Fran Ryan
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| Born: 11/29/1917 Los Angeles, CA |
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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 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. |
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DVDs that Fran Ryan appeared in...
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- 05/22/2007 - Straight Time
- 03/06/2007 - Private School
- 11/07/2006 - Tough Enough
- 09/19/2006 - Quiet Cool
- 09/27/2005 - Lucky Stiff
- 04/12/2005 - Million Dollar Duck
- 12/07/2004 - Out Cold
- 05/11/2004 - Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
- 03/02/2004 - Take This Job and Shove It
- 09/02/2003 - The Apple Dumpling Gang [Special Edition]