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Harry Shannon
Actor
Born June 12, 1890Died July 27, 1964 (74 years)
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.
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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 (TV Series) · as Uncle Josh |
| 1962 | The Dakotas (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Summer and Smoke · as Dr. Burke (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Wild in the Country · as Sam Tyler (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Angel (1960) (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Outlaws (TV Series) · as John Dawson |
| 1959 | Yellowstone Kelly · as Captain Of The Far West (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Lock-Up (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Joe Patterson |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Claggert |
| 1958 | The Buccaneer · as Tom Carruthers - Captain Of The Corinthian |
| 1958 | U.S. Marshal (TV Series) · as Lou |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Jobe Crail |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Carl May |
| 1958 | The Texan (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Bronco (TV Series) · as Pop Fuller |
| 1958 | Man or Gun · as Justin Corley |
| 1958 | Touch of Evil · as Chief Gould |
| 1957 | Colt .45 (TV Series) · as Clay Cooper |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Casey Jones (TV Series) · as Sheriff Norton |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Joe Kennedy |
| 1957 | The Thin Man (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot (TV Series) · as Henry Shipman |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Jesse |
| 1957 | The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV Series) · as Carnovan |
| 1957 | The Lonely Man · as Dr. Fisher |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Bill Tobey |
| 1957 | Hell's Crossroads · as Clay Ford |
| 1957 | Duel at Apache Wells · as Wayne Shattuck |
| 1957 | Whirlybirds (TV Series) · as Walt Harrison |
| 1956 | Frontier Doctor (TV Series) · as Hal Merrick |
| 1956 | Written on the Wind · as Hoak Wayne |
| 1956 | The Peacemaker · as Drunken Cowpuncher |
| 1956 | The Gale Storm Show (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) · as Caleb |
| 1956 | Come Next Spring · as Mr. Totter |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) |
| 1955 | At Gunpoint · as Marshal Pete Mackay |
| 1955 | The Tall Men · as Sam |
| 1955 | The Road to Denver · as Ed Garrett |
| 1955 | Crossroads (1955) (TV Series) · as Detective Sgt. Dave Washburn |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Dr. Harner |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Navy Log (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · as Fox Durkin |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Judge William Jennings Westholme |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as Train Conductor |
| 1955 | The Star and the Story (TV Series) · as Mcginnis |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Mr. Wilson |
| 1954 | Rails Into Laramie · as Judge Pierce |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) · as Sean Mcginty |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Witness to Murder · as Captain Donnelly |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) · as Murphy |
| 1954 | Executive Suite · as Ed Benedeck |
| 1953 | Jack Slade · as Tom Carter |
| 1953 | The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series) |
| 1953 | Topper (TV Series) · as Beamis |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Jamie O'shaughnessy |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Tom |
| 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 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Judge Varney |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · as Horace Woodruff |
| 1951 | The Roy Rogers Show (TV Series) · as Greg Payne |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy (TV Series) · as Jim White, The Photographer |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Big Jim Heywood |
| 1951 | Behave Yourself! · as Police Officer O'hara |
| 1951 | As Young as You Feel · as Det. Kleinbaum |
| 1951 | The Amos 'n Andy Show (TV Series) · 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 Charlie |
| 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 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Spelli |
| 1950 | The Gunfighter · as Chuck (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Underworld Story · as George Parker |
| 1950 | Three Little Words · as Clanahan |
| 1950 | Curtain Call at Cactus Creek · as Clay |
| 1950 | Cow Town · as Sandy Reeves |
| 1950 | Tarnished · as Kelsey Bunker |
| 1950 | Singing Guns · as Judge Waller |
| 1949 | Mary Ryan, Detective · as Sawyer |
| 1949 | The Devil's Henchmen · as Captain |
| 1949 | Mr. Soft Touch · as Police Sergeant Garrett |
| 1949 | |
| 1949 | Champion · as Lew |
| 1949 | Rustlers · as Sheriff Harmon |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Taylor |
| 1948 | Northwest Stampede · as Sam Bennett |
| 1948 | Return of the Bad Men · as Wade Templeton |
| 1948 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House · as Tesander |
| 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 | 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 Byrne |
| 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 | When the Lights Go on Again · as Tom Cary |
| 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 Officer |
| 1943 | True to Life · as Mr. Mason |
| 1943 | In Old Oklahoma · as Charlie Witherspoon |
| 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' Ormsby |
| 1943 | Song of Texas · as Sam Bennett |
| 1943 | |
| 1943 | The Powers Girl · as Mr. Hendricks |
| 1942 | Random Harvest · as Badgeley - Melbridge Works |
| 1942 | Once Upon a Honeymoon · as Ed Cumberland |
| 1942 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · as Mr. Tim Wiggs |
| 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 | The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine · as Pinky Dolan |
| 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 | |
| 1936 | Shake, Mr. Shakespeare · as Macbeth |
| 1934 | |
| 1934 | No More West · as Bank Robber |
| 1933 | Take a Chance · as Bartender |
| 1933 | |
| 1930 | Heads Up · as Capt. Denny |