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Fran Ryan
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BIRTHDAY
November 29, 1917
Los Angeles, CA
DIED
January 15, 2000
RECENT CREDITS
Green Acres
(TV)
Sep. 28, 2005
Out Cold
(FILM)
Mar. 3, 1989
Chances Are
(FILM)
Jan. 1, 1989
Eyes of Fire
(FILM)
Feb. 20, 1987
Quiet Cool
(FILM)
Nov. 7, 1986
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Fran Ryan Credits
BIOGRAPHY
A familiar presence on the Chicago theatrical scene, American character actress Fran Ryan has kept busy in films since the late 1960s. Often cast as tight-lipped "battle-ax" types (albeit with the proverbial twinkle in....
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A familiar presence on the Chicago theatrical scene, American character actress Fran Ryan has kept busy in films since the late 1960s. Often cast as tight-lipped "battle-ax" types (albeit with the proverbial twinkle in the eye), Ryan was an invaluable presence in several Disney films. On TV, she has thrice found herself in the unenviable position of last-minute replacement: she took over the role of Doris Ziffel from Barbara Pepper during the 1969-70 season of Green Acres; as Miss Hannah, she succeeded Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake) as proprietress of the Long Branch Saloon in the 1974-75 season of Gunsmoke; and on the Saturday-morning kiddie show Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (1974-77), she replaced the departing Mary Wickes as the series' requisite wisecracking housekeeper. Fran Ryan's other TV-series credits include The Doris Day Show (1968-69 season, as housekeeper Aggie Thompson), No Soap, Radio (1982, as hotelier Mrs. Belmont) and The Wizard (1987, as yet another housekeeper, this one named Tillie).
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Eddie Albert
Green Acres
Aired: Sep. 28, 2005
Tom Byrd
Out Cold
Released: Mar. 3, 1989
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Chances Are
Released: Jan. 1, 1989
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Eyes of Fire
Released: Feb. 20, 1987
James Remar
Quiet Cool
Released: Nov. 7, 1986
Teddy Wilson
Stewardess School
Released: Aug. 29, 1986
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Released: Mar. 1, 1985
Joyce D. Helmus
Stripes
Released: Jan. 1, 1981
Gary Watkins
The Long Riders
Released: Jan. 1, 1980
Rene LeVant
Rocky II
Released: Jan. 1, 1979
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