Harry Shannon
- Atuação
- 12 de junho de 1890 · Saginaw, Michigan, USA
- 27 de julho de 1964
Biografia
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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Filmografia
- The World of Tomorrow · Pop Middleton (archive footage)
- The Dakotas
- Gypsy · Grandpa
- The Virginian · Uncle Josh
- O Anjo de Pedra · Dr. Burke (uncredited)
- Coração Rebelde · Sam Tyler (uncredited)
- Angel
- A Lei Do Mais Valente · Captain of the Far West (uncredited)
- Os Intocáveis · Michael Shaw
- Lock-Up
- Couro Cru · Claggert, Kilo
- O Corsário Sem Pátria · Tom Carruthers - Captain of the Corinthian
- Bat Masterson · Jobe Crail
- The Texan · Jayson Howell
- Man or Gun · Justin Corley
- A Marca da Maldade · Chief Gould
- 26 Homens
- The Real McCoys
- The Thin Man
- Sugarfoot · Henry Shipman
- Have Gun, Will Travel · Jesse
- O Bandoleiro Solitário · Dr. Fisher
- Sangue de Valentes / A Morte de Jesse James · Clay Ford
- Duel at Apache Wells · Wayne Shattuck
- The Peacemaker · Drunken Cowpuncher
- Palavras ao Vento · Hoak Wayne
- Wire Service · Harris Ellerby
- State Trooper
- Quando a Primavera Voltar · Mr. Totter
- At Gunpoint · Marshal Pete MacKay
- Crossroads · Detective Sergeant Dave Washburn
- Alfred Hitchcock Apresenta · Dr. Harner
- Os Saqueadores · John Rutherford
- Nas Garras da Ambição · Sam
- Cheyenne
- Navy Log
- Gunsmoke · Bowers
- Um Pecado em Cada Alma · Purdue
- The Millionaire · Judge William Jennings Westholme
- Lassie
- Um Homem e Dez Destinos · Ed Benedeck
- Testemunha do Crime · Captain Donnelly
- A Senda do Sangue · Judge Pierce
- Phantom Stallion · Michael Reilly
- Sua Lei é Matar · Tom Carter
- The Man Behind the Badge
- Letter to Loretta · Tom
- Roar of the Crowd · Sam 'Pop' Tracy
- Jornada Cruel · Sheriff Brown
- Abrindo Horizontes · Smokestack the Train Engineer
- The Ford Television Theatre · Judge Varney
- Cavalcade of America · Samuel Morse
- Lure of the Wilderness · Pat McGowan
- Tormento da Carne · Mike Callan
- Matar ou Morrer · Cooper
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · Big Jim Heywood
- The Scarf · Asylum Warden Anderson
- The Lemon Drop Kid · John (Policeman)
- Blue Blood · Mr. Buchanan
- Pride of Maryland · Walter Shannon
- Entre o Crime e a Lei · Fred Salter
- Hunt the Man Down · Wallace Bennett
- The Flying Missile · Vice Admiral Williams
- Justiça Injusta · Mr. Yaeger
- Trágico Destino · Dr. Maynard
- A Morte Está A Solta · Police Officer Houlihan
- Sob o Manto da Intriga · George Parker
- Três Palavrinhas · Clanahan
- O Matador · Chuck (uncredited)
- Curtain Call at Cactus Creek · Clay
- Cow Town · Sandy Reeves
- The Jackie Robinson Story · Charlie
- Armas Fumegantes · Judge Waller
- Tarnished · Kelsey Bunker
- Mary Ryan, Detective · Sawyer
- A Vida é um Jogo · Police Sergeant Garrett
- Tulsa · Nelse Lansing
- O Invencível · Lew
- Rustlers · Sheriff Harmon
- O Grande Prêmio · Chauncey