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person_profile-Fran Ryan

Fran Ryan Died at age: 83

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Fran Ryan

Date of Birth:

Nov 29, 1916

Country of birth:

U.S.

Died:

Jan 15, 2000

Biography of

Fran Ryan

    ​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 bit part in Beverly Hillbillies. Ryan's best known television role was as Aggie Thompson in The Doris Day Show (in its first incarnation plotline theme), though the gig only lasted a few months. This role was cut short because she was offered the 'replacement' role on the hit series Green Acres as Doris Ziffel from 1969-1971. Fran was to replace Barbara Pepper, who by then was in poor health. Sadly, Miss Pepper died just five months later of heart ailments, on July 15, 1969.

    Ryan also starred on the long running TV Western series Gunsmoke during its twentieth and final season as Miss Hannah (Cobb). In 1987, she reprised the role of Miss Hannah in the TV movie Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge.

    Fran Ryan played the role of Sister Agatha in the soap opera General Hospital in (1979). She also did voices for cartoons such as Hong Kong Phooey, Mister T and Little Dracula. Fran starred on some TV shows for children like Sigmund and the Sea Monsters in 1975 as Gertrude Grouch, and in 1970s children's show The New Zoo Revue as Ms. Goodbody, the 1980s TV series No Soap, Radio as Mrs. Belmont, the short lived 1980s CBS TV series The Wizard as Tillie Russell from 1986-1987. Her last regular TV role was on The Dave Thomas Comedy Show.

    She starred in many feature films, including Flush (1977), Big Wednesday (1978), Take This Job and Shove It (1981), Pale Rider (1985), Chances Are, and in her scene-stealing cameo in 1981's Stripes, as a tortured cab fare to Bill Murray as the cabbie, in the opening scenes of the comedy film.

    Ryan made guest appearances on TV shows ranging from Batman, Adam-12, CHiPs, Quantum Leap, Night Court, Baywatch to The Commish.

    Fran Ryan was often compared to actress Marjorie Main; they looked similar to one another. Ryan died on January 15, 2000, at age 83. She is buried in the family plots alongside her mother, at the Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery, in Hayward, California.

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Fran Ryan

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Filmography of

Fran Ryan

Found 43 Movies in total

... 1993

Suture

Mrs. Lucerne ( Actor )

... 1993

Thanksgiving Day

Lois ( Actor )

... 1990

... 1990

Nick Knight

Jeannie ( Actor )

... 1989

Chances Are

Mavis Talmadge ( Actor )

... 1989

Out Cold

Arlene ( Actor )

... 1989

Lucky Stiff

Ma ( Actor )

... 1988

... 1987

Quiet Cool

Ma ( Actor )

... 1986

Stewardess School

Fainting Lady ( Actor )

... 1986

Fuzzbucket

Mrs. Langendorf ( Actor )

... 1986

Pale Rider

Ma Blankenship ( Actor )

... 1985

Rebel Love

Granny Plug ( Actor )

... 1985

Father of Hell Town

Mother Maggie ( Actor )

... 1985

The Sure Thing

Lady in Car ( Actor )

... 1985

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

Millie Clark ( Actor )

... 1984

Eyes of Fire

Sister (Calvin's Wife) ( Actor )

... 1983

Private School

Miss Dutchbok ( Actor )

... 1983

Tough Enough

Gert Long ( Actor )

... 1983

Johnny Belinda

Aunt Aggie McAdam ( Actor )

... 1982

Savannah Smiles

Farmer Wilma ( Actor )

... 1982

Stripes

Dowager in Cab ( Actor )

... 1981

The Adventures of Nellie Bly

Mrs. Roman ( Actor )

... 1981

Americana

Colonel ( Actor )

... 1981

Christmas Mountain

Flora ( Actor )

... 1981

The Long Riders

Mrs. Samuel ( Actor )

... 1980

Goldie and the Boxer

Ethel ( Actor )

... 1979

Rocky II

Adrian's Nurse (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1979

The Great Brain

Aunt Bertha ( Actor )

... 1978

Big Wednesday

Lucy ( Actor )

... 1978

Straight Time

Cafe Owner ( Actor )

... 1978

Deadly Game

Frieda Beezly ( Actor )

... 1977

... 1977

Stalk the Wild Child

Ellen Mott ( Actor )

... 1976

Family Plot

Registrar Clerk (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1976

Long Way Home

Marvis Bidwell ( Actor )

... 1975

The Apple Dumpling Gang

Mrs. Stockley ( Actor )

... 1975

Hog Wild

Flora ( Actor )

... 1974

The Million Dollar Duck

Mrs. Purdham (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1971

Scandalous John

Farm Woman ( Actor )

... 1971

... 1969

Mickey One

Homeless Woman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1965