Harry Shannon
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Harry Shannon is a durable American actor with a body of work built one job at a time. The career has been split between cinema and television rather than settled in either. If one title has to stand in for the rest, it is 'Citizen Kane'. He appears in 'Touch of Evil' too. 1929 is the year the filmography opens.
Harry Shannon
111 Movies
12 Series
Harry Shannon is a durable American actor with a body of work built one job at a time. The career has been split between cinema and television rather than settled in either. If one title has to stand in for the rest, it is 'Citizen Kane'. He appears in 'Touch of Evil' too. 1929 is the year the filmography opens.
Movies
Plays Jim Kane
Citizen Kane
1941
Plays Cooper
High Noon
1952
Plays Chief Gould
Touch of Evil
1958
Plays Cab Driver
The Lady from Shanghai
1947
Plays Sam
The Tall Men
1955
Plays Grandpa
Gypsy
1962
Plays Tom Carruthers - Captain of the Corinthian
The Buccaneer
1958
Plays Dr. Jonathan Byrne
The Red House
1947
Plays Tesander
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
Plays Hoak Wayne
Written on the Wind
1956
Plays Purdue
The Violent Men
1955
Plays Mr. Holstrom
The Farmer's Daughter
1947
Plays Fred Salter
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951
Plays Kelsey Bunker
Tarnished
1950
Plays Justin Corley
Man or Gun
1958
Plays Dr. Fisher
The Lonely Man
1957
Plays Severance
Exposed
1947
Plays Steve Finnerty
This Gun for Hire
1942
Plays Lew
Champion
1949
Plays Ed Benedeck
Executive Suite
1954
Plays Police Lieutenant
Nora Prentiss
1947
Plays Charlie Witherspoon
In Old Oklahoma
1943
Plays Army Captain Brackett
Young Tom Edison
1940
Plays Nelse Lansing
Tulsa
1949
Plays Police Sergeant Garrett
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
Plays Pinky Dolan
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
Plays Ed, Chief of Police
Gambling on the High Seas
1940
Plays Ed Cumberland
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
Plays Clanahan
Three Little Words
1950
Plays Mr. Carlin
In Old California
1942
Plays Vice Admiral Williams
The Flying Missile
1950
Plays Police Officer Houlihan
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950
Plays Mr. Casey
Too Many Girls
1940
Plays Barnes
The Lady Is Willing
1942
Plays Detective Owens, San Diego Police
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
Plays Mike Callan
Flesh and Fury
1952
Plays Larry
Sympathy
1929
Plays Dr. Maynard
Where Danger Lives
1950
Plays George Parker
The Underworld Story
1950
Plays Mr. Totter
Come Next Spring
1956
Plays Charlie
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950
Plays Marshal Pete MacKay
At Gunpoint
1955
Plays Captain Donnelly
Witness to Murder
1954
Plays Wallace Bennett
Hunt the Man Down
1950
Plays Clay
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950
Plays Sheriff Elwood
The Mummy's Ghost
1944
Plays Thomas Lee
Fighting Father Dunne
1948
Plays Uncle Ralph
Pride of the Marines
1945
Plays Police Commissioner Collins
Crime, Inc.
1945
Plays Sheriff Brown
Cry of the Hunted
1953
TV Shows
Plays Jesse
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Plays Bowers
Gunsmoke
1955
Plays Dr. Harner
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Plays Uncle Josh
The Virginian
1962
Plays Big Jim Heywood
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Plays Henry Shipman
Sugarfoot
1957
Plays Jobe Crail
Bat Masterson
1958
Plays Harris Ellerby
Wire Service
1956
Plays Tom
Letter to Loretta
1953
Plays Samuel Morse
Cavalcade of America
1952
Plays Michael Shaw
The Untouchables
1959
Plays Jayson Howell
The Texan
1958
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Gypsy
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The Virginian
Uncle Josh · 1 episode
1963
TV
Gypsy
Grandpa
1962
Film
Gunsmoke
Bowers · 1 episode
1960–1961
TV
Bat Masterson
Jobe Crail · 1 episode
1960–1961
TV
The Untouchables
Michael Shaw · 1 episode
1961
TV
Summer and Smoke
Dr. Burke (uncredited)
1961
Film
Wild in the Country
Sam Tyler (uncredited)
1961
Film
Sugarfoot
Henry Shipman · 1 episode
1959–1960
TV
Letter to Loretta
Tom · 1 episode
1959–1960
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Harry Shannon still alive?
Harry Shannon passed away on July 27, 1964 at age 74.
What are the most famous roles of Harry Shannon?
Harry Shannon is best known for roles in Citizen Kane, Touch of Evil, High Noon.
How many movies has Harry Shannon been in?
Over a 35-year career (since 1929), Harry Shannon has appeared in 111 movies and 12 TV shows.
What was Harry Shannon's first movie?
The career of Harry Shannon began with Sympathy (1929).
What is Harry Shannon's most recent movie or series?
Harry Shannon's most recent release is The Dakotas, which premiered on January 7, 1963.
What TV shows has Harry Shannon appeared in?
On television, Harry Shannon has appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Untouchables, Gunsmoke, Lassie.
Harry Shannon
1890-06-12 · 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 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.