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Harry Shannon
Born · June 12, 1890
Died · July 27, 1964 (74 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Bio
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.
The World of Tomorrow
Pop Middleton (archive footage)
1.0
1984
The Dakotas
(1 episode)
5.7
1963
Gypsy
Grandpa
6.4
1962
The Virginian
Uncle Josh · (1 episode)
6.4
1962
Summer and Smoke
Dr. Burke (uncredited)
6.7
1961
Wild in the Country
Sam Tyler (uncredited)
6.4
1961
Angel
(1 episode)
2.8
1960
Yellowstone Kelly
Captain of the Far West (uncredited)
6.1
1959
Lock-Up
(1 episode)
6.2
1959
Rawhide
Claggert · (1 episode)
7.2
1959
Rawhide
Sheriff Blanton · (1 episode)
7.2
1959
Rawhide
Kilo · (1 episode)
7.2
1959
The Buccaneer
Tom Carruthers - Captain of the Corinthian
6.4
1958
Bat Masterson
Jobe Crail · (1 episode)
6.1
1958
The Texan
(1 episode)
5.0
1958
Man or Gun
Justin Corley
2.5
1958
Touch of Evil
Chief Gould
7.8
1958
26 Men
(2 episodes)
4.2
1957
The Real McCoys
(1 episode)
5.6
1957
The Thin Man
(1 episode)
7.6
1957
Sugarfoot
Henry Shipman · (1 episode)
4.8
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Jesse · (2 episodes)
7.4
1957
The Lonely Man
Dr. Fisher
6.1
1957
Hell's Crossroads
Clay Ford
5.4
1957
Duel at Apache Wells
Wayne Shattuck
4.0
1957
The Peacemaker
Drunken Cowpuncher
3.7
1956
Written on the Wind
Hoak Wayne
6.9
1956
Wire Service
Harris Ellerby · (1 episode)
0.0
1956
State Trooper
(1 episode)
5.0
1956
Come Next Spring
Mr. Totter
6.0
1956
At Gunpoint
Marshal Pete MacKay
6.3
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dr. Harner · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
The Marauders
John Rutherford
5.5
1955
The Tall Men
Sam
6.4
1955
Cheyenne
(2 episodes)
5.8
1955
Navy Log
(1 episode)
4.5
1955
Gunsmoke
Bowers · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
The Violent Men
Purdue
6.4
1955
The Millionaire
Judge William Jennings Westholme · (1 episode)
5.0
1955
Lassie
(2 episodes)
6.1
1954
Executive Suite
Ed Benedeck
7.0
1954
Witness to Murder
Captain Donnelly
6.2
1954
Rails Into Laramie
Judge Pierce
6.3
1954
Phantom Stallion
Michael Reilly
0.0
1954
Jack Slade
Tom Carter
6.4
1953
The Man Behind the Badge
(1 episode)
5.5
1953
Letter to Loretta
Tom · (1 episode)
6.2
1953
Roar of the Crowd
Sam 'Pop' Tracy
0.0
1953
Cry of the Hunted
Sheriff Brown
5.8
1953
Kansas Pacific
Smokestack the Train Engineer
4.8
1953
Cavalcade of America
(1 episode)
3.5
1952
Cavalcade of America
Samuel Morse · (1 episode)
3.5
1952
Lure of the Wilderness
Pat McGowan
6.0
1952
Flesh and Fury
Mike Callan
6.1
1952
High Noon
Cooper
7.7
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Big Jim Heywood · (1 episode)
7.0
1951
The Scarf
Asylum Warden Anderson
5.7
1951
The Lemon Drop Kid
John (Policeman)
6.6
1951
Blue Blood
Mr. Buchanan
0.0
1951
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Fred Salter
5.0
1951
Hunt the Man Down
Wallace Bennett
6.2
1950
The Flying Missile
Vice Admiral Williams
4.8
1950
The Sound of Fury
Mr. Yaeger
6.5
1950
Where Danger Lives
Dr. Maynard
6.4
1950
The Killer That Stalked New York
Police Officer Houlihan
6.1
1950
The Underworld Story
George Parker
6.1
1950
Three Little Words
Clanahan
5.9
1950
The Gunfighter
Chuck (uncredited)
7.3
1950
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Clay
6.3
1950
Cow Town
Sandy Reeves
4.0
1950
The Jackie Robinson Story
Charlie
6.4
1950
Singing Guns
Judge Waller
5.8
1950
Tarnished
Kelsey Bunker
5.8
1950
Mary Ryan, Detective
Sawyer
5.2
1949
Mr. Soft Touch
Police Sergeant Garrett
6.8
1949
Tulsa
Nelse Lansing
6.3
1949
Champion
Lew
6.6
1949
Rustlers
Sheriff Harmon
5.3
1949
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Chauncey
6.5
1948
Big Town Scandal
Police Captain Henry (uncredited)
5.0
1948
Fighting Father Dunne
Thomas Lee
6.0
1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Tesander
7.0
1948
My Girl Tisa
0.0
1948
The Lady from Shanghai
Cab Driver
7.4
1947
Dangerous Years
Judge Raymond
6.4
1947
The Invisible Wall
Det. Capt. R.W. Davis
5.4
1947
Exposed
Severance
5.8
1947
Time Out of Mind
Capt. Rogers
5.3
1947
The Farmer's Daughter
Mr. Holstrom
6.9
1947
Nora Prentiss
Police Lieutenant
6.1
1947
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
Detective Owens, San Diego Police
6.5
1947
The Red House
Dr. Jonathan Byrne
6.2
1947
San Quentin
Warden Kelly
6.3
1946
Crack-Up
Cop (Uncredited)
5.6
1946
The Last Crooked Mile
Police Lieutenant Blake
4.7
1946
Canyon Passage
Henry McLane (uncredited)
6.6
1946
Night Editor
Capt. Lawrence
5.6
1946
I Ring Doorbells
Shannon
0.0
1946
Pride of the Marines
Uncle Ralph
6.5
1945
Captain Eddie
Simmons
6.0
1945
Crime, Inc.
Police Commissioner Collins
4.2
1945
When the Lights Go On Again
Tom Cary
5.5
1944
The Mummy's Ghost
Sheriff Elwood
5.7
1944
The Yellow Rose of Texas
Sam Weston
5.5
1944
True to Life
Mr. Mason
6.0
1943
In Old Oklahoma
Charlie Witherspoon
6.2
1943
Headin' for God's Country
Albert Ness
0.0
1943
Someone to Remember
Tom Gibbons
7.0
1943
Alaska Highway
John 'Pop' Ormsby
5.0
1943
Song of Texas
Sam Bennett
5.0
1943
Idaho
Judge John Grey
5.7
1943
The Powers Girl
Mr. Hendricks
6.5
1943
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Ed Cumberland
6.2
1942
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mr. Tim Wiggs
0.0
1942
The Big Street
Florida Doctor (Uncredited)
5.8
1942
In Old California
Mr. Carlin
5.1
1942
The Falcon Takes Over
Detective Grimes (Uncredited)
6.0
1942
The Mad Martindales
Policeman
5.0
1942
This Gun for Hire
Steve Finnerty
6.9
1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Pinky Dolan
6.0
1942
The Lady Is Willing
Barnes
6.5
1942
Hold Back the Dawn
American Immigration Official (uncredited)
6.6
1941
Citizen Kane
Jim Kane
8.0
1941
The Saint In Palm Springs
Chief R.L. Graves
5.7
1941
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Capt. Mahoney
5.5
1940
Too Many Girls
Mr. Casey
5.7
1940
One Crowded Night
McDermott
4.0
1940
The Girl from Avenue A
Timson
0.0
1940
Sailor's Lady
Father McGann
4.0
1940
Gambling on the High Seas
Ed, Chief of Police
4.7
1940
Tear Gas Squad
Lieutenant Sullivan
4.8
1940
Young Tom Edison
Army Captain Brackett
5.6
1940
Parole Fixer
Randall
0.0
1940
City of Chance
Passline
5.2
1940
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
Father
6.2
1939
Alibi Mark
Railroad Detective
0.0
1937
Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
Macbeth
5.0
1936
A Peach of a Pair
0.0
1934
Smoked Hams
The Landlord
0.0
1934
No More West
Bank Robber
0.0
1934
Take a Chance
Bartender
4.0
1933
Close Relations
Harry Wart
0.0
1933
20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang
7.0
1933
Wrongorilla
Grogan
0.0
1933
Heads Up
Capt. Denny
0.0
1930
Faint Heart
Dynamite Dan
0.0
1929
Sympathy
Larry
1.0
1929