John Tyrrell

Career timeline

1. 1900 · Born

   Born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

2. 1935 · Screen debut

   If You Could Only Cook (Movie)

3. 1938 · Breakthrough

   You Can't Take It with You (Movie)

4. 1947 · Latest release

   My Favorite Brunette (Movie)

5. 1949 · Died

   September 20, 1949

Career in numbers

22 1930s

60 1940s

• Comedy39
• Crime27
• Drama24
• Mystery17
• Action11
• Romance11

Highest-rated title Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939 7.8 Most popular title Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939 7.8

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside John Tyrrell in our catalogue.

Bruce Bennett

10 titles together

Warren William

6 titles together

Walter Baldwin

6 titles together

Iris Meredith

6 titles together

Eric Blore

6 titles together

Nick Grindé

5 titles together

Arthur Loft

5 titles together

William Wright

5 titles together

Larry Fine

5 titles together

Sam Ash

5 titles together

1. 1947 My Favorite Brunette as Bell Captain (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
2. 1946 The Best Years of Our Lives as Angus - Butch's Waiter (uncredited) 7.7 Movie
3. 1946 Night Editor as Street Sweeper Driver (Uncredited) 5.5 Movie
4. 1946 The Notorious Lone Wolf as Pierre - the Chauffeur (uncredited) Movie
5. 1946 A Close Call for Boston Blackie as Policeman (uncredited) Movie
6. 1945 Out of the Depths as Bailey Movie
7. 1945 Booby Dupes as Boat Man (uncredited) Movie
8. 1945 If a Body Meets a Body as Lawyer (uncredited) Movie
9. 1945 The Power of the Whistler as Clerk Movie
10. 1945 Escape in the Fog as Gil Brice - Plainclothesman (uncredited) 5.4 Movie
11. 1945 Rough, Tough and Ready as Herbie Movie
12. 1944 The Missing Juror as Police Sgt. Regan (uncredited) Movie
13. 1944 One Mysterious Night as Austin (Uncredited) Movie
14. 1944 Strange Affair as Taxi Driver (uncredited) Movie
15. 1944 Secret Command as Yard Messenger (uncredited) Movie
16. 1944 Mr. Winkle Goes to War Movie
17. 1944 The Ghost That Walks Alone as Police Sgt. Hurd (uncredited) Movie
18. 1943 A Gem of a Jam as Wounded Gang Boss Movie
19. 1943 There's Something About a Soldier Movie
20. 1943 The Chance of a Lifetime as Driver (Uncredited) Movie
21. 1943 Dangerous Blondes as Photographer (uncredited) Movie
22. 1943 Destroyer as Marine Movie
23. 1943 Passport to Suez as Wembley Agent Movie
24. 1943 Murder in Times Square as Elevator Operator Movie
25. 1943 Let's Have Fun as Jimmy Wood Movie
26. 1943 Dizzy Detectives as Mr. Dill (uncredited) Movie
27. 1943 They Stooge to Conga as German Officer / Telephone Customer #4 (uncredited) Movie
28. 1942 A Night to Remember as Martin, Headwaiter (uncredited) Movie
29. 1942 Lucky Legs as Dance Director Movie
30. 1942 Vengeance of the West as Bartender Movie
31. 1942 Blondie for Victory as Soldier Chasing Dagwood (uncredited) Movie
32. 1942 Hello, Annapolis as Male Nurse Movie
33. 1942 What's the Matador? as Shamus O'Brien (uncredited) Movie
34. 1942 Canal Zone as 'Red' Connors - Mechanic Movie
35. 1942 Shut My Big Mouth as Salesman Movie
36. 1941 Honolulu Lu as Duffy Movie
37. 1941 Secrets of the Lone Wolf as Toledo Patterson (uncredited) Movie
38. 1941 The Devil Commands as Postmaster 6.3 Movie
39. 1941 I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island as Gerault Movie
40. 1941 The Richest Man in Town as Ozzie Williams Movie
41. 1941 The Son of Davy Crockett as Townsman Movie
42. 1941 Hands Across the Rockies as Stage Passenger Movie
43. 1941 The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as Police Sergeant Movie
44. 1941 So Long Mr. Chumps as B.O. Davis /Lone Wolf Louie (uncredited) Movie
45. 1941 The Face Behind the Mask as Watts 6.5 Movie
46. 1940 Thundering Frontier as Bartender Mac Movie
47. 1940 The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date as Taxi Driver Movie
48. 1940 No Census, No Feeling as Napping Man (uncredited) Movie
49. 1940 Angels Over Broadway as 2nd Waiter (uncredited) 5.9 Movie
50. 1940 Before I Hang as Sanders 6.3 Movie
51. 1940 Girls of the Road as First Deputy (Uncredited) Movie
52. 1940 Nutty But Nice as Dr. Lyman (uncredited) Movie
53. 1940 The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady as Undetermined Role Movie
54. 1940 Island of Doomed Men as Durkin - Prisoner (uncredited) Movie
55. 1940 Men Without Souls as Chuck (uncredited) Movie
56. 1940 The Man from Tumbleweeds as Ranch Henchman Movie
57. 1940 A Plumbing We Will Go as Judge Hadley 7.1 Movie
58. 1940 Rockin' Thru the Rockies as Indian (uncredited) Movie
59. 1940 Convicted Woman as Bart (uncredited) Movie
60. 1940 Cafe Hostess as Bartender Movie
61. 1939 My Son Is Guilty as Whitey Morris Movie
62. 1939 Blondie Brings Up Baby as 1st Dogcatcher (uncredited) Movie
63. 1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as (uncredited) 7.8 Movie
64. 1939 The Man They Could Not Hang as Juror Sutton 6.6 Movie
65. 1939 Mandrake the Magician as Dirk Movie
66. 1939 We Want Our Mummy as Thug in Egyptian Garb (uncredited) Movie
67. 1939 The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt as Henchman (uncredited) Movie
68. 1939 Three Little Sew and Sews as Lieutenant on Ship (uncredited) Movie
69. 1939 Homicide Bureau as Jim Henderson - Pool Room Proprietor Movie
70. 1938 The Spider's Web as Henchman Grafton Movie
71. 1938 You Can't Take It with You as Strongarm Man (uncredited) 7.5 Movie
72. 1938 Law of the Plains as Henchman Movie
73. 1937 The Shadow as Mr. Moreno Movie
74. 1937 The Awful Truth as Hank (uncredited) 7.2 Movie
75. 1937 The Game That Kills as Eddie Movie
76. 1937 It Happened in Hollywood as Burt Movie
77. 1937 Criminals of the Air as Bill Morris Movie
78. 1937 Motor Madness as Pete Bailey Movie
79. 1936 Counterfeit Lady as Mike Movie
80. 1936 Devil's Squadron as Mechanic Movie
81. 1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Reporter (uncredited) 7.5 Movie
82. 1935 If You Could Only Cook as Reporter (uncredited) 7.4 Movie

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