Fran Ryan
Birthday
1916/11/29
Day of death
2000/01/15 (83 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Also know as
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fran Ryan (November 29, 1916 – January 15, 2000) was an American character actress featured in television and films. She was born in Los Angeles, California. Fran Ryan began performing at the age of 6, at Oakland's Henry Duffy Theatre, in Northern California. She attended Stanford University for three years, and during World War II was a member of the USO entertaining troops. She performed comedy, singing and acting on stage in California and Chicago b...Read more
Acting
(1980) The Long Riders
as Mrs. Samuel
(1983) Private School
as Miss Dutchbok
(1986) Quiet Cool
as Ma
(1987) Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
as Hannah
(1993) Suture
as Mrs. Lucerne
(1974) Hog Wild
as Flora
(1993) River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene
as Hattie Clandell
(1981) The Adventures of Nellie Bly
as Mrs. Roman
(1983) Ghost Dancing
as Judge
(1982) Johnny Belinda
as Aunt Aggie McAdam
(1965) The Front Line
as Haughty Customer
(1981) Americana
as Colonel
(1989) Out Cold
as Arlene
(1986) Stewardess School
as Fainting Lady
(1985) Pale Rider
as Ma Blankenship
(1976) Family Plot
as Registrar Clerk (uncredited)
(1969) Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
as ---
(1985) Father of Hell Town
as Mother Maggie
(1983) Eyes of Fire
as Sister (Calvin's Wife)
(1977) Deadly Game
as Frieda Beezly
(1990) Thanksgiving Day
as Lois
(1971) Scandalous John
as Farm Woman
(1979) Goldie and the Boxer
as Ethel
(1978) Straight Time
as Cafe Owner
(1988) Lucky Stiff
as Ma
(1982) Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
as Beatrice's Mother
(1989) Nick Knight
as Jeannie
(1990) Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
as Miss Grundy
(1986) Fuzzbucket
as Mrs. Langendorf
(1981) Christmas Mountain
as Flora
(1975) The Apple Dumpling Gang
as Mrs. Stockley
(1982) Savannah Smiles
as Farmer Wilma
(1977) Panic in Echo Park
as ---
(1971) The Million Dollar Duck
as Mrs. Purdham (uncredited)
(1975) Long Way Home
as Marvis Bidwell
(1989) Chances Are
as Mavis Talmadge
(1979) Rocky II
as Adrian's Nurse (uncredited)
(1985) Rebel Love
as Granny Plug
(1976) Stalk the Wild Child
as Ellen Mott
(1978) The Great Brain
as Aunt Bertha
(1981) Stripes
as Dowager in Cab
(1983) Tough Enough
as Gert Long
(1985) The Sure Thing
as Lady in Car
(1978) Big Wednesday
as Lucy
(1984) The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Millie Clark
(1965) Mickey One
as Homeless Woman (uncredited)
(1976) Liza’s Pioneer Diary
as Martha Stedman
(1973) Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
as Gertrude
(1981) Falcon Crest
as Cass
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Rose Mulligan
(1984) Night Court
as Ethel La Rue
(1977) CHiPs
as Nancy
(1972) The Rookies
as ---
(1965) Green Acres
as ---
(1975) Starsky & Hutch
as ---
(1990) Tiny Toon Adventures
as Grandma (voice)
(1986) Matlock
as ---
(1966) Batman
as Chairlady
(1969) The Brady Bunch
as ---
(1966) That Girl
as ---
(1975) One Day at a Time
as ---
(1984) Highway to Heaven
as ---
(1988) Murphy Brown
as The Asp
(1983) Manimal
as ---
(1984) Punky Brewster
as ---
(1977) How the West Was Won
as ---
(1976) Charlie's Angels
as Nurse Fager
(1981) Hill Street Blues
as ---
(1991) The Commish
as ---
(1969) The Bill Cosby Show
as Mrs. Beal
(1976) Laverne & Shirley
as ---
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Mrs. Keller
(1970) Night Gallery
as ---
(1972) New Zoo Revue
as ---
(1989) Baywatch
as ---
(1985) The Colbys
as ---
(1981) Father Murphy
as ---
(1972) The Waltons
as ---
(1976) The Quest
as ---
(1986) The Wizard
as Tillie Russell
(1990) The Bradys
as ---
(1983) Mister T
as ---
(1964) Daniel Boone
as Mrs. Jones
(1974) Hong Kong Phooey
as ---
(1977) Carter Country
as ---
(1970) McCloud
as ---
(1982) Matt Houston
as ---
(1984) Brothers
as Mrs. Murphy
(1990) The Dave Thomas Comedy Show
as ---
(1976) Good Heavens
as ---
(1981) Foul Play
as ---
(1982) No Soap, Radio
as ---
(1974) Devlin
as ---
(1977) Grizzly Adams
as ---
(1980) When the Whistle Blows
as ---
(1969) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as ---
(1991) Little Dracula
as ---
(1982) It Takes Two
as ---
(1985) Amazing Stories
as Mrs. Abbott
(1971) Nichols
as Minnie Dowd
(1989) Quantum Leap
as Dorothy Jaeger
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Hannah
(1968) Adam-12
as Mrs. Killian
(1978) Taxi
as Mrs. Elizabeth Weber
(1976) Charlie's Angels
as Belle Asher
(1984) Night Court
as Miss Crombie
(1990) The New Adam-12
as Ida Collins
(1975) Barney Miller
as Mrs. Hirsch, Homeless Woman
(1965) I Dream of Jeannie
as Switchboard Operator