Susan Tyrrell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

76

Gender

Female

Birthday

1945-03-18

Day of death

2012-06-16 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Susan Tyrrell

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."

Known For

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Wings

    Wings

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Cow and Chicken

    Cow and Chicken

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • Motorama

    Motorama

  • Midnight Lace

    Midnight Lace

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • The Boneyard Collection

    The Boneyard Collection

  • Digital Man

    Digital Man

  • The Demolitionist

    The Demolitionist

  • Powder

    Powder

  • Forbidden Zone

    Forbidden Zone

  • Racquet

    Racquet

  • I Am Weasel

    I Am Weasel

  • Buddy Boy

    Buddy Boy

  • Jealousy

    Jealousy

  • Fat City

    Fat City

  • Bad

    Bad

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

  • Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

    Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

  • Nichols

    Nichols

  • Tapeheads

    Tapeheads

  • To Kill the King

    To Kill the King

  • Extreme Ghostbusters

    Extreme Ghostbusters

  • The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

  • Kid-Thing

    Kid-Thing

  • Flying High

    Flying High

  • Angel

    Angel

  • Lady of the House

    Lady of the House

  • Masked and Anonymous

    Masked and Anonymous

  • Subway Riders

    Subway Riders

  • Big Top Pee-wee

    Big Top Pee-wee

  • Zandy's Bride

    Zandy's Bride

  • Tales of Ordinary Madness

    Tales of Ordinary Madness

  • Cry-Baby

    Cry-Baby

  • Catch My Soul

    Catch My Soul

  • Poker Alice

    Poker Alice

  • If Tomorrow Comes

    If Tomorrow Comes

  • The Underachievers

    The Underachievers

  • Fire and Ice

    Fire and Ice

  • Flesh + Blood

    Flesh + Blood

  • Wizards

    Wizards

  • Flexing with Monty

    Flexing with Monty

  • Every Cake, Neil

    Every Cake, Neil

  • Fast-Walking

    Fast-Walking

  • Shoot Out

    Shoot Out

  • The Chipmunk Adventure

    The Chipmunk Adventure

  • Relax... It's Just Sex

    Relax... It's Just Sex

  • Open All Night

    Open All Night

  • Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

    Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

  • Another Man, Another Chance

    Another Man, Another Chance

  • The Christmas Star

    The Christmas Star

  • Far from Home

    Far from Home

  • From a Whisper to a Scream

    From a Whisper to a Scream

  • I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

    I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

  • Avenging Angel

    Avenging Angel

  • Liar's Moon

    Liar's Moon

  • Islands in the Stream

    Islands in the Stream

  • The Killer Inside Me

    The Killer Inside Me

  • Loose Shoes

    Loose Shoes

  • Be Pretty and Shut Up!

    Be Pretty and Shut Up!

  • The Life of Sean DeLear

    The Life of Sean DeLear

  • Rockula

    Rockula

  • September 30, 1955

    September 30, 1955

  • Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood

    Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood

  • The Steagle

    The Steagle

  • Thompson's Last Run

    Thompson's Last Run

  • Document of the Dead

    Document of the Dead

  • What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon

    What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon

  • Pink as the Day She Was Born

    Pink as the Day She Was Born

  • Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta

    Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta

  • Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

    Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

  • Japan in Paris in L.A.

    Japan in Paris in L.A.