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Birthday
June 12, 1890
Day of Death
1964-07-27
(74 years old)
Place of Birth
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
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.
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1962
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1951
1950
Hunt the Man Down
as Wallace Bennett
The Flying Missile
as Vice Admiral Williams
The Sound of Fury
as Mr. Yaeger
Where Danger Lives
as Dr. Maynard
The Killer That Stalked New York
as Police Officer Houlihan
The Underworld Story
as George Parker
Three Little Words
as Clanahan
The Gunfighter
as Chuck (uncredited)
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
as Clay
Cow Town
as Sandy Reeves
The Jackie Robinson Story
as Charlie
Singing Guns
as Judge Waller
Tarnished
as Kelsey Bunker
1949
1948
1947
The Lady from Shanghai
as Cab Driver
Dangerous Years
as Judge Raymond
The Invisible Wall
as Det. Capt. R.W. Davis
Exposed
as Severance
Time Out of Mind
as Capt. Rogers
The Farmer's Daughter
as Mr. Holstrom
Nora Prentiss
as Police Lieutenant
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
as Detective Owens, San Diego Police
The Red House
as Dr. Jonathan Byrne
1946
1945
1944
1943
1942
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as Ed Cumberland
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Mr. Tim Wiggs
The Big Street
as Florida Doctor (Uncredited)
In Old California
as Mr. Carlin
The Falcon Takes Over
as Detective Grimes (Uncredited)
The Mad Martindales
as Policeman
This Gun for Hire
as Steve Finnerty
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Pinky Dolan
The Lady Is Willing
as Barnes
1941
1940
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
as Capt. Mahoney
Too Many Girls
as Mr. Casey
The Girl from Avenue A
as Timson
One Crowded Night
as McDermott
Sailor's Lady
as Father McGann
Gambling on the High Seas
as Ed, Chief of Police
Tear Gas Squad
as Lieutenant Sullivan
Young Tom Edison
as Army Captain Brackett
Parole Fixer
as Randall
City of Chance
as Passline
1939
1937
1936
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1933
1932
1930
1929
