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Harry Shannon

Harry Shannon

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, Shannon broke into films at the advent of sound and started things off in comedy film shorts opposite such celebrated players as Bert Lahr, Shemp Howard, and Leon Errol. In the 1940s Shannon established himself in feature-length movies and although he remained a minor, second-string player, he proved himself a durable presence in westerns usually remaining on the good side of the law as sheriffs and bucolic dads. In lighthearted entertainment he could be found as a friendly Irish cop or bartender. He made a slight but memorable impression as Kane's alcoholic father in the classic Citizen Kane (1941), while his last role would be as the grandfather in the musical Gypsy (1962). In between were small parts in such notable films as The Fighting Sullivans (1944), The Jolson Story (1946), High Noon (1952), Touch of Evil (1958), and The Buccaneer (1958). 1950s TV westerns such as Cheyenne (1955), Have Gun - Will Travel (1957), Rawhide (1959), and Gunsmoke (1955) made consistent use of his rustic demeanor. Shannon died in 1964 at age 74.

Casted
  • Citizen Kane

    Citizen Kane

    Played Jim Kane

    Average Rating
    8.0
    5827 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 17, 1941
    86 years ago
  • Touch of Evil

    Touch of Evil

    Played Chief Gould

    Average Rating
    7.8
    1534 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 30, 1958
    69 years ago
  • High Noon

    High Noon

    Played Cooper

    Average Rating
    7.7
    1520 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 09, 1952
    74 years ago
  • The Lady from Shanghai

    The Lady from Shanghai

    Played Cab Driver

    Average Rating
    7.3
    701 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 24, 1947
    79 years ago
  • Written on the Wind

    Written on the Wind

    Played Hoak Wayne

    Average Rating
    6.9
    253 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 04, 1956
    70 years ago
  • The Gunfighter

    The Gunfighter

    Played Chuck (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    7.3
    195 votes
    Release Date
    May 26, 1950
    76 years ago
  • Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

    Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

    Played Tesander

    Average Rating
    7.0
    189 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 25, 1948
    79 years ago
  • This Gun for Hire

    This Gun for Hire

    Played Steve Finnerty

    Average Rating
    6.9
    182 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 24, 1942
    85 years ago
  • Champion

    Champion

    Played Lew

    Average Rating
    6.6
    95 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 09, 1949
    78 years ago
  • The Red House

    The Red House

    Played Dr. Jonathan Byrne

    Average Rating
    6.2
    79 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 04, 1947
    80 years ago
  • The Mummy's Ghost

    The Mummy's Ghost

    Played Sheriff Elwood

    Average Rating
    5.6
    78 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 07, 1944
    82 years ago
  • Gypsy

    Gypsy

    Played Grandpa

    Average Rating
    6.3
    74 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 01, 1962
    64 years ago
  • The Tall Men

    The Tall Men

    Played Sam

    Average Rating
    6.4
    74 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 22, 1955
    71 years ago
  • Witness to Murder

    Witness to Murder

    Played Captain Donnelly

    Average Rating
    6.2
    71 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 15, 1954
    73 years ago
  • Canyon Passage

    Canyon Passage

    Played Henry McLane (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.6
    62 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 17, 1946
    80 years ago
  • Executive Suite

    Executive Suite

    Played Ed Benedeck

    Average Rating
    7.0
    59 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 30, 1954
    72 years ago
  • Where Danger Lives

    Where Danger Lives

    Played Dr. Maynard

    Average Rating
    6.4
    55 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 16, 1950
    76 years ago
  • The Violent Men

    The Violent Men

    Played Purdue

    Average Rating
    6.4
    55 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 26, 1955
    72 years ago
  • Once Upon a Honeymoon

    Once Upon a Honeymoon

    Played Ed Cumberland

    Average Rating
    6.2
    51 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 27, 1942
    84 years ago
  • Hold Back the Dawn

    Hold Back the Dawn

    Played American Immigration Official (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.7
    48 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 26, 1941
    85 years ago
  • The Sound of Fury

    The Sound of Fury

    Played Mr. Yaeger

    Average Rating
    6.4
    48 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 12, 1950
    76 years ago
  • The Buccaneer

    The Buccaneer

    Played Tom Carruthers - Captain of the Corinthian

    Average Rating
    6.4
    48 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 11, 1958
    68 years ago
  • In Old Oklahoma

    In Old Oklahoma

    Played Charlie Witherspoon

    Average Rating
    6.2
    41 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 06, 1943
    83 years ago
  • The Farmer's Daughter

    The Farmer's Daughter

    Played Mr. Holstrom

    Average Rating
    6.9
    36 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 26, 1947
    80 years ago
  • Wild in the Country

    Wild in the Country

    Played Sam Tyler (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.2
    35 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 15, 1961
    65 years ago
  • In Old California

    In Old California

    Played Mr. Carlin

    Average Rating
    5.1
    33 votes
    Release Date
    May 31, 1942
    85 years ago
  • The Lemon Drop Kid

    The Lemon Drop Kid

    Played John (Policeman)

    Average Rating
    6.5
    30 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 02, 1951
    76 years ago
  • The Killer That Stalked New York

    The Killer That Stalked New York

    Played Police Officer Houlihan

    Average Rating
    6.1
    29 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 06, 1950
    76 years ago
  • The Falcon Takes Over

    The Falcon Takes Over

    Played Detective Grimes (Uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.2
    29 votes
    Release Date
    May 29, 1942
    85 years ago
  • Crack-Up

    Crack-Up

    Played Cop (Uncredited)

    Average Rating
    5.6
    29 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 06, 1946
    80 years ago
  • The Underworld Story

    The Underworld Story

    Played George Parker

    Average Rating
    6.1
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 26, 1950
    76 years ago
  • Summer and Smoke

    Summer and Smoke

    Played Dr. Burke (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.5
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 16, 1961
    65 years ago
  • Yellowstone Kelly

    Yellowstone Kelly

    Played Captain of the Far West (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.1
    25 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 11, 1959
    67 years ago
  • Tulsa

    Tulsa

    Played Nelse Lansing

    Average Rating
    6.3
    24 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 13, 1949
    78 years ago
  • Night Editor

    Night Editor

    Played Capt. Lawrence

    Average Rating
    5.4
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 29, 1946
    81 years ago
  • Nora Prentiss

    Nora Prentiss

    Played Police Lieutenant

    Average Rating
    6.1
    21 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 22, 1947
    80 years ago
  • The Devil Thumbs a Ride

    The Devil Thumbs a Ride

    Played Detective Owens, San Diego Police

    Average Rating
    6.5
    21 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 20, 1947
    80 years ago
  • Kansas Pacific

    Kansas Pacific

    Played Smokestack the Train Engineer

    Average Rating
    4.8
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 22, 1953
    74 years ago
  • The Jackie Robinson Story

    The Jackie Robinson Story

    Played Charlie

    Average Rating
    6.3
    19 votes
    Release Date
    May 16, 1950
    76 years ago
  • The Big Street

    The Big Street

    Played Florida Doctor (Uncredited)

    Average Rating
    5.6
    19 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 13, 1942
    84 years ago
  • The Lonely Man

    The Lonely Man

    Played Dr. Fisher

    Average Rating
    5.9
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 21, 1957
    69 years ago
  • Hunt the Man Down

    Hunt the Man Down

    Played Wallace Bennett

    Average Rating
    6.2
    17 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 26, 1950
    76 years ago
  • The Scarf

    The Scarf

    Played Asylum Warden Anderson

    Average Rating
    5.6
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 06, 1951
    76 years ago
  • Three Little Words

    Three Little Words

    Played Clanahan

    Average Rating
    6.1
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 12, 1950
    76 years ago
  • At Gunpoint

    At Gunpoint

    Played Marshal Pete MacKay

    Average Rating
    6.3
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 25, 1955
    71 years ago
  • The Last Crooked Mile

    The Last Crooked Mile

    Played Police Lieutenant Blake

    Average Rating
    5.1
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 09, 1946
    80 years ago
  • Too Many Girls

    Too Many Girls

    Played Mr. Casey

    Average Rating
    5.6
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 08, 1940
    86 years ago
  • Pride of the Marines

    Pride of the Marines

    Played Uncle Ralph

    Average Rating
    6.5
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 24, 1945
    81 years ago
  • Mr. Soft Touch

    Mr. Soft Touch

    Played Police Sergeant Garrett

    Average Rating
    6.8
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 28, 1949
    77 years ago
  • Rails Into Laramie

    Rails Into Laramie

    Played Judge Pierce

    Average Rating
    6.3
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 14, 1954
    73 years ago
  • Lure of the Wilderness

    Lure of the Wilderness

    Played Pat McGowan

    Average Rating
    6.0
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 16, 1952
    74 years ago
  • Cry of the Hunted

    Cry of the Hunted

    Played Sheriff Brown

    Average Rating
    5.7
    10 votes
    Release Date
    May 08, 1953
    73 years ago
  • The Saint In Palm Springs

    The Saint In Palm Springs

    Played Chief R.L. Graves

    Average Rating
    5.8
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 24, 1941
    86 years ago
  • The Yellow Rose of Texas

    The Yellow Rose of Texas

    Played Sam Weston

    Average Rating
    5.5
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 24, 1944
    82 years ago
  • Singing Guns

    Singing Guns

    Played Judge Waller

    Average Rating
    6.0
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 28, 1950
    77 years ago
  • San Quentin

    San Quentin

    Played Warden Kelly

    Average Rating
    6.3
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 16, 1946
    80 years ago
  • Young Tom Edison

    Young Tom Edison

    Played Army Captain Brackett

    Average Rating
    5.8
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 15, 1940
    87 years ago
  • The Lady Is Willing

    The Lady Is Willing

    Played Barnes

    Average Rating
    6.4
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 12, 1942
    85 years ago
  • Flesh and Fury

    Flesh and Fury

    Played Mike Callan

    Average Rating
    6.1
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 26, 1952
    74 years ago
  • The Flying Missile

    The Flying Missile

    Played Vice Admiral Williams

    Average Rating
    4.9
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 24, 1950
    76 years ago
  • City of Chance

    City of Chance

    Played Passline

    Average Rating
    5.2
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 13, 1940
    87 years ago
  • The Invisible Wall

    The Invisible Wall

    Played Det. Capt. R.W. Davis

    Average Rating
    5.4
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 15, 1947
    79 years ago
  • Hell's Crossroads

    Hell's Crossroads

    Played Clay Ford

    Average Rating
    5.4
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 08, 1957
    70 years ago
  • Come Next Spring

    Come Next Spring

    Played Mr. Totter

    Average Rating
    5.6
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 09, 1956
    71 years ago
  • Time Out of Mind

    Time Out of Mind

    Played Capt. Rogers

    Average Rating
    5.0
    7 votes
    Release Date
    May 03, 1947
    80 years ago
  • Mary Ryan, Detective

    Mary Ryan, Detective

    Played Sawyer

    Average Rating
    5.1
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 03, 1949
    77 years ago
  • The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair

    The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair

    Played Father

    Average Rating
    6.5
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 30, 1939
    88 years ago
  • Big Town Scandal

    Big Town Scandal

    Played Police Captain Henry (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    5.0
    6 votes
    Release Date
    May 27, 1948
    78 years ago
  • Tear Gas Squad

    Tear Gas Squad

    Played Lieutenant Sullivan

    Average Rating
    4.8
    6 votes
    Release Date
    May 04, 1940
    87 years ago
  • The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

    The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

    Played Pinky Dolan

    Average Rating
    6.0
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 27, 1942
    85 years ago
  • Jack Slade

    Jack Slade

    Played Tom Carter

    Average Rating
    6.4
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 08, 1953
    73 years ago
  • Dangerous Years

    Dangerous Years

    Played Judge Raymond

    Average Rating
    6.4
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 07, 1947
    79 years ago
  • Crime, Inc.

    Crime, Inc.

    Played Police Commissioner Collins

    Average Rating
    4.2
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 15, 1945
    82 years ago
  • Exposed

    Exposed

    Played Severance

    Average Rating
    5.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 08, 1947
    79 years ago
  • The Powers Girl

    The Powers Girl

    Played Mr. Hendricks

    Average Rating
    6.5
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 15, 1943
    84 years ago
  • Gambling on the High Seas

    Gambling on the High Seas

    Played Ed, Chief of Police

    Average Rating
    5.0
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 22, 1940
    87 years ago
  • Idaho

    Idaho

    Played Judge John Grey

    Average Rating
    5.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 10, 1943
    84 years ago
  • The Marauders

    The Marauders

    Played John Rutherford

    Average Rating
    5.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 26, 1955
    71 years ago
  • Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

    Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

    Played Clay

    Average Rating
    6.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    May 25, 1950
    76 years ago
  • Al Jennings of Oklahoma

    Al Jennings of Oklahoma

    Played Fred Salter

    Average Rating
    5.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 17, 1951
    76 years ago
  • Rustlers

    Rustlers

    Played Sheriff Harmon

    Average Rating
    5.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 03, 1949
    78 years ago
  • The Peacemaker

    The Peacemaker

    Played Drunken Cowpuncher

    Average Rating
    3.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 01, 1956
    70 years ago
  • Man or Gun

    Man or Gun

    Played Justin Corley

    Average Rating
    2.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    May 30, 1958
    68 years ago

  • 20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang

    Average Rating
    7.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 12, 1933
    94 years ago
  • When the Lights Go On Again

    When the Lights Go On Again

    Played Tom Cary

    Average Rating
    5.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 22, 1944
    82 years ago
  • Song of Texas

    Song of Texas

    Played Sam Bennett

    Average Rating
    5.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 14, 1943
    84 years ago
  • Duel at Apache Wells

    Duel at Apache Wells

    Played Wayne Shattuck

    Average Rating
    4.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 25, 1957
    70 years ago
  • Tugboat Annie Sails Again

    Tugboat Annie Sails Again

    Played Capt. Mahoney

    Average Rating
    5.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 26, 1940
    86 years ago
  • True to Life

    True to Life

    Played Mr. Mason

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 24, 1943
    83 years ago
  • Alaska Highway

    Alaska Highway

    Played John 'Pop' Ormsby

    Average Rating
    5.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 24, 1943
    83 years ago
  • Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

    Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

    Played Chauncey

    Average Rating
    6.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 01, 1948
    78 years ago
  • Someone to Remember

    Someone to Remember

    Played Tom Gibbons

    Average Rating
    7.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 21, 1943
    83 years ago
  • Sympathy

    Sympathy

    Played Larry

    Average Rating
    1.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 29, 1929
    98 years ago
  • Captain Eddie

    Captain Eddie

    Played Simmons

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 18, 1945
    81 years ago
  • Tarnished

    Tarnished

    Played Kelsey Bunker

    Average Rating
    5.8
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 28, 1950
    77 years ago
  • A Peach of a Pair

    A Peach of a Pair

    Average Rating
    7.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 29, 1934
    92 years ago
  • Smoked Hams

    Smoked Hams

    Played The Landlord

    Average Rating
    7.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 20, 1934
    92 years ago
  • Fighting Father Dunne

    Fighting Father Dunne

    Played Thomas Lee

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    May 12, 1948
    79 years ago
  • Sailor's Lady

    Sailor's Lady

    Played Father McGann

    Average Rating
    4.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 05, 1940
    87 years ago
  • Shake, Mr. Shakespeare

    Shake, Mr. Shakespeare

    Played Macbeth

    Average Rating
    5.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 21, 1936
    90 years ago
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