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Harry Shannon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

12/06/1890

Day of Death

27/07/1964
(74) years old

Place of Birth

Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Harry Shannon

Biography

Born and raised on a farm in Michigan in 1890, Irish-American character actor Harry Shannon had the credentials for becoming a staple player in westerns. He started off his career traveling around with repertory and stock companies and developed his musical abilities in tent shows, burlesque houses ... Read More

Known For

The World of Tomorrow

Gypsy

Summer and Smoke

Wild in the Country

Yellowstone Kelly

The Buccaneer

Man or Gun

Touch of Evil

The Lonely Man

Hell's Crossroads

Filmography

Cast

1984

The World of Tomorrow

as Pop Middleton (archive footage)

1962

Gypsy

as Grandpa

1961

Summer and Smoke

as Dr. Burke (uncredited)

1961

Wild in the Country

as Sam Tyler (uncredited)

1959

Yellowstone Kelly

as Captain of the Far West (uncredited)

1958

The Buccaneer

as Tom Carruthers - Captain of the Corinthi...

1958

Man or Gun

as Justin Corley

1958

Touch of Evil

as Chief Gould

1957

The Lonely Man

as Dr. Fisher

1957

Hell's Crossroads

as Clay Ford

1957

Duel at Apache Wells

as Wayne Shattuck

1956

The Peacemaker

as Drunken Cowpuncher

1956

Written on the Wind

as Hoak Wayne

1956

Come Next Spring

as Mr. Totter

1955

At Gunpoint

as Marshal Pete MacKay

1955

The Marauders

as John Rutherford

1955

The Tall Men

as Sam

1955

The Violent Men

as Purdue

1954

Executive Suite

as Ed Benedeck

1954

Witness to Murder

as Captain Donnelly

1954

Rails Into Laramie

as Judge Pierce

1954

Phantom Stallion

as Michael Reilly

1953

Jack Slade

as Tom Carter

1953

Roar of the Crowd

as Sam 'Pop' Tracy

1953

Cry of the Hunted

as Sheriff Brown

1953

Kansas Pacific

as Smokestack the Train Engineer

1952

Lure of the Wilderness

as Pat McGowan

1952

Flesh and Fury

as Mike Callan

1952

High Noon

as Cooper

1951

The Scarf

as Asylum Warden Anderson

1951

The Lemon Drop Kid

as John (Policeman)

1951

Blue Blood

as Mr. Buchanan

1951

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

as Fred Salter

1950

Hunt the Man Down

as Wallace Bennett

1950

The Flying Missile

as Vice Admiral Williams

1950

The Sound of Fury

as Mr. Yaeger

1950

Where Danger Lives

as Dr. Maynard

1950

The Killer That Stalked New York

as Police Officer Houlihan

1950

The Underworld Story

as George Parker

1950

Three Little Words

as Clanahan

1950

The Gunfighter

as Chuck (uncredited)

1950

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

as Clay

1950

Cow Town

as Sandy Reeves

1950

The Jackie Robinson Story

as Charlie

1950

Singing Guns

as Judge Waller

1950

Tarnished

as Kelsey Bunker

1949

Mary Ryan, Detective

as Sawyer

1949

Mr. Soft Touch

as Police Sergeant Garrett

1949

Tulsa

as Nelse Lansing

1949

Champion

as Lew

1949

Rustlers

as Sheriff Harmon

1948

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

as Chauncey

1948

Big Town Scandal

as Police Captain Henry (uncredited)

1948

Fighting Father Dunne

as Thomas Lee

1948

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

as Tesander

1948

My Girl Tisa

1947

The Lady from Shanghai

as Cab Driver

1947

Dangerous Years

as Judge Raymond

1947

The Invisible Wall

as Det. Capt. R.W. Davis

1947

Exposed

as Severance

1947

Time Out of Mind

as Capt. Rogers

1947

The Farmer's Daughter

as Mr. Holstrom

1947

Nora Prentiss

as Police Lieutenant

1947

The Devil Thumbs a Ride

as Detective Owens, San Diego Police

1947

The Red House

as Dr. Jonathan Byrne

1946

San Quentin

as Warden Kelly

1946

Crack-Up

as Cop (Uncredited)

1946

The Last Crooked Mile

as Police Lieutenant Blake

1946

Canyon Passage

as Henry McLane (uncredited)

1946

Night Editor

as Capt. Lawrence

1946

I Ring Doorbells

as Shannon

1945

Pride of the Marines

as Uncle Ralph

1945

Captain Eddie

as Simmons

1945

Crime, Inc.

as Police Commissioner Collins

1944

When the Lights Go On Again

as Tom Cary

1944

The Mummy's Ghost

as Sheriff Elwood

1944

The Yellow Rose of Texas

as Sam Weston

1943

True to Life

as Mr. Mason

1943

In Old Oklahoma

as Charlie Witherspoon

1943

Headin' for God's Country

as Albert Ness

1943

Someone to Remember

as Tom Gibbons

1943

Alaska Highway

as John 'Pop' Ormsby

1943

Song of Texas

as Sam Bennett

1943

Idaho

as Judge John Grey

1943

The Powers Girl

as Mr. Hendricks

1942

Once Upon a Honeymoon

as Ed Cumberland

1942

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

as Mr. Tim Wiggs

1942

The Big Street

as Florida Doctor (Uncredited)

1942

In Old California

as Mr. Carlin

1942

The Falcon Takes Over

as Detective Grimes (Uncredited)

1942

The Mad Martindales

as Policeman

1942

This Gun for Hire

as Steve Finnerty

1942

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

as Pinky Dolan

1942

The Lady Is Willing

as Barnes

1941

Hold Back the Dawn

as American Immigration Official (uncredite...

1941

Citizen Kane

as Jim Kane

1941

The Saint In Palm Springs

as Chief R.L. Graves

1940

Tugboat Annie Sails Again

as Capt. Mahoney

1940

Too Many Girls

as Mr. Casey

1940

One Crowded Night

as McDermott

1940

The Girl from Avenue A

as Timson

1940

Sailor's Lady

as Father McGann

1940

Gambling on the High Seas

as Ed, Chief of Police

1940

Tear Gas Squad

as Lieutenant Sullivan

1940

Young Tom Edison

as Army Captain Brackett

1940

Parole Fixer

as Randall

1940

City of Chance

as Passline

1939

The Middleton Family at the New York Wor...

as Father

1937

Alibi Mark

as Railroad Detective

1936

Shake, Mr. Shakespeare

as Macbeth

1934

A Peach of a Pair

1934

Smoked Hams

as The Landlord

1934

No More West

as Bank Robber

1933

Take a Chance

as Bartender

1933

Close Relations

as Harry Wart

1933

20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang

1933

Wrongorilla

as Grogan

1932

The Campus Mystery

as Police Sergeant

1930

Heads Up

as Capt. Denny

1929

Faint Heart

as Dynamite Dan

1929

Sympathy

as Larry