---
name: "Glenn Tryon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/glenn-tryon"
fi1m_id: "glenn-tryon"
imdb_id: "nm0874497"
tmdb_id: 80647
wikidata_id: "Q4503619"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 August 1898"
died: "18 April 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T02:01:31.152177+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Glenn Tryon

## Identity

Glenn Tryon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/glenn-tryon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** glenn-tryon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0874497
- **TMDB ID:** 80647
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4503619
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Tryon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4503619, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0874497/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/80647

Writer. Born 1 August 1898 in Orlando. Died 18 April 1970.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 August 1898, Orlando
- **Died:** 18 April 1970
- **Also known as:** Glenn Monroe Kunkel
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Tryon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4503619, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0874497/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/80647

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Sons of the Desert*](https://film.one/film/sons-of-the-desert.md) (85)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Glenn Tryon (born Glenn Monroe Kunkel) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1923 and 1951.

Born on 2 August 1898 in Juliaetta, Idaho, Tryon began in vaudeville and stage work before joining Hal Roach Studios. He starred in silent comedies including *Lonesome* (1928) and later contributed to screenplays such as *Sons of the Desert* (1933), *Roberta* (1935) and *Room Service* (1938). He also directed and produced films in the 1930s and 1940s.

Tryon was married to actresses Lillian Hall and Jane Frazee. He died on 18 April 1970 in Orlando, Florida.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Sons of the Desert* (1933), Fi1m 85, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/sons-of-the-desert.md)

## Complete filmography (77)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Home Town Story* (1951), as Kenlock
- *Miss Mink of 1949* (1949), Director
- *Variety Girl* (1947), as Bill Farris
- *George White's Scandals* (1945), as George White
- *Meet Miss Bobby Socks* (1944), Director
- *Law Men* (1944), Story, Screenplay
- *Nazty Nuisance* (1943), Director, Producer
- *Calaboose* (1943), Producer
- *The Devil with Hitler* (1942), Producer
- *Hellzapoppin'* (1941), Associate Producer
- *Keep 'Em Flying* (1941), Associate Producer
- *Hold That Ghost* (1941), Associate Producer
- *Double Date* (1941), Director
- *Beauty for the Asking* (1939), Director
- *The Law West of Tombstone* (1938), Director
- *Small Town Boy* (1937), Director
- *Easy to Take* (1936), Director
- *Two in Revolt* (1936), Director
- *The Daring Young Man* (1935), Writer
- *Roberta* (1935), Additional Dialogue
- *Gridiron Flash* (1934), Screenplay, Director
- *Bachelor Bait* (1934), Screenplay
- *Sons of the Desert* (1933), Writer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/sons-of-the-desert.md)
- *Rafter Romance* (1933), Adaptation
- *Honeymoon Beach* (1932), as Glenn Tryon
- *Tangled Destinies* (1932), as Tommy Preston · the Co-pilot
- *The Pride of the Legion* (1932), as Tommy Tully
- *Ship A Hooey!* (1932), Actor
- *The Widow in Scarlet* (1932), as Spuffy
- *Rule 'Em and Weep* (1932), as King Bool
- *The Secret Menace* (1931), as Bob Jordan
- *For the Love of Fanny* (1931), as Glenn
- *Dragnet Patrol* (1931), as Larry White
- *Neck and Neck* (1931), as Bill Grant
- *The Sky Spider* (1931), as Glenn Morgan
- *A College Racket* (1931), Actor
- *Daybreak* (1931), as Franz
- *The Midnight Special* (1930), as Gerald Boone
- *Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5* (1930), as Glenn Tryon
- *King of Jazz* (1930), as Executive ('In Conference') / Unmarried Husband
- *Dames Ahoy* (1930), as Jimmy Chase
- *Skinner Steps Out* (1929), as Skinner
- *Barnum Was Right* (1929), as Freddie Farrell
- *Broadway* (1929), as Roy Lane
- *It Can Be Done* (1929), as Jerry Willard
- *The Gate Crasher* (1928), Actor
- *How to Handle Women* (1928), as Leonard Higgins
- *Lonesome* (1928), as Jim
- *Thanks for the Buggy Ride* (1928), as Joe Hall
- *A Hero for a Night* (1927), as Hiram Hastings
- *Hot Heels* (1927), as Glenn Seth Higgins
- *Two Girls Wanted* (1927), as Dexter Wright
- *Painting the Town* (1927), as Hector Whitmore
- *The Poor Nut* (1927), as Magpie Welch
- *The Denver Dude* (1927), as Percy (the Dude)
- *Two-Time Mama* (1927), as Mr. Brown
- *45 Minutes from Hollywood* (1926), as Orville
- *Along Came Auntie* (1926), as Remington Chow - the 2nd Husband
- *Say It with Babies* (1926), as Casper Crum
- *Long Pants* (1926), as Glenn
- *Flaming Flappers* (1925), Actor
- *Madame Sans Jane* (1925), as The Boy
- *Thundering Landlords* (1925), as The Husband
- *Tell It to a Policeman* (1925), Actor
- *Whose Baby Are You?* (1925), as The Author
- *The Haunted Honeymoon* (1925), Actor
- *The Wages of Tin* (1925), as Billy
- *Papa Be Good!* (1925), Actor
- *The White Sheep* (1924), as Tobias Tyler
- *The Goofy Age* (1924), as The Husband
- *Meet the Missus* (1924), as The Husband
- *The Battling Orioles* (1924), Actor
- *Smithy* (1924), as Mr. Smith
- *The Big Idea* (1924), as Allawishus - the Mayor's son
- *It's a Joy!* (1923), as The Leading Man
- *The Soilers* (1923), Actor
- *Her Dangerous Path* (1923), as Reporter

## Gallery

- ![Glenn Tryon, film actor Subjects (LCTGM): actors, motion pictures (1929)](https://film.one/media/person/3855867/gallery-6f7953c3c995.jpg) Glenn Tryon, film actor Subjects (LCTGM): actors, motion pictures (1929) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Glenn_Tryon%2C_film_actor_%28SAYRE_10661%29.jpg/1280px-Glenn_Tryon%2C_film_actor_%28SAYRE_10661%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Glenn Tryon](https://film.one/media/person/3855867/gallery-d91078bfba88.jpg) Glenn Tryon — Image via TMDB

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