Harry Shannon (actor)
For the novelist, see Harry Shannon.
| Harry Shannon | |
|---|---|
 Harry Shannon in 1950 | |
| Born |
June 13, 1890 Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died |
July 27, 1964 (aged 74) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1929–1963 |
Harry Shannon (June 13, 1890 – July 27, 1964) was an American character actor. He often appeared in Western films.
Biography
Shannon was born on a farm in Saginaw, Michigan. He began his career in live theatre and vaudeville, and switched to the film industry in the 1930s. Film credits include Citizen Kane (1941), Someone to Remember (1943), Alaska Highway (1943), San Quentin (1946), and Witness to Murder (1954).[1]
In 1960, he was cast as the outlaw Clay Hooper in the episode "Showdown at Goldtown" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western television series, Colt .45. The guest cast included Robert Colbert, Ruta Lee, and Dan Sheridan.[2]
Shannon died at the age of seventy-four in Hollywood, California.
Selected filmography
- The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair (1939)
- Citizen Kane (1941)
- Doughboys in Ireland (1943)
- Time Out of Mind (1947)
- Hunt the Man Down (1950)
- Roar of the Crowd (1953)
- The Violent Men (1955)
References
- ↑ "Harry Shannon biography". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ↑ "Colt .45". ctva.biz. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
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