
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 b…
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Filmography
Acting (111)
Movies (48)
Suture
1993as Mrs. Lucerne
River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene
1993as Hattie Clandell
Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
1990as Miss Grundy
Thanksgiving Day
1990as Lois
Chances Are
1989as Mavis Talmadge
Out Cold
1989as Arlene
Nick Knight
1989as Jeannie
Lucky Stiff
1988as Ma
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
1987as Hannah
Quiet Cool
1986as Ma
Fuzzbucket
1986as Mrs. Langendorf
Stewardess School
1986as Fainting Lady
Pale Rider
1985as Ma Blankenship
The Sure Thing
1985as Lady in Car
Rebel Love
1985as Granny Plug
Father of Hell Town
1985as Mother Maggie
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984as Millie Clark
Private School
1983as Miss Dutchbok
Tough Enough
1983as Gert Long
Eyes of Fire
1983as Sister (Calvin's Wife)
Brainwash
1983as Marie Davis
Ghost Dancing
1983as Judge
Johnny Belinda
1982as Aunt Aggie McAdam
Savannah Smiles
1982as Farmer Wilma
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
1982as Beatrice's Mother
Stripes
1981as Dowager in Cab
Christmas Mountain: The Story Of A Cowboy Angel
1981as Flora
The Adventures of Nellie Bly
1981as Mrs. Roman
Americana
1981as Colonel
The Long Riders
1980as Mrs. Samuel
Rocky II
1979as Adrian's Nurse (uncredited)
Goldie and the Boxer
1979as Ethel
The Great Brain
1978as Aunt Bertha
Straight Time
1978as Cafe Owner
Big Wednesday
1978as Lucy
Panic in Echo Park
1977
Deadly Game
1977as Frieda Beezly
Stalk the Wild Child
1976as Ellen Mott
Family Plot
1976as Registrar Clerk (uncredited)
Liza’s Pioneer Diary
1976as Martha Stedman
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975as Mrs. Stockley
Long Way Home
1975as Marvis Bidwell
Hog Wild
1974as Flora
Scandalous John
1971as Farm Woman
The Million Dollar Duck
1971as Mrs. Purdham (uncredited)
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
1969
Mickey One
1965as Homeless Woman (uncredited)
The Front Line
1965as Haughty Customer
Television (63)
The Commish
1991
Little Dracula
1991
Tiny Toon Adventures
1990as Grandma (voice)
The New Adam-12
1990as Ida Collins
The Bradys
1990The Dave Thomas Comedy Show
1990
Baywatch
1989
Quantum Leap
1989as Dorothy Jaeger
Murphy Brown
1988as The Asp
Matlock
1986as Doris Curtis
The Wizard
1986as Tillie Russell
Amazing Stories
1985as Mrs. Abbott
The Colbys
1985
Hollywood Wives
1985as Nita Carrolle
Murder, She Wrote
1984as Rose Mulligan
Night Court
1984as Ethel La Rue
Highway to Heaven
1984
Punky Brewster
1984
Brothers
1984as Mrs. Murphy
Manimal
1983
Mister T
1983
Matt Houston
1982
It Takes Two
1982No Soap, Radio
1982
Falcon Crest
1981as Cass
Hill Street Blues
1981
Father Murphy
1981
Foul Play
1981
When the Whistle Blows
1980
Taxi
1978as Mrs. Elizabeth Weber
CHiPs
1977as Nancy
How the West Was Won
1977
Grizzly Adams
1977as Gerty
Carter Country
1977
Charlie's Angels
1976as Nurse Fager
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976as Miss Adeline Jeeter
Laverne & Shirley
1976
The Quest
1976
Good Heavens
1976
Barney Miller
1975as Mrs. Hirsch, Homeless Woman
Starsky & Hutch
1975as Landlady
One Day at a Time
1975
Hong Kong Phooey
1974
Devlin
1974
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
1973as Gertrude
The Waltons
1972
The Rookies
1972New Zoo Revue
1972
Nichols
1971as Minnie Dowd
Night Gallery
1970
McCloud
1970
The Partridge Family
1970as 1st Wife
The Brady Bunch
1969
The Bill Cosby Show
1969as Mrs. Beal
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1969
Adam-12
1968as Mrs. Killian
The Second Hundred Years
1967as Mrs. Sanders
Batman
1966as Chairlady
That Girl
1966
I Dream of Jeannie
1965as Switchboard Operator
Green Acres
1965
Daniel Boone
1964as Mrs. Jones
Gunsmoke
1955as Mrs. Keller
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