Years active 1935-1947 Name John Tyrrell | Role Film actor Spouse Grette Ardine (m. ?–1949) | |
Full Name John Edward Tyrrell Died September 20, 1949, The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States Parents Edward Tyrrell, Mary Martin Tyrrell Movies You Nazty Spy!, Loco Boy Makes Good, The Man They Could Not Hang, A Gem of a Jam, They Stooge to Conga Similar People Jules White, Del Lord, Clyde Bruckman, Lew Landers, Frank McDonald | ||
John Tyrrell (December 7, 1900 – September 20, 1949) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 250 films between 1935 and 1947.
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Career
Tyrrell is best known for his prolific work with Columbia Pictures in the Three Stooges short subjects. Like many actors in the Stooge comedies, Tyrrell was a salaried contract player. The Columbia stock company was called upon to play incidental roles in practically everything the studio produced: important films, low-budget "B" pictures, short subjects, and serials. (Some of these players graduated to stardom, like Lloyd Bridges, Bruce Bennett, Adele Mara, and Ann Doran.) John Tyrrell worked steadily at Columbia from 1938 to 1945. Occasionally, only Tyrrell's voice would be used, as a radio newsman, public-address announcer, or police-call dispatcher. Tyrrell and fellow stock player Eddie Laughton often appeared together in Columbia movies (frequently as mobsters waiting in a getaway car). Tyrrell's biggest role was probably in the 1939 serial Mandrake the Magician, in which he played a masked crime lord's right-hand man.
Death
After spending several months at Kingsbridge Veteran's Hospital in the Bronx, New York, John Tyrrell died of pneumonia in 1949.
Filmography
Actor
1948
Best Man Wins as
Dock Officer (uncredited)
1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as
Department Head (uncredited)
1947
The Perils of Pauline as
Assistant Director (uncredited)
1947
My Favorite Brunette as
Bell Captain (uncredited)
1947
South of the Chisholm Trail as
Cashier (uncredited)
1946
The Best Years of Our Lives as
Angus - Butch's Waiter (uncredited)
1946
The Jolson Story as
Railroad Watchman (uncredited)
1946
The Walls Came Tumbling Down as
Grave Digger (uncredited)
1946
Ain't Love Cuckoo? (Short) as
Bartender (uncredited)
1946
The Phantom Thief as
Police Patrolman (uncredited)
1946
Night Editor as
Street Sweeper Driver (uncredited)
1946
Uncivil War Birds (Short) as
Union Sergeant (uncredited)
1946
Renegades as
Barfly (uncredited)
1946
Talk About a Lady as
Photographer (uncredited)
1946
Gunning for Vengeance as
New Deputy (uncredited)
1946
Gilda as
Man (uncredited)
1946
Hiss and Yell (Short) as
Policeman (uncredited)
1946
Roaring Rangers as
Townsman (uncredited)
1946
Frontier Gunlaw as
Stableman (uncredited)
1946
The Notorious Lone Wolf as
Pierre - the Chauffeur (uncredited)
1946
A Close Call for Boston Blackie as
Policeman (uncredited)
1946
The Blonde Stayed On (Short) as
Deliveryman (uncredited)
1946
One Way to Love as
Ticket Collector (uncredited)
1945
Out of the Depths as
Bailey
1945
A Hit with a Miss (Short) as
Spud McGurn (uncredited)
1945
Calling All Fibbers (Short) as
Mr. Beebee
1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes as
Traveling Salesman on Train (uncredited)
1945
Snafu as
Assistant Director (uncredited)
1945
Lawless Empire as
Johnny - Bartender (uncredited)
1945
Micro-Phonies (Short) as
Radio Station Employee with Record (uncredited)
1945
Prison Ship as
Prisoner (uncredited)
1945
Dance, Dunce, Dance (Short) as
Director
1945
Song of the Prairie as
Liveryman (uncredited)
1945
Blazing the Western Trail as
Perkins the Clerk (uncredited)
1945
Outlaws of the Rockies as
Deputy (uncredited)
1945
I Love a Bandleader as
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
1945
If a Body Meets a Body (Short) as
The Lawyer (uncredited)
1945
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous as
Mike - First Cop (uncredited)
1945
Ten Cents a Dance as
Cab Driver
1945
The Power of the Whistler as
Clerk (uncredited)
1945
Rockin' in the Rockies as
Stanton's Informant (uncredited)
1945
Eve Knew Her Apples as
Reporter (uncredited)
1945
Escape in the Fog as
Gil Brice - Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1945
Pistol Packin' Nitwits (Short) as
Gambler (uncredited)
1945
Rough, Tough and Ready as
Herbie
1945
Booby Dupes (Short) as
Boat Man (uncredited)
1945
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal as
Ticket Man (uncredited)
1945
Off Again, on Again (Short) as
Department Store Clerk (uncredited)
1945
Sing Me a Song of Texas as
Neighbor (uncredited)
1945
Sagebrush Heroes as
Finley
1945
Eadie Was a Lady as
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1945
Youth on Trial as
Policeman (uncredited)
1945
Let's Go Steady (uncredited)
1944
She Snoops to Conquer (Short) as
Pete - Reporter (uncredited)
1944
Meet Miss Bobby Socks as
Waiter Captain (uncredited)
1944
Carolina Blues as
Stagehand (uncredited)
1944
Dancing in Manhattan as
Dishwasher (uncredited)
1944
Heather and Yon (Short) as
Jail Guard (uncredited)
1944
She's a Sweetheart as
Larsen
1944
No Dough Boys (Short) as
Photographer (uncredited)
1944
The Missing Juror as
Police Sgt. Regan (uncredited)
1944
Cyclone Prairie Rangers as
Doctor Pearson (uncredited)
1944
Sergeant Mike as
Rogers (uncredited)
1944
One Mysterious Night as
Austin (uncredited)
1944
It's Murder (Short) as
Loose LIpped Citizen (uncredited)
1944
Strange Affair as
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1944
Gents Without Cents (Short) as
Manny Weeks (uncredited)
1944
Cowboy from Lonesome River as
Pop Mason (as John Tyrell)
1944
Gold Is Where You Lose It (Short) as
2nd Crook (uncredited)
1944
Kansas City Kitty as
Court Clerk (uncredited)
1944
Cry of the Werewolf as
Mac (uncredited)
1944
The Soul of a Monster as
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1944
Secret Command as
Yard Messenger (uncredited)
1944
U-Boat Prisoner as
Lt. Howard (uncredited)
1944
Pick a Peck of Plumbers (Short) as
Judge / Plumbing Store Customer (uncredited)
1944
Mr. Winkle Goes to War as
Telephone Man (uncredited)
1944
His Hotel Sweet (Short) as
Fireman (uncredited)
1944
She's a Soldier Too as
Policeman (uncredited)
1944
Stars on Parade as
Soldier (uncredited)
1944
Once Upon a Time as
Theatre Usher (uncredited)
1944
Crazy Like a Fox (Short) as
David Tobasco (uncredited)
1944
The Girl in the Case as
Man in Getaway Car (uncredited)
1944
Oh, Baby! (Short) as
Expectant Father (uncredited)
1944
Jam Session as
Director (uncredited)
1944
Hey, Rookie as
Soldier (uncredited)
1944
Defective Detectives (Short) as
Policeman (uncredited)
1944
Cover Girl as
Jim - Electrician (uncredited)
1944
Busy Buddies (Short) as
Referee (uncredited)
1944
His Tale Is Told (Short) as
Pedestrian (uncredited)
1944
Sailor's Holiday as
Guard (uncredited)
1944
The Ghost That Walks Alone as
Police Sgt. Hurd (uncredited)
1944
Cowboy Canteen as
Jeep Driver (uncredited)
1944
Crash Goes the Hash (Short) as
Bruised Newshawk (uncredited)
1944
Beautiful But Broke as
Sergeant with Dog / Radio Voice Announcing Duck Season (uncredited)
1944
Doctor, Feel My Pulse (Short) as
Man in Hall (uncredited)
1944
The Racket Man as
Pinky (uncredited)
1944
To Heir Is Human (Short) as
Dr. I. M. Calm, who isn't
1943
A Gem of a Jam (Short) as
Joe--Crook (uncredited)
1943
Cowboy in the Clouds as
Mack Judd
1943
There's Something About a Soldier as
Major (uncredited)
1943
Silver City Raiders as
Land Recorder (uncredited)
1943
You Dear Boy! (Short) as
Asa Sprunt, Justice of the Peace
1943
Is Everybody Happy? as
Caller (uncredited)
1943
My Kingdom for a Cook as
Man in Washroom (uncredited)
1943
The Chance of a Lifetime as
Driver (uncredited)
1943
Garden of Eatin' (Short) as
Truck Driver (uncredited)
1943
A Rookie's Cookie (Short) as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1943
Dangerous Blondes as
Photographer (uncredited)
1943
Destroyer as
Marine (uncredited)
1943
Passport to Suez as
Wembley Agent (uncredited)
1943
Robin Hood of the Range as
Tollkeeper (uncredited)
1943
What's Buzzin', Cousin? as
Henchman (uncredited)
1943
Law of the Northwest as
Spokesman
1943
Murder in Times Square as
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1943
Let's Have Fun as
Jimmy Wood
1943
Dizzy Detectives (Short) as
Mr. Dill (uncredited)
1943
The Fighting Buckaroo as
Doc Carson (uncredited)
1943
A Blitz on the Fritz (Short) as
Spy Gang Member (uncredited)
1943
They Stooge to Conga (Short) as
German Officer / Telephone Customer #4 (uncredited)
1942
One Dangerous Night as
Attendant (uncredited)
1942
A Tornado in the Saddle as
Elmer - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1942
A Night to Remember as
Martin - Headwaiter (uncredited)
1942
Underground Agent as
Assistant (uncredited)
1942
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood as
Steve (uncredited)
1942
Stand by All Networks as
Watchman (uncredited)
1942
The Spirit of Stanford as
Reporter (uncredited)
1942
Lucky Legs as
Dance Director (uncredited)
1942
The Talk of the Town as
Townsman at Ballgame (uncredited)
1942
Vengeance of the West as
Bartender (uncredited)
1942
Bad Men of the Hills as
Stage Driver Witness (uncredited)
1942
Sabotage Squad as
Robert Fuller
1942
Blondie for Victory as
Soldier Chasing Dagwood (uncredited)
1942
Parachute Nurse as
Sgt. Tyrrell (uncredited)
1942
Three Smart Saps (Short) as
Warden Stevens
1942
All Work and No Pay (Short) as
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
1942
Flight Lieutenant as
Officer (uncredited)
1942
Olaf Laughs Last (Short) as
Kidnapper; Waiter
1942
Submarine Raider as
Blake (uncredited)
1942
Sweetheart of the Fleet as
Bellboy
1942
How Spry I Am (Short) as
Sheriff (uncredited)
1942
Hello, Annapolis as
Male Nurse (uncredited)
1942
What's the Matador? (Short) as
Shamus O'Brien (uncredited)
1942
Alias Boston Blackie as
Tom - Police Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
1942
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! as
Lefty
1942
Canal Zone as
'Red' Connors - Mechanic
1942
Raiders of the Range as
Henchman (uncredited)
1942
Shut My Big Mouth as
Salesman (uncredited)
1942
Bullets for Bandits as
Townsman (uncredited)
1942
The Man Who Returned to Life as
Postmaster Hibbard (uncredited)
1942
Cadets on Parade as
Reporter (uncredited)
1942
West of Tombstone as
Stage Passenger (uncredited)
1942
Loco Boy Makes Good (Short) as
Waldo Twitchell
1942
The Lone Star Vigilantes as
Soldier (uncredited)
1941
Bedtime Story as
Baggage Man (uncredited)
1941
Sweet Spirits of Nighter (Short) as
Thief (uncredited)
1941
Harvard, Here I Come! as
Slug
1941
Riders of the Badlands as
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
1941
Honolulu Lu as
Duffy (uncredited)
1941
Confessions of Boston Blackie as
First Intern (uncredited)
1941
Some More of Samoa (Short) as
The Gardener (uncredited)
1941
Secrets of the Lone Wolf as
Toledo Patterson (uncredited)
1941
Lovable Trouble (Short) as
Motorist (uncredited)
1941
Three Girls About Town as
Reporter (uncredited)
1941
In the Sweet Pie and Pie (Short) as
Williams - Maître D' (uncredited)
1941
The Officer and the Lady as
Harry (uncredited)
1941
The Stork Pays Off as
Lefty (uncredited)
1941
General Nuisance (Short) as
Delegate's Aide (uncredited)
1941
Prairie Stranger as
Bartender (uncredited)
1941
Harmon of Michigan as
Game Spectator Razzing Harmon (uncredited)
1941
Half Shot at Sunrise (Short) as
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
1941
Mystery Ship as
Sam
1941
I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island as
Gerault
1941
The Richest Man in Town as
Ozzie Williams
1941
The Son of Davy Crockett as
Townsman (uncredited)
1941
The Medico of Painted Springs as
Bartender (uncredited)
1941
Hands Across the Rockies as
Stage Passenger (uncredited)
1941
All the World's a Stooge (Short) as
Building Manager (uncredited)
1941
The Ring and the Belle (Short) as
Health Club Manager (uncredited)
1941
The Big Boss as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1941
Penny Serenade as
Press Operator (uncredited)
1941
Under Age as
Hack
1941
Black Eyes and Blues (Short) as
2nd Train Station Clerk (uncredited)
1941
Glove Affair (Short) as
Policeman (uncredited)
1941
Yumpin' Yimminy! (Short) as
Sam - the Tailor (uncredited)
1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1941
Meet Boston Blackie as
Freak Show Doorman (uncredited)
1941
So Long Mr. Chumps (Short) as
B.O. Davis / Lone Wolf Louie (uncredited)
1941
The Devil Commands as
Postmaster (uncredited)
1941
White Eagle as
Henchman (uncredited)
1941
The Face Behind the Mask as
Watts
1941
The Watchman Takes a Wife (Short) as
Angry Passenger (uncredited)
1940
Boobs in Arms (Short) as
Enemy Officer (uncredited)
1940
The Phantom Submarine as
Dreaux
1940
This Thing Called Love as
Ship radio operator (uncredited)
1940
His Ex Marks the Spot (Short) as
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1940
Thundering Frontier as
Bartender Mac
1940
Blondes and Blunders (Short) as
Detective at Hotel (uncredited)
1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date as
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1940
Girls Under 21 as
Rusty
1940
A Bundle of Bliss (Short) as
Interior Decorator (uncredited)
1940
Blondie Plays Cupid as
Reed - a Workman (uncredited)
1940
No Census, No Feeling (Short) as
Napping Man (uncredited)
1940
Angels Over Broadway as
2nd Waiter (uncredited)
1940
Glamour for Sale as
Snapper (uncredited)
1940
The Spook Speaks (Short) as
Mordini's Assistant (uncredited)
1940
Before I Hang as
Sanders (uncredited)
1940
Pleased to Mitt You (Short) as
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
1940
From Nurse to Worse (Short) as
Anesthetist (uncredited)
1940
The Durango Kid as
Hank Banning (uncredited)
1940
The Secret Seven as
Candy (uncredited)
1940
Fireman, Save My Choo Choo (Short) as
Fireman
1940
Military Academy as
Starter #1 (uncredited)
1940
Girls of the Road as
First Deputy (uncredited)
1940
Nutty But Nice (Short) as
Dr. Lyman (uncredited)
1940
Island of Doomed Men as
Durkin - Prisoner (uncredited)
1940
Men Without Souls as
Chuck (uncredited)
1940
The Man from Tumbleweeds as
Ranch Henchman (uncredited)
1940
A Plumbing We Will Go (Short) as
Judge Hadley (uncredited)
1940
Blazing Six Shooters as
Savage
1940
Pardon My Berth Marks (Short) as
Train Passenger (uncredited)
1940
Rockin' Thru the Rockies (Short) as
Indian (uncredited)
1940
Pioneers of the Frontier as
Bartender (uncredited)
1940
Convicted Woman as
Bart (uncredited)
1940
Nothing But Pleasure (Short) as
Car Salesman in Detroit (uncredited)
1940
You Nazty Spy! (Short) as
Mr. Bones / Train Conductor (uncredited)
1940
Cafe Hostess as
Bartender (uncredited)
1939
My Son Is Guilty as
Whitey Morris
1939
Andy Clyde Gets Spring Chicken (Short) as
Dance Instructor
1939
Blondie Brings Up Baby as
1st Dogcatcher (uncredited)
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1939
Scandal Sheet as
Dillon
1939
Taming of the West as
Cheated Gambler (uncredited)
1939
Those High Grey Walls as
Convict (uncredited)
1939
Skinny the Moocher (Short) as
1st Detective (uncredited)
1939
Konga, the Wild Stallion as
Pilot (uncredited)
1939
The Man They Could Not Hang as
Sutton
1939
Coast Guard as
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
1939
Behind Prison Gates as
Martin (uncredited)
1939
Overland with Kit Carson as
Captain Gilbert (Chs. 8-10)
1939
Rattling Romeo (Short) as
Mr. Burt
1939
Good Girls Go to Paris as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1939
Missing Daughters as
Henchman (uncredited)
1939
Mandrake, the Magician as
Dirk - Henchman
1939
Outside These Walls as
Ford, Circulation Man (uncredited)
1939
A Star Is Shorn (Short) as
Director (uncredited)
1939
First Offenders as
Lew Haskell
1939
Romance of the Redwoods as
Jensen (uncredited)
1939
The Sap Takes a Wrap (Short) as
Matt Martini (uncredited)
1939
We Want Our Mummy (Short) as
Thug in Egyptian Garb (uncredited)
1939
My Son Is a Criminal as
Jersey
1939
Flying G-Men as
Williams
1939
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt as
Henchman (uncredited)
1939
North of Shanghai as
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1939
Three Little Sew and Sews (Short) as
Lieutenant on Ship (uncredited)
1939
Homicide Bureau as
Jim Henderson - Pool Room Proprietor (uncredited)
1938
Smashing the Spy Ring as
Johnson
1938
Pie a la Maid (Short) as
Romeo Kelly aka Speed
1938
Home on the Rage (Short) as
Doctor (uncredited)
1938
Rio Grande as
Bartender (uncredited)
1938
The Spider's Web as
Grafton - Henchman
1938
Juvenile Court as
Dutch Adams (uncredited)
1938
You Can't Take It with You as
Strongarm Man (uncredited)
1938
Not Guilty Enough (Short)
1938
South of Arizona as
Bartender (uncredited)
1938
West of Cheyenne as
Bartender Trigger
1938
Highway Patrol as
Thug (uncredited)
1938
The Main Event as
Steve
1938
Law of the Plains as
Henchman
1938
Call of the Rockies as
Henchman Swale
1938
When G-Men Step In as
Sourpuss (uncredited)
1938
Women in Prison as
Jerry Banks
1937
The Shadow as
Mr. Moreno
1937
Submarine D-1 as
Sailor (uncredited)
1937
The Awful Truth as
Hank (uncredited)
1937
The Game That Kills as
Eddie
1937
The Big Squirt (Short) as
Driver (uncredited)
1937
It Happened in Hollywood as
Burt (uncredited)
1937
A Dangerous Adventure as
Freight Clerk (uncredited)
1937
A Fight to the Finish as
Bud (uncredited)
1937
Girls Can Play as
Danny Maschio
1937
The Frame-Up as
Soapy Connor (as Johnny Tyrrell)
1937
Criminals of the Air as
Bill Morris
1937
I Promise to Pay as
1st Steerer (uncredited)
1937
Motor Madness as
Pete Bailey
1937
Find the Witness as
Jackson (as Johnny Tyrrell)
1936
Counterfeit Lady as
Mike
1936
Lady from Nowhere as
Henchman Nick
1936
Three Smart Girls as
Judson's Trainer #2 (unconfirmed, uncredited)
1936
Born to Dance as
Reporter (uncredited)
1936
The Cowboy Star as
Party Butler (uncredited)
1936
Come Closer, Folks as
Pitchman (uncredited)
1936
Legion of Terror as
Feeney (as John Tyrell)
1936
End of the Trail as
Bugler Joe (uncredited)
1936
Adventure in Manhattan as
Reporter (uncredited)
1936
Two-Fisted Gentleman as
Man in Lunch Wagon
1936
Blackmailer as
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1936
The Final Hour as
'Squirt' Olsen (uncredited)
1936
Bullets or Ballots as
Red (uncredited)
1936
Devil's Squadron as
Mechanic (uncredited)
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as
Reporter (uncredited)
1936
Pride of the Marines as
Sergeant (uncredited)
1936
The Music Goes 'Round as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1936
Dangerous Intrigue as
Clerk (uncredited)
1935
If You Could Only Cook as
Reporter (uncredited)
1935
Too Tough to Kill as
Henchman (uncredited)
1935
Three Little Beers (Short) as
Golfer (uncredited)
1935
The Public Menace as
Photographer (uncredited)
Archive Footage
2015
Hey Moe, Hey Dad! (TV Series documentary) as
Various characters
- A Son Also Rises (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
- Eureka! (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
- Slap Happy (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
- A Trio Grows in Brooklyn (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
1960
Stop! Look! and Laugh! as
Shamus O'Brien / Judge Hadley (uncredited)
1954
Tooting Tooters (Short) as
Man from TV Station (uncredited)
1947
Last Days of Boot Hill as
Clerk Perkins (uncredited)
References
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