Harry Shannon

Actor

12 de junio de 1890 — 27 de julio de 1964 (74 años)
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.

Películas y series en Plex

  • El pistolero
    El pistolero1950
  • La casa roja
    La casa roja1947
  • Eran cinco hermanos
    Eran cinco hermanos1944
  • Cheyenne
    Cheyenne7 seasons
  • En el viejo Oklahoma
    En el viejo Oklahoma1943
  • La historia de Jackie Robinson
    La historia de Jackie Robinson1950
  • Tulsa, ciudad de lucha
    Tulsa, ciudad de lucha1949
  • The Real McCoys
    The Real McCoys6 seasons
  • The Danny Thomas Show
    The Danny Thomas Show2 seasons
  • El detective millonario
    El detective millonario3 seasons
  • La llamada del Oeste
    La llamada del Oeste18 seasons
  • Kansas Pacific
    Kansas Pacific1953
  • Pórtate bien
    Pórtate bien1951
  • The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
    The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair1939
  • Idaho
    Idaho1943
  • Song of Texas
    Song of Texas1943
  • 26 Men
    26 Men1 season
  • Duel at Apache Wells
    Duel at Apache Wells1957
  • Frontier Doctor
    Frontier Doctor1 season
  • Cow Town
    Cow Town1950

Conocido por

  • Escrito sobre el viento
    Escrito sobre el viento1956
  • La reina del Vaudeville
    La reina del Vaudeville1962
  • El único testigo
    El único testigo1954
  • La casa roja
    La casa roja1947
  • El ídolo de barro
    El ídolo de barro1949
  • Los implacables
    Los implacables1955
  • Hubo una luna de miel
    Hubo una luna de miel1942
  • El fantasma de la momia
    El fantasma de la momia1944
  • Donde habita el peligro
    Donde habita el peligro1950
  • La torre de los ambiciosos
    La torre de los ambiciosos1954
  • La historia de Jackie Robinson
    La historia de Jackie Robinson1950
  • Tres palabritas
    Tres palabritas1950
  • Kansas Pacific
    Kansas Pacific1953
  • En la vieja California
    En la vieja California1942
  • Autostop al infierno
    Autostop al infierno1947
  • Night Editor
    Night Editor1946
  • Tu eres mi vida
    Tu eres mi vida1949
  • El Santo en Palm Springs
    El Santo en Palm Springs1941
  • Un asesino inocente
    Un asesino inocente1950
  • Un hombre solitario
    Un hombre solitario1957

Filmography

2014
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles · as Kane's Father (clip From Citizen Kane (1941))
1984
The World of Tomorrow · as Pop Middleton (archive Footage)
1962
Gypsy · as Grandpa
1962
The Virginian · as Uncle Josh
1962
1961
Summer and Smoke · as Dr. Burke (uncredited)
1961
Wild in the Country · as Sam Tyler (uncredited)
1960
1960
Outlaws · as John Dawson
1959
Yellowstone Kelly · as Captain Of The Far West (uncredited)
1959
1959
Laramie · as Judge
1959
The Untouchables · as Michael Shaw
1959
Rawhide · as Sheriff Blanton
1958
The Buccaneer · as Tom Carruthers - Captain Of The Corinthian
1958
U.S. Marshal · as Lou
1958
Bat Masterson · as Jobe CrailEn Plex
1958
Lawman · as Carl May
1958
1958
Frontier Doctor · as Hal MerrickEn Plex
1958
Bronco · as Pop Fuller
1958
Man or Gun · as Justin Corley
1958
Touch of Evil · as Chief Gould
1957
Colt .45 · as Clay Cooper
1957
26 MenEn Plex
1957
Casey Jones · as Sheriff Norton
1957
1957
The Restless Gun · as Joe Kennedy
1957
1957
Wagon Train · as Sheriff
1957
Sugarfoot · as Henry Shipman
1957
1957
1957
The Lonely Man · as Dr. Fisher
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo · as Bill Tobey
1957
Hell's Crossroads · as Clay Ford
1957
Duel at Apache Wells · as Wayne ShattuckEn Plex
1957
Whirlybirds · as Walt Harrison
1956
Written on the Wind · as Hoak Wayne
1956
The Peacemaker · as Drunken Cowpuncher
1956
Wire Service · as Harris Ellerby
1956
1956
1956
Come Next Spring · as Mr. Totter
1956
1955
At Gunpoint · as Marshal Pete Mackay
1955
The Tall Men · as Sam
1955
The Road to Denver · as Ed Garrett
1955
Crossroads (1955) · as Detective Sgt. Dave Washburn
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents · as Dr. Harner
1955
CheyenneEn Plex
1955
1955
Gunsmoke · as Bowers
1955
Not as a Stranger · as Ed - 67-Year-Old Patient
1955
The Marauders · as John Rutherford
1955
The Violent Men · as Purdue
1955
Stage 7 · as Fox Durkin
1955
The Millionaire · as Judge William Jennings Westholme
1955
TV Reader's Digest · as Train Conductor
1955
The Star and the Story · as Mcginnis
1954
Disneyland · as Mr. Wilson
1954
Rails Into Laramie · as Judge Pierce
1954
1954
Climax! · as Cast
1954
Studio 57 · as Cast
1954
1954
Witness to Murder · as Captain Donnelly
1954
Public Defender · as Murphy
1954
Executive Suite · as Ed Benedeck
1953
Jack Slade · as Tom Carter
1953
1953
Topper · as Beamis
1953
Make Room for Daddy · as Jamie O'shaughnessyEn Plex
1953
1953
Cry of the Hunted · as Sheriff Brown
1953
Kansas Pacific · as Smokestack The Train EngineerEn Plex
1952
Lure of the Wilderness · as Pat Mcgowan
1952
1952
Cavalcade of America · as Samuel Morse
1952
Flesh and Fury · as Mike Callan
1952
Boots Malone · as Colonel Summers
1952
High Noon · as Cooper
1952
The Outcasts of Poker Flat · as Bearded Miner
1952
Death Valley Days · as Horace WoodruffEn Plex
1951
The Roy Rogers Show · as Greg Payne
1951
I Love Lucy · as Jim White, The Photographer
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · as Big Jim Heywood
1951
Behave Yourself! · as Police Officer O'haraEn Plex
1951
As Young as You Feel · as Det. Kleinbaum
1951
The Amos 'n Andy Show · as Mr. Cartwright
1951
The Scarf · as Asylum Warden Anderson
1951
The Lemon Drop Kid · as John (policeman)
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 Jackie Robinson Story · as CharlieEn Plex
1950
The Sound of Fury · as Mr. Yaeger
1950
The Killer That Stalked New York · as Police Officer Houlihan
1950
Where Danger Lives · as Dr. Maynard
1950
Right Cross · as Haggerty
1950
1950
The Gunfighter · as Chuck (uncredited)En Plex
1950
The Underworld Story · as George Parker
1950
Three Little Words · as Clanahan
1950
1950
Cow Town · as Sandy ReevesEn Plex
1950
Tarnished · as Kelsey Bunker
1950
Singing Guns · as Judge Waller
1949
1949
The Devil's Henchmen · as Captain
1949
Mr. Soft Touch · as Police Sergeant Garrett
1949
Tulsa · as Nelse LansingEn Plex
1949
Champion · as Lew
1949
Rustlers · as Sheriff Harmon
1948
Studio One · as Taylor
1948
Northwest Stampede · as Sam Bennett
1948
Return of the Bad Men · as Wade Templeton
1948
1948
1948
Big Town Scandal · as Police Captain Henry (uncredited)
1948
Fighting Father Dunne · as Thomas Lee
1948
April Showers · as Policeman
1948
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
The Red House · as Dr. Jonathan ByrneEn Plex
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
1946
San Quentin · as Warden Kelly
1946
The Jolson Story · as Policeman Reilly
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
1945
Nob Hill · as Policeman In China Town
1945
Incendiary Blonde · as George - Police Detective
1945
Pride of the Marines · as Uncle Ralph
1945
Within These Walls · as Head Guard 'mac' Mccafferty
1945
Captain Eddie · as Simmons
1945
Crime, Inc. · as Police Commissioner Collins
1944
Babes on Swing Street · as Lt. Casey
1944
1944
Barbary Coast Gent · as San Francisco Police Chief
1944
The Mummy's Ghost · as Sheriff Elwood
1944
The Yellow Rose of Texas · as Sam Weston
1944
Ladies of Washington · as Police Lt. Lake
1944
The Eve of St. Mark · as Chaplain
1944
The Fighting Sullivans · as Chief Petty OfficerEn Plex
1943
True to Life · as Mr. Mason
1943
In Old Oklahoma · as Charlie WitherspoonEn Plex
1943
The Heat's On · as Police Captain
1943
Government Girl · as Mr. Gibon
1943
Doughboys in Ireland · as Michael Callahan
1943
Someone to Remember · as Tom Gibbons
1943
Alaska Highway · as John 'pop' OrmsbyEn Plex
1943
Song of Texas · as Sam BennettEn Plex
1943
Idaho · as Judge John GreyEn Plex
1943
The Powers Girl · as Mr. Hendricks
1942
Random Harvest · as Badgeley - Melbridge Works
1942
Once Upon a Honeymoon · as Ed Cumberland
1942
1942
This Gun for Hire · as Steve Finnerty
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
1942
The Lady Is Willing · as Barnes
1941
Hold Back the Dawn · as American Immigration Official (uncredited)
1941
Citizen Kane · as Jim Kane
1940
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
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
1934
1934
Smoked Hams · as The Landlord
1934
No More West · as Bank Robber
1933
Take a Chance · as Bartender
1933
1930
Heads Up · as Capt. Denny