Fran Ryan: movies and TV shows
Fran Ryan has 116 credits in the archive: 48 films and 68 TV series, from 1955 to 1993. Highest rated: Little Dracula (8.2/10).
Career timeline
1955 – 1993 · busiest year: 1976 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Suture | Mrs. Lucerne | Film | 6.5 | 76 |
| 1993 | River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene | Hattie Clandell | Film | 5.7 | 76 |
| 1991 | The Commish | TV | 7.1 | 74 | |
| 1991 | Little Dracula | TV | 8.2 | 74 | |
| 1990 | Tiny Toon Adventures | Grandma (voice) | TV | 7.8 | 73 |
| 1990 | The New Adam-12 | Ida Collins | TV | 8.0 | 73 |
| 1990 | The Bradys | TV | 5.3 | 73 | |
| 1990 | The Dave Thomas Comedy Show | TV | — | 73 | |
| 1990 | Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again | Miss Grundy | Film | 7.4 | 73 |
| 1990 | Thanksgiving Day | Lois | Film | 7.5 | 73 |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Dorothy Jaeger | TV | 8.0 | 72 |
| 1989 | Baywatch | TV | 6.0 | 72 | |
| 1989 | Chances Are | Mavis Talmadge | Film | 6.6 | 72 |
| 1989 | Out Cold | Arlene | Film | 5.9 | 72 |
| 1989 | Nick Knight | Jeannie | Film | 6.0 | 72 |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | The Asp | TV | 6.4 | 71 |
| 1988 | Empty Nest | Mrs. Kramer | TV | 5.9 | 71 |
| 1988 | Lucky Stiff | Ma | Film | 4.6 | 71 |
| 1987 | Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge | Hannah | Film | 6.5 | 70 |
| 1986 | Matlock | Doris Curtis | TV | 7.1 | 69 |
| 1986 | The Wizard | Tillie Russell | TV | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1986 | Fuzzbucket | Mrs. Langendorf | Film | 5.8 | 69 |
| 1986 | Stewardess School | Fainting Lady | Film | 4.9 | 69 |
| 1986 | Quiet Cool | Ma | Film | 6.8 | 69 |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | Mrs. Abbott | TV | 7.5 | 68 |
| 1985 | The Colbys | TV | 6.3 | 68 | |
| 1985 | Pale Rider | Ma Blankenship | Film | 7.2 | 68 |
| 1985 | Hollywood Wives | Nita Carrolle | TV | 4.7 | 68 |
| 1985 | The Sure Thing | Lady in Car | Film | 6.5 | 68 |
| 1985 | Rebel Love | Granny Plug | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1985 | Father of Hell Town | Mother Maggie | Film | — | 68 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Rose Mulligan | TV | 7.5 | 67 |
| 1984 | Night Court | Ethel La Rue | TV | 7.3 | 67 |
| 1984 | Night Court | Miss Crombie | TV | 7.3 | 67 |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | TV | 7.4 | 67 | |
| 1984 | Punky Brewster | TV | 7.3 | 67 | |
| 1984 | Brothers | Mrs. Murphy | TV | 6.7 | 67 |
| 1984 | The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. | Millie Clark | Film | 9.0 | 67 |
| 1983 | Mister T | TV | 6.6 | 66 | |
| 1983 | Manimal | TV | 7.3 | 66 | |
| 1983 | Private School | Miss Dutchbok | Film | 5.7 | 66 |
| 1983 | Tough Enough | Gert Long | Film | 5.6 | 66 |
| 1983 | Eyes of Fire | Sister (Calvin's Wife) | Film | 5.5 | 66 |
| 1983 | Brainwash | Marie Davis | Film | 6.3 | 66 |
| 1983 | Ghost Dancing | Judge | Film | 6.0 | 66 |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | TV | 6.3 | 65 | |
| 1982 | It Takes Two | TV | 6.0 | 65 | |
| 1982 | Johnny Belinda | Aunt Aggie McAdam | Film | 6.3 | 65 |
| 1982 | No Soap, Radio | TV | 5.0 | 65 | |
| 1982 | Savannah Smiles | Farmer Wilma | Film | 6.5 | 65 |
| 1982 | Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice | Beatrice's Mother | Film | 8.5 | 65 |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | TV | 7.6 | 64 | |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Cass | TV | 5.6 | 64 |
| 1981 | Stripes | Dowager in Cab | Film | 6.6 | 64 |
| 1981 | Father Murphy | TV | 8.1 | 64 | |
| 1981 | Foul Play | TV | 5.0 | 64 | |
| 1981 | Christmas Mountain: The Story Of A Cowboy Angel | Flora | Film | 8.3 | 64 |
| 1981 | Americana | Colonel | Film | 5.2 | 64 |
| 1981 | The Adventures of Nellie Bly | Mrs. Roman | Film | 5.5 | 64 |
| 1980 | The Long Riders | Mrs. Samuel | Film | 6.7 | 63 |
| 1980 | When the Whistle Blows | TV | 5.0 | 63 | |
| 1979 | Rocky II | Adrian's Nurse (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 62 |
| 1979 | Goldie and the Boxer | Ethel | Film | 5.6 | 62 |
| 1978 | Taxi | Mrs. Elizabeth Weber | TV | 7.3 | 61 |
| 1978 | Straight Time | Cafe Owner | Film | 7.2 | 61 |
| 1978 | Big Wednesday | Lucy | Film | 6.9 | 61 |
| 1978 | The Great Brain | Aunt Bertha | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1977 | Grizzly Adams | Gerty | TV | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1977 | How the West Was Won | TV | 7.0 | 60 | |
| 1977 | CHiPs | Nancy | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1977 | Carter Country | TV | 5.8 | 60 | |
| 1977 | Deadly Game | Frieda Beezly | Film | 7.7 | 60 |
| 1977 | Panic in Echo Park | Film | 5.4 | 60 | |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Nurse Fager | TV | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Belle Asher | TV | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1976 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Miss Adeline Jeeter | TV | 7.3 | 59 |
| 1976 | Laverne & Shirley | TV | 7.1 | 59 | |
| 1976 | The Quest | Mag Wood | TV | 6.4 | 59 |
| 1976 | Good Heavens | TV | 7.0 | 59 | |
| 1976 | Family Plot | Registrar Clerk (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1976 | Liza’s Pioneer Diary | Martha Stedman | Film | 10.0 | 59 |
| 1976 | Stalk the Wild Child | Ellen Mott | Film | 9.0 | 59 |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Landlady | TV | 7.3 | 58 |
| 1975 | One Day at a Time | TV | 6.8 | 58 | |
| 1975 | Barney Miller | Mrs. Hirsch, Homeless Woman | TV | 7.3 | 58 |
| 1975 | The Apple Dumpling Gang | Mrs. Stockley | Film | 6.6 | 58 |
| 1975 | Long Way Home | Marvis Bidwell | Film | — | 58 |
| 1974 | Hong Kong Phooey | TV | 6.5 | 57 | |
| 1974 | Devlin | TV | 5.7 | 57 | |
| 1974 | Hog Wild | Flora | Film | 8.0 | 57 |
| 1973 | Sigmund and the Sea Monsters | Gertrude | TV | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1972 | The Waltons | TV | 7.2 | 55 | |
| 1972 | The Rookies | TV | 6.9 | 55 | |
| 1972 | New Zoo Revue | TV | 7.0 | 55 | |
| 1971 | The New Dick Van Dyke Show | Dick's mother | TV | 5.2 | 54 |
| 1971 | Nichols | Minnie Dowd | TV | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1971 | The Million Dollar Duck | Mrs. Purdham (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 54 |
| 1971 | Scandalous John | Farm Woman | Film | 6.4 | 54 |
| 1970 | Night Gallery | TV | 7.8 | 53 | |
| 1970 | The Partridge Family | 1st Wife | TV | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1970 | McCloud | TV | 7.2 | 53 | |
| 1969 | The Brady Bunch | TV | 6.7 | 52 | |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | Mrs. Beal | TV | 5.5 | 52 |
| 1969 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | TV | 9.0 | 52 | |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities | Film | 10.0 | 52 | |
| 1968 | Adam-12 | Mrs. Killian | TV | 7.1 | 51 |
| 1967 | The Second Hundred Years | Mrs. Sanders | TV | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1966 | Batman | Chairlady | TV | 7.3 | 49 |
| 1966 | That Girl | TV | 6.2 | 49 | |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie | Switchboard Operator | TV | 7.8 | 48 |
| 1965 | Green Acres | TV | 7.2 | 48 | |
| 1965 | Mickey One | Homeless Woman (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 48 |
| 1965 | The Front Line | Haughty Customer | Film | — | 48 |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone | Mrs. Jones | TV | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Mrs. Keller | TV | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Hannah | TV | 6.7 | 38 |