Portrait of Tim Ryan

Acting

Tim Ryan

Career

Active from 1935 to 1953, busiest in 1944 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Detour
Detour
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tim Ryan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    3.6, average 5.3
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Slapstick Humor 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Low-Budget 2
  • Classic Comedy 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Physical Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

122
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

21 titles ยท average score 63
Jalopy
Jalopy (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity (1953)
GoodWatch score 81

as Sgt. Pete Karelsen

The Life Of Riley
The Life Of Riley (1953)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Fire Chief

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)
GoodWatch score 28

Writer

Here Come the Marines
Here Come the Marines (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sheriff Benson

Feudin' Fools
Feudin' Fools (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Hold That Line
Hold That Line (1952)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

No Holds Barred
No Holds Barred (1952)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Police Lt. Smith

Crazy Over Horses
Crazy Over Horses (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

as Flynn

The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
GoodWatch score 85

as Jack - Police Clerk (uncredited)

Jiggs and Maggie Out West
Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950)

as Dinty Moore

1940s

94 titles ยท average score 61
Smuggler's Cove
Smuggler's Cove (1948)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Live Wires
Live Wires (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

In Fast Company
In Fast Company (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Spook Busters
Spook Busters (1946)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Detour
Detour (1945)
GoodWatch score 86

as Diner Owner Gus

Adventures of Kitty O'Day
Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945)
GoodWatch score 54

as Inspector Clancy

Leave It to the Irish
Leave It to the Irish (1944)

Screenplay

Hot Rhythm
Hot Rhythm (1944)

as Mr. O'Hara (as Tim)

Detective Kitty O'Day
Detective Kitty O'Day (1944)
GoodWatch score 50

as Inspector Clancy

Sarong Girl
Sarong Girl (1943)

as Tim Raynor

The Mystery of the 13th Guest
The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943)
GoodWatch score 49

as Lieutenant Burke

Redhead from Manhattan
Redhead from Manhattan (1943)

as Mike Glendon

1930s

7 titles
His Pest Girl
His Pest Girl (1937)

as Tim Ryan

Will You Stop?
Will You Stop? (1937)

as Tim / Mark Antony

The Big Courtship
The Big Courtship (1937)

as Tim Ryan

Peaceful Relations
Peaceful Relations (1936)

as Tim

Just Plain Folks
Just Plain Folks (1936)

Dialogue

The Wacky Family
The Wacky Family (1936)

Dialogue

One Big Happy Family
One Big Happy Family (1935)

as Tim Ryan