- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 29, 1916
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- January 15, 2000
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 'rep…
Filmography
movieRiver of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene
1993 · Hattie Clandell
movieSuture
1993 · Mrs. Lucerne
tvThe Commish
1991
tvLittle Dracula
1991
movieThanksgiving Day
1990 · Lois
tvThe New Adam-12
1990 · Ida Collins
tvTiny Toon Adventures
1990 · Grandma (voice)
The Dave Thomas Comedy Show
tvThe Dave Thomas Comedy Show
1990
movieArchie: To Riverdale and Back Again
1990 · Miss Grundy
tvThe Bradys
1990
movieNick Knight
1989 · Jeannie
tvBaywatch
1989
tvQuantum Leap
1989 · Dorothy Jaeger
movieChances Are
1989 · Mavis Talmadge
movieOut Cold
1989 · Arlene
tvMurphy Brown
1988 · The Asp
movieLucky Stiff
1988 · Ma
tvEmpty Nest
1988 · Mrs. Kramer
movieGunsmoke: Return to Dodge
1987 · Hannah
movieQuiet Cool
1986 · Ma
tvThe Wizard
1986 · Tillie Russell
movieStewardess School
1986 · Fainting Lady
movieFuzzbucket
1986 · Mrs. Langendorf
tvMatlock
1986 · Doris Curtis
tvThe Colbys
1985
tvAmazing Stories
1985 · Mrs. Abbott
moviePale Rider
1985 · Ma Blankenship
movieRebel Love
1985 · Granny Plug
movieFather of Hell Town
1985 · Mother Maggie
movieThe Sure Thing
1985 · Lady in Car
tvHollywood Wives
1985 · Nita Carrolle
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Rose Mulligan
tvHighway to Heaven
1984
tvPunky Brewster
1984
tvBrothers
1984 · Mrs. Murphy
movieThe Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984 · Millie Clark
tvNight Court
1984 · Ethel La Rue, Miss Crombie
movieEyes of Fire
1983 · Sister (Calvin's Wife)
tvManimal
1983
movieBrainwash
1983 · Marie Davis
tvMister T
1983
moviePrivate School
1983 · Miss Dutchbok
Ghost Dancing
movieGhost Dancing
1983 · Judge
movieTough Enough
1983 · Gert Long
movieJohnny Belinda
1982 · Aunt Aggie McAdam
tvIt Takes Two
1982
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
movieLife of the Party: The Story of Beatrice
1982 · Beatrice's Mother
tvMatt Houston
1982
No Soap, Radio
tvNo Soap, Radio
1982
movieSavannah Smiles
1982 · Farmer Wilma
tvFalcon Crest
1981 · Cass
tvFather Murphy
1981
movieStripes
1981 · Dowager in Cab
movieThe Adventures of Nellie Bly
1981 · Mrs. Roman
movieAmericana
1981 · Colonel
tvFoul Play
1981
tvHill Street Blues
1981
movieChristmas Mountain: The Story Of A Cowboy Angel
1981 · Flora
movieThe Long Riders
1980 · Mrs. Samuel
tvWhen the Whistle Blows
1980
movieGoldie and the Boxer
1979 · Ethel
movieRocky II
1979 · Adrian's Nurse (uncredited)
tvTaxi
1978 · Mrs. Elizabeth Weber
movieThe Great Brain
1978 · Aunt Bertha
movieBig Wednesday
1978 · Lucy
movieStraight Time
1978 · Cafe Owner
movieDeadly Game
1977 · Frieda Beezly
tvCHiPs
1977 · Nancy
tvCarter Country
1977
moviePanic in Echo Park
1977
tvGrizzly Adams
1977 · Gerty
tvHow the West Was Won
1977
Liza’s Pioneer Diary
movieLiza’s Pioneer Diary
1976 · Martha Stedman
movieStalk the Wild Child
1976 · Ellen Mott
tvCharlie's Angels
1976 · Nurse Fager, Belle Asher
tvThe Quest
1976 · Mag Wood
movieFamily Plot
1976 · Registrar Clerk (uncredited)
tvGood Heavens
1976
tvLaverne & Shirley
1976
tvMary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976 · Miss Adeline Jeeter
tvOne Day at a Time
1975
tvStarsky & Hutch
1975 · Landlady
movieLong Way Home
1975 · Marvis Bidwell
movieThe Apple Dumpling Gang
1975 · Mrs. Stockley
tvBarney Miller
1975 · Mrs. Hirsch, Homeless Woman
tvHong Kong Phooey
1974
tvDevlin
1974
movieHog Wild
1974 · Flora
tvSigmund and the Sea Monsters
1973 · Gertrude
tvThe Waltons
1972
tvThe Rookies
1972
New Zoo Revue
tvNew Zoo Revue
1972
tvThe New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971 · Dick's mother
tvNichols
1971 · Minnie Dowd
movieThe Million Dollar Duck
1971 · Mrs. Purdham (uncredited)
movieScandalous John
1971 · Farm Woman
tvNight Gallery
1970
tvThe Partridge Family
1970 · 1st Wife
tvMcCloud
1970
tvThe Brady Bunch
1969
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
tvMr. Deeds Goes to Town
1969
tvThe Bill Cosby Show
1969 · Mrs. Beal
movieMarcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
1969
tvAdam-12
1968 · Mrs. Killian
tvThe Second Hundred Years
1967 · Mrs. Sanders
tvThat Girl
1966
tvBatman
1966 · Chairlady
movieMickey One
1965 · Homeless Woman (uncredited)
tvI Dream of Jeannie
1965 · Switchboard Operator
tvGreen Acres
1965
movieThe Front Line
1965 · Haughty Customer
tvDaniel Boone
1964 · Mrs. Jones
tvGunsmoke
1955 · Mrs. Keller, Hannah