Fran Ryan

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1916-11-29 (84 years old)

Deathday

2000-01-15

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Fran Ryan

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 but was not to launch her television career for two decades. Her small screen debut came in an episode on Television's Batman, in 1966, followed by a b...

Acting

1980

The Long Riders

as Mrs. Samuel

1983

Private School

as Miss Dutchbok

1986

1993

Suture

as Mrs. Lucerne

1974

Hog Wild

as Flora

1983

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)

1985

Father of Hell Town

as Mother Maggie

1983

Eyes of Fire

as Sister (Calvin's Wife)

1977

Deadly Game

as Frieda Beezly

1990

1971

Scandalous John

as Farm Woman

1978

Straight Time

as Cafe Owner

1988

1989

Nick Knight

as Jeannie

1986

Fuzzbucket

as Mrs. Langendorf

1975

The Apple Dumpling Gang

as Mrs. Stockley

1982

Savannah Smiles

as Farmer Wilma

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

1978

The Great Brain

as Aunt Bertha

1983

Tough Enough

as Gert Long

1981

Stripes

as Dowager in Cab

1985

The Sure Thing

as Lady in Car

1978

1965

Mickey One

as Homeless Woman (uncredited)

1976

Liza’s Pioneer Diary

as Martha Stedman

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