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Jim Bannon (I) (1911–1984)

Actor

Jim Bannon was a star athlete at Rockhurst College. After graduation, he became a sportscaster in Kansas City, and after 1938, in California. He began working as a radio actor and got small parts in movies. He was a movie stuntman in the early 1940s before starring in a detective movie series for Columbia... See full bio »

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in Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Died:

(age 73) in Ventura, California, USA
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1965 Death Valley Days (TV series)
– Temporary Warden (1965)
 
1965 Luke and the Tenderfoot (TV movie)
 
1964 Good Neighbor Sam
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1964 Man's Favorite Sport?
Forest Ranger (uncredited)
 
1963 A Gathering of Eagles
Col. Morse
 
1957-1963 Lassie (TV series)
Mr. Haines / Soldier
– Lassie and the Rustler (1963) … Mr. Haines
– Haunted House (1957) … Soldier
 
1963 The Wide Country (TV series)
Red Pickens
– The Quest for Jacob Blaufus (1963) … Red Pickens
 
1958-1963 Wagon Train (TV series)
Ben Graham / Rancher
– The Sara Proctor Story (1963) … Ben Graham
– The Beauty Jamison Story (1958) … Rancher
 
1962 40 Pounds of Trouble
Western Gambler (uncredited)
 
1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
George Hargis
– Second Chance (1962) … George Hargis
 
1961-1962 Thriller (TV series)
Sheriff / The Police Lieutenant
– Cousin Tundifer (1962) … The Police Lieutenant
– A Good Imagination (1961) … Sheriff
 
1960 Dante (TV series)
Man
– The Misfortune Cookie (1960) … Man
 
1959 Inside the Mafia
Louie - Regent Associate (uncredited)
 
1959 Sea Hunt (TV series)
Chief Jim McVey / Police Captain McMurdy / Police Chief Al Clark
– Ransom (1959) … Police Chief Al Clark
– Underwater Park (1959) … Police Captain McMurdy
– Dock Fire (1959) … Chief Jim McVey
 
1959 They Came to Cordura
Capt. Paltz (as James Bannon)
 
1959 For Better or Worse (TV series)
Host/Announcer
 
1959 The Rough Riders (TV series)
Johnson
– The Wagon Raiders (1959) … Johnson
 
1957-1959 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Curly / Marshal / Outlaw Who Stops Hardie's Buggy
– Bob Dawson (1959) … Marshal (as James Bannon)
– Doc Bell (1958) … Curly
– Laredo (1957) … Outlaw Who Stops Hardie's Buggy (uncredited)
 
1959 The Shaggy Dog
Betz, FBI Stenographer (uncredited)
 
1959 M Squad (TV series)
Sam Harding
– The Last Act (1959) … Sam Harding
 
1958 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Sheriff
– Trail Pirate (1958) … Sheriff
 
1957-1958 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Lanigan / Lt. Charles Wharton / Sergeant
– Truth About Gunfighting (1958) … Lanigan (as James Bannon)
– Two (1958) … Sergeant
– Mr. Buntline's Vacation (1957) … Lt. Charles Wharton
 
1958 Flight (TV series)
– Operation Angel (as James Bannon)
 
1958 Cimarron City (TV series)
Sheriff
– Twelve Guns (1958) … Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1958 Behind Closed Doors (TV series)
Colonel Patterson
– Mig 9 (1958) … Colonel Patterson
 
1958 Buckskin (TV series)
Nate
– Miss Pringle (1958) … Nate
 
1958 Jefferson Drum (TV series)
Tay Beloin
– A Very Deadly Game (1958) … Tay Beloin
 
1958 Girls on the Loose
Vault Guard (uncredited)
 
1958 Too Much, Too Soon
Actor as Thomas Jefferson in Play (uncredited)
 
1957-1958 Casey Jones (TV series)
Sheriff Tom Tynes
– Treasure of Sam Bass (1958) … Sheriff Tom Tynes
– Girl in the Cab (1957) … Sheriff Tom Tynes
– Lost Train (1957) … Sheriff Tom Tynes
– One-Way Ticket (1957) … Sheriff Tom Tynes
– Storm Warning (1957) … Sheriff Tom Tynes
See all 7 episodes »
 
1958 Fury (TV series)
Warden Lane
– A Fish Story (1958) … Warden Lane (as James Bannon)
– The Bounty Hunters (1958)
 
1958 Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV series)
Dirk
– The Criminal Collie (1958) … Dirk
 
1958 Zorro (TV series)
Carlos Urista
– Death Stacks the Deck (1958) … Carlos Urista
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Mike Trace
– No Time at All (1958) … Mike Trace
 
1958 Mackenzie's Raiders (TV series)
Forsythe
– Attack (1958) … Forsythe
 
1957 Maverick (TV series)
Matson
– Stage West (1957) … Matson
 
1957 Chicago Confidential
Pilot (uncredited)
 
1957 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV series)
McCoy
– Along Came Tubbs (1957) … McCoy
 
1950-1957 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Henchman / Henchman Red / Marshal Hendricks / …
– The Banker's Son (1957) … Marshal Hendricks
– The Prince of Buffalo Gap (1957) … Matt Cagle
– The Courage of Tonto (1957) … Henchman
– Mr. Trouble (1951) … Henchman Red (as John Bannon)
– Devil's Pass (1950) … Red Randall
 
1956 Annie Oakley (TV series)
Ben Porter / Frank Jessup
– Tagg Oakley, Sheriff (1956) … Ben Porter
– Flint and Steel (1956) … Frank Jessup
 
1955-1956 The Adventures of Champion (TV series)
Sandy North
– Calhoun Rides Again (1956) … Sandy North
– The Die-Hards (1956) … Sandy North
– Brand of the Lawless (1956) … Sandy North
– The Return of Red Cloud (1956) … Sandy North
– Bad Men of the Valley (1956) … Sandy North
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1953-1955 Hawkins Falls: A Television Novel (TV series)
Mitch Fredericks
– Episode dated 4 April 1955 (1955) … Mitch Fredericks
– Episode dated 1 April 1955 (1955) … Mitch Fredericks
– Episode dated 21 October 1953 (1953) … Mitch Fredericks
 
1950-1954 The Gene Autry Show (TV series)
Ed Talbot / Jim Baker / Nate Tully / …
– Civil War at Deadwood (1954) … Ed Talbot
– Talking Guns (1954) … Nate Tully
– Twisted Trails (1950) … Jim Baker
– The Breakup (1950) … Slim, Foreman
 
1954 The Command
Infantryman (uncredited)
 
1954 They Stand Accused (TV series)
Commercial Actor / Host
– The Johnny Roberts Story (1954) … Host / Commercial Actor
 
1953 War Arrow
Capt. Roger Corwin (as James Bannon)
 
1953 Jack Slade
Farnsworth
 
1953 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series)
Deputy Bert
– The Sheriff Was a Redhead (1953) … Deputy Bert
 
1953 The Great Jesse James Raid
Bob Ford
 
1953 Phantom from Space
Police Sgt. Jim
 
1951-1953 The Range Rider (TV series)
Big Mike / Donald Moore / Gannon / …
– Bad Men of Rimrock (1953) … Donald Moore
– Hideout (1953) … Jim Crowder
– Outlaw Territory (1953) … Big Mike
– The Black Terror (1953) … Gannon
– Marked for Death (1951) … Piney Baker (as John Bannon)
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1952 The Adventures of Kit Carson (TV series)
Blake Conover / Sergeant Russell
– Trail to Fort Hazard (1952) … Sergeant Russell
– The Trap (1952) … Blake Conover
 
1952 Rodeo
Bat Gorman
 
1951 Lawless Cowboys
Jim Bannon (rodeo performer)
 
1951 Unknown World
Andy Ostergaard
 
1951 Stagecoach Driver
Jim Bannon
 
1951 The Texas Rangers
Outlaw Jeff Barton (uncredited)
 
1951 Nevada Badmen
Jim Bannon
 
1951 Canyon Raiders
Jim Bannon
 
1951 Wanted: Dead or Alive
U. S. Marshal Jim Bannon
 
1951 The Great Missouri Raid
 
1951 Ridin' the Outlaw Trail
Ace Donley
 
1951 Red Ryder (TV series)
Red Ryder #2
– Whiplash (1951) … Red Ryder #2
 
1950 Sierra Passage
Jud Yorke
 
1950 Kill the Umpire
Dusty (uncredited)
 
1950 Jiggs and Maggie Out West
'Snake-Bite' Carter (as Jim 'Red' Bannon)
 
1949 Cowboy and the Prizefighter
Red Ryder
 
1949 The Fighting Redhead
Red Ryder
 
1949 Roll, Thunder, Roll!
Red Ryder
 
1949 Daughter of the Jungle
Kenneth Richards
 
1949 Ride, Ryder, Ride!
Red Ryder
 
1948 Frontier Revenge
Henchman Brant
 
1948 Miraculous Journey
Nick Travelli
 
1948 Trail to Laredo
Dan Parks
 
1948 The Man from Colorado
Nagel
 
1948 Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
Sergeant Chris Royal, RCMP
 
1947 T-Men
Agent Lindsay (uncredited)
 
1947 The Corpse Came C.O.D.
Det. Lt. Mark Wilson
 
1947 Framed
Jack Woodworth
 
1947 The Thirteenth Hour
Jerry Mason
 
1947 Johnny O'Clock
Chuck Blayden
 
1946 So's Your Antenna (short)
Transcription Reader (voice) (uncredited)
 
1946 The Unknown
Jack Packard
 
1946 Renegades
Cash Dembrow
 
1946 The Devil's Mask
Jack Packard
 
1945 Out of the Depths
Capt. Faversham
 
1945 The Gay Senorita
Phil Frentiss aka Phil Dolan
 
1945 I Love a Mystery
Jack Packard
 
1945 Tonight and Every Night
Life Photographer
 
1944 The Missing Juror
Joe Keats
 
1944 Sergeant Mike
Patrick Henry
 
1944 The Soul of a Monster
Dr. Roger Vance
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1940 I Married Adventure (documentary)
Narrator
 
1940 Fashion Takes a Holiday (documentary short)
Narrator (as James Bannon)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
1978 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1966 R.C.M.P. and the Treasure of Genghis Khan (TV movie)
Sgt. Chris Royal
 
1952 The Black Lash
Brant (uncredited)
 

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Radio: Appeared in a number of dramatic roles on radio programs, such as "The Lux Radio Show", "Suspense" and "The Roy Rogers Show". See more »

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Alternate Names:

James Bannon | Jim 'Red' Bannon | John Bannon

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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