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Fran Ryan

Bio: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fran Ryan (November 29, 1916 – January 15, 2000) was an American character actress featured in television and films

Born: Wed, Nov 29 1916

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Death: Sat, Jan 15 2000

Fran Ryan is 83 years old

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River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene

Fran Ryan was

76 in River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene

as 'Hattie Clandell'.

Sun, Oct 03 1993

Suture

Fran Ryan was

76 in Suture

as 'Mrs. Lucerne'.

Tue, Sep 14 1993

Thanksgiving Day

Fran Ryan was

73 in Thanksgiving Day

as 'Lois'.

Mon, Nov 19 1990

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again

Fran Ryan was

73 in Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again

as 'Miss Grundy'.

Sun, May 06 1990

Nick Knight

Fran Ryan was

72 in Nick Knight

as 'Jeannie'.

Sun, Aug 20 1989

Chances Are

Fran Ryan was

72 in Chances Are

as 'Mavis Talmadge'.

Fri, Mar 10 1989

Out Cold

Fran Ryan was

72 in Out Cold

as 'Arlene'.

Fri, Mar 03 1989

Lucky Stiff

Fran Ryan was

71 in Lucky Stiff

as 'Ma'.

Tue, Nov 01 1988

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

Fran Ryan was

70 in Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

as 'Hannah'.

Sun, Sep 27 1987

Quiet Cool

Fran Ryan was

69 in Quiet Cool

as 'Ma'.

Sat, Nov 08 1986

Stewardess School

Fran Ryan was

69 in Stewardess School

as 'Fainting Lady'.

Fri, Aug 01 1986

Fuzzbucket

Fran Ryan was

69 in Fuzzbucket

as 'Mrs. Langendorf'.

Sun, May 18 1986

Pale Rider

Fran Ryan was

68 in Pale Rider

as 'Ma Blankenship'.

Fri, Jun 28 1985

Rebel Love

Fran Ryan was

68 in Rebel Love

as 'Granny Plug'.

Mon, Mar 25 1985

Father of Hell Town

Fran Ryan was

68 in Father of Hell Town

as 'Mother Maggie'.

Wed, Mar 06 1985

The Sure Thing

Fran Ryan was

68 in The Sure Thing

as 'Lady in Car'.

Fri, Mar 01 1985

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

Fran Ryan was

67 in The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

as 'Millie Clark'.

Wed, May 16 1984

Eyes of Fire

Fran Ryan was

66 in Eyes of Fire

as 'Sister (Calvin's Wife)'.

Fri, Oct 21 1983

Private School

Fran Ryan was

66 in Private School

as 'Miss Dutchbok'.

Wed, Jun 29 1983

Ghost Dancing

Fran Ryan was

66 in Ghost Dancing

as 'Judge'.

Mon, May 30 1983

Tough Enough

Fran Ryan was

66 in Tough Enough

as 'Gert Long'.

Thu, Apr 14 1983

Johnny Belinda

Fran Ryan was

65 in Johnny Belinda

as 'Aunt Aggie McAdam'.

Tue, Oct 19 1982

Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice

Fran Ryan was

65 in Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice

as 'Beatrice's Mother'.

Wed, Sep 29 1982

Savannah Smiles

Fran Ryan was

65 in Savannah Smiles

as 'Farmer Wilma'.

Fri, Apr 09 1982

Stripes

Fran Ryan was

64 in Stripes

as 'Dowager in Cab'.

Fri, Jun 26 1981

The Adventures of Nellie Bly

Fran Ryan was

64 in The Adventures of Nellie Bly

as 'Mrs. Roman'.

Thu, Jun 11 1981

Americana

Fran Ryan was

64 in Americana

as 'Colonel'.

Sat, May 16 1981

Christmas Mountain

Fran Ryan was

64 in Christmas Mountain

as 'Flora'.

Thu, Jan 01 1981

The Long Riders

Fran Ryan was

63 in The Long Riders

as 'Mrs. Samuel'.

Fri, May 16 1980

Goldie and the Boxer

Fran Ryan was

63 in Goldie and the Boxer

as 'Ethel'.

Sun, Dec 30 1979

Rocky II

Fran Ryan was

62 in Rocky II

as 'Adrian's Nurse (uncredited)'.

Fri, Jun 15 1979

The Great Brain

Fran Ryan was

61 in The Great Brain

as 'Aunt Bertha'.

Thu, Jun 01 1978

Big Wednesday

Fran Ryan was

61 in Big Wednesday

as 'Lucy'.

Fri, May 26 1978

Straight Time

Fran Ryan was

61 in Straight Time

as 'Cafe Owner'.

Sat, Mar 18 1978

Deadly Game

Fran Ryan was

61 in Deadly Game

as 'Frieda Beezly'.

Thu, Dec 01 1977

Panic in Echo Park

Fran Ryan was

60 in Panic in Echo Park

Thu, Jun 23 1977

Liza’s Pioneer Diary

Fran Ryan was

59 in Liza’s Pioneer Diary

as 'Martha Stedman'.

Wed, Nov 17 1976

Stalk the Wild Child

Fran Ryan was

59 in Stalk the Wild Child

as 'Ellen Mott'.

Wed, Nov 03 1976

Family Plot

Fran Ryan was

59 in Family Plot

as 'Registrar Clerk (uncredited)'.

Fri, Apr 09 1976

Long Way Home

Fran Ryan was

58 in Long Way Home

as 'Marvis Bidwell'.

Sun, Sep 07 1975

The Apple Dumpling Gang

Fran Ryan was

58 in The Apple Dumpling Gang

as 'Mrs. Stockley'.

Tue, Jul 01 1975

Hog Wild

Fran Ryan was

57 in Hog Wild

as 'Flora'.

Sun, Jan 20 1974

The Million Dollar Duck

Fran Ryan was

54 in The Million Dollar Duck

as 'Mrs. Purdham (uncredited)'.

Wed, Jun 30 1971

Scandalous John

Fran Ryan was

54 in Scandalous John

as 'Farm Woman'.

Tue, Jun 22 1971

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities

Fran Ryan was

52 in Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities

Wed, Mar 26 1969

Mickey One

Fran Ryan was

48 in Mickey One

as 'Homeless Woman (uncredited)'.

Mon, Sep 27 1965

The Front Line

Fran Ryan was

48 in The Front Line

as 'Haughty Customer'.

Fri, Jan 01 1965

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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The Commish

Fran Ryan was

74+ in The Commish

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 28 1991

Little Dracula

Fran Ryan was

74+ in Little Dracula

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 03 1991

The New Adam-12

Fran Ryan was

73+ in The New Adam-12

as 'Ida Collins'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 24 1990

Tiny Toon Adventures

Fran Ryan was

73+ in Tiny Toon Adventures

as 'Grandma (voice)'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 14 1990

The Dave Thomas Comedy Show

Fran Ryan was

73+ in The Dave Thomas Comedy Show

First Air Date
Mon, May 28 1990

The Bradys

Fran Ryan was

73+ in The Bradys

First Air Date
Fri, Feb 09 1990

Baywatch

Fran Ryan was

72+ in Baywatch

First Air Date
Sun, Apr 23 1989

Quantum Leap

Fran Ryan was

72+ in Quantum Leap

as 'Dorothy Jaeger'.

First Air Date
Sun, Mar 26 1989

Murphy Brown

Fran Ryan was

71+ in Murphy Brown

as 'The Asp'.

First Air Date
Mon, Nov 14 1988

The Wizard

Fran Ryan was

69+ in The Wizard

as 'Tillie Russell'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 09 1986

Matlock

Fran Ryan was

69+ in Matlock

First Air Date
Mon, Mar 03 1986

The Colbys

Fran Ryan was

68+ in The Colbys

First Air Date
Wed, Nov 20 1985

Amazing Stories

Fran Ryan was

68+ in Amazing Stories

as 'Mrs. Abbott'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 29 1985

Murder, She Wrote

Fran Ryan was

67+ in Murder, She Wrote

as 'Rose Mulligan'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984

Highway to Heaven

Fran Ryan was

67+ in Highway to Heaven

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 19 1984

Punky Brewster

Fran Ryan was

67+ in Punky Brewster

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 16 1984

Brothers

Fran Ryan was

67+ in Brothers

as 'Mrs. Murphy'.

First Air Date
Fri, Jul 13 1984

Night Court

Fran Ryan was

67+ in Night Court

as 'Ethel La Rue, Miss Crombie'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 04 1984

Manimal

Fran Ryan was

66+ in Manimal

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 30 1983

Mister T

Fran Ryan was

66+ in Mister T

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 17 1983

It Takes Two

Fran Ryan was

65+ in It Takes Two

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 14 1982

Matt Houston

Fran Ryan was

65+ in Matt Houston

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 26 1982

No Soap, Radio

Fran Ryan was

65+ in No Soap, Radio

First Air Date
Thu, Apr 15 1982

Falcon Crest

Fran Ryan was

65+ in Falcon Crest

as 'Cass'.

First Air Date
Fri, Dec 04 1981

Father Murphy

Fran Ryan was

64+ in Father Murphy

First Air Date
Tue, Nov 03 1981

Foul Play

Fran Ryan was

64+ in Foul Play

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 26 1981

Hill Street Blues

Fran Ryan was

64+ in Hill Street Blues

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 15 1981

When the Whistle Blows

Fran Ryan was

63+ in When the Whistle Blows

First Air Date
Fri, Mar 14 1980

Taxi

Fran Ryan was

61+ in Taxi

as 'Mrs. Elizabeth Weber'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 12 1978

Carter Country

Fran Ryan was

60+ in Carter Country

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 15 1977

CHiPs

Fran Ryan was

60+ in CHiPs

as 'Nancy'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 15 1977

Grizzly Adams

Fran Ryan was

60+ in Grizzly Adams

First Air Date
Wed, Feb 09 1977

How the West Was Won

Fran Ryan was

60+ in How the West Was Won

First Air Date
Sun, Feb 06 1977

Charlie's Angels

Fran Ryan was

59+ in Charlie's Angels

as 'Nurse Fager, Belle Asher'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 22 1976

The Quest

Fran Ryan was

59+ in The Quest

First Air Date
Thu, May 13 1976

Good Heavens

Fran Ryan was

59+ in Good Heavens

First Air Date
Sun, Feb 29 1976

Laverne & Shirley

Fran Ryan was

59+ in Laverne & Shirley

First Air Date
Tue, Jan 27 1976

One Day at a Time

Fran Ryan was

59+ in One Day at a Time

First Air Date
Tue, Dec 16 1975

Starsky & Hutch

Fran Ryan was

58+ in Starsky & Hutch

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 10 1975

Barney Miller

Fran Ryan was

58+ in Barney Miller

as 'Mrs. Hirsch, Homeless Woman'.

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 23 1975

Devlin

Fran Ryan was

57+ in Devlin

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 07 1974

Hong Kong Phooey

Fran Ryan was

57+ in Hong Kong Phooey

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 07 1974

Sigmund and the Sea Monsters

Fran Ryan was

56+ in Sigmund and the Sea Monsters

as 'Gertrude'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 08 1973

The Waltons

Fran Ryan was

55+ in The Waltons

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 14 1972

The Rookies

Fran Ryan was

55+ in The Rookies

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 11 1972

New Zoo Revue

Fran Ryan was

55+ in New Zoo Revue

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 03 1972

Nichols

Fran Ryan was

54+ in Nichols

as 'Minnie Dowd'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 16 1971

Night Gallery

Fran Ryan was

54+ in Night Gallery

First Air Date
Wed, Dec 16 1970

McCloud

Fran Ryan was

53+ in McCloud

First Air Date
Tue, Feb 17 1970

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Fran Ryan was

52+ in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 26 1969

The Brady Bunch

Fran Ryan was

52+ in The Brady Bunch

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 26 1969

The Bill Cosby Show

Fran Ryan was

52+ in The Bill Cosby Show

as 'Mrs. Beal'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 14 1969

Adam-12

Fran Ryan was

51+ in Adam-12

as 'Mrs. Killian'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 21 1968

That Girl

Fran Ryan was

49+ in That Girl

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 08 1966

Batman

Fran Ryan was

49+ in Batman

as 'Chairlady'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 12 1966

I Dream of Jeannie

Fran Ryan was

48+ in I Dream of Jeannie

as 'Switchboard Operator'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 18 1965

Green Acres

Fran Ryan was

48+ in Green Acres

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 15 1965

Daniel Boone

Fran Ryan was

47+ in Daniel Boone

as 'Mrs. Jones'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 24 1964

Gunsmoke

Fran Ryan was

38+ in Gunsmoke

as 'Mrs. Keller, Hannah'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1955