Harry Shannon

actor • soundtrack

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 ...

Born: June 12, 1890 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Died: July 27, 1964 (age 74)

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Known For

8.1

Touch of Evil

Movies & TV Credits

149 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The World of Tomorrow Movie	8.7	Actor	Pop Middleton (archive footage)	1984
Gypsy Movie	7.0	Actor	Grandpa	1962
The Virginian TV Show	7.4	Actor	Uncle Josh(1 Episode)	1962
The Dakotas TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1962
Wild in the Country Movie	6.5	Actor	Sam Tyler (uncredited)	1961
Summer and Smoke Movie	6.6	Actor	Dr. Burke (uncredited)	1961
Angel TV Show	7.5	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1960
Yellowstone Kelly Movie	6.7	Actor	Captain of the Far West (uncredited)	1959
Rawhide TV Show	7.7	Actor	Sheriff Blanton(1 Episode)	1959
Lock Up TV Show	7.3	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1959
Rawhide TV Show	7.7	Actor	Claggert(1 Episode)	1959
Rawhide TV Show	7.7	Actor	Kilo(1 Episode)	1959
Touch of Evil Movie	8.0	Actor	Chief Gould	1958
Man or Gun Movie	5.7	Actor	Justin Corley	1958
The Buccaneer Movie	6.6	Actor	Tom Carruthers - Captain of the Corinthian	1958
Bat Masterson TV Show	7.1	Actor	Jobe Crail(1 Episode)	1958
The Texan TV Show	7.3	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1958
The Lonely Man Movie	6.1	Actor	Dr. Fisher	1957
Duel at Apache Wells Movie	5.7	Actor	Wayne Shattuck	1957
Hell's Crossroads Movie	5.4	Actor	Clay Ford	1957
Have Gun - Will Travel TV Show	8.2	Actor	Jesse(2 Episodes)	1957
26 Men TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(2 Episodes)	1957
The Real McCoys TV Show	7.4	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1957
The Thin Man TV Show	6.9	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1957
Sugarfoot TV Show	7.2	Actor	Henry Shipman(1 Episode)	1957
Written on the Wind Movie	7.2	Actor	Hoak Wayne	1956
Come Next Spring Movie	6.9	Actor	Mr. Totter	1956
The Peacemaker Movie	5.3	Actor	Drunken Cowpuncher	1956
Wire Service TV Show	7.3	Actor	Harris Ellerby(1 Episode)	1956
State Trooper TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1956
The Marauders Movie	5.6	Actor	John Rutherford	1955
The Tall Men Movie	6.8	Actor	Sam	1955
At Gunpoint Movie	6.1	Actor	Marshal Pete MacKay	1955
The Violent Men Movie	6.8	Actor	Purdue	1955
Gunsmoke TV Show	7.9	Actor	Bowers(1 Episode)	1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Show	8.4	Actor	Dr. Harner(1 Episode)	1955
The Millionaire TV Show	7.6	Actor	Judge William Jennings Westholme(1 Episode)	1955
Navy Log TV Show	7.6	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1955
Cheyenne TV Show	7.8	Actor	—(2 Episodes)	1955
Rails Into Laramie Movie	5.9	Actor	Judge Pierce	1954
Witness to Murder Movie	6.5	Actor	Captain Donnelly	1954
Phantom Stallion Movie	6.2	Actor	Michael Reilly	1954
Executive Suite Movie	7.2	Actor	Ed Benedeck	1954
Lassie TV Show	6.4	Actor	—(2 Episodes)	1954
Cry of the Hunted Movie	5.9	Actor	Sheriff Brown	1953
Kansas Pacific Movie	5.6	Actor	Smokestack the Train Engineer	1953
Jack Slade Movie	6.3	Actor	Tom Carter	1953
Roar of the Crowd Movie	6.7	Actor	Sam 'Pop' Tracy	1953
The Loretta Young Show TV Show	7.3	Actor	Tom(1 Episode)	1953
The Man Behind the Badge TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1953
High Noon Movie	8.0	Actor	Cooper	1952
Lure of the Wilderness Movie	6.2	Actor	Pat McGowan	1952
Flesh and Fury Movie	6.4	Actor	Mike Callan	1952
Cavalcade of America TV Show	7.0	Actor	Samuel Morse(1 Episode)	1952
Cavalcade of America TV Show	7.0	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1952
The Ford Television Theatre TV Show	6.9	Actor	Judge Varney(1 Episode)	1952
The Lemon Drop Kid Movie	6.8	Actor	John (Policeman)	1951
Blue Blood Movie	6.1	Actor	Mr. Buchanan	1951
The Scarf Movie	6.5	Actor	Asylum Warden Anderson	1951
Al Jennings of Oklahoma Movie	5.9	Actor	Fred Salter	1951
Schlitz Playhouse TV Show	7.3	Actor	Big Jim Heywood(1 Episode)	1951
The Underworld Story Movie	6.7	Actor	George Parker	1950
Tarnished Movie	6.4	Actor	Kelsey Bunker	1950
The Flying Missile Movie	5.5	Actor	Vice Admiral Williams	1950
Cow Town Movie	6.0	Actor	Sandy Reeves	1950
The Jackie Robinson Story Movie	6.2	Actor	Charlie	1950
Singing Guns Movie	6.1	Actor	Judge Waller	1950
Where Danger Lives Movie	6.5	Actor	Dr. Maynard	1950
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek Movie	5.9	Actor	Clay	1950
Hunt the Man Down Movie	6.3	Actor	Wallace Bennett	1950
Three Little Words Movie	6.8	Actor	Clanahan	1950
The Sound of Fury Movie	7.0	Actor	Mr. Yaeger	1950
The Killer That Stalked New York Movie	6.2	Actor	Police Officer Houlihan	1950
The Gunfighter Movie	7.8	Actor	Chuck (uncredited)	1950
Mr. Soft Touch Movie	6.4	Actor	Police Sergeant Garrett	1949
Mary Ryan, Detective Movie	6.3	Actor	Sawyer	1949
Rustlers Movie	5.9	Actor	Sheriff Harmon	1949
Champion Movie	7.2	Actor	Lew	1949
Tulsa Movie	5.9	Actor	Nelse Lansing	1949
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' Movie	6.0	Actor	Chauncey	1948
Fighting Father Dunne Movie	6.4	Actor	Thomas Lee	1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Movie	7.1	Actor	Tesander	1948
My Girl Tisa Movie	6.4	Actor	—	1948
Big Town Scandal Movie	5.2	Actor	Police Captain Henry (uncredited)	1948
Dangerous Years Movie	5.3	Actor	Judge Raymond	1947
The Red House Movie	6.5	Actor	Dr. Jonathan Byrne	1947
Exposed Movie	5.5	Actor	Severance	1947
The Lady from Shanghai Movie	7.6	Actor	Cab Driver	1947
The Devil Thumbs a Ride Movie	6.5	Actor	Detective Owens, San Diego Police	1947
The Invisible Wall Movie	5.8	Actor	Det. Capt. R.W. Davis	1947
Nora Prentiss Movie	6.9	Actor	Police Lieutenant	1947
The Farmer's Daughter Movie	7.3	Actor	Mr. Holstrom	1947
Time Out of Mind Movie	5.8	Actor	Capt. Rogers	1947
San Quentin Movie	5.7	Actor	Warden Kelly	1946
Crack-Up Movie	6.3	Actor	Cop (Uncredited)	1946
I Ring Doorbells Movie	5.4	Actor	Shannon	1946
Night Editor Movie	6.5	Actor	Capt. Lawrence	1946
The Last Crooked Mile Movie	5.9	Actor	Police Lieutenant Blake	1946
Canyon Passage Movie	6.8	Actor	Henry McLane (uncredited)	1946
Captain Eddie Movie	5.7	Actor	Simmons	1945
Crime, Inc. Movie	5.2	Actor	Police Commissioner Collins	1945
Pride of the Marines Movie	7.1	Actor	Uncle Ralph	1945
The Mummy's Ghost Movie	5.6	Actor	Sheriff Elwood	1944
When the Lights Go On Again Movie	6.0	Actor	Tom Cary	1944
The Yellow Rose of Texas Movie	5.3	Actor	Sam Weston	1944
Alaska Highway Movie	4.8	Actor	John 'Pop' Ormsby	1943
True to Life Movie	6.3	Actor	Mr. Mason	1943
Song of Texas Movie	5.8	Actor	Sam Bennett	1943
The Powers Girl Movie	6.3	Actor	Mr. Hendricks	1943
Someone to Remember Movie	7.1	Actor	Tom Gibbons	1943
Idaho Movie	5.7	Actor	Judge John Grey	1943
Headin' for God's Country Movie	6.3	Actor	Albert Ness	1943
In Old Oklahoma Movie	6.2	Actor	Charlie Witherspoon	1943
In Old California Movie	6.1	Actor	Mr. Carlin	1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine Movie	5.8	Actor	Pinky Dolan	1942
The Falcon Takes Over Movie	6.3	Actor	Detective Grimes (Uncredited)	1942
Once Upon a Honeymoon Movie	6.6	Actor	Ed Cumberland	1942
The Lady Is Willing Movie	6.1	Actor	Barnes	1942
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Movie	6.6	Actor	Mr. Tim Wiggs	1942
This Gun for Hire Movie	7.5	Actor	Steve Finnerty	1942
The Big Street Movie	6.2	Actor	Florida Doctor (Uncredited)	1942
The Mad Martindales Movie	6.4	Actor	Policeman	1942
Hold Back the Dawn Movie	7.1	Actor	American Immigration Official (uncredited)	1941
Citizen Kane Movie	8.1	Actor	Jim Kane	1941
The Saint In Palm Springs Movie	6.0	Actor	Chief R.L. Graves	1941
Too Many Girls Movie	5.7	Actor	Mr. Casey	1940
Gambling on the High Seas Movie	5.8	Actor	Ed, Chief of Police	1940
Sailor's Lady Movie	5.2	Actor	Father McGann	1940
City of Chance Movie	6.9	Actor	Passline	1940
Tear Gas Squad Movie	5.4	Actor	Lieutenant Sullivan	1940
Tugboat Annie Sails Again Movie	5.4	Actor	Capt. Mahoney	1940
Young Tom Edison Movie	6.6	Actor	Army Captain Brackett	1940
One Crowded Night Movie	5.8	Actor	McDermott	1940
The Girl from Avenue A Movie	6.7	Actor	Timson	1940
Parole Fixer Movie	5.9	Actor	Randall	1940
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair Movie	5.1	Actor	Father	1939
Alibi Mark Short Film	5.9	Actor	Railroad Detective	1937
Shake, Mr. Shakespeare Short Film	6.5	Actor	Macbeth	1936
No More West Short Film	6.7	Actor	Bank Robber	1934
Smoked Hams Short Film	5.3	Actor	The Landlord	1934
A Peach of a Pair Short Film	6.2	Actor	—	1934
Take a Chance Movie	6.5	Actor	Bartender	1933
Wrongorilla Short Film	4.4	Actor	Grogan	1933
Close Relations Short Film	7.6	Actor	Harry Wart	1933
20, 000 Cheers for the Chain Gang Short Film	5.2	Actor	—	1933
The Campus Mystery Short Film	—	Actor	Police Sergeant	1932
Heads Up Movie	5.6	Actor	Capt. Denny	1930
Faint Heart Short Film	5.7	Actor	Dynamite Dan	1929
Sympathy Short Film	4.8	Actor	Larry	1929

Harry Shannon

Known For

Citizen Kane

High Noon

The Lady from Shanghai

Touch of Evil

Movies & TV Credits