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."
TV credits
Rated 7.1 out of 10
Cow and Chicken
1997
Rated 6.7 out of 10
Extreme Ghostbusters
1997
Rated 7.2 out of 10
I Am Weasel
1997
Rated 6.8 out of 10
Wings
1990
Rated 8.0 out of 10
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Rated 0.0 out of 10
Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood
1989
Rated 7.2 out of 10
If Tomorrow Comes
1986
Rated 6.3 out of 10
The Hitchhiker
1983
Rated 5.7 out of 10
Open All Night
1981
Rated 6.3 out of 10
Flying High
1978
Rated 7.3 out of 10
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Rated 6.5 out of 10
Baretta
1975
Rated 7.2 out of 10
Kojak
1973
Rated 6.3 out of 10
Nichols
1971
Rated 7.3 out of 10
Mr. Novak
1963
Rated 6.3 out of 10
The Patty Duke Show
1963
Rated 7.5 out of 10
Bonanza
1959