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

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • Wings

    Wings

  • Cow and Chicken

    Cow and Chicken

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • I Am Weasel

    I Am Weasel

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

  • The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

  • Extreme Ghostbusters

    Extreme Ghostbusters

  • Powder

    Powder

  • Nichols

    Nichols

  • Fire and Ice

    Fire and Ice

  • The Boneyard Collection

    The Boneyard Collection

  • The Life of Sean DeLear

    The Life of Sean DeLear

  • Fast-Walking

    Fast-Walking

  • From a Whisper to a Scream

    From a Whisper to a Scream

  • The Christmas Star

    The Christmas Star

  • Wizards

    Wizards

  • Flying High

    Flying High

  • Pink as the Day She Was Born

    Pink as the Day She Was Born

  • Shoot Out

    Shoot Out

  • The Chipmunk Adventure

    The Chipmunk Adventure

  • Midnight Lace

    Midnight Lace

  • Angel

    Angel

  • Flesh + Blood

    Flesh + Blood

  • Lady of the House

    Lady of the House

  • Avenging Angel

    Avenging Angel

  • Far from Home

    Far from Home

  • Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

    Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

  • If Tomorrow Comes

    If Tomorrow Comes

  • Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

    Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

  • Forbidden Zone

    Forbidden Zone

  • Cry-Baby

    Cry-Baby

  • September 30, 1955

    September 30, 1955

  • Jealousy

    Jealousy

  • Islands in the Stream

    Islands in the Stream

  • Every Cake, Neil

    Every Cake, Neil

  • Fat City

    Fat City

  • The Underachievers

    The Underachievers

  • Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

    Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

  • Racquet

    Racquet

  • The Demolitionist

    The Demolitionist

  • Motorama

    Motorama

  • Rockula

    Rockula

  • Digital Man

    Digital Man

  • Bad

    Bad

  • Open All Night

    Open All Night

  • Be Pretty and Shut Up!

    Be Pretty and Shut Up!

  • Flexing with Monty

    Flexing with Monty

  • Tales of Ordinary Madness

    Tales of Ordinary Madness

  • I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

    I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

  • Tapeheads

    Tapeheads

  • Japan in Paris in L.A.

    Japan in Paris in L.A.

  • The Steagle

    The Steagle

  • Masked and Anonymous

    Masked and Anonymous

  • Big Top Pee-wee

    Big Top Pee-wee

  • Buddy Boy

    Buddy Boy

  • The Killer Inside Me

    The Killer Inside Me

  • Thompson's Last Run

    Thompson's Last Run

  • Another Man, Another Chance

    Another Man, Another Chance

  • Subway Riders

    Subway Riders

  • Poker Alice

    Poker Alice

  • Catch My Soul

    Catch My Soul

  • Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood

    Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood

  • To Kill the King

    To Kill the King

  • Zandy's Bride

    Zandy's Bride

  • Liar's Moon

    Liar's Moon

  • Kid-Thing

    Kid-Thing

  • Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta

    Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta

  • Loose Shoes

    Loose Shoes

  • Relax... It's Just Sex

    Relax... It's Just Sex

  • What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon

    What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon

  • Document of the Dead

    Document of the Dead