Boy'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Isabel Dawn. It is based on the 1939 play ''Yokel Boy'' by Lew Brown. The film stars Albert Dekker, Joan Davis, Eddie Foy Jr., Alan Mowbray, Roscoe Karns an ...

'' (1942) - Waiter (uncredited) * ''

Secret Agent of Japan ''Secret Agent of Japan'' is a 1942 film directed by Irving Pichel. It was the first American anti-Japanese war film produced by a major studio after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The film stars Preston Foster as a nightclub owner in Shanghai who b ...

'' (1942) - Bartender (uncredited) * ''Butch Minds the Baby'' (1942) - Mike (uncredited) * ''

The Courtship of Andy Hardy ''The Courtship of Andy Hardy'' is a 1942 film, part of the Andy Hardy series. It gave an early role to Donna Reed although Mickey Rooney had lobbied for his then-wife Ava Gardner to have her part. Within a few months of the film's release, she ...

'' (1942) - Police Officer Farrell (uncredited) * ''

This Time for Keeps ''This Time for Keeps'' is a 1947 American romantic musical film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Esther Williams, Jimmy Durante, Johnnie Johnston and opera singer Lauritz Melchior. Produced by MGM, it is about a soldier, returning home ...

'' (1942) - Professor Diz (uncredited) * ''

This Gun for Hire ''This Gun for Hire'' is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Veronica Lake, Robert Preston (actor), Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, and Alan Ladd. It is based on the 1936 novel ''A Gun for Sale'' by Graham Gr ...

'' (1942) - Weems - Guard (uncredited) * '' Sweetheart of the Fleet'' (1942) - Gordon Crouse * ''

Tortilla Flat ''Tortilla Flat'' (1935) is an early John Steinbeck novel set in Monterey, California. The novel was the author's first clear critical and commercial success. The book portrays a group of 'paisanos'—literally, countrymen—a small band of err ...

'' (1942) - Rupert Hogan (uncredited) * ''

Flight Lieutenant Flight lieutenant is a junior commissioned rank in air forces that use the Royal Air Force (RAF) system of ranks, especially in Commonwealth countries. It has a NATO rank code of OF-2. Flight lieutenant is abbreviated as Flt Lt in the India ...

'' (1942) - Bartender (uncredited) * ''

Just Off Broadway ''Just Off Broadway'' is a 1942 Drama (genre), Drama directed by Herbert I. Leeds, starring Lloyd Nolan and Marjorie Weaver. This is the sixth of a series of seven that Lloyd Nolan played Michael Shayne for Twentieth Century Fox films. Hugh Bea ...

'' (1942) - Bus Tour Guide (uncredited) * ''

The Man in the Trunk ''The Man in the Trunk'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and written by John Larkin. The film stars Lynne Roberts, George Holmes, Raymond Walburn, J. Carrol Naish, Dorothy Peterson and Eily Malyon. The film was re ...

'' (1942) - Auctioneer * ''

Get Hep to Love ''Get Hep to Love'' is a 1942 musical film starring Gloria Jean, Donald O'Connor, Jane Frazee, Robert Paige and Peggy Ryan. The film was directed by Charles Lamont. Plot Doris Stanley is an adolescent singer ("14 going on 15") billed as an ...

'' (1942) - Detective Tucker * '' The Forest Rangers'' (1942) - Keystone Cop (uncredited) * '' Stand By All Networks'' (1942) - Police Inspector Ryan * '' Strictly in the Groove'' (1942) - Professor Blake * ''

Stand by for Action ''Stand By for Action'' (British title: ''Cargo of Innocents'') is a 1942 American black-and-white U.S. Navy war film from MGM, directed by Robert Z. Leonard, and starring Robert Taylor (American actor), Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Charles Laug ...

'' (1942) - Lt. Tim Ryan * '' Reveille with Beverly'' (1943) - Mr. Kennedy * ''

Two Weeks to Live ''Two Weeks to Live'' is a 1943 American Lum and Abner film directed by Malcolm St. Clair. Plot This time around, Abner Peabody, proud owner of the Jot 'Em Down general store in Pine Ridge, Arkansas, inherits railroad stock from his Uncle Ern ...

'' (1943) - Thrill-a-Minute Higgens (uncredited) * '' Hit Parade of 1943'' (1943) - Brownie May * ''

Redhead from Manhattan ''Redhead from Manhattan'' is a 1943 comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Lupe Vélez in one of her last screen appearances, Michael Duane, Tim Ryan, Gerald Mohr, Lillian Yarbo and Arthur Loft. The fi ...

'' (1943) - Mike Glendon * ''

Sarong Girl ''Sarong Girl'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and written by Charles R. Marion, Arthur Hoerl and Tim Ryan. The film stars Ann Corio, Tim Ryan, Irene Ryan, Mantan Moreland, William Henry, Damian O'Flynn and Johnnie ...

'' (1943) - Tim Raynor * ''

Melody Parade ''Melody Parade'' is a 1943 American musical film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and written by Tim Ryan and Charles R. Marion. The film stars Mary Beth Hughes, Eddie Quillan, Tim Ryan, Irene Ryan, Mantan Moreland, Jerry Cooper and Armida. The f ...

'' (1943) - Happy Harrington * ''

Mystery of the 13th Guest ''The Mystery of the 13th Guest'' is a 1943 American crime film, crime/mystery film directed by William Beaudine and released by Monogram Pictures. It is based on Armitage Trail's 1929 novel ''The 13th Guest'' and is an updated version of the 1932 ...

'' (1943) - Police Lt. Burke * '' Riding High'' (1943) - Jones (uncredited) * '' The Sultan's Daughter'' (1943) - Tim * ''

Swingtime Johnny ''Swingtime Johnny'' is a 1944 American comedy film, comedy musical film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring The Andrews Sisters, Patty Andrews, The Andrews Sisters, Maxene Andrews and The Andrews Sisters, Laverne Andrews. Plot A factory tha ...

'' (1943) - Sparks * ''

Swing Out the Blues ''Swing Out the Blues'' is a 1944 American romantic comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and starring Bob Haymes, Lynn Merrick, and Janis Carter. It was released on May 22, 1938. Plot Cast * Bob Haymes as Rich Cleveland * Lynn Merrick as ...

'' (1943) - Judge Dudley Gordon * '' True to Life'' (1943) - Mr. Mammal (uncredited) * '' Her Primitive Man'' (1944) - House Detective (uncredited) * '' Hot Rhythm'' (1944) - Mr. O'Hara * ''

And the Angels Sing ''And the Angels Sing'' is a 1944 musical film directed by George Marshall and starring Dorothy Lamour, Fred MacMurray, and Betty Hutton. Released by Paramount Pictures, it is a classic example of a film written to capitalize on the title of a p ...

'' (1944) - Stage-Door Man (uncredited) * ''

Detective Kitty O'Day ''Detective Kitty O'Day'' is a 1944 American comedy mystery film directed by William Beaudine and starring Jean Parker, Peter Cookson and Tim Ryan. The film was intended as an attempt to create a new low-budget detective series, but only one se ...

'' (1944) - Inspector Clancy * ''

Kansas City Kitty ''Kansas City Kitty'' is a 1944 United States, American romance film, romantic musical film directed by Del Lord, starring Joan Davis and Jane Frazee. The film features the singing The Williams Brothers, Williams Brothers, including the youngest ...

'' (1944) - Dave Clark * '' Shadow of Suspicion'' (1944) - Everett G. Northrup * ''

Crazy Knights ''Crazy Knights'' (also known as ''Ghost Crazy'') is a 1944 American comedy horror film directed by William Beaudine and starring Billy Gilbert, Shemp Howard and Max Rosenbloom.Rigby p.256 Plot Billy Gilbert, Shemp Howard and Dave Hammond (Bern ...

'' (1944) - Grogan * ''

Hi, Beautiful ''Hi, Beautiful'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Dick Irving Hyland. The film stars Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery Jr., Hattie McDaniel, Walter Catlett, Tim Ryan, Florence Lake, Grady Sutton, Lou Lubin ...

'' (1944) - Babcock * '' Adventures of Kitty O'Day'' (1945) - Inspector Clancy * ''

Fashion Model A model is a person with a role either to promote, display or advertise commercial products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as a visual aid for people who are creating works of art or to pose for photography. Thoug ...

'' (1945) - Police Inspector O'Hara * ''

Rockin' in the Rockies ''Rockin' in the Rockies'' is a 1945 American musical western feature film starring the Three Stooges (not to be confused with their 1940 short subject '' Rockin' thru the Rockies''). The picture was one of the Stooges' few feature-length film ...

'' (1945) - Tom Trove * '' Swingin' on a Rainbow'' (1945) - Hustun Greer * ''

Detour __NOTOC__ A detour or (British English: diversion) is a (normally temporary) route taking traffic around an area of prohibited or reduced access, such as a construction site. Standard operating procedure for many roads departments is to route an ...

'' (1945) - Nevada Diner Proprietor * '' Who's Guilty?'' (1945) - Duke Ellis * ''

Idea Girl ''Idea Girl'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Will Jason and written by Charles R. Marion and Elwood Ullman. The film stars Jess Barker, Julie Bishop, Alan Mowbray, George Dolenz, Joan Shawlee and Laura Deane Dutton. The film was re ...

'' (1946) - Ken Williams (uncredited) * '' Two Sisters from Boston'' (1946) - Mr. Dibson (uncredited) * '' Dark Alibi'' (1946) - Foggy * '' Till the End of Time'' (1946) - Steve Sumpter (uncredited) * '' Wife Wanted'' (1946) - Bartender * ''

Bringing Up Father ''Bringing Up Father'' is an American comic strip created by cartoonist George McManus. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, it ran for 87 years, from January 2, 1913, to May 28, 2000. The strip was later titled ''Jiggs and Maggie'' (or ''M ...

'' (1946) - Dinty Moore * ''

Blondie's Holiday ''Blondie's Holiday'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and starring Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake. The film is based on the comic strip of the same name. The screenplay was written by Chic Young and Connie Lee. The fil ...

'' (1947) - Mike * '' High Barbaree'' (1947) - Ringmaster (uncredited) * ''

News Hounds ''News Hounds'' is a 1947 film directed by William Beaudine and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the seventh film in the series. Plot Slip is a copy boy for a newspaper, but dreams of having his own byline. Sach is an aspiring ...

'' (1947) - editor John 'Bullfrog' Burke * '' The Unfinished Dance'' (1947) - Moose (uncredited) * '' Merton of the Movies'' (1947) - Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited) * '' Cass Timberlane'' (1947) - Police Officer Charlie Ellis (uncredited) * '' Body and Soul'' (1947) - Jack Shelton (uncredited) * ''

Jiggs and Maggie in Society ''Jiggs and Maggie in Society'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Joe Yule, Renie Riano and Tim Ryan (actor), Tim Ryan. The film is part of the ''Jiggs and Maggie (film series), Jiggs and Maggie'' series, the ...

'' (1947) - Dinty Moore * '' Half Past Midnight'' (1948) - Amos the Bartender (uncredited) * ''

Shanghai Chest ''Shanghai Chest'' is a 1948 American film directed by William Beaudine and featuring Roland Winters in his third appearance as Charlie Chan. Plot As Victor Armstrong visits his uncle, Judge Wesley Armstrong, in San Francisco, he is knocked unc ...

'' (1948) - Police Lt. Mike Ruark * ''

Beyond Glory ''Beyond Glory'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by John Farrow and starring Alan Ladd and Donna Reed. Written by William Wister Haines, Jonathan Latimer, and Charles Marquis Warren, the film is about a former soldier who thinks he may have ...

'' (1948) - Partier Punched by Rocky (uncredited) * '' The Golden Eye'' (1948) - Lt. Mike Ruark, aka "Vincent O'Brien" * '' The Luck of the Irish'' (1948) - Patrolman Clancy (uncredited) * '' Jiggs and Maggie in Court'' (1948) - Dinty Moore * ''

Force of Evil ''Force of Evil'' is a 1948 American crime film noir starring John Garfield and directed by Abraham Polonsky. It was adapted by Polonsky and Ira Wolfert from Wolfert's novel ''Tucker's People''. Polonsky had been a screenwriter for the boxing f ...

'' (1948) - Johnson (uncredited) * '' Miss Mink of 1949'' (1949) - Police Sgt. Clancy (uncredited) * '' Shamrock Hill'' (1949) - Uncle * '' Alias Nick Beal'' (1949) - Detective Dodds (uncredited) * ''

Champion A champion (from the late Latin ''campio'') is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, an ...

'' (1949) - Al - Kansas City Manager (uncredited) * ''

The Stratton Story ''The Stratton Story'' is a 1949 American biographical film directed by Sam Wood that tells the true story of Monty Stratton, a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1934 to 1938. The film is the first of thre ...

'' (1949) - Man Playing Slot Machine (uncredited) * '' Sky Dragon'' (1949) - Lt. Mike Ruark * ''

Stampede A stampede () is a situation in which a group of large animals suddenly start running in the same direction, especially because they are excited or frightened. Non-human species associated with stampede behavior include zebras, cattle, elephants ...

'' (1949) - The Drunk (uncredited) * '' Forgotten Women'' (1949) - Harry * ''

Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters ''Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters'' is a 1949 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Joe Yule, Renie Riano and George McManus. It was the third of four films in the '' Jiggs and Maggie'' film series, spun off from ''Br ...

'' (1949) - Dinty Moore * ''

Red, Hot and Blue ''Red, Hot and Blue'' is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It premiered on Broadway in 1936 and introduced the popular song " It's De-Lovely," sung by Ethel Merman and Bob Hope. ...

'' (1949) - Brad Williams - Stranger (uncredited) * ''

Dear Wife ''Dear Wife'' is a 1949 comedy film starring Joan Caulfield and William Holden. It is the sequel to ''Dear Ruth'', which was based on the Broadway play of the same name by Norman Krasna. Plot Miriam Wilkins is a teenage girl who is campaigning ...

'' (1949) - Police Officer Simmons (uncredited) * '' Jiggs and Maggie Out West'' (1950) - Dinty Moore * ''

Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang ''Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang'' is a 1950 American comedy drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman, and starring Stanley Clements, Danny Welton, and Gene Collins. Plot Cast *Stanley Clements as Stash *Danny Welton as Danny *Ge ...

'' (1950) - Specs' Father (uncredited) * ''

The Asphalt Jungle ''The Asphalt Jungle'' is a 1950 American film noir heist film directed by John Huston. Based on the 1949 novel of the same name by W. R. Burnett, it tells the story of a jewel robbery in a Midwestern city. The film stars Sterling Hayden and Lo ...

'' (1950) - Jack, police clerk (uncredited) * ''

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance ''Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance'' is a 1950 American film directed by Jean Yarbrough. It was part of the '' Joe Palooka'' series. Plot Knobby Walsh manages the champ, but unless he agrees to promoter Gordon Rogers' demand for 30 percent ...

'' (1950) - Bentley * '' The Petty Girl'' (1950) - Durkee - Producer #1 (uncredited) * '' My Blue Heaven'' (1950) - Cop (uncredited) * ''

To Please a Lady ''To Please a Lady'' is a 1950 American romance film produced and directed by Clarence Brown, and starring Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck. The climactic race scene was shot at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Plot Racing driver Mike Brannan ...

'' (1950) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

Cuban Fireball ''Cuban Fireball'' is a 1951 American musical film directed by William Beaudine and starring Estelita Rodriguez, Warren Douglas and Mimi Aguglia.Gevinson p.241 An employee at a Havana cigar factory discovers that she has been left some lucrative o ...

'' (1951) - Detective Bacon * ''All That I Have'' (1951) - Ben Renson * ''

Crazy Over Horses ''Crazy Over Horses'' is a 1951 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on November 18, 1951 by Monogram Pictures and is the twenty-fourth film in the series. Plot Louie is owed money by a stable-owner and sends Slip and the b ...

'' (1951) - Flynn * ''

Here Come the Marines ''Here Come the Marines'' is a 1952 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on June 29, 1952 by Monogram Pictures and is the twenty-sixth film in the series. Plot After Slip is drafted into the Marines, the rest of the gang ...

'' (1952) - Sheriff Benson * '' Fargo'' (1952) - Sam * ''

No Holds Barred No holds barred or No Holds Barred may refer to: * ''No Holds Barred'' (1952 film), a film starring The Bowery Boys * ''No Holds Barred'' (1989 film), a film starring Hulk Hogan * ''No Holds Barred'' (Biohazard album) (1997) * ''No Holds Barred ...

'' (1952) - Mr. Hunter * '' The Marksman'' (1953) - Stagecoach Driver * ''

From Here to Eternity ''From Here to Eternity'' is a 1953 American drama romance war film directed by Fred Zinnemann, and written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 novel of the same name by James Jones. The picture deals with the tribulations of three U.S. Arm ...

'' (1953) - Sergeant Pete Karelsen * ''

Hot News ''Hot News'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film produced and distributed by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation, an amalgamation of Famous Players-Lasky and Paramount Pictures. Clarence Badger directed and Bebe Daniels starred. Cast * Bebe ...

'' (1953) - Ringside Fight Announcer (uncredited) * '' Private Eyes'' (1953) - Andy the Cop * ''

Fighting Trouble ''Fighting Trouble'' is a 1956 American comedy film directed by George Blair and starring The Bowery Boys. It was released on September 16, 1956, by Allied Artists. The 42nd film in the Bowery Boys series, it was the first to feature Stanley Cle ...

'' (1956) - Ray Vance * ''The Cruel Tower'' (1956) - Bartender (uncredited) * ''

The Buster Keaton Story ''The Buster Keaton Story'' is a 1957 American biographical drama film directed by Sidney Sheldon and written by Sidney Sheldon and Robert Smith, following the life of Buster Keaton. The film stars Donald O'Connor, Ann Blyth, Rhonda Fleming, Pet ...

'' (1957) - Studio Policeman * ''

Beau James ''Beau James'' is a 1957 film based on a non-fiction book of the same name by Gene Fowler. The film stars Bob Hope in a rare dramatic role as Jimmy Walker, the colorful but controversial Mayor of New York City from 1926–32. Plot In 1925, New ...

'' (1957) - Captain of Police (uncredited) (final film role)

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