About
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...
Known for
LassieSeries • 1954
The VirginianSeries • 1962
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957
CheyenneSeries • 1955
RawhideSeries • 1959
The UntouchablesSeries • 1959
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955
Bat MastersonSeries • 1958
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
State TrooperSeries • 1956
The Ford Television TheatreSeries • 1952
The Real McCoysSeries • 1957
The TexanSeries • 1958
SugarfootSeries • 1957
The MillionaireSeries • 1955
Navy LogSeries • 1955
The Thin ManSeries • 1957
Citizen KaneMovie • 1941
Lock-UpSeries • 1959
Cavalcade of AmericaSeries • 1952
High NoonMovie • 1952
26 MenSeries • 1957
CrossroadsSeries • 1955
The DakotasSeries • 1963