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Jim Bannon(1911-1984)

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Jim Bannon in The Fighting Redhead (1949)
The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: The Die-Hards
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The Die-Hards (1956)
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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, based on a radio show "I Love a Mystery." In 1949, he was given the title role of Red Ryder in the western series produced by Eagle Lion Productions. In the 1950s, he appeared in smaller character parts in westerns and on television.
BornApril 9, 1911
DiedJuly 28, 1984(73)
BornApril 9, 1911
DiedJuly 28, 1984(73)
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Photos94

Jim Bannon and Dick Powell in Johnny O'Clock (1947)
Jim Bannon and Dick Powell in Johnny O'Clock (1947)
Norman Alden and Jim Bannon in Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
Jim Bannon, Don Haggerty, and Marin Sais in Cowboy and the Prizefighter (1949)
Jim Bannon, Emmett Lynn, and Lou Nova in Cowboy and the Prizefighter (1949)
Jim Bannon, Steve Clark, John Hart, Emmett Lynn, Lou Nova, and Marshall Reed in Cowboy and the Prizefighter (1949)
Jim Bannon in Cowboy and the Prizefighter (1949)
Jim Bannon and Ralph Reed in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
Ronald Reagan and Jim Bannon in Death Valley Days (1952)
Jim Bannon and Anita Louise in The Devil's Mask (1946)
Jim Bannon in The Devil's Mask (1946)
Jim Bannon, Jeff Donnell, and Barton Yarborough in The Unknown (1946)

Known for

Jim Bannon, Nancy Gates, Don Reynolds, and Marin Sais in Roll, Thunder, Roll! (1949)
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
6.5
  • Red Ryder
  • 1949
Jim Bannon, Emmett Lynn, Don Reynolds, and Peggy Stewart in Ride, Ryder, Ride! (1949)
Ride, Ryder, Ride!
5.7
  • Red Ryder
  • 1949
Jim Bannon and Don Reynolds in Cowboy and the Prizefighter (1949)
Cowboy and the Prizefighter
6.7
  • Red Ryder
  • 1949
Jim Bannon and Don Reynolds in The Fighting Redhead (1949)
The Fighting Redhead
6.6
  • Red Ryder
  • 1949

Credits

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Actor

  • Karyn Kupcinet in Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
  • Jack Lemmon, Romy Schneider, and Dorothy Provine in Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
    Good Neighbor Sam
    • (uncredited)
  • Rock Hudson, Charlene Holt, and Paula Prentiss in Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
    Man's Favorite Sport?
    • (uncredited)
  • Rock Hudson and Mary Peach in A Gathering of Eagles (1963)
    A Gathering of Eagles
  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, Lassie the Dog, and Lassie in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
  • Wide Country (1962)
    Wide Country
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
  • Tony Curtis, Suzanne Pleshette, and Claire Wilcox in 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962)
    40 Pounds of Trouble
    • (uncredited)
  • Fred Astaire in Alcoa Premiere (1961)
    Alcoa Premiere
  • Thriller (1960)
    Thriller
  • Howard Duff and Barbara English in Dante (1960)
    Dante
  • Cameron Mitchell in Inside the Mafia (1959)
    Inside the Mafia
    • (uncredited)
  • Lloyd Bridges in Sea Hunt (1958)
    Sea Hunt
  • Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, Van Heflin, Richard Conte, Tab Hunter, Michael Callan, and Dick York in They Came to Cordura (1959)
    They Came to Cordura
    • (as James Bannon)
  • For Better or Worse

Videos25

The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: The Return Of Red Cloud
Trailer 2:07
The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: The Return Of Red Cloud
The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: Brand Of The Lawless
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The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: Brand Of The Lawless
The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: Bad Men Of The Valley
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The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: Bad Men Of The Valley
The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: The Die-Hards
Trailer 2:02
The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: The Die-Hards
The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: Calhoun Rides Again
Trailer 2:02
The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: Calhoun Rides Again
The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: Rails West
Trailer 2:02
The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: Rails West
The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: Andrew And The Deadly Double
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The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: Andrew And The Deadly Double
The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: The Outlaw's Secret
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The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: The Outlaw's Secret
The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse
Trailer 0:34
The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse
The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: Renegade Stallion
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The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: Renegade Stallion
The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: The Stone Heart
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The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: The Stone Heart
The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: Black Kachina
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The Adventures Of Champion The Wonder Horse: Black Kachina

Personal details

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    • April 9, 1911
    • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
    • July 28, 1984
    • Ventura, California, USA(undisclosed)
    • 1961 - 1981 (divorced)
    • Jack Bannon
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: He filmed a pilot for a proposed "Red Ryder" series, based on the character he played in a series of westerns in the 1940s.
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Article

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    He had a good physique but rarely got a chance to show it off in the movies. One exception came in Unknown World (1951) when he takes off his shirt in order to have more movement while swinging a sledgehammer.

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