Harry Shannon

Harry Shannon

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Birthday: 
13 June 1890, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Height: 
187 cm
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!&... Show more »
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 light-hearted 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 Sullivans (1944), The Jolson Story (1946), High Noon (1952), Touch of Evil (1958) and The Buccaneer (1959). 1950s TV westerns such as "Cheyenne," "Have Gun, Will Travel," Rawhide" and "Gunsmoke" made consistent use of his rustic demeanor. Shannon died in 1964 at age 74. Show less «

Harry Shannon's FILMOGRAPHY

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

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Gunsmoke - Season 20

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Gunsmoke - Season 19

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Gunsmoke - Season 18

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Lassie - Season 19

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Gunsmoke - Season 17

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Lassie - Season 18

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Gunsmoke - Season 16

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Lassie - Season 17

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Gunsmoke - Season 15

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Lassie - Season 16

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Gunsmoke - Season 14

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Lassie - Season 15

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Gunsmoke - Season 13

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The Virginian - Season 6

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The Virginian - Season 5

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Lassie - Season 14

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Gunsmoke - Season 12

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Lassie - Season 13

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Gunsmoke - Season 11

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Rawhide - Season 8

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Rawhide - Season 7

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The Virginian - Season 4

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