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.They were married from 1922 to 1942. Even after their divorce in 1942, the couple occasionally worked together.