Fran Ryan, 83: character actress
saintkiss
Fran Ryan; Character Actress, Voice-Over Artist
Fran Ryan, 83, a character actress best remembered for her recurring
roles as a bag lady on the "Barney Miller" TV series and as Rosie Carlson on
the daytime drama "Days of Our Lives." A Los Angeles native, Ryan started
her acting career at the Henry Duffy Theater in Oakland at the age of 6. She
attended Stanford for three years and sang with big bands. During World War
II, she hosted USO programs and did stand-up comedy. A talented voice-over
artist, she worked on commercials and animated productions. She once said
she had done everything but circuses and burlesque.
Ryan had roles in the movies "Pale Rider," "Stripes," "The Long Rider,"
"Shoot the Moon," "Take This Job and Shove It" and "The Apple Dumpling
Gang." In the 1960s, she was a regular on "The Doris Day Show," playing the
role of Day's friend Aggie Thompson. She once said that the joy of her
profession was sharing the sound stage with actors such as James Garner.
"Jimmy does a wonderfully magic thing," she said. "If you have something
important to do, he withdraws that strong personality and allows you to be
key-lighted."
Often asked if she was Marjorie Main, another strong character actress
from another era, she would reply: "Yes, and I've been dead for five years."
A memorial service is planned for Monday at 1 p.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial
Park, Hollywood Hills. On Jan. 16 at her home in Burbank.
saintkiss
she played Doris Ziffel on Green Acres.
saintkiss wrote in message ...
Michael Richmann
Ray Walston, etc.) from back in the days when cable channels showed sex
and weren't afraid to do so.
Man, it seems like all of the character actors I remember from being a
kid are dropping like flies.
Oh well, time moves on...
--
Mike
Louis Epstein
: I remember her as the headmistress in "Private School" (Betsy Russell,
: Ray Walston, etc.) from back in the days when cable channels showed sex
: and weren't afraid to do so.
Um....when are you talking about?
: Man, it seems like all of the character actors I remember from being a
: kid are dropping like flies.
:
: Oh well, time moves on...
:
:
: saintkiss wrote:
: >
: > IMDb reveals the role that most of us might remember Fran for:
: > she played Doris Ziffel on Green Acres.
: >
: > saintkiss wrote in message ...
: > >L.A. Times -- Friday, January 28, 2000
: > >
: > >Fran Ryan; Character Actress, Voice-Over Artist
: > >
: > >
: > > Fran Ryan, 83, a character actress best remembered for her recurring
: > >roles as a bag lady on the "Barney Miller" TV series and as Rosie Carlson
: > on
: > >the daytime drama "Days of Our Lives." A Los Angeles native, Ryan started
: > >her acting career at the Henry Duffy Theater in Oakland at the age of 6.
: > She
: > >attended Stanford for three years and sang with big bands. During World War
: > >II, she hosted USO programs and did stand-up comedy. A talented voice-over
: > >artist, she worked on commercials and animated productions. She once said
: > >she had done everything but circuses and burlesque.
No list of her voice roles?
: > > Ryan had roles in the movies "Pale Rider," "Stripes," "The Long Rider,"
Michael Richmann
>
> Michael Richmann (rich...@concentric.net) wrote:
> : I remember her as the headmistress in "Private School" (Betsy Russell,
> : Ray Walston, etc.) from back in the days when cable channels showed sex
> : and weren't afraid to do so.
>
> Um....when are you talking about?
Early to mid 80's...
--
Mike
Denise Perry
(Although also an owner/operator of The Long Branch, she didn't play quite the
same type of character.)
On Sat, 29 Jan 2000 18:03:14 GMT, "saintkiss" <sain...@sprintmail.com> wrote:
>L.A. Times -- Friday, January 28, 2000
>
>Fran Ryan; Character Actress, Voice-Over Artist
>
>
> Fran Ryan, 83, a character actress best remembered for her recurring
>roles as a bag lady on the "Barney Miller" TV series and as Rosie Carlson on
>the daytime drama "Days of Our Lives." A Los Angeles native, Ryan started
>her acting career at the Henry Duffy Theater in Oakland at the age of 6. She
>attended Stanford for three years and sang with big bands. During World War
>II, she hosted USO programs and did stand-up comedy. A talented voice-over
>artist, she worked on commercials and animated productions. She once said
>she had done everything but circuses and burlesque.
mws
on "Green Acres",becoming the new Doris Ziffel after the original actress
that player her died.
Kerry Galgano
Ziffel. Fran Ryan took over the role after Pepper died in the summer of
1969.
saintkiss wrote:
>
> IMDb reveals the role that most of us might remember Fran for:
> she played Doris Ziffel on Green Acres.
>
> saintkiss wrote in message ...
John Gross
middle of the bridge before he joins with army in "Stripes."
JG
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>Barbara Pepper played Doris Ziffel.
Until she died, and then Fran Ryan took the role. (As has already been
stated in the thread.)
Topic Cop
> L.A. Times -- Friday, January 28, 2000
>
> Fran Ryan; Character Actress, Voice-Over Artist
>
>
> Fran Ryan, 83, a character actress best remembered for her recurring
> roles as a bag lady on the "Barney Miller" TV series and as Rosie Carlson on
> the daytime drama "Days of Our Lives." A Los Angeles native, Ryan started
> her acting career at the Henry Duffy Theater in Oakland at the age of 6. She
> attended Stanford for three years and sang with big bands. During World War
> II, she hosted USO programs and did stand-up comedy. A talented voice-over
> artist, she worked on commercials and animated productions. She once said
> she had done everything but circuses and burlesque.
> Ryan had roles in the movies "Pale Rider," "Stripes," "The Long Rider,"
> "Shoot the Moon," "Take This Job and Shove It" and "The Apple Dumpling
> Gang." In the 1960s, she was a regular on "The Doris Day Show," playing the
> role of Day's friend Aggie Thompson. She once said that the joy of her
> profession was sharing the sound stage with actors such as James Garner.
> "Jimmy does a wonderfully magic thing," she said. "If you have something
> important to do, he withdraws that strong personality and allows you to be
> key-lighted."
> Often asked if she was Marjorie Main, another strong character actress
> from another era, she would reply: "Yes, and I've been dead for five years."
> A memorial service is planned for Monday at 1 p.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial
> Park, Hollywood Hills. On Jan. 16 at her home in Burbank.