Harry Shannon
Acting
Born: 1890-06-12 · Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Died: 1964-07-27
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
🎬 Movies (30)
The World of Tomorrow
1984
Pop Middleton (archive footage)
Gypsy
1962
Grandpa
Wild in the Country
1961
Sam Tyler (uncredited)
Summer and Smoke
1961
Dr. Burke (uncredited)
Yellowstone Kelly
1959
Captain of the Far West (uncredited)
Touch of Evil
1958
Chief Gould
Man or Gun
1958
Justin Corley
The Buccaneer
1958
Tom Carruthers - Captain of the Corinthian
The Lonely Man
1957
Dr. Fisher
Hell's Crossroads
1957
Clay Ford
Duel at Apache Wells
1957
Wayne Shattuck
Written on the Wind
1956
Hoak Wayne
Come Next Spring
1956
Mr. Totter
The Peacemaker
1956
Drunken Cowpuncher
At Gunpoint
1955
Marshal Pete MacKay
The Marauders
1955
John Rutherford
The Violent Men
1955
Purdue
The Tall Men
1955
Sam
Witness to Murder
1954
Captain Donnelly
Rails Into Laramie
1954
Judge Pierce
Phantom Stallion
1954
Michael Reilly
Executive Suite
1954
Ed Benedeck
Cry of the Hunted
1953
Sheriff Brown
Kansas Pacific
1953
Smokestack the Train Engineer
Jack Slade
1953
Tom Carter
Roar of the Crowd
1953
Sam 'Pop' Tracy
High Noon
1952
Cooper
Flesh and Fury
1952
Mike Callan
Lure of the Wilderness
1952
Pat McGowan
The Lemon Drop Kid
1951
John (Policeman)
📺 TV Shows (26)
The Dakotas
1963
The Virginian
1962
Uncle Josh
Angel
1960
Rawhide
1959
Jeffries
Lock-Up
1959
The Untouchables
1959
Michael Shaw
Bat Masterson
1958
Jobe Crail
The Texan
1958
Jayson Howell
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Jesse
The Thin Man
1957
The Real McCoys
1957
Sugarfoot
1957
Henry Shipman
26 Men
1957
Wire Service
1956
Harris Ellerby
State Trooper
1956
Cheyenne
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
Bowers
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Dr. Harner
The Millionaire
1955
Judge William Jennings Westholme
Navy Log
1955
Lassie
1954
The Man Behind the Badge
1953
Letter to Loretta
1953
Tom
Cavalcade of America
1952
Samuel Morse
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Judge Varney
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Big Jim Heywood