Harry Shannon

Harry Shannon

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Saginaw, Michigan, USA
    Birthday
    6/12/1890
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
8
High Noon
High Noon
7.7
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
7.8
My Girl Tisa
My Girl Tisa
0
The Lady from Shanghai
The Lady from Shanghai
7.3
Where Danger Lives
Where Danger Lives
6.3
The Red House
The Red House
6.2
The Lemon Drop Kid
The Lemon Drop Kid
6.6
The Killer That Stalked New York
The Killer That Stalked New York
6.1
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
7
Nora Prentiss
Nora Prentiss
6
Cry of the Hunted
Cry of the Hunted
5.8
Night Editor
Night Editor
5.5
A Peach of a Pair
A Peach of a Pair
0
The Underworld Story
The Underworld Story
6.1
Crime, Inc.
Crime, Inc.
4.2
The Scarf
The Scarf
5.5
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
6.5
The Lonely Man
The Lonely Man
6
The Jackie Robinson Story
The Jackie Robinson Story
6.4
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
6.9
Witness to Murder
Witness to Murder
6.2
City of Chance
City of Chance
5.2
This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire
6.9
Hunt the Man Down
Hunt the Man Down
6.2
The Invisible Wall
The Invisible Wall
5.4
Gypsy
Gypsy
6.3
Kansas Pacific
Kansas Pacific
4.8
Written on the Wind
Written on the Wind
6.9
Mr. Soft Touch
Mr. Soft Touch
6.8
The Last Crooked Mile
The Last Crooked Mile
4.7
Yellowstone Kelly
Yellowstone Kelly
6.1
San Quentin
San Quentin
6.3
The Saint In Palm Springs
The Saint In Palm Springs
5.7
Man or Gun
Man or Gun
2.5
Flesh and Fury
Flesh and Fury
6.1
Tulsa
Tulsa
6.3
Exposed
Exposed
5.8
At Gunpoint
At Gunpoint
6.3
Mary Ryan, Detective
Mary Ryan, Detective
5.2
20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang
7
Alibi Mark
Alibi Mark
0
When the Lights Go On Again
When the Lights Go On Again
5.5
The Yellow Rose of Texas
The Yellow Rose of Texas
5.5
Song of Texas
Song of Texas
5
Singing Guns
Singing Guns
5.8
Hell's Crossroads
Hell's Crossroads
5.3
Smoked Hams
Smoked Hams
0
Idaho
Idaho
5.7
Duel at Apache Wells
Duel at Apache Wells
4
The Marauders
The Marauders
5.5
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
6.3
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
5.5
Rails Into Laramie
Rails Into Laramie
6.3
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
6
Jack Slade
Jack Slade
6.4
The Flying Missile
The Flying Missile
5.4
True to Life
True to Life
6
Lure of the Wilderness
Lure of the Wilderness
6
The Violent Men
The Violent Men
6.4
Come Next Spring
Come Next Spring
6
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
5
Three Little Words
Three Little Words
5.9
Wild in the Country
Wild in the Country
6.3
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
0
Time Out of Mind
Time Out of Mind
5
Fighting Father Dunne
Fighting Father Dunne
6
Heads Up
Heads Up
0
The Powers Girl
The Powers Girl
6.5
Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke
6.7
Dangerous Years
Dangerous Years
6.4
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Once Upon a Honeymoon
6.1
Alaska Highway
Alaska Highway
5
Sailor's Lady
Sailor's Lady
4
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
6.2
I Ring Doorbells
I Ring Doorbells
0
Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
5
Phantom Stallion
Phantom Stallion
0
Big Town Scandal
Big Town Scandal
5
Parole Fixer
Parole Fixer
0
The World of Tomorrow
The World of Tomorrow
1
Young Tom Edison
Young Tom Edison
5.6
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn
6.6
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
6.5
The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter
7.2
Rustlers
Rustlers
5.3
In Old California
In Old California
5
Too Many Girls
Too Many Girls
5.7
Champion
Champion
6.6
Wrongorilla
0
Someone to Remember
Someone to Remember
7
Cow Town
Cow Town
4
Take a Chance
4
Sympathy
Sympathy
1
Close Relations
Close Relations
0
Faint Heart
Faint Heart
0
The Mummy's Ghost
The Mummy's Ghost
5.8
The Tall Men
The Tall Men
6.3
The Peacemaker
The Peacemaker
3.7
Gambling on the High Seas
Gambling on the High Seas
4.7
No More West
No More West
0
Tear Gas Squad
Tear Gas Squad
4.8
One Crowded Night
One Crowded Night
4
In Old Oklahoma
In Old Oklahoma
6.3
Headin' for God's Country
Headin' for God's Country
0
The Falcon Takes Over
The Falcon Takes Over
6
Blue Blood
Blue Blood
0
Captain Eddie
Captain Eddie
6
The Lady Is Willing
The Lady Is Willing
6.5
The Sound of Fury
The Sound of Fury
6.5
Roar of the Crowd
Roar of the Crowd
0
Tarnished
Tarnished
5.8
Executive Suite
Executive Suite
7
The Big Street
The Big Street
5.8
Crack-Up
Crack-Up
5.6
The Mad Martindales
The Mad Martindales
5
The Girl from Avenue A
The Girl from Avenue A
0
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
6.4
Pride of the Marines
Pride of the Marines
6.5
Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage
6.6
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