Brandon Tynan (born James William Tynan; April 11, 1875 – March 19, 1967) was an Irish-born American stage and screen actor.

He was married to Caroline Whyte, a daughter of Isadore Rush, who died in 1918 and later to actress Lily Cahill.

[2] Born in Dublin, Tynan appeared in films beginning in 1923 in silents.

[citation needed] Tynan acted on stage in a production of the Ziegfeld Follies, impersonating David Belasco.

[5] Tynan died at the Lynwood Nursing Home[3] in New York on March 19, 1967, aged 91.