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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

Born

Jun 12, 1890

Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Died

Jul 27, 1964

Known For

Acting

Movies

124 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.5

Known For

High Noon
High Noon
1952 • as Cooper
★ 7.7
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
1941 • as Jim Kane
★ 8.0
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
1958 • as Chief Gould
★ 7.7
Written on the Wind
Written on the Wind
1956 • as Hoak Wayne
★ 7.0
The Lady from Shanghai
The Lady from Shanghai
1947 • as Cab Driver
★ 7.3
The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter
1950 • as Chuck (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Gypsy
Gypsy
1962 • as Grandpa
★ 6.4
The Tall Men
The Tall Men
1955 • as Sam
★ 6.4
Wild in the Country
Wild in the Country
1961 • as Sam Tyler (uncredited)
★ 6.3
This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire
1942 • as Steve Finnerty
★ 7.0
The Red House
The Red House
1947 • as Dr. Jonathan Byrne
★ 6.3
The Killer That Stalked New York
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950 • as Police Officer Houlihan
★ 6.2
In Old Oklahoma
In Old Oklahoma
1943 • as Charlie Witherspoon
★ 6.2
Tarnished
Tarnished
1950 • as Kelsey Bunker
★ 7.2
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
1958 • as Tom Carruthers - Captain of the Corinthian
★ 6.5
Yellowstone Kelly
Yellowstone Kelly
1959 • as Captain of the Far West (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Violent Men
The Violent Men
1955 • as Purdue
★ 6.4
Executive Suite
Executive Suite
1954 • as Ed Benedeck
★ 7.0
Cry of the Hunted
Cry of the Hunted
1953 • as Sheriff Brown
★ 6.1
The Big Street
The Big Street
1942 • as Florida Doctor (uncredited)
★ 5.8
The Mummy's Ghost
The Mummy's Ghost
1944 • as Sheriff Elwood
★ 5.6
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
★ 7.0
Tulsa
Tulsa
1949 • as Nelse Lansing
★ 6.3
The Jackie Robinson Story
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950 • as Charlie
★ 6.3
Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke
1961 • as Dr. Burke (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Alibi Mark
Alibi Mark
1937 • as Railroad Detective
★ 7.0
Champion
Champion
1949 • as Lew
★ 6.7
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951 • as Fred Salter
★ 6.0
The Lonely Man
The Lonely Man
1957 • as Dr. Fisher
★ 6.1
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn
1941 • as American Immigration Official (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Pride of the Marines
Pride of the Marines
1945 • as Uncle Ralph
★ 6.8
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942 • as Ed Cumberland
★ 6.3
Three Little Words
Three Little Words
1950 • as Clanahan
★ 6.3
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942 • as Pinky Dolan
★ 6.4
In Old California
In Old California
1942 • as Mr. Carlin
★ 5.3
Young Tom Edison
Young Tom Edison
1940 • as Army Captain Brackett
★ 6.0
Kansas Pacific
Kansas Pacific
1953 • as Smokestack the Train Engineer
★ 5.0
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
1947 • as Mr. Holstrom
★ 7.2
Exposed
Exposed
1947 • as Severance
★ 6.2
Faint Heart
Faint Heart
1929 • as Dynamite Dan
★ 10.0
Time Out of Mind
Time Out of Mind
1947 • as Capt. Rogers
★ 5.6
Where Danger Lives
Where Danger Lives
1950 • as Dr. Maynard
★ 6.4
The Lady Is Willing
The Lady Is Willing
1942 • as Barnes
★ 6.5
The Lemon Drop Kid
The Lemon Drop Kid
1951 • as John (Policeman)
★ 6.5
The Marauders
The Marauders
1955 • as John Rutherford
★ 5.8
The Sound of Fury
The Sound of Fury
1950 • as Mr. Yaeger
★ 6.5
The Underworld Story
The Underworld Story
1950 • as George Parker
★ 6.3
At Gunpoint
At Gunpoint
1955 • as Marshal Pete MacKay
★ 6.7
Flesh and Fury
Flesh and Fury
1952 • as Mike Callan
★ 6.5
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947 • as Detective Owens, San Diego Police
★ 6.6
Duel at Apache Wells
Duel at Apache Wells
1957 • as Wayne Shattuck
★ 6.0
True to Life
True to Life
1943 • as Mr. Mason
★ 8.0
The Falcon Takes Over
The Falcon Takes Over
1942 • as Detective Grimes (Uncredited)
★ 6.3
My Girl Tisa
★ 9.0
Mr. Soft Touch
Mr. Soft Touch
1949 • as Police Sergeant Garrett
★ 6.8
The Saint In Palm Springs
The Saint In Palm Springs
1941 • as Chief R.L. Graves
★ 6.1
Lure of the Wilderness
Lure of the Wilderness
1952 • as Pat McGowan
★ 6.1
Rails Into Laramie
Rails Into Laramie
1954 • as Judge Pierce
★ 6.5
Gambling on the High Seas
Gambling on the High Seas
1940 • as Ed, Chief of Police
★ 5.7
Witness to Murder
Witness to Murder
1954 • as Captain Donnelly
★ 6.3
Crack-Up
Crack-Up
1946 • as Cop (Uncredited)
★ 5.8
Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage
1946 • as Henry McLane (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
★ 6.4
A Peach of a Pair
★ 8.0
The Invisible Wall
The Invisible Wall
1947 • as Det. Capt. R.W. Davis
★ 6.0
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
★ 7.3
The Flying Missile
The Flying Missile
1950 • as Vice Admiral Williams
★ 5.3
Sympathy
Sympathy
1929 • as Larry
★ 4.0
Dangerous Years
Dangerous Years
1947 • as Judge Raymond
★ 6.8
Hunt the Man Down
Hunt the Man Down
1950 • as Wallace Bennett
★ 6.3
No More West
No More West
1934 • as Bank Robber
★ 10.0
Nora Prentiss
Nora Prentiss
1947 • as Police Lieutenant
★ 6.3
Roar of the Crowd
Roar of the Crowd
1953 • as Sam 'Pop' Tracy
★ 8.0
Crime, Inc.
Crime, Inc.
1945 • as Police Commissioner Collins
★ 4.8
The Last Crooked Mile
The Last Crooked Mile
1946 • as Police Lieutenant Blake
★ 5.5
The Girl from Avenue A
The Girl from Avenue A
1940 • as Timson
★ 7.5
The Yellow Rose of Texas
The Yellow Rose of Texas
1944 • as Sam Weston
★ 6.1
Hell's Crossroads
Hell's Crossroads
1957 • as Clay Ford
★ 5.6
The World of Tomorrow
The World of Tomorrow
1984 • as Pop Middleton (archive footage)
★ 5.5
Blue Blood
Blue Blood
1951 • as Mr. Buchanan
★ 10.0
When the Lights Go On Again
When the Lights Go On Again
1944 • as Tom Cary
★ 6.0
Idaho
Idaho
1943 • as Judge John Grey
★ 6.2
The Powers Girl
The Powers Girl
1943 • as Mr. Hendricks
★ 7.0
Man or Gun
Man or Gun
1958 • as Justin Corley
★ 4.0
Night Editor
Night Editor
1946 • as Capt. Lawrence
★ 5.5
Singing Guns
Singing Guns
1950 • as Judge Waller
★ 6.4
Captain Eddie
Captain Eddie
1945 • as Simmons
★ 7.2
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1940 • as Capt. Mahoney
★ 6.0
Boots Malone
Boots Malone
1952 • as Colonel Summers (uncredited)
★ 8.1
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942 • as Mr. Tim Wiggs
★ 5.0
San Quentin
San Quentin
1946 • as Warden Kelly
★ 6.2
The Scarf
The Scarf
1951 • as Asylum Warden Anderson
★ 5.7
Too Many Girls
Too Many Girls
1940 • as Mr. Casey
★ 5.9
Sailor's Lady
Sailor's Lady
1940 • as Father McGann
★ 6.5
City of Chance
City of Chance
1940 • as Passline
★ 5.6
Come Next Spring
Come Next Spring
1956 • as Mr. Totter
★ 5.9
The Mad Martindales
The Mad Martindales
1942 • as Policeman
★ 7.5
Song of Texas
Song of Texas
1943 • as Sam Bennett
★ 6.3
Big Town Scandal
Big Town Scandal
1948 • as Police Captain Henry (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Headin' for God's Country
Headin' for God's Country
1943 • as Albert Ness
★ 8.0
Parole Fixer
Parole Fixer
1940 • as Randall
★ 5.0
movie
Wrongorilla
1933 • as Grogan
★ 9.0
Pride of Maryland
Pride of Maryland
1951 • as Walter Shannon
★ 9.0
Mary Ryan, Detective
Mary Ryan, Detective
1949 • as Sawyer
★ 5.3
Cow Town
Cow Town
1950 • as Sandy Reeves
★ 5.5
Jack Slade
Jack Slade
1953 • as Tom Carter
★ 7.0
Phantom Stallion
Phantom Stallion
1954 • as Michael Reilly
★ 9.0
Tear Gas Squad
Tear Gas Squad
1940 • as Lieutenant Sullivan
★ 5.2
Rustlers
Rustlers
1949 • as Sheriff Harmon
★ 6.2
The Peacemaker
The Peacemaker
1956 • as Drunken Cowpuncher
★ 5.2
Fighting Father Dunne
Fighting Father Dunne
1948 • as Thomas Lee
★ 7.5
Alaska Highway
Alaska Highway
1943 • as John 'Pop' Ormsby
★ 6.3
Heads Up
Heads Up
1930 • as Capt. Denny
★ 7.0
Someone to Remember
Someone to Remember
1943 • as Tom Gibbons
★ 7.7
One Crowded Night
One Crowded Night
1940 • as McDermott
★ 6.0
I Ring Doorbells
I Ring Doorbells
1946 • as Shannon
★ 7.0
Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
1936 • as Macbeth
★ 6.5
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Take a Chance
1933 • as Bartender
★ 5.5
Smoked Hams
Smoked Hams
1934 • as The Landlord
★ 7.0
Close Relations
Close Relations
1933 • as Harry Wart
★ 7.0
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The Campus Mystery
1932 • as Police Sergeant
★ 7.0