Personal Info
Birth date
1945-03-18 (80 Years)
Day of death
2012-06-16
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also known as
Susan Tyrell
Susan Jillian Creamer
Сюзан Тайррелл
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."
Filmography
Bonanza
7.512
Overview:
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.Baretta
6.3
Overview:
Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973–74 ABC series, Toma, starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey police officer David Toma. While popular, Toma received intense criticism at the time for its realistic and frequent depiction of police and criminal violence. When Musante left the series after a single season, the concept was retooled as Baretta, with Robert Blake in the title role.The Hitchhiker
6.226
Overview:
A young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody anthology series.Tales from the Crypt
8
Overview:
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?Cow and Chicken
7.082
Overview:
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.Mr. Novak
6.5
Overview:
Mr. Novak is an American dramatic series starring James Franciscus in the title role, which aired on NBC for two seasons, from 1963 to 1965.Kojak
7.004
Overview:
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.I Am Weasel
7.2
Overview:
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.The Patty Duke Show
5.8
Overview:
The Patty Duke Show is an American sitcom which ran on ABC from September 18, 1963 to April 27, 1966, with reruns airing through August 31, 1966. The show was created as a vehicle for rising star Patty Duke. A total of 104 episodes were produced, most written by Sidney Sheldon.Extreme Ghostbusters
6.5
Overview:
Based on the blockbuster films, this action-packed animated series starts a decade after the original Ghostbusters saved New York City from ghosts, goblins and ghouls. All the guys have left town, except Egon, now teaching a Paranormal Studies class at the local university. But Zuul, the all-powerful demon, has awakened from hibernation to wreak havoc on the unsuspecting masses. Desperate to recruit a new team, Egon and the plucky Janine turn to four of his teenage students: Kylie, a genius with an encyclopedic knowledge of the occult; Eduardo, a hip slacker with a crush on Kylie; Garrett, a wheelchair-bound athlete with a hot temper; and Roland, a “gentle giant” mechanical whiz. It's only a matter of time before Egon, Janine, old pal Slimer and the “kids” band together to rid the city of the evildoers.Flying High
4.5
Overview:
Flying High is an American comedy-drama series that aired on CBS from August 28, 1978 until January 23, 1979. Created by Dawn Aldredge and Martin Cohan, the series stars Connie Sellecca, Pat Klous, and Kathryn Witt.Nichols
5
Overview:
Nichols is an American Western television series starring James Garner broadcast in the United States on NBC during the 1971-72 season. Set the fictional town of Nichols, Arizona, in 1914, Nichols differed from traditional Western series of the era. The main character, a sheriff, rode on a motorcycle and in an automobile rather than on the traditional horse. The hero did not carry a firearm and was generally opposed to the use of violence to solve problems, preferring other means. Margot Kidder portrayed Ruth, the love interest/barmaid of Nichols.Starsky & Hutch
7.242
Overview:
Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the streets of Bay City.Wings
6.86
Overview:
Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket while surrounded by their various wacky friends and employees.Powder
7
Overview:
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.Cry-Baby
6.533
Overview:
A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.If Tomorrow Comes
7.2
Overview:
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.Fire and Ice
6.7
Overview:
In this animated tale, a tiny village is destroyed by a surging glacier, which serves as the deadly domain for the evil Ice Lord, Nekron. The only survivor is a young warrior, Larn, who vows to avenge this act of destruction. The evil continues, however, as Nekron's palace of ice heads straight towards Fire Keep, the great fortress ruled by the good King Jarol. When Jarol's beautiful daughter, Teegra, is abducted by Nekron's sub-human ape-like creatures, Larn begins a daring search for her. What results is a tense battle between good and evil, surrounded by the mystical elements of the ancient past.Liar's Moon
5.3
Overview:
In East Texas, the summer after high school, Jack falls in love with Ginny, the daughter of the town's banker (Jack's mom's high school sweetheart). Ginny's been at boarding school; she's headed for Vassar. Over her father's strenuous objections, she spends time with Jack. At summer's end, Jack and Ginny elope to Louisiana (where 17-year-olds can marry without their parents' permission), and he gets a job in the oil fields. Her dad hires a menacing private eye to find them, Ginny's pregnant, her town doctor gives her horrible news, and Jack's mom has her own agenda. It seems that Jack and Ginny have grown up under a liar's moon. What will these sweethearts do?Shoot Out
6.3
Overview:
Clay Lomax, a bank robber, gets out of jail after an 7 year sentence. He is looking after Sam Foley, the man who betrayed him. Knowing that, Foley hires three men to pay attention of Clay's steps. The things get complicated when Lomax, waiting to receive some money from his ex-lover, gets only the notice of her death and an 7 year old girl, sometimes very annoying, presumed to be his daughter.Flesh + Blood
6.585
Overview:
A band of medieval mercenaries take revenge on a noble lord who decides not to pay them by kidnapping the betrothed of the noble's son. As the plague and warfare cut a swathe of destruction throughout the land, the mercenaries hole up in a castle and await their fate.Bad
6.346
Overview:
Hazel runs a beauty salon out of her house, but makes extra money by providing ruthless women the oppurtunity to perform hit jobs. L.T. is a parasite, and contacts Hazel looking for work after he runs out of money. She is reluctant to use him for a hit, since she prefers using women, but decides to try him on a trial basis. Meanwhile, the cop she pays off wants an arrest to make it look like he's doing his job, but Hazel doesn't want to sacrifice any of her "associates". The sleazy side of life is explored in this delightfully dark and deadpan film.Forbidden Zone
6.3
Overview:
A mysterious door in the basement of the Hercules house leads to the Sixth Dimension by way of a gigantic set of intestine. When Frenchy slips through the door, King Fausto falls in love with her. The jealous Queen Doris takes Frenchy prisoner, and it is up to the Hercules family and friend Squeezit Henderson to rescue her.The Chipmunk Adventure
6.829
Overview:
The Chipmunks and the Chipettes go head to head in a hot air balloon race, and the winner gets $10,000. Unbeknownst to the participants, the "race" is actually a diamond smuggling ring!Angel
5.96
Overview:
Molly Stewart, a teen at the top of her class who survives by working nights as a prostitute on Hollywood Blvd, finds her world beginning to fall apart when a depraved, necrophiliac serial killer begins targeting LA’s streetwalkers.Wizards
6.2
Overview:
After the death of his mother, the evil mutant wizard Blackwolf discovers some long-lost military technologies. Full of ego and ambition, Blackwolf claims his mother's throne, assembles an army and sets out to brainwash and conquer Earth. Meanwhile, Blackwolf's gentle twin brother, the bearded and sage Avatar, calls upon his own magical abilities to foil Blackwolf's plans for world domination -- even if it means destroying his own flesh and blood.Motorama
6.5
Overview:
A ten year old boy gets tired of life with abusive parents and cashes in his piggy bank and steals a Mustang. He rides off into a surreal America playing "Motorama," a game sponsored by Chimera Gas Company. He has various encounters with different people, and eventually reaches the Chimera Gas Company where he finds they are not playing by the rules of the game.Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
6.571
Overview:
Rejected by her lover, the only man left in Cheryl's life is the orphaned nephew she has raised as her own son. She'll stop at nothing to keep Billy with her. When her plans misfire, she is swept up into an insane frenzy that means death to anyone who comes between her and her obsession. But the investigating detective is convinced that Billy is the real killer - and determined to prove it. Madness and fanaticism work together to drag all concerned into a terrifying vortex of blood-letting that adds a nightmarish twist to the classic Oedipus story.Avenging Angel
5
Overview:
Molly Stewart, now a law student at UCLA, is determined to leave her prostitute past behind. After learning that the detective who helped save her life has been murdered, she quickly finds herself pitted against an underworld of mob figures who might be more than she's bargained for...Acting
2024The Life of Sean DeLear as Self (archive footage)
2012Kid-Thing as Esther
2010Flexing with Monty as Mrs. Nog (voice)
2008The Boneyard Collection as High Priestess
2003Masked and Anonymous as Ella the Fortune Teller
2000Buddy Boy as Sal
1998Relax... It's Just Sex as Alicia Pillsbury
1997Cow and Chicken (1 Episode) as Unknown
1997Extreme Ghostbusters (2 Episodes) as Achira (voice)
1997I Am Weasel (1 Episode) as Madame DeBarge (voice)
1997Pink as the Day She Was Born as Unknown
1997Poison Ivy: The New Seduction as Mrs. B
1996Japan in Paris in L.A. as Unknown
1995Powder as Maxine
1995Digital Man as Mildred
1995The Demolitionist as Eleanor Grimbaum
1992Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta as The Woman
1991Motorama as Bartender
1991Every Cake, Neil as Unknown
1990Wings (1 Episode) as Sconset Sal
1990Cry-Baby as Ramona Rickettes
1990Rockula as Chuck the Bartender
1989Far from Home as Agnes Reed
1989Tales from the Crypt (1 Episode) as Mona
1988Tapeheads as Nikki Morton
1988Big Top Pee-wee as Midge Montana
1988The Underachievers as Mrs. Grant
1987From a Whisper to a Scream as Beth Chandler
1987The Chipmunk Adventure as Claudia Furschtien (voice)
1987Poker Alice as Mad Mary
1986The Christmas Star as Sara
1986If Tomorrow Comes (1 Episode) as Bertha
1986Thompson's Last Run as Pookie
1985Flesh + Blood as Celine
1985Avenging Angel as Solly Mosler
1984Angel as Solly Mosler
1984Jealousy as Dixie
1983The Hitchhiker (1 Episode) as Doris
1983Fire and Ice as Juliana (voice)
1983What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon as Bunny
1982Fast-Walking as Evie
1982Liar's Moon as Lora Mae Bouvier
1981Open All Night (12 Episodes) as Gretchen Feester
1981Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker as Aunt Cheryl
1981Tales of Ordinary Madness as Vera
1981Subway Riders as Eleanor Langley
1981Be Pretty and Shut Up! as Self
1981Midnight Lace as Ann Galvin
1981Document of the Dead as Narrator (voice)
1980Forbidden Zone as Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension
1979Racquet as Miss Baxter
1978Lady of the House as Helen
1978Flying High (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978Loose Shoes as Boobies
1977Another Man, Another Chance as Alice
1977September 30, 1955 as Melba Lou
1977I Never Promised You a Rose Garden as Lee
1977Bad as Mary Aiken
1977Islands in the Stream as Lil
1977Wizards as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1976The Killer Inside Me as Joyce Lakeland
1975Starsky & Hutch (1 Episode) as Annie / Isabelle Oates
1975Baretta (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974To Kill the King as Maggie Van Birchard
1974Zandy's Bride as Marai Cordova
1974Catch My Soul as Emilia
1973Kojak (1 Episode) as Mary Torino
1972Fat City as Oma
1971Nichols (1 Episode) as Caralee
1971Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me as Jack
1971The Steagle as Louise
1971Shoot Out as Alma
1963Mr. Novak (1 Episode) as Phyllis Freuchen
1963The Patty Duke Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959Bonanza (1 Episode) as Jill Conway
Writing
1992Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta ... Lyricist, Book, Writer