Biography
Harry Shannon
Acting
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 Hol…
Career works
148
Movies
122
Series
26
Career average
6.5/10
Birth date
06/12/1890
Place of birth
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Date of death
07/27/1964
Filmography highlights
Movies
The World of Tomorrow
1984 · 5.5
Gypsy
1962 · 6.4
Summer and Smoke
1961 · 6.6
Wild in the Country
1961 · 6.2
Yellowstone Kelly
1959 · 6.1
The Buccaneer
1958 · 6.5
Man or Gun
1958 · 4.0
Touch of Evil
1958 · 7.7
The Lonely Man
1957 · 6.1
Hell's Crossroads
1957 · 5.6
Duel at Apache Wells
1957 · 6.0
The Peacemaker
1956 · 5.3
Written on the Wind
1956 · 7.0
Come Next Spring
1956 · 5.9
At Gunpoint
1955 · 6.7
Series
The Dakotas
1963 · 6.5
The Virginian
1962 · 6.5
Angel
1960 · 4.2
The Untouchables
1959 · 7.9
Lock-Up
1959 · 6.4
Rawhide
1959 · 7.2
Bat Masterson
1958 · 6.1
The Texan
1958 · 6.0
26 Men
1957 · 5.0
The Real McCoys
1957 · 5.9
The Thin Man
1957 · 7.6
Sugarfoot
1957 · 5.2
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · 7.3
Wire Service
1956 · 9.0
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · 7.8