Harry Shannon

Harry Shannon

Acting

Born June 12, 1890 · 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 wit…

Known for

Lassie

Lassie

1954

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

1955

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

Acting(148)

1984The World of TomorrowPop Middleton (archive footage)

1963The Dakotas

1962GypsyGrandpa

1962The VirginianUncle Josh

1961Summer and SmokeDr. Burke (uncredited)

1961Wild in the CountrySam Tyler (uncredited)

1959Yellowstone KellyCaptain of the Far West (uncredited)

1959The UntouchablesMichael Shaw

1959RawhideClaggert

1958The BuccaneerTom Carruthers - Captain of the Corinthian

1958Bat MastersonJobe Crail

1958The TexanJayson Howell

1958Man or GunJustin Corley

1958Touch of EvilChief Gould

1957The Real McCoys

1957The Thin Man

1957SugarfootHenry Shipman

1957Have Gun, Will TravelJesse

1957The Lonely ManDr. Fisher

1957Hell's CrossroadsClay Ford

1957Duel at Apache WellsWayne Shattuck

1956The PeacemakerDrunken Cowpuncher

1956Written on the WindHoak Wayne

1956Wire ServiceHarris Ellerby

1956State Trooper

1956Come Next SpringMr. Totter

1955At GunpointMarshal Pete MacKay

1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDr. Harner

1955The MaraudersJohn Rutherford

1955The Tall MenSam

1955GunsmokeBowers

1955The Violent MenPurdue

1955The MillionaireJudge William Jennings Westholme

1954Executive SuiteEd Benedeck

1954Witness to MurderCaptain Donnelly

1954Rails Into LaramieJudge Pierce

1954Phantom StallionMichael Reilly

1953Jack SladeTom Carter

1953The Man Behind the Badge

1953Letter to LorettaTom

1953Roar of the CrowdSam 'Pop' Tracy

1953Cry of the HuntedSheriff Brown

1953Kansas PacificSmokestack the Train Engineer

1952The Ford Television TheatreJudge Varney

1952Cavalcade of America

1952Lure of the WildernessPat McGowan

1952Flesh and FuryMike Callan

1952High NoonCooper

1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsBig Jim Heywood

1951The ScarfAsylum Warden Anderson

1951The Lemon Drop KidJohn (Policeman)

1951Blue BloodMr. Buchanan

1951Pride of MarylandWalter Shannon

1951Al Jennings of OklahomaFred Salter

1950Hunt the Man DownWallace Bennett

1950The Flying MissileVice Admiral Williams

1950The Sound of FuryMr. Yaeger

1950Where Danger LivesDr. Maynard

1950The Killer That Stalked New YorkPolice Officer Houlihan

1950The Underworld StoryGeorge Parker

1950Three Little WordsClanahan

1950The GunfighterChuck (uncredited)

1950Curtain Call at Cactus CreekClay

1950Cow TownSandy Reeves

1950The Jackie Robinson StoryCharlie

1950Singing GunsJudge Waller

1950TarnishedKelsey Bunker

1949Mary Ryan, DetectiveSawyer

1949Mr. Soft TouchPolice Sergeant Garrett

1949TulsaNelse Lansing

1949ChampionLew

1949RustlersSheriff Harmon

1948Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'Chauncey

1948Big Town ScandalPolice Captain Henry (uncredited)

1948Fighting Father DunneThomas Lee

1948Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseTesander

1948My Girl Tisa

1947The Lady from ShanghaiCab Driver

1947Dangerous YearsJudge Raymond

1947The Invisible WallDet. Capt. R.W. Davis

1947ExposedSeverance

1947Time Out of MindCapt. Rogers

1947The Farmer's DaughterMr. Holstrom

1947Nora PrentissPolice Lieutenant

1947The Devil Thumbs a RideDetective Owens, San Diego Police

1947The Red HouseDr. Jonathan Byrne

1946San QuentinWarden Kelly

1946Crack-UpCop (Uncredited)

1946The Last Crooked MilePolice Lieutenant Blake

1946Canyon PassageHenry McLane (uncredited)

1946Night EditorCapt. Lawrence

1946I Ring DoorbellsShannon

1945Pride of the MarinesUncle Ralph

1945Captain EddieSimmons

1945Crime, Inc.Police Commissioner Collins

1944When the Lights Go On AgainTom Cary

1944The Mummy's GhostSheriff Elwood

1944The Yellow Rose of TexasSam Weston

1943True to LifeMr. Mason

1943In Old OklahomaCharlie Witherspoon

1943Headin' for God's CountryAlbert Ness

1943Someone to RememberTom Gibbons

1943Alaska HighwayJohn 'Pop' Ormsby

1943Song of TexasSam Bennett

1943IdahoJudge John Grey

1943The Powers GirlMr. Hendricks

1942Once Upon a HoneymoonEd Cumberland

1942Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchMr. Tim Wiggs

1942The Big StreetFlorida Doctor (uncredited)

1942In Old CaliforniaMr. Carlin

1942The Falcon Takes OverDetective Grimes (Uncredited)

1942The Mad MartindalesPoliceman

1942This Gun for HireSteve Finnerty

1942The Affairs of Jimmy ValentinePinky Dolan

1942The Lady Is WillingBarnes

1941Hold Back the DawnAmerican Immigration Official (uncredited)

1941Citizen KaneJim Kane

1941The Saint In Palm SpringsChief R.L. Graves

1940Tugboat Annie Sails AgainCapt. Mahoney

1940Too Many GirlsMr. Casey

1940One Crowded NightMcDermott

1940The Girl from Avenue ATimson

1940Sailor's LadyFather McGann

1940Gambling on the High SeasEd, Chief of Police

1940Tear Gas SquadLieutenant Sullivan

1940Young Tom EdisonArmy Captain Brackett

1940Parole FixerRandall

1940City of ChancePassline

1939The Middleton Family at the New York World's FairFather

1937Alibi MarkRailroad Detective

1936Shake, Mr. ShakespeareMacbeth

1934A Peach of a Pair

1934Smoked HamsThe Landlord

1934No More WestBank Robber

1933Take a ChanceBartender

1933Close RelationsHarry Wart

193320,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang

1933WrongorillaGrogan

1932The Campus MysteryPolice Sergeant

1930Heads UpCapt. Denny

1929Faint HeartDynamite Dan

1929SympathyLarry

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