Harry Shannon

Harry Shannon

Acting

Birthday

1890/06/12

Day of death

1964/07/27 (74 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Also know as

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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 and such tuneful Broadway shows as "Oh, Kay!" (1926), "Hold Everything" (1928), "Simple Simon" (1931), and "Pardon My English" (1933). A company member of Joseph Schildkraut's Hollywood Theater Guild...Read more

Acting
Citizen Kane
8.0

(1941) Citizen Kane

as Jim Kane

High Noon
7.7

(1952) High Noon

as Cooper

Touch of Evil
7.7

(1958) Touch of Evil

as Chief Gould

My Girl Tisa
0.0

(1948) My Girl Tisa

as ---

The Lady from Shanghai
7.3

(1947) The Lady from Shanghai

as Cab Driver

Where Danger Lives
6.3

(1950) Where Danger Lives

as Dr. Maynard

The Red House
6.2

(1947) The Red House

as Dr. Jonathan Byrne

The Lemon Drop Kid
6.6

(1951) The Lemon Drop Kid

as John (Policeman)

The Killer That Stalked New York
6.1

(1950) The Killer That Stalked New York

as Police Officer Houlihan

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
7.0

(1948) Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

as Tesander

Nora Prentiss
6.0

(1947) Nora Prentiss

as Police Lieutenant

Cry of the Hunted
5.8

(1953) Cry of the Hunted

as Sheriff Brown

Night Editor
5.5

(1946) Night Editor

as Capt. Lawrence

A Peach of a Pair
0.0

(1934) A Peach of a Pair

as ---

The Underworld Story
6.1

(1950) The Underworld Story

as George Parker

Crime, Inc.
4.2

(1945) Crime, Inc.

as Police Commissioner Collins

The Scarf
5.7

(1951) The Scarf

as Asylum Warden Anderson

The Devil Thumbs a Ride
6.5

(1947) The Devil Thumbs a Ride

as Detective Owens, San Diego Police

The Lonely Man
6.0

(1957) The Lonely Man

as Dr. Fisher

The Jackie Robinson Story
6.4

(1950) The Jackie Robinson Story

as Charlie

The Farmer's Daughter
6.9

(1947) The Farmer's Daughter

as Mr. Holstrom

Witness to Murder
6.2

(1954) Witness to Murder

as Captain Donnelly

City of Chance
5.2

(1940) City of Chance

as Passline

This Gun for Hire
6.9

(1942) This Gun for Hire

as Steve Finnerty

Hunt the Man Down
6.2

(1950) Hunt the Man Down

as Wallace Bennett

The Invisible Wall
5.4

(1947) The Invisible Wall

as Det. Capt. R.W. Davis

Gypsy
6.3

(1962) Gypsy

as Grandpa

Kansas Pacific
4.8

(1953) Kansas Pacific

as Smokestack the Train Engineer

Written on the Wind
6.9

(1956) Written on the Wind

as Hoak Wayne

Mr. Soft Touch
6.8

(1949) Mr. Soft Touch

as Police Sergeant Garrett

The Last Crooked Mile
4.7

(1946) The Last Crooked Mile

as Police Lieutenant Blake

Yellowstone Kelly
6.1

(1959) Yellowstone Kelly

as Captain of the Far West (uncredited)

San Quentin
6.3

(1946) San Quentin

as Warden Kelly

The Saint In Palm Springs
5.7

(1941) The Saint In Palm Springs

as Chief R.L. Graves

Man or Gun
2.5

(1958) Man or Gun

as Justin Corley

Flesh and Fury
6.1

(1952) Flesh and Fury

as Mike Callan

Tulsa
6.3

(1949) Tulsa

as Nelse Lansing

Exposed
5.8

(1947) Exposed

as Severance

At Gunpoint
6.3

(1955) At Gunpoint

as Marshal Pete MacKay

Mary Ryan, Detective
5.2

(1949) Mary Ryan, Detective

as Sawyer

7.0

(1933) 20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang

as ---

Alibi Mark
0.0

(1937) Alibi Mark

as Railroad Detective

When the Lights Go On Again
5.5

(1944) When the Lights Go On Again

as Tom Cary

The Yellow Rose of Texas
5.5

(1944) The Yellow Rose of Texas

as Sam Weston

Song of Texas
5.0

(1943) Song of Texas

as Sam Bennett

Singing Guns
5.8

(1950) Singing Guns

as Judge Waller

Hell's Crossroads
5.3

(1957) Hell's Crossroads

as Clay Ford

Smoked Hams
0.0

(1934) Smoked Hams

as The Landlord

Idaho
5.7

(1943) Idaho

as Judge John Grey

Duel at Apache Wells
4.0

(1957) Duel at Apache Wells

as Wayne Shattuck

The Marauders
5.5

(1955) The Marauders

as John Rutherford

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
6.3

(1950) Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

as Clay

Tugboat Annie Sails Again
5.5

(1940) Tugboat Annie Sails Again

as Capt. Mahoney

Rails Into Laramie
6.3

(1954) Rails Into Laramie

as Judge Pierce

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
6.0

(1942) The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

as Pinky Dolan

Jack Slade
6.4

(1953) Jack Slade

as Tom Carter

The Flying Missile
5.4

(1950) The Flying Missile

as Vice Admiral Williams

True to Life
6.0

(1943) True to Life

as Mr. Mason

Lure of the Wilderness
6.0

(1952) Lure of the Wilderness

as Pat McGowan

The Violent Men
6.4

(1955) The Violent Men

as Purdue

Come Next Spring
6.0

(1956) Come Next Spring

as Mr. Totter

Al Jennings of Oklahoma
5.0

(1951) Al Jennings of Oklahoma

as Fred Salter

Three Little Words
5.9

(1950) Three Little Words

as Clanahan

Wild in the Country
6.3

(1961) Wild in the Country

as Sam Tyler (uncredited)

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
0.0

(1942) Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

as Mr. Tim Wiggs

Time Out of Mind
5.0

(1947) Time Out of Mind

as Capt. Rogers

Fighting Father Dunne
6.0

(1948) Fighting Father Dunne

as Thomas Lee

Heads Up
0.0

(1930) Heads Up

as Capt. Denny

The Powers Girl
6.5

(1943) The Powers Girl

as Mr. Hendricks

Summer and Smoke
6.7

(1961) Summer and Smoke

as Dr. Burke (uncredited)

Dangerous Years
6.4

(1947) Dangerous Years

as Judge Raymond

Once Upon a Honeymoon
6.1

(1942) Once Upon a Honeymoon

as Ed Cumberland

Alaska Highway
5.0

(1943) Alaska Highway

as John 'Pop' Ormsby

Sailor's Lady
4.0

(1940) Sailor's Lady

as Father McGann

The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
6.2

(1939) The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair

as Father

I Ring Doorbells
0.0

(1946) I Ring Doorbells

as Shannon

Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
5.0

(1936) Shake, Mr. Shakespeare

as Macbeth

Phantom Stallion
0.0

(1954) Phantom Stallion

as Michael Reilly

Big Town Scandal
5.0

(1948) Big Town Scandal

as Police Captain Henry (uncredited)

Parole Fixer
0.0

(1940) Parole Fixer

as Randall

The World of Tomorrow
1.0

(1984) The World of Tomorrow

as Pop Middleton (archive footage)

Young Tom Edison
5.6

(1940) Young Tom Edison

as Army Captain Brackett

Hold Back the Dawn
6.6

(1941) Hold Back the Dawn

as American Immigration Official (uncredited)

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
6.5

(1948) Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

as Chauncey

The Gunfighter
7.2

(1950) The Gunfighter

as Chuck (uncredited)

Rustlers
5.3

(1949) Rustlers

as Sheriff Harmon

In Old California
5.0

(1942) In Old California

as Mr. Carlin

Too Many Girls
5.7

(1940) Too Many Girls

as Mr. Casey

Champion
6.6

(1949) Champion

as Lew

0.0

(1933) Wrongorilla

as Grogan

Someone to Remember
7.0

(1943) Someone to Remember

as Tom Gibbons

Cow Town
4.0

(1950) Cow Town

as Sandy Reeves

4.0

(1933) Take a Chance

as Bartender

Sympathy
1.0

(1929) Sympathy

as Larry

Close Relations
0.0

(1933) Close Relations

as Harry Wart

Faint Heart
0.0

(1929) Faint Heart

as Dynamite Dan

The Mummy's Ghost
5.8

(1944) The Mummy's Ghost

as Sheriff Elwood

The Tall Men
6.3

(1955) The Tall Men

as Sam

The Peacemaker
3.7

(1956) The Peacemaker

as Drunken Cowpuncher

Gambling on the High Seas
4.7

(1940) Gambling on the High Seas

as Ed, Chief of Police

No More West
0.0

(1934) No More West

as Bank Robber

Tear Gas Squad
4.8

(1940) Tear Gas Squad

as Lieutenant Sullivan

One Crowded Night
4.0

(1940) One Crowded Night

as McDermott

In Old Oklahoma
6.3

(1943) In Old Oklahoma

as Charlie Witherspoon

Headin' for God's Country
0.0

(1943) Headin' for God's Country

as Albert Ness

The Falcon Takes Over
6.0

(1942) The Falcon Takes Over

as Detective Grimes (Uncredited)

Blue Blood
0.0

(1951) Blue Blood

as Mr. Buchanan

Captain Eddie
6.0

(1945) Captain Eddie

as Simmons

The Lady Is Willing
6.5

(1942) The Lady Is Willing

as Barnes

The Sound of Fury
6.5

(1950) The Sound of Fury

as Mr. Yaeger

Roar of the Crowd
0.0

(1953) Roar of the Crowd

as Sam 'Pop' Tracy

Tarnished
5.8

(1950) Tarnished

as Kelsey Bunker

Executive Suite
7.0

(1954) Executive Suite

as Ed Benedeck

The Big Street
5.8

(1942) The Big Street

as Florida Doctor (Uncredited)

Crack-Up
5.6

(1946) Crack-Up

as Cop (Uncredited)

The Girl from Avenue A
0.0

(1940) The Girl from Avenue A

as Timson

The Mad Martindales
5.0

(1942) The Mad Martindales

as Policeman

The Buccaneer
6.4

(1958) The Buccaneer

as Tom Carruthers - Captain of the Corinthian

Pride of the Marines
6.5

(1945) Pride of the Marines

as Uncle Ralph

Canyon Passage
6.6

(1946) Canyon Passage

as Henry McLane (uncredited)

Cheyenne
5.8

(1955) Cheyenne

as ---

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Bowers

Lassie
6.1

(1954) Lassie

as ---

Angel
2.8

(1960) Angel

as ---

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Dr. Harner

Rawhide
7.1

(1959) Rawhide

as Claggert

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as Jesse

The Millionaire
5.0

(1955) The Millionaire

as Judge William Jennings Westholme

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Uncle Josh

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Big Jim Heywood

The Thin Man
7.6

(1957) The Thin Man

as ---

The Real McCoys
5.7

(1957) The Real McCoys

as ---

4.5

(1955) Navy Log

as ---

Lock-Up
6.2

(1959) Lock-Up

as ---

The Dakotas
5.7

(1963) The Dakotas

as ---

Sugarfoot
4.8

(1957) Sugarfoot

as Henry Shipman

Bat Masterson
6.3

(1958) Bat Masterson

as Jobe Crail

The Texan
5.5

(1958) The Texan

as ---

Wire Service
0.0

(1956) Wire Service

as Harris Ellerby

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as ---

State Trooper
5.0

(1956) State Trooper

as ---

26 Men
4.2

(1957) 26 Men

as ---

The Man Behind the Badge
5.5

(1953) The Man Behind the Badge

as ---

Letter to Loretta
6.2

(1953) Letter to Loretta

as Tom

Rawhide
7.1

(1959) Rawhide

as Kilo

Rawhide
7.1

(1959) Rawhide

as Sheriff Blanton

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as Samuel Morse