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Harry Shannon (I) (1890–1964)

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Character actor in US films of the 40's through early 60's. See full bio »

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in Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Died:

(age 74) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1963 The Virginian (TV series)
Uncle Josh
– Man of Violence (1963) … Uncle Josh
 
1963 The Dakotas (TV series)
Jim Painter
– Justice at Eagle's Nest (1963) … Jim Painter
 
1961-1962 Lassie (TV series)
Joseph McCartney / Trube Cato
– Fawn Patrol (1962) … Trube Cato
– The Winner (1961) … Joseph McCartney
 
1962 Gypsy
Grandpa
 
1959-1962 Rawhide (TV series)
Claggert / Jeffries / Kilo / …
– House of the Hunter (1962) … Kilo
– The Long Count (1962) … Sheriff Blanton
– Incident of the Blackstorms (1961) … Jeffries
– Incident of the Widowed Dove (1959) … Claggert
 
1956-1961 Cheyenne (TV series)
Father Paul / Matt Crowley
– Storm Center (1961) … Father Paul
– Johnny Bravo (1956) … Matt Crowley
 
1961 Summer and Smoke
Dr. Burke (uncredited)
 
1961 Maverick (TV series)
Wilson--Ship's Engineer
– The Golden Fleecing (1961) … Wilson--Ship's Engineer (uncredited)
 
1961 Wild in the Country
Sam Tyler (uncredited)
 
1961 Outlaws (TV series)
Dawson
– The Brothers (1961) … Dawson
 
1961 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Jobe Crail
– Meeting at Mimbers (1961) … Jobe Crail (as Harry Shanon)
 
1957-1961 The Danny Thomas Show (TV series)
Paddy McCormick
– The Scrubwoman (1961)
– Chess Game (1957) … Paddy McCormick
 
1961 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Bowers
– About Chester (1961) … Bowers
 
1958-1961 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Horace Woodruff / Jim Bridger
– Deadline at Austin (1961) … Horace Woodruff
– Old Gabe (1958) … Jim Bridger
 
1959-1961 The Untouchables (TV series)
Joe Patterson / Michael Shaw
– The Masterpiece (1961) … Michael Shaw
– The George 'Bugs' Moran Story (1959) … Joe Patterson
 
1960-1961 Laramie (TV series)
Judge / Wilson
– Man from Kansas (1961) … Judge
– Ride into Darkness (1960) … Wilson
 
1959-1960 Lawman (TV series)
Carl May / Pa Jutes
– The Second Son (1960) … Carl May
– 9:05 to North Platte (1959) … Pa Jutes
 
1960 Lock Up (TV series)
Dan Coleman
– The Skid Row Story (1960) … Dan Coleman
 
1960 Colt .45 (TV series)
Clay Cooper
– Showdown at Goldtown (1960) … Clay Cooper
 
1960 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Henry Shipman
– The Corsican (1960) … Henry Shipman
 
1960 U.S. Marshal (TV series)
Lou
– Kill or Be Killed (1960) … Lou
 
1960 Bronco (TV series)
Pop Fuller
– Volunteers from Aberdeen (1960) … Pop Fuller
 
1954-1960 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Jim Morton / Tom
– The Hired Hand (1960) … Tom
– On Your Honor, Your Honor (1954) … Jim Morton
 
1960 This Man Dawson (TV series)
Sgt Tom Porter
– The Informer (1960) … Sgt Tom Porter
 
1959 The Texan (TV series)
Jayson Howell
– Dangerous Ground (1959) … Jayson Howell
 
1959 Yellowstone Kelly
Captain of the Far West (uncredited)
 
1959 26 Men (TV series)
– Fighting Men (1959)
 
1959 State Trooper (TV series)
Druid
– The Choker (1959) … Druid
 
1959 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Tobey
– The Tired Gun (1959) … Tobey
 
1958 The Buccaneer
Tom Carruthers - Captain of the Corinthian
 
1958 Frontier Doctor (TV series)
Hal Merrick
– Crooked Circle (1958) … Hal Merrick
 
1958 Man or Gun
Justin Corley
 
1957-1958 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Jesse Reed / Marty Buchanan
– Twenty-Four Hours at North Fork (1958) … Marty Buchanan
– Three Bells to Perdido (1957) … Jesse Reed
 
1958 Touch of Evil
Chief Gould
 
1958 The Real McCoys (TV series)
Uncle Dave
– My Favorite Uncle (1958) … Uncle Dave
 
1958 Man Without a Gun (TV series)
'Judge' Dave Adcock
– Reward (1958) … 'Judge' Dave Adcock
 
1958 The Gale Storm Show (TV series)
– Bye Bye Banshee (1958)
 
1958 The Thin Man (TV series)
Fullmer
– The Scene Stealer (1958) … Fullmer
 
1957 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Joe Kennedy
– General Gilford's Widow (1957) … Joe Kennedy
 
1957 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV series)
– Mother O'Hara's Marriage (1957)
 
1957 Casey Jones (TV series)
Sheriff Norton
– The Gunslinger (1957) … Sheriff Norton
 
1957 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Walt Harrison
– The Rustlers (1957) … Walt Harrison
 
1957 The Lonely Man
Dr. Fisher
 
1956-1957 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
Caleb / Pete / Pop Haley
– Hold Up (1957) … Pete
– The Relatives (1957) … Caleb
– Caine and Abel (1956) … Pop Haley
 
1957 Wire Service (TV series)
Harris Ellerby
– The Oil Man (1957) … Harris Ellerby
 
1957 Hell's Crossroads
Clay Ford
 
1957 Navy Log (TV series)
Admiral Morrell
– Cigar-Box John (1957) … Admiral Morrell
 
1957 The Millionaire (TV series)
Judge William J. Westholme
– The Judge William Westholme Story (1957) … Judge William J. Westholme
 
1957 Duel at Apache Wells
Wayne Shattuck
 
1957 The Travellers
 
1957 The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV series)
Capt. Paul Conover
– The Secret of the Sea (1957) … Capt. Paul Conover
 
1956 Written on the Wind
Hoak Wayne
 
1956 The Peacemaker
Drunken Cowpuncher
 
1954-1956 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Jeremiah 'Pop' Smith / Samuel Morse
– Danger at Clover Ridge (1956) … Jeremiah 'Pop' Smith
– The Great Gamble (1954) … Samuel Morse
– Moonlight School (1954)
 
1956 Come Next Spring
Mr. Totter
 
1956 The Roy Rogers Show (TV series)
Greg Payne / Mayor Ben Kelly
– Smoking Guns (1956) … Greg Payne
– False Faces (1956) … Mayor Ben Kelly
 
1956 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Mr. Wilson
– A Tribute to Joel Chandler Harris (1956) … Mr. Wilson
 
1955 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Train Conductor
– Ordeal at Yuba Gap (1955) … Train Conductor (as Harry T. Shannon)
 
1955 At Gunpoint
Marshal MacKay
 
1955 Crossroads (TV series)
Detective Sgt. Dave Washburn
– Chinese Checkers (1955) … Detective Sgt. Dave Washburn
 
1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Dr. Harner
– Breakdown (1955) … Dr. Harner
 
1955 The Marauders
John Rutherford
 
1955 Stage 7 (TV series)
Fox Durkin
– Fox Hunt (1955) … Fox Durkin
 
1955 The Tall Men
Sam - Cattleman
 
1955 Mystery Is My Business (TV series)
Harve Miller
– Mission for Murder (1955) … Harve Miller
 
1955 Not as a Stranger
Ed - 67 Year Old Patient (uncredited)
 
1955 The Road to Denver
Ed Garrett (uncredited)
 
1955 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Tim McGinnis
– The Great Shinin' Saucer of Paddy Faneen (1955) … Tim McGinnis
 
1955 The Man Behind the Badge (TV series)
Clyde Warren
– The Case of the Dying Past (1955) … Clyde Warren
 
1955 The Violent Men
Purdue
 
1953-1954 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Chief White
– Rabbit Foot (1954) … Chief White
– Big Jim's Boy (1953)
 
1954 Topper (TV series)
Beamis / Foreman
– Topper Goes West (1954) … Foreman
– The Diamond Ring (1954) … Beamis
 
1954 Witness to Murder
Captain Donnelly
 
1954 Executive Suite
Ed Benedeck
 
1954 Rails Into Laramie
Judge Pierce
 
1954 Phantom Stallion
Michael Reilly
 
1953 Jack Slade
Tom Carter
 
1953/I Roar of the Crowd
Sam 'Pop' Tracy
 
1953 Cry of the Hunted
Sheriff Brown
 
1953 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Judge Varney
– Madame 44 (1953) … Judge Varney
– Margin for Fear (1953)
 
1953 Kansas Pacific
Smokestack, Train Engineer
 
1952 Lure of the Wilderness
Pat McGowan
 
1952 High Noon
Cooper
 
1952 The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Bearded miner (uncredited)
 
1952 Flesh and Fury
Mike Callan (father)
 
1952 Boots Malone
Colonel Summers (uncredited)
 
1951 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Jim White, the photographer
– Men Are Messy (1951) … Jim White, the photographer
 
1951 Behave Yourself!
Police Officer O'Hara (uncredited)
 
1951 As Young as You Feel
Detective Kleinbaum (uncredited)
 
1951 The Scarf
Asylum Warden Anderson
 
1951 The Lemon Drop Kid
John (policeman)
 
1951 Blue Blood
Mr. Buchanan
 
1951 The Pride of Maryland
Walter Shannon
 
1951 Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Fred Salter
 
1950 Hunt the Man Down
Wallace Bennett
 
1950 The Flying Missile
Vice-Adm. Williams
 
1950 The Sound of Fury
Mr. Yaeger
 
1950 The Killer That Stalked New York
Police Officer Houlihan
 
1950 Right Cross
Haggerty (uncredited)
 
1950 The Underworld Story
George 'Parky' Parker
 
1950 Where Danger Lives
Dr. Maynard
 
1950 Three Little Words
Clanahan
 
1950 The Gunfighter
Chuck (uncredited)
 
1950 Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
U.S. Marshal Clay
 
1950 Cow Town
Sandy Reeves
 
1950 The Jackie Robinson Story
Frank Shaughnessy, Dodger Executive
 
1950 Tarnished
Kelsey Bunker
 
1950 Singing Guns
Judge Waller
 
1949 Mary Ryan, Detective
Sawyer
 
1949 The Devil's Henchman
Captain
 
1949 Mr. Soft Touch
Police Sergeant Garrett
 
1949 Tulsa
Nelse Lansing
 
1949 Champion
Lew Bryce
 
1949 Rustlers
Sheriff Harmon
 
1948 Northwest Stampede
Sam Bennett (uncredited)
 
1948 Return of the Bad Men
Wade Templeton (uncredited)
 
1948 Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Chauncey
 
1948 Big Town Scandal
Police Captain Henry (uncredited)
 
1948 Fighting Father Dunne
Thomas Lee, Lawyer
 
1948 April Showers
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1948 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Tesander
 
1948 My Girl Tisa
Judge (uncredited)
 
1947 The Lady from Shanghai
Cab Driver
 
1947 Dangerous Years
Judge Raymond
 
1947 The Invisible Wall
Det. Capt. R.W. Davis
 
1947 Exposed
Severance
 
1947 Time Out of Mind
Capt. Rogers
 
1947 The Farmer's Daughter
Mr. Holstrom
 
1947 The Red House
Dr. Byrne
 
1947 Nora Prentiss
San Francisco Homicide Lieutenant
 
1947 The Devil Thumbs a Ride
Detective Owens, San Diego Police
 
1946 San Quentin
Warden Kelly
 
1946 The Jolson Story
Policeman Reilly (uncredited)
 
1946 Crack-Up
First Cop (uncredited)
 
1946 The Last Crooked Mile
Police Lieutenant Blake
 
1946 Canyon Passage
Henry McLane (uncredited)
 
1946 Night Editor
Capt. Lawrence
 
1946 I Ring Doorbells
Shannon
 
1945 Pride of the Marines
Uncle Ralph (uncredited)
 
1945 Incendiary Blonde
George - Police Detective (uncredited)
 
1945 Within These Walls
Head Guard 'Mac' McCafferty
 
1945 Captain Eddie
Simmons
 
1945 Nob Hill
Policeman in China Town (uncredited)
 
1945 Crime, Inc.
Police Commissioner Collins
 
1944 When the Lights Go on Again
Tom Cary
 
1944 Barbary Coast Gent
San Francisco Police Chief (uncredited)
 
1944 Babes on Swing Street
Lt. Casey (uncredited)
 
1944 The Mummy's Ghost
Sheriff Elwood
 
1944 The Yellow Rose of Texas
Sam Weston
 
1944 Ladies of Washington
Lt. Lake (uncredited)
 
1944 The Eve of St. Mark
Chaplain (uncredited)
 
1944 The Fighting Sullivans
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
 
1943 True to Life
Mr. Mason
 
1943 In Old Oklahoma
Charlie Witherspoon (uncredited)
 
1943 The Heat's On
Police Captain (uncredited)
 
1943 Government Girl
Mr. Gibon (uncredited)
 
1943 Doughboys in Ireland
Michael Callahan
 
1943 Headin' for God's Country
Albert Ness
 
1943 Someone to Remember
Tom Gibbons
 
1943 Alaska Highway
John 'Pop' Ormsby
 
1943 Song of Texas
Sam Bennett
 
1943 Idaho
Judge John Grey aka Tom Allison (as Harry J. Shannon)
 
1943 The Powers Girl
Mr. Hendricks
 
1942 Random Harvest
Badgeley - Melbridge Works (uncredited)
 
1942 Once Upon a Honeymoon
Ed Cumberland
 
1942 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mr. Wiggs (uncredited)
 
1942 The Big Street
Florida Doctor (uncredited)
 
1942 In Old California
Mr. Carlin
 
1942 The Falcon Takes Over
Detective Grimes (uncredited)
 
1942 The Mad Martindales
Policeman
 
1942 This Gun for Hire
Steve Finnerty
 
1942 The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Pinky
 
1942 The Lady Is Willing
Detective Sergeant Barnes
 
1941 Hold Back the Dawn
American Immigration Official (uncredited)
 
1941 Citizen Kane
Kane's Father
 
1941 The Saint in Palm Springs
Chief R.L. Graves
 
1940 Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Capt. Mike Mahoney
 
1940 Too Many Girls
Mr. Harvey Casey
 
1940 One Crowded Night
Detective Lt. McDermott
 
1940 Girl from Avenue A
Timson
 
1940 Sailor's Lady
Father McGann
 
1940 Gambling on the High Seas
Ed - Police Chief
 
1940 Tear Gas Squad
Lt. Sullivan
 
1940 Young as You Feel
Gillespie
 
1940 Young Tom Edison
Army Captain Brackett
 
1940 Parole Fixer
Randall
 
1940 City of Chance
Passline
 
1939 The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
Father
 
1937 Alibi Mark (short)
Railroad Detective
 
1936 Shake, Mr. Shakespeare (short)
Macbeth (uncredited)
 
1934 A Peach of a Pair (short) (uncredited)
 
1934 Smoked Hams (short)
The Landlord
 
1933 Take a Chance
Bartender
 
1933 Close Relations (short)
Harry Wart
 
1933 20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang (short) (uncredited)
 
1933 The Poor Fish (short)
 
1933 Wrongorilla (short)
Grogan
 
1932 The Campus Mystery (short)
Police Sergeant
 
1930 Heads Up
Capt. Denny
 
1930 The Three Sailors (short)
 
1929 Faint Heart (short)
Dynamite Dan
 
1929 Sympathy (short)
Larry
 
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1940 Tugboat Annie Sails Again (performer: "A Life on the Ocean Wave" 1838)
 
1940 Too Many Girls (performer: "Potawatomine")
 
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1999 Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (video documentary short)
Sheriff Elwood
 
1984 The World of Tomorrow (documentary)
Pop Middleton (uncredited)
 
1966 The Mummy's Ghost (short)
The Sheriff
 

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Pardon My English (1933). Musical comedy. Music by George Gershwin. Book by Herbert Fields. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Musical Director: Earl Busby. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett, William Daly and Adolph Deutsch. Scenic Design by John Wenger. Costume Design by Robert Ten Eyck. Production staged by Vinton Freedley... See more »

Alternate Names:

Harry J. Shannon | Harry T. Shannon | Harry Shanon

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6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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