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Harry Shannon

Profesión
Interpretación
Nacimiento
12 de junio de 1890 · Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Fallecimiento
27 de julio de 1964

Biografía

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.

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Póster de Ciudadano Kane
Ciudadano Kane
Película · 1941 · ★ 8,0
Póster de Sed de mal
Sed de mal
Película · 1958 · ★ 7,7
Póster de Solo ante el peligro
Solo ante el peligro
Película · 1952 · ★ 7,7
Póster de La dama de Shanghai
La dama de Shanghai
Película · 1947 · ★ 7,3
Póster de Escrito sobre el viento
Escrito sobre el viento
Película · 1956 · ★ 7,0
Póster de Alfred Hitchcock presenta
Alfred Hitchcock presenta
Serie · 1955 · ★ 7,8
Póster de El pistolero
El pistolero
Película · 1950 · ★ 7,4
Póster de Los Blandings ya tienen casa
Los Blandings ya tienen casa
Película · 1948 · ★ 7,0
Póster de El cuervo (Contratado para matar)
El cuervo (Contratado para matar)
Película · 1942 · ★ 7,0
Póster de Los Intocables
Los Intocables
Serie · 1959 · ★ 8,1
Póster de La ley del revólver
La ley del revólver
Serie · 1955 · ★ 6,7
Póster de El ídolo de barro
El ídolo de barro
Película · 1949 · ★ 6,7

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