Susan Tyrrell
Acting
Biography
Susan Tyrrell (born Susan Jillian Creamer; March 18, 1945 – June 16, 2012) was an American character actress. Tyrrell's career began in theater in New York City in the 1960s in Broadway and off Broadway productions. Her first film was Shoot Out (1971). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Oma in John Huston's Fat City (1972). In 1978, Tyrrell received the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Andy Warhol's Bad (1977). Her New York Times obituary described her as "a whiskey-voiced character actress (with) talent for playing the downtrodden, outré, and grotesque."
Born: March 18, 1945
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Known For
Tales from the Crypt
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
Bonanza
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
Starsky & Hutch
Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the streets of Bay City.
I Am Weasel
The adventures of the noble, generous, intelligent and good-at-everything I.M. Weasel, who must compete once again with his arch-enemy, the bumbling, brainless and utterly talentless I.R. Baboon.
If Tomorrow Comes
Tracy Whitney was in love, pregnant and engaged to marry into one of America's best family. And then, with one phone call, she lost everything. After 5 years of unjust imprisonment, Tracy emerges from prison a new woman. Cunning. Ruthless. Determined to survive. But there is one man as formidable as she is. As their paths crisscross, they eventually become daredevil partners in an adventure that climaxes their criminal careers.
Cow and Chicken
Follows the surreal adventures of a cow, named Cow, and her chicken brother, named Chicken. They are often antagonized by "The Red Guy", who poses as various characters to scam them.
Kojak
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
Fat City
Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum.
Powder
Harassed by classmates who won't accept his shocking appearance, a shy young man known as "Powder" struggles to fit in. But the cruel taunts stop when Powder displays a mysterious power that allows him to do incredible things. This phenomenon changes the lives of all those around him in ways they never could have imagined.
To Kill the King
Hank Adams, a restaurateur, is having an affair with the wife of a Presidential adviser when they overhear her husband and an admiral discussing “the killing of the patient.” Their discovery draws the attention of a federal agent, who uncovers a government plot to assassinate the President.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Esther
as Mrs. Nog (voice)
as High Priestess
as Ella the Fortune Teller
as Sal
as Alicia Pillsbury
as Achira (voice)
as Madame DeBarge (voice)
as Mrs. B
as Maxine
as Mildred
as Eleanor Grimbaum
as The Woman
as Bartender
as Sconset Sal
as Ramona Rickettes
as Chuck the Bartender
as Agnes Reed
as Mona
as Nikki Morton
as Midge Montana
as Mrs. Grant
as Beth Chandler
as Claudia Furschtien (voice)
as Mad Mary
as Sara
as Bertha
as Pookie
as Celine
as Solly Mosler
as Solly Mosler
as Dixie
as Doris
as Juliana (voice)
as Bunny
as Evie
as Lora Mae Bouvier
as Gretchen Feester
as Aunt Cheryl
as Vera
as Eleanor Langley
as Self
as Ann Galvin
as Narrator (voice)
as Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension
as Miss Baxter
as Helen
as Boobies
as Alice
as Melba Lou
as Mary Aiken
as Lil
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Joyce Lakeland
as Annie / Isabelle Oates
as Maggie Van Birchard
as Marai Cordova
as Emilia
as Mary Torino
as Oma
as Caralee
as Louise
as Alma
as Phyllis Freuchen
as Jill Conway