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 Californ ... ia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fran Ryan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
as Gertrude
Episodes: 29
First Aired: Sep 08, 1973
The Wizard
as Tillie Russell
Episodes: 19
First Aired: Sep 09, 1986
Gunsmoke
as Hannah
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Starsky & Hutch
as Landlady
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 10, 1975
CHiPs
as Nancy
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 15, 1977
Night Court
as Miss Crombie
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 04, 1984
Falcon Crest
as Cass
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 04, 1981
Murder, She Wrote
as Rose Mulligan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1984
Night Court
as Ethel La Rue
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 04, 1984
Tiny Toon Adventures
as Grandma (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1990
Batman
as Chairlady
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 12, 1966
Murphy Brown
as The Asp
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 14, 1988
Charlie's Angels
as Nurse Fager
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1976
The Bill Cosby Show
as Mrs. Beal
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1969
Gunsmoke
as Mrs. Keller
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Daniel Boone
as Mrs. Jones
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1964
Brothers
as Mrs. Murphy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 13, 1984
Amazing Stories
as Mrs. Abbott
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1985
Nichols
as Minnie Dowd
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1971
Quantum Leap
as Dorothy Jaeger
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 26, 1989
Adam-12
as Mrs. Killian
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1968
Taxi
as Mrs. Elizabeth Weber
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1978
Charlie's Angels
as Belle Asher
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1976
The New Adam-12
as Ida Collins
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1990
Barney Miller
as Mrs. Hirsch, Homeless Woman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 23, 1975
I Dream of Jeannie
as Switchboard Operator
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1965
New Zoo Revue
Episodes: 67
First Aired: Jan 03, 1972
Hong Kong Phooey
Episodes: 31
First Aired: Sep 07, 1974
Mister T
Episodes: 30
First Aired: Sep 17, 1983
Little Dracula
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Sep 03, 1991
Devlin
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Sep 07, 1974
The Dave Thomas Comedy Show
Episodes: 5
First Aired: May 28, 1990
No Soap, Radio
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Apr 15, 1982
Green Acres
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 15, 1965
Highway to Heaven
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 19, 1984
The Commish
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 28, 1991
It Takes Two
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 14, 1982
The Rookies
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1972
Matlock
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 03, 1986
The Brady Bunch
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 1969
That Girl
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 1966
One Day at a Time
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 16, 1975
Manimal
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1983
Punky Brewster
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1984
How the West Was Won
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 1977
Hill Street Blues
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 15, 1981
Laverne & Shirley
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 27, 1976
Night Gallery
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 16, 1970
Baywatch
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 23, 1989
The Colbys
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 20, 1985
Father Murphy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 03, 1981
The Waltons
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1972
The Quest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 13, 1976
The Bradys
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 09, 1990
Carter Country
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1977
McCloud
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 1970
Matt Houston
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 1982
Good Heavens
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 29, 1976
Foul Play
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 1981
Grizzly Adams
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 09, 1977
When the Whistle Blows
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 14, 1980
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 1969
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