Tim Ryan (July 5, 1899 - October 22, 1956) was an American performer who is probably best known today as a film actor. Ryan and his wife,
Irene who later played Granny on
The Beverly Hillbillies, were a show business team that performed on Broadway, film and radio. They made some short films for
Educational Pictures in the mid-1930s based on their
vaudeville act.