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

  • Cow and Chicken

    Cow and Chicken

  • Wings

    Wings

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • Powder

    Powder

  • I Am Weasel

    I Am Weasel

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

  • Wizards

    Wizards

  • Angel

    Angel

  • Shoot Out

    Shoot Out

  • Extreme Ghostbusters

    Extreme Ghostbusters

  • Fire and Ice

    Fire and Ice

  • Midnight Lace

    Midnight Lace

  • Racquet

    Racquet

  • Fast-Walking

    Fast-Walking

  • Flying High

    Flying High

  • Nichols

    Nichols

  • Jealousy

    Jealousy

  • Digital Man

    Digital Man

  • Avenging Angel

    Avenging Angel

  • Subway Riders

    Subway Riders

  • The Underachievers

    The Underachievers

  • Buddy Boy

    Buddy Boy

  • Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

    Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

  • If Tomorrow Comes

    If Tomorrow Comes

  • Motorama

    Motorama

  • Bad

    Bad

  • Islands in the Stream

    Islands in the Stream

  • From a Whisper to a Scream

    From a Whisper to a Scream

  • Cry-Baby

    Cry-Baby

  • Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood

    Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood

  • The Chipmunk Adventure

    The Chipmunk Adventure

  • Fat City

    Fat City

  • Forbidden Zone

    Forbidden Zone

  • Tapeheads

    Tapeheads

  • Poker Alice

    Poker Alice

  • The Demolitionist

    The Demolitionist

  • The Christmas Star

    The Christmas Star

  • Flesh + Blood

    Flesh + Blood

  • Far from Home

    Far from Home

  • Kid-Thing

    Kid-Thing

  • Masked and Anonymous

    Masked and Anonymous

  • Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

    Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

  • Big Top Pee-wee

    Big Top Pee-wee

  • Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

    Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

  • Lady of the House

    Lady of the House

  • Be Pretty and Shut Up!

    Be Pretty and Shut Up!

  • Tales of Ordinary Madness

    Tales of Ordinary Madness

  • The Boneyard Collection

    The Boneyard Collection

  • I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

    I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

  • Pink as the Day She Was Born

    Pink as the Day She Was Born

  • September 30, 1955

    September 30, 1955

  • The Killer Inside Me

    The Killer Inside Me

  • Thompson's Last Run

    Thompson's Last Run

  • Zandy's Bride

    Zandy's Bride

  • Rockula

    Rockula

  • Every Cake, Neil

    Every Cake, Neil

  • Japan in Paris in L.A.

    Japan in Paris in L.A.

  • Document of the Dead

    Document of the Dead

  • Open All Night

    Open All Night

  • To Kill the King

    To Kill the King

  • Catch My Soul

    Catch My Soul

  • Relax... It's Just Sex

    Relax... It's Just Sex

  • Another Man, Another Chance

    Another Man, Another Chance

  • The Life of Sean DeLear

    The Life of Sean DeLear

  • Loose Shoes

    Loose Shoes

  • Liar's Moon

    Liar's Moon

  • The Steagle

    The Steagle

  • What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon

    What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon

  • Flexing with Monty

    Flexing with Monty

  • Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta

    Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta