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Harry Shannon
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Harry Shannon
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Acting
Birthday
1890-06-12,Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Gender
Male
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, 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.

Filmography

7.975

Citizen Kane
1941-04-17

7.7

High Noon
1952-06-09

7.741

Touch of Evil
1958-03-30

9

My Girl Tisa
1948-02-07

The Lady from Shanghai

7.356

The Lady from Shanghai
1947-12-24

Where Danger Lives

6.4

Where Danger Lives
1950-11-16

6.315

The Red House
1947-02-04

The Lemon Drop Kid

6.547

The Lemon Drop Kid
1951-04-02

The Killer That Stalked New York

6.172

The Killer That Stalked New York
1950-10-06

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

6.992

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948-03-25

6.217

Nora Prentiss
1947-02-22

Cry of the Hunted

6.083

Cry of the Hunted
1953-05-08

5.5

Night Editor
1946-03-29

A Peach of a Pair

8

A Peach of a Pair
1934-12-29

The Underworld Story

6.3

The Underworld Story
1950-07-26

4.833

Crime, Inc.
1945-04-15

5.735

The Scarf
1951-04-06

The Devil Thumbs a Ride

6.636

The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947-02-20

6.132

The Lonely Man
1957-06-21

The Jackie Robinson Story

6.333

The Jackie Robinson Story
1950-05-16

The Farmer's Daughter

7.128

The Farmer's Daughter
1947-03-26

Witness to Murder

6.318

Witness to Murder
1954-04-15

5.563

City of Chance
1940-01-13

This Gun for Hire

6.982

This Gun for Hire
1942-04-24

Hunt the Man Down

6.278

Hunt the Man Down
1950-12-26

The Invisible Wall

6

The Invisible Wall
1947-10-15

6.342

Gypsy
1962-11-01

5

Kansas Pacific
1953-02-22

Written on the Wind

6.956

Written on the Wind
1956-10-04

6.833

Mr. Soft Touch
1949-07-28

The Last Crooked Mile

5.5

The Last Crooked Mile
1946-08-09

Yellowstone Kelly

6.096

Yellowstone Kelly
1959-11-11

6.25

San Quentin
1946-12-16

The Saint In Palm Springs

6

The Saint In Palm Springs
1941-01-24

4

Man or Gun
1958-05-30

6.556

Flesh and Fury
1952-06-26

6.365

Tulsa
1949-04-13

6.2

Exposed
1947-09-08

6.7

At Gunpoint
1955-12-25

Mary Ryan, Detective

5.313

Mary Ryan, Detective
1949-11-03

20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang

7

20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang
1933-08-12

8

Alibi Mark
1937-12-25

When the Lights Go On Again

6

When the Lights Go On Again
1944-10-22

The Yellow Rose of Texas

6.083

The Yellow Rose of Texas
1944-06-24

6.333

Song of Texas
1943-06-14

6.364

Singing Guns
1950-02-28

Hell's Crossroads

5.625

Hell's Crossroads
1957-03-08

8

Smoked Hams
1934-10-20

6.25

Idaho
1943-03-10

Duel at Apache Wells

6

Duel at Apache Wells
1957-01-25

5.8

The Marauders
1955-09-26

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

6.4

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950-05-25

Tugboat Annie Sails Again

6

Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1940-10-26

Rails Into Laramie

6.458

Rails Into Laramie
1954-04-14

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

6.5

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942-03-27

7

Jack Slade
1953-11-08

The Flying Missile

5.333

The Flying Missile
1950-12-24

8

True to Life
1943-12-24

Lure of the Wilderness

6.042

Lure of the Wilderness
1952-07-16

The Violent Men

6.4

The Violent Men
1955-01-26

Come Next Spring

5.875

Come Next Spring
1956-03-09

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

5.75

Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951-01-17

Three Little Words

6.294

Three Little Words
1950-07-12

Wild in the Country

6.2

Wild in the Country
1961-06-15

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

8

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942-10-01

Time Out of Mind

5.625

Time Out of Mind
1947-05-03

Fighting Father Dunne

7.5

Fighting Father Dunne
1948-05-12

7

Heads Up
1930-10-10

The Powers Girl

7

The Powers Girl
1943-01-15

Summer and Smoke

6.586

Summer and Smoke
1961-11-16

Dangerous Years

6.167

Dangerous Years
1947-12-07

Once Upon a Honeymoon

6.3

Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942-11-27

6.333

Alaska Highway
1943-06-24

6.5

Sailor's Lady
1940-07-05

The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair

6.571

The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
1939-04-30

I Ring Doorbells

7

I Ring Doorbells
1946-02-28

Shake, Mr. Shakespeare

6.5

Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
1936-08-21

Phantom Stallion

9

Phantom Stallion
1954-02-10

Big Town Scandal

5.286

Big Town Scandal
1948-05-27

5

Parole Fixer
1940-02-02

The World of Tomorrow

5.5

The World of Tomorrow
1984-12-31

Young Tom Edison

5.909

Young Tom Edison
1940-03-15

Hold Back the Dawn

6.67

Hold Back the Dawn
1941-09-26

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

7.333

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948-06-01

7.4

The Gunfighter
1950-05-26

6.25

Rustlers
1949-03-03

In Old California

5.3

In Old California
1942-05-31

5.857

Too Many Girls
1940-10-08

6.658

Champion
1949-04-09

9

Wrongorilla
1933-03-04

Someone to Remember

7.667

Someone to Remember
1943-08-21

5.5

Cow Town
1950-05-19

5.5

Take a Chance
1933-11-25

4

Sympathy
1929-08-29

Close Relations

7

Close Relations
1933-09-30

10

Faint Heart
1929-12-21

The Mummy's Ghost

5.629

The Mummy's Ghost
1944-06-30

6.5

The Tall Men
1955-09-22

5.25

The Peacemaker
1956-11-01

Gambling on the High Seas

5.6

Gambling on the High Seas
1940-06-22

10

No More West
1934-03-29

5.25

Tear Gas Squad
1940-05-04

One Crowded Night

5.5

One Crowded Night
1940-08-09

In Old Oklahoma

6.2

In Old Oklahoma
1943-12-06

Headin' for God's Country

8

Headin' for God's Country
1943-08-26

The Falcon Takes Over

6.3

The Falcon Takes Over
1942-05-29

10

Blue Blood
1951-01-28

7.25

Captain Eddie
1945-06-18

The Lady Is Willing

6.5

The Lady Is Willing
1942-02-12

The Sound of Fury

6.5

The Sound of Fury
1950-12-12

Roar of the Crowd

8

Roar of the Crowd
1953-05-31

7.167

Tarnished
1950-02-28

Executive Suite

7.071

Executive Suite
1954-04-30

5.8

The Big Street
1942-08-13

5.742

Crack-Up
1946-09-06

The Girl from Avenue A

7.5

The Girl from Avenue A
1940-08-09

The Mad Martindales

7.5

The Mad Martindales
1942-05-15

6.5

The Buccaneer
1958-12-11

Pride of the Marines

6.7

Pride of the Marines
1945-08-24

6.7

Canyon Passage
1946-07-17

The Campus Mystery

7

The Campus Mystery
1932-07-01

Pride of Maryland

9

Pride of Maryland
1951-01-20

6.1

Cheyenne
1955-09-20

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.218

Lassie
1954-09-12

4.167

Angel
1960-10-06

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

7.224

Rawhide
1959-01-09

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.314

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957-09-14

The Millionaire

5.75

The Millionaire
1955-01-19

6.514

The Virginian
1962-09-19

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

7.556

The Thin Man
1957-09-20

The Real McCoys

5.923

The Real McCoys
1957-10-03

5.2

Navy Log
1955-09-20

6.429

Lock-Up
1959-09-28

6.5

The Dakotas
1963-01-07

5.167

Sugarfoot
1957-09-17

6.133

Bat Masterson
1958-10-08

9

Wire Service
1956-10-04

Cavalcade of America

4.6

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

5.714

State Trooper
1956-09-25

5

26 Men
1957-10-15

The Man Behind the Badge

6.25

The Man Behind the Badge
1953-10-11

Letter to Loretta

6.571

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

7.224

Rawhide
1959-01-09

7.224

Rawhide
1959-01-09

Cavalcade of America

4.6

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

The Ford Television Theatre

7.75

The Ford Television Theatre
1952-10-02

The Untouchables

7.9

The Untouchables
1959-10-15

7.224

Rawhide
1959-01-09

6

The Texan
1958-09-29