Personal Info
Harry Shannon
Acting
Biography
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 oppos…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The World of Tomorrow
as Pop Middleton (archive footage)
Gypsy
as Grandpa
Wild in the Country
as Sam Tyler (uncredited)
Summer and Smoke
as Dr. Burke (uncredited)
Yellowstone Kelly
as Captain of the Far West (uncredited)
Touch of Evil
as Chief Gould
The Buccaneer
as Tom Carruthers - Captain of the Corinthian
Man or Gun
as Justin Corley
The Lonely Man
as Dr. Fisher
Hell's Crossroads
as Clay Ford
TV Shows
The Dakotas
1 ep.
The Virginian
as Uncle Josh · 1 ep.
Angel
1 ep.
The Untouchables
as Michael Shaw · 1 ep.
Rawhide
as Jeffries · 1 ep.
Lock-Up
1 ep.
Bat Masterson
as Jobe Crail · 1 ep.
The Texan
as Jayson Howell · 1 ep.
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Jesse · 2 ep.
Sugarfoot
as Henry Shipman · 1 ep.
